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

<p><hw>M</hw> (&ebreve;m). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the <i>labio-nasal</i> consonant. See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect; 178-180, 242.</def></p>

<p> The letter M came into English from the Greek, through the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being further derived from the Ph&oelig;nician, and ultimately, it is believed, from the Egyptian. Etymologically M is related to <i>n</i>, in li<i>me</i>, li<i>n</i>den; <i>emm</i>et, a<i>n</i>t; also to <i>b</i>.</p>

<p> M is readily followed by <i>b</i> and <i>p</i>. the position of the lips in the formation of both letters being the same. The relation of <i>b</i> and <i>m</i> is the same as that of <i>d</i> and <i>t</i> to <i>n</i>. and that of <i>g</i> and <i>k</i> to <i>ng</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, both in English and Latin.</def></p>

<p><hw>M</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square; also, the size of such a square in any given size of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type: 500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that number.</def> [Written also <i>em</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(law)</i> <def>A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy.</def></p>

<p><col><b>M roof</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a kind of roof formed by the junction of two common roofs with a valley between them, so that the section resembles the letter M.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma</hw> (m&auml;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mamma</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A child's word for <i>mother</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Hind.] <def>In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.</def> <i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ma</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>But; — used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, <i>ma</i> non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, <i>but</i> not too quick).</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p>

<p><hw>Maa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>New</u> a gull.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common European gull (<i>Larus canus</i>); — called also <i>mar</i>. See <u>New</u>, a gull.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maad</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Make</u>. <def>Made.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maa"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The sparrow hawk.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The kestrel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma'am</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Madam; my lady; — a colloquial contraction of <i>madam</i> often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"a*ra shell`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (<i>Turbo margaritaceus</i>), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*ash"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An East Indian coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maat</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Dejected; sorrowful; downcast.</def> [Obs.] "So piteous and so <i>maat</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mab</hw> (m&abreve;b), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. W. <i>mad</i> a male child, a boy.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A slattern.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mab"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wrap up.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mab"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; — used in the Barbadoes.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*bo"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of persimmon tree (<i>Diospyros discolor</i>) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac</hw> (?). [Gael., son.] <def>A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying <i>son</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*ca"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Pg. <i>macaco</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (<i>Lemur macaco</i>), and the ring- tailed lemur (<i>L. catta</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*ca"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., a word of African origin. Cf. <u>Macaco</u>, <u>Macaque</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.</def></p>

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

<p><hw>Mac*ad"am*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Macadamized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Macadamizing</u>.] [From John Loudon <i>McAdam</i>, who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.] <def>To cover, as a road, or street, with small, broken stones, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac*ad"am road`</hw> (?). [See <u>Macadamize</u>.] <def>A macadamized road.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ca"o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A macaw.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`caque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Macacus</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus <i>Macacus</i>; as, <i>M. maurus</i>, the moor <i>macaque</i> of the East Indies.</def></p>

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

<p><hw>Mac"a*rize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to bless.] <def>To congratulate.</def> [Oxford Univ. Cant] <i>Whately.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mac`a*ro"ni</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Macaronis</b></plw> (#), or <plw><b>Macaronies</b></plw>. [Prov. It. <i>macaroni</i>, It. <i>maccheroni</i>, fr. Gr. &?; happiness, later, a funeral feast, fr. &?; blessed, happy. Prob. so called because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. Gr. &?; blessed, i. e., dead. Cf. <u>Macaroon</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A paste similarly prepared is largely used as food in Persia, India, and China, but is not commonly made tubular like the Italian <i>macaroni</i>. <i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A medley; something droll or extravagant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A sort of droll or fool.</def> [Obs.] <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A finical person; a fop; — applied especially to English fops of about 1775.</def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(U. S. Hist.)</i> <def>The designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich uniform.</def> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

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

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, <i>macaronic</i> poetry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`a*ron"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A heap of thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`a*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>macaron</i>, It. <i>maccherone</i>. See <u>Macaroni</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds, and sugar.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A finical fellow, or macaroni.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*cart"ney</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Lord <i>Macartney</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A fire-backed pheasant. See <u>Fireback</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*cas`sar oil"</hw> (?). <def>A kind of oil formerly used in dressing the hair; — so called because originally obtained from <i>Macassar</i>, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of perfumed castor oil and olive oil.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*cau"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small lemurs, as <i>Lemur murinus</i>, which resembles a rat in size.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`ca*va"hu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small Brazilian monkey (<i>Callithrix torquatus</i>), — called also <i>collared teetee</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*caw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name in the Antilles.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any parrot of the genus <i>Sittace</i>, or <i>Macrocercus</i>. About eighteen species are known, all of them American. They are large and have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly contrasted.</def></p>

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<p><col><b>Macaw bush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a West Indian name for a prickly kind of nightshade (<i>Solanum mammosum</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Macaw palm</b></col>, <col><b>Macaw tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tropical American palm (<i>Acrocomia fusiformis</i> and other species) having a prickly stem and pinnately divided leaves. Its nut yields a yellow butter, with the perfume of violets, which is used in making violet soap. Called also <i>grugru palm</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ca*be"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the <i>Maccabean</i> princes; <i>Maccabean</i> times.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ca*bees</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The name given in later times to the Asmon&aelig;ans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 <u>B. C.</u>, which led to a period of freedom for Israel.</def> <i>Schaff-Herzog.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.</def></p>

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<p>{ <hw>Mac"ca*boy</hw> (?), <hw>Mac"co*boy</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From a district in the Island of Martinique where it is made: cf. F. <i>macouba</i>.] <def>A kind of snuff.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Jav. & Malay. <i>m&amacr;s</i>, fr. Skr. <i>m&amacr;sha</i> a bean.] <def>A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.</def> <i>S. W. Williams.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>macis</i>, L. <i>macis</i>, <i>macir</i>, Gr. &?;; cf. Skr. <i>makar</i>anda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See <u>Nutmeg</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Red <i>mace</i> is the aril of <i>Myristica tingens</i>, and <i>white mace</i> that of <i>M. Otoba</i>, — East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.</p>

<p><hw>Mace</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mace</i>, F. <i>masse</i>, from (assumed) L. <i>matea</i>, of which the dim. <i>mateola</i> a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; — used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Death with his <i>mace</i> petrific . . . smote.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.</def> "Swayed the royal <i>mace</i>." <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Billiards)</i> <def>A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mace bearer</b></col>, <cd>an officer who carries a mace before persons in authority.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Macedonius</i>, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Geog.)</i> <def>Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Macedonia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a certain religious sect, followers of <i>Macedonius</i>, Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the Father and the Son.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrines of Macedonius.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>massier</i>. See <u>Mace</u> staff.] <def>A mace bearer; an officer of a court.</def> <i>P. Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mac"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Macerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Macerating</u>.] [L. <i>maceratus</i>, p. p. of <i>macerare</i> to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. &?; to knead.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make lean; to cause to waste away.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.</def> <i>Baker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to <i>macerate</i> animal or vegetable fiber.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"er*a`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maceratio</i>: cf. F. <i>mac&eacute;ration</i>.] <def>The act or process of macerating.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Ma*ch&aelig;"ro*dus</hw> (m&adot;*k&emacr;"r&osl;*d&ubreve;s), <hw>||Ma*chai"ro*dus</hw> (m&adot;*k&imacr;"r&osl;*d&ubreve;s), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`chaira</grk> dagger + <grk>'odoy`s</grk> tooth.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; — hence called <i>saber-toothed tigers</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*che"te</hw> (m&adot;*ch&amacr;"t&asl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or three feet in length, — used by the inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and for various other purposes.</def> <i>J. Stevens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Machiavel</i>, an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to the republic of Florence.] <def>Of or pertaining to Machiavel, or to his supposed principles; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity or bad faith; crafty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who adopts the principles of Machiavel; a cunning and unprincipled politician.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mach"i*a*vel*ism</hw> (?), <hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian*ism</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>machiav&eacute;lisme</i>; It. <i>machiavellismo</i>.] <def>The supposed principles of Machiavel, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*chic"o*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>machicolatus</i>, p. p. of <i>machicolare</i>, <i>machicollare</i>. See <u>Machicolation</u>.] <def>Having machicolations.</def> "<i>Machicolated</i> turrets." <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mach`i*co*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. <i>machicolamentum</i>, <i>machacolladura</i>, F. <i>m&acirc;chicolis</i>, <i>m&acirc;checoulis</i>; perh. fr. F. <i>m&egrave;che</i> match, combustible matter + OF. <i>coulis</i>, <i>couleis</i>, flowing, fr. OF. & F. <i>couler</i> to flow. Cf. <u>Match</u> for making fire, and <u>Cullis</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mil. Arch.)</i> <def>An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, for shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See <i>Illusts</i>. of <u>Battlement</u> and <u>Castle</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`chi`cou`lis"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&acirc;chicoulis</i>.] <i>(Mil. Arch.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Machicolation</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*chin"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>machinalis</i>: cf. F. <i>machinal</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to machines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mach"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Machinated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Machinating</u> (?).] [L. <i>machinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>machinari</i> to devise, plot. See <u>Machine</u>.] <def>To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.</def> "How long will you <i>machinate</i>!" <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mach"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to <i>machinate</i> evil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mach`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>machinatio</i>: cf. F. <i>machination</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of machinating.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Devilish <i>machinations</i> come to naught.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His ingenious <i>machinations</i> had failed.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mach"i*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer.</def> <i>Glanvill. Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*chine"</hw> (m&adot;*sh&emacr;n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>machina</i> machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. &?;, from &?; means, expedient. Cf. <u>Mechanic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a construction, more or less complex, consisting of a combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their supports and connecting framework, calculated to constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit, modify, and apply them to the production of some desired mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term <i>machine</i> is most commonly applied to such pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts, for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture of cloth, etc. Where the effect is chemical, or other than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated an <i>apparatus</i>, not a machine; as, a <i>bleaching apparatus</i>. Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of mechanism are called <i>engines</i>; as, a <i>steam engine</i>, <i>fire engine</i>, <i>graduating engine</i>, etc. Although there is no well-settled distinction between the terms <i>engine</i> and machine among practical men, there is a tendency to restrict the application of the former to contrivances in which the operating part is not distinct from the motor.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle.</def> <i>Dryden.</i> <i>Southey.</i> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A person who acts mechanically or at the will of another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social <i>machine</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The whole <i>machine</i> of government ought not to bear upon the people with a weight so heavy and oppressive.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends.</def> [Political Cant]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Elementary machine</b></col>, <cd>a name sometimes given to one of the simple mechanical powers. See under <u>Mechanical</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Infernal machine</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Infernal</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Machine gun</b></col>.<cd>See under <u>Gun.</u></cd> — <col><b>Machine screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into metal, in distinction from one which is designed especially to be screwed into wood.</cd> — <col><b>Machine shop</b></col>, <cd>a workshop where machines are made, or where metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Machine tool</b></col>, <cd>a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal, etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from a machine for producing a special article as in manufacturing.</cd> — <col><b>Machine twist</b></col>, <cd>silken thread especially adapted for use in a sewing machine.</cd> — <col><b>Machine work</b></col>, <cd>work done by a machine, in contradistinction to that done by hand labor.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma*chine"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Machined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Machining</u>.] <def>To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*chin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who or operates a machine; a machinist.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*chin"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Machine</u>: cf. F. <i>machinerie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Machines, in general, or collectively.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the <i>machinery</i> of a watch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The supernatural means by which the action of a poetic or fictitious work is carried on and brought to a catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by which the crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, are effected.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>machinery</i>, madam, is a term invented by the critics, to signify that part which the deities, angels, or demons, are made to act in a poem.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The means and appliances by which anything is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system of parts adapted to a purpose.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An indispensable part of the <i>machinery</i> of state.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The delicate inflexional <i>machinery</i> of the Aryan languages.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor (The Alphabet).</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*chin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*chin"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>machiniste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One skilled in the use of machine tools.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The striped mullet of California (<i>Mugil cephalus, or Mexicanus</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"i*len*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Macilent</u>.] <def>Leanness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mac"i*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>macilentus</i>, fr. <i>macies</i> leanness, <i>macere</i> to be lean.] <def>Lean; thin.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mac"in*tosh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mackintosh</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mack"er*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>maquerel</i>, F. <i>maquereau</i>, fr. D. <i>makelaar</i> mediator, agent, fr. <i>makelen</i> to act as agent.] <def>A pimp; also, a bawd.</def> [Obs.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mack`er*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>maquerel</i>, F. <i>maquereau</i> (LL. <i>macarellus</i>), prob. for <i>maclereau</i>, fr. L. <i>macula</i> a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See <u>Mail</u> armor.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of the genus <i>Scomber</i>, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The common mackerel (<i>Scomber scombrus</i>), which inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of the most important food fishes. It is mottled with green and blue. The Spanish mackerel (<i>Scomberomorus maculatus</i>), of the American coast, is covered with bright yellow circular spots.</p>

<p><col><b>Bull mackerel</b></col>, <col><b>Chub mackerel</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Chub</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Frigate mackerel</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Frigate</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Horse mackerel</b></col> . <cd>See under <u>Horse</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mackerel bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the wryneck; — so called because it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in season.</cd> — <col><b>Mackerel cock</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the Manx shearwater; — so called because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the east coast of Ireland.</cd> — <col><b>Mackerel guide</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Garfish</u> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd> — <col><b>Mackerel gull</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>any one of several species of gull which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.</cd> — <col><b>Mackerel midge</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a very small oceanic gadoid fish of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now considered the young of the genus <i>Onos</i>, or <i>Motella</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Mackerel plow</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for creasing the sides of lean mackerel to improve their appearance.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> — <col><b>Mackerel shark</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the porbeagle.</cd> — <col><b>Mackerel sky</b></col>, or <col><b>Mackerel-back sky</b></col>, <cd>a sky flecked with small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See <u>Cloud</u>.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mackerel sky</i> and mare's-tails<BR> Make tall ships carry low sails.</blockquote> <i>Old Rhyme.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mack"i*naw blan"ket</hw> (?), <hw>Mack"i*naw</hw>. }[From <i>Mackinac</i>, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.] <def>A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mack"in*tosh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A waterproof outer garment; — so called from the name of the inventor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Macle</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Macule</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>macula</i> a spot: cf. F. <i>macle</i>. Cf. <u>Mackle</u>, <u>Mascle</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Chiastolite; — so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See <u>Chiastolite</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A twin crystal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"cled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Marked like macle (chiastolite).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having a twin structure. See <u>Twin</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Mascled</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*clu"re*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. Named from William <i>Maclure</i>, the geologist.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*clu"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Morintannic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ra*me lace"</hw> (?). <def>A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mac`ren*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`ren*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro</i> + <i>encephalic</i>, <i>encephalous</i>.] <def>Having a large brain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ro-</hw> (?). [Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk>, adj.] <def>A combining form signifying <i>long</i>, <i>large</i>, <i>great</i>; as <i>macro</i>diagonal, <i>macro</i>spore.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; long- lived; <grk>makro`s</grk> long + &?; life: cf. F. <i>macrobiotique</i>.] <def>Long-lived.</def> <i> Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The art of prolonging life.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro</i> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> the head.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a large head.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.</def> <i>Henslow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro-chem"is*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro- </i> + <i>chemistry</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances in quantity; — distinguished from <i>micro-chemistry</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mac`ro*chi"res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk> long + &?; hand.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ro*cosm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + Gr. &?; the world: cf. F. <i>macrocosme</i>.] <def>The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; — contrasted with <i>microcosm</i>, or man. See <u>Microcosm</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*cos"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the macrocosm.</def> <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mac`ro*cys"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Cyst</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (<i>Macrocystis pyrifera</i>), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mac`ro*dac"tyl</hw> (m&abreve;k`r&osl;*d&abreve;k"t&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>makroda`ktylos</grk> long-fingered; <grk>makro`s</grk> long + <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger: cf. F. <i>macrodactyle</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a group of wading birds (<i>Macrodactyli</i>) having very long toes.</def> [Written also <i>macrodactyle</i>.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having long toes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*di*ag"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro- </i> + <i>diagonal</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See <u>Crystallization</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ro*dome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + <i>dome</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See <u>Dome</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ro*dont</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having large teeth.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A macrodont animal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ro*far`ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + <i>farad</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>See <u>Megafarad</u>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mac`ro*glos"si*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Glossa</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`rog*nath"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + <i>gnathic</i>.] <i>(Anthropol.)</i> <def>Long-jawed.</def> <i>Huxley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*crol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>macrologia</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; long + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse: cf. F. <i>macrologie</i>.] <def>Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*crom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"cron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; long.] <i>(Pron.)</i> <def>A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, <i>&amacr;</i>, in <i>d&amacr;me</i>; <i>&emacr;</i>, in <i>s&emacr;am</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro- </i> + <i>petal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having long or large petals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*croph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + Gr. &?; a leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having long or large leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*pin"a*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro- </i> + <i>pinacoid</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ro*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + <i>-pod</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; — called also <i>spider crab</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*crop"o*dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having long or large feet, or a long stem.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*po"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A macropod.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*crop"o*dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having long legs or feet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ro*prism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + <i>prism</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called <i>macropyramids</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*crop"te*res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; long + &?; feather, wing.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of birds; the Longipennes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*crop"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Macropteres</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having long wings.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mac"ro*pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Macropod</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*pyr"a*mid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + <i>pyramid</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>See <u>Macroprism</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mac`ro*scop"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`ro*scop"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + Gr. &?; to view.] <def>Visible to the unassisted eye; — as opposed to <i>microscopic</i>.</def> — <wf>Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Sporangium</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; — opposed to <i>microsporangium</i>. Both are found in the genera <i>Selaginella</i>, <i>Isoctes</i>, and <i>Marsilia</i>, plants remotely allied to ferns.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ro*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + <i>spore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as <i>Selaginella</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*spor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to macrospores.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ro*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; stretched out. See <u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Tone</u>.] <i>(Pron.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Macron</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*cro"tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + Gr. <grk>o"y^s</grk>, gen. <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Large-eared.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*crou"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>, <hw>Ma*crou"ral</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, etc. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Macrura</u>, <u>Macrural</u>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac`ro*zo"&ouml;*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + <i>zo&ouml;spore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; — found in certain green alg&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*cru"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; long + &?; tail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. <u>Decapoda</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*cru"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Macrurous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*cru"ran</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Macrura.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*cru"roid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macrura</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the Macrura.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*cru"rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mactatio</i>, fr. <i>macture</i> to slay, sacrifice.] <def>The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mac"tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; kneading trough, fr. &?; to knead.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any marine bivalve shell of the genus <i>Mactra</i>, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as <i>Mactra stultorum</i>, of Europe. See <i>Surf clam</i>, under <u>Surf</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mac"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Macul&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., spot, stain, blot. See <u>Mail</u> armor, and cf. <u>Mackle</u>, <u>Macule</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A rather large spot or blotch of color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>maculatus</i>, p. p. of <i>maculare</i> to spot. See <u>Macula</u>, and cf. <u>Macule</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To spot; to stain; to blur.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Maculate</i> the honor of their people.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mac"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maculatus</i>, p. p.] <def>Marked with spots or macul&aelig;; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most <i>maculate</i> thoughts.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mac"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having spots or blotches; maculate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maculatio</i>.] <def>The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mac"u*la*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing a spot or stain.</def> <i>T. Adams.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mac"u*la*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Blotting paper.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mac"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>macule</i>. See <u>Macula</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spot.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"ule</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>maculer</i>. See <u>Maculate</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To blur; especially <i>(Print.)</i>, to blur or double an impression from type. See <u>Mackle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mac"u*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maculosus</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to spots upon a surface; spotted; maculate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Made</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Madder</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Maddest</u> (?).] [AS. <i>gem&?;d</i>, <i>gem&amacr;d</i>, mad; akin to OS. <i>gem&?;d</i> foolish, OHG. <i>gameit</i>, Icel. <i>mei&?;a</i> to hurt, Goth. <i>gam&aacute;ids</i> weak, broken. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have heard my grandsire say full oft,<BR> Extremity of griefs would make men <i>mad</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be <i>mad</i> with terror, lust, or hatred; <i>mad</i> against political reform.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is the land of graven images, and they are <i>mad</i> upon their idols.</blockquote> <i>Jer. 1. 88.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And being exceedingly <i>mad</i> against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxvi. 11.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness.</def> "<i>Mad</i> demeanor." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mad</i> wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mad</i> promise of Cleon was fulfilled.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd.).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Extravagant; immoderate.</def> "Be <i>mad</i> and merry." <i>Shak.</i> "Fetching <i>mad</i> bounds." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Furious with rage, terror, or disease; — said of the lower animals; as, a <i>mad</i> bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a <i>mad</i> dog.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get <i>mad</i> at a person.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Having impaired polarity; — applied to a compass needle.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><col><b>Like mad</b></col>, <cd>like a mad person; in a furious manner; as, to run <i>like mad</i>. <i>L'Estrange</i>.</cd> — <col><b>To run mad</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To become wild with excitement</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To run wildly about under the influence of hydrophobia; to become affected with hydrophobia.</cd> — <col><b>To run mad after</b></col>, <cd>to pursue under the influence of infatuation or immoderate desire.</cd> "The world is <i>running mad after</i> farce." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Madded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Madding</u>.] <def>To make mad or furious; to madden.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,<BR> It would have <i>madded</i> me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See <u>Madding</u>.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Festus said with great voice, Paul thou <i>maddest</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Acts).</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ma&?;a</i>; akin to D. & G. <i>made</i>, Goth. <i>mapa</i>, and prob. to E. <i>moth</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An earthworm.</def> [Written also <i>made</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"am</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Madams</b></plw>, or <plw><b>Mesdames</b></plw> (#). [See <u>Madame</u>.] <def>A gentlewoman; — an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; — much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is <i>Sir</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`dame"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mesdames</b></plw> (#). [F., fr. <i>ma</i> my (L. <i>mea</i>) + <i>dame</i> dame. See <u>Dame</u>, and cf. <u>Madonna</u>.] <def>My lady; — a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad"-ap`ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Eggplant</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"brain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Hot-headed; rash.</def> <i>Shak.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rash or hot- headed person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"brained`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disordered in mind; hot-headed.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad"cap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements.</def> "The merry <i>madcap</i> lord." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wild; reckless.</def> "<i>Madcap</i> follies" <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad"cap`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maddened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Maddening</u>.] <def>To make mad; to drive to madness; to craze; to excite violently with passion; to make very angry; to enrage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"den</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become mad; to act as if mad.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They rave, recite, and <i>madden</i> round the land.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad"der</hw> (m&abreve;d"d&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mader</i>, AS. <i>m&aelig;dere</i>; akin to Icel. <i>ma&eth;ra</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the genus <i>Rubia</i> (<i>R. tinctorum</i>). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See <u>Rubiaceous</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, etc., which receive their names from their colors; as. <i>madder yellow</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Field madder</b></col>, <cd>an annual European weed (<i>Sherardia arvensis</i>) resembling madder.</cd> — <col><b>Indian madder</b></col> , <cd>the East Indian <i>Rubia cordifolia</i>, used in the East for dyeing; — called also <i>munjeet</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Wild madder</b></col>, <cd><i>Rubia peregrina</i> of Europe; also the <i>Galium Mollugo</i>, a kind of bedstraw.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mad"der*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order (Rubiace&aelig;) as the madder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected with madness; raging; furious.</def> — <wf>Mad"ding*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Far from the <i>madding</i> crowd's ignoble strife.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>madding</i> wheels<BR> Of brazen chariots raged.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad"dish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat mad.</def> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Made</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mad</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Made</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Make</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Made</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Artificially produced; pieced together; formed by filling in; as, <i>made</i> ground; a <i>made</i> mast, in distinction from one consisting of a single spar.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Made up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Complete; perfect</cd>. "A <i>made up</i> villain." <i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Falsely devised; fabricated; as, a <i>made up</i> story.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>Artificial; as, a <i>made up</i> figure or complexion.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mad"e*cass</hw> (?), <hw>Mad`e*cas"see</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee; the language of the natives of Madagascar. See <u>Malagasy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad`e*cas"see</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Madagascar or its inhabitants.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mad`e*fac"tion</hw> (?), <hw>Mad`e*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>madefacere</i> to make wet; <i>madere</i> to be wet + <i>facere</i> to make: cf. F. <i>mad&eacute;faction</i>.] <def>The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is made wet.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad"e*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Madefied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Madefying</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>mad&eacute;fier</i>, L. <i>madefacere</i>. See <u>Madefaction</u>.] <def>To make wet or moist.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mad`e*gas"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Madecassee</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*dei"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. <i>materia</i> stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded. See <u>Matter</u>.] <def>A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A cup of <i>Madeira</i>, and a cold capon's leg.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Madeira nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the European walnut; the nut of the <i>Juglans regia</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`de*moi`selle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mesdemoiselles</b></plw> (#). [F., fr. <i>ma</i> my, f. of <i>mon</i> + <i>demoiselle</i> young lady. See <u>Damsel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English <i>Miss.</i></def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A marine food fish (<i>Sci&aelig;na chrysura</i>), of the Southern United States; — called also <i>yellowtail</i>, and <i>silver perch</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Madge</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. & Prov. F. <i>machette</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The barn owl.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The magpie.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wild; crack- brained.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Sp. <i>madi</i>, fr. Chilian <i>madi</i>, the native name.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of composite plants, of which one species (<i>Madia sativa</i>) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>madidus</i>, fr. <i>madere</i> to be wet.] <def>Wet; moist; as, a <i>madid</i> eye.</def> [R.] <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mad`is*te"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument to extract hairs.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mad"joun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind., fr. Ar. <i>ma'j&?;n</i>.] <def>An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; — used by the Turks and Hindoos.</def> [Written also <i>majoun</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Mad</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Madmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man who is mad; lunatic; a crazy person.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When a man mistakes his thoughts for person and things, he is mad. A <i>madman</i> is properly so defined.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mad"nep</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The masterwort (<i>Peucedanum Ostruthium</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mad</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness; lunacy; mania; frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration; alienation; monomania. See <u>Insanity</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ma*don"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>madonna</i> my lady. See <u>Dame</u>, <u>Donna</u>, and cf. <u>Madame</u>, <u>Monkey</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>My lady; — a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of <i>Madame</i>, but for which <i>Signora</i> is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [<i>pl.</i> <u>Madonnas</u> (n&adot;z).] <def>A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Italian painters are noted for drawing the <i>Madonnas</i> by their own wives or mistresses.</blockquote> <i>Rymer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"do*qua</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small Abyssinian antelope (<i>Neotragus Saltiana</i>), about the size of a hare.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`drague"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [R.] <def>A large fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the Mediterranean; also applied to the seines used for the same purpose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"dre*perl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>madreperla</i>.] <def>Mother-of-pearl.</def></p>

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<p><hw>||Mad`re*po"ra</hw> (m&abreve;d`r&esl;*p&omacr;"r&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Madrepore</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched.</def> — <wf>Mad`re*po"ral</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Madrepore</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Anthozoa</u>.</def> — <wf>Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an</wf> (#), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mad"re*pore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>madrepore</i>, perh. fr. <i>madr&eacute;</i> spotted, fr. OF. <i>madre</i>, <i>mazre</i>, a kind of knotty wood with brown spots, fr. OHG. <i>masar</i> a knot, grain, or vein in wood, a speck, G. <i>maser + pore</i> (see <u>Pore</u>); or perh. F. <i>madr&eacute;pore</i> is rather from It. <i>madrepora</i>, and this perh. fr. It. <i>madre</i> mother (see <u>Mother</u>) + Gr. &?; a soft stone.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any coral of the genus Madrepora; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mad`re*po"ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mad`re*po"ric</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Madreporic plate</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the ambulacral tubes; — called also <i>madreporic tubercule</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mad`re*po"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Madrepore</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"re*po*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>madr&eacute;porite</i>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil coral.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The madreporic plate of echinoderms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*drier"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from Sp. <i>madero</i>, or Pg. <i>madeiro</i>, fr. Sp. <i>madera</i> wood for building, timber, Pg. <i>madeira</i>, L. <i>materia</i> stuff, materials, lumber. See <u>Matter</u>.] <def>A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes</def>; especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal</hw> (m&abreve;d"r&ibreve;*g<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>madrigale</i>, OIt. <i>madriale</i>, <i>mandriale</i> (cf. LL. <i>matriale</i>); of uncertain origin, possibly fr. It <i>mandra</i> flock, L. <i>mandra</i> stall, herd of cattle, Gr. <grk>ma`ndra</grk> fold, stable; hence, <i>madrigal</i>, originally, a pastoral song.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little amorous poem, sometimes called a <i>pastoral poem</i>, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whose artful strains have oft delayed<BR> The huddling brook to hear his <i>madrigal</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See <u>Glee</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A madrigalist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A composer of madrigals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mad`ri*le"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>Madrile&ntilde;o</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Madrid.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*dri"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., prop., a godmother.] <def>An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.</def> [S. America]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*dro"&ntilde;a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>madro&ntilde;o</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small evergreen tree or shrub (<i>Arbutus Menziesii</i>), of California, having a smooth bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red berries, which are often called <i>madro&ntilde;a apples</i>.</def> [Written also <i>madro&ntilde;o</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mad"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of cruciferous plants (<i>Alyssum</i>) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. <i>A. maritimum</i> is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>M&aelig;g"bote`</hw>, <hw>Mag"bote`</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aemacr;g</i> kinsman + <i>b&omacr;t</i> compensation.] <i>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</i> <def>Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman.</def> <i>Spelman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mael"strom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Norw., a whirlpool.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Also Fig. ; as, a <i>maelstrom</i> of vice.</def></p>

<p><hw>||M&aelig;"nad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Maenas</i>, <i>-adis</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. &?; to rave.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A frantic or frenzied woman.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`es*to"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Majestic or majestically; — a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maes"tricht mon"i*tor</hw> (?). [So called from <i>Maestricht</i>, a town in Holland.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>The <i>Mosasaurus Hofmanni</i>. See <u>Mosasaurus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*es"tro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. L. <i>magister</i>. See <u>Master</u>.] <def>A master in any art, especially in music; a composer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maf"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Akin to OD. <i>maffelen</i> to stammer. Cf. <u>Muffle</u> to mumble.] <def>To stammer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Maf"fler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stammerer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mag`a*zine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>magasin</i>, It. <i>magazzino</i>, or Sp. <i>magacen</i>, <i>almagacen</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>makhzan</i>, <i>almakhzan</i>, a storehouse, granary, or cellar.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A receptacle in which anything is stored, especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc.</def> "Armories and <i>magazines</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The building or room in which the supply of powder is kept in a fortification or a ship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A chamber in a gun for holding a number of cartridges to be fed automatically to the piece.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A pamphlet published periodically containing miscellaneous papers or compositions.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Magazine dress</b></col>, <cd>clothing made chiefly of woolen, without anything metallic about it, to be worn in a powder magazine.</cd> — <col><b>Magazine gun</b></col>, <cd>a portable firearm, as a rifle, with a chamber carrying cartridges which are brought automatically into position for firing.</cd> — <col><b>Magazine stove</b></col>, <cd>a stove having a chamber for holding fuel which is supplied to the fire by some self-feeding process, as in the common base-burner.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag`a*zine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Magazined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Magazining</u>.] <def>To store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who edits or writes for a magazine.</def> [R.] <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of editing, or writing for, a magazine.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who edits or writes for a magazine.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mag"bote`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>M&aelig;gbote</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"da*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Designating an orange-red dyestuff obtained from naphthylamine, and called <i>magdala red</i>, <i>naphthalene red</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"da*len</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Mary <i>Magdalene</i>, traditionally reported to have been the repentant sinner forgiven by Christ. See <i>Luke</i> vii. 36.] <def>A reformed prostitute.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*da"le*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; crumb of bread, fr. &?; to knead.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"de*burg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A city of Saxony.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Magdeburg centuries</b></col>, <col><b>Magdeburg hemispheres</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Century</u>, and <u>Hemisphere</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mage</i>. See <u>Magi</u>.] <def>A magician.</def> [Archaic] <i>Spenser. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag`el*lan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, or named from, <i>Magellan</i>, the navigator.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Magellenic clouds</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>three conspicuous nebul&aelig; near the south pole, resembling thin white clouds.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma*gen"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; — so called from <i>Magenta</i>, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also <i>fuchsine</i>, <i>rose&iuml;ne</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Magged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Worn; fretted; as, a <i>magged</i> brace.</def> <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mag`gio"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It., from L. <i>major</i>, compar. of <i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Major</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in opposition to <i>minor</i>; major.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag"got</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>macai</i>, pl. <i>maceiod</i>, <i>magiod</i>, a worn or grub; cf. <i>magu</i> to bread.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The footless larva of any fly. See <u>Larval</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A whim; an odd fancy.</def> <i>Hudibras. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag"got*i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being maggoty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"got*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of whims or fancies; maggoty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"got-pie`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A magpie.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag"got*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Infested with maggots.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of whims; capricious.</def> <i>Norris.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ghet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Fl. <i>maghet</i> maid.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for daisies and camomiles of several kinds.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"gi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., pl. of <i>Magus</i>, Gr. &?;; of Per. origin. Cf. <u>Mage</u>, <u>Magic</u>.] <def>A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The inspired <i>Magi</i> from the Orient came.</blockquote> <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Magi.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"gi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion.</def> — <wf>Ma"gi*an*ism</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mag"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>magique</i>, L. <i>magice</i>, Gr. &?; (sc. &?;), fr. &?;. See <u>Magic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>Magi</u>.] <def>A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult science, including enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, incantation, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An appearance made by some <i>magic</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Celestial magic</b></col>, <cd>a supposed supernatural power which gave to spirits a kind of dominion over the planets, and to the planets an influence over men.</cd> — <col><b>Natural magic</b></col>, <cd>the art of employing the powers of nature to produce effects apparently supernatural.</cd> — <col><b>Superstitious</b></col>, or <col><b>Geotic</b></col>, <col><b>magic</b></col>, <cd>the invocation of devils or demons, involving the supposition of some tacit or express agreement between them and human beings.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Sorcery; witchcraft; necromancy; conjuration; enchantment.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mag"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magicus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?;: cf. F. <i>magique</i>. See <u>Magi</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and the producing of effects by their agency.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or sorcery. Hence: Seemingly requiring more than human power; imposing or startling in performance; producing effects which seem supernatural or very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; as, a <i>magic</i> lantern; a <i>magic</i> square or circle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The painter's <i>magic</i> skill.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Although with certain words <i>magic</i> is used more than <i>magical</i>, — as, <i>magic</i> circle, <i>magic</i> square, <i>magic</i> wand, — we may in general say <i>magic</i> or <i>magical</i>; as, a <i>magic</i> or <i>magical</i> effect; a <i>magic</i> or <i>magical</i> influence, etc. But when the adjective is predicative, <i>magical</i>, and not <i>magic</i>, is used; as, the effect was <i>magical</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Magic circle</b></col>, <cd>a series of concentric circles containing the numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having somewhat similar properties to the magic square.</cd> — <col><b>Magic humming bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a Mexican humming bird (<i>Iache magica</i>) , having white downy thing tufts.</cd> — <col><b>Magic lantern</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Lantern</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Magic square</b></col>, <cd>numbers so disposed in parallel and equal rows in the form of a square, that each row, taken vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, shall give the same sum, the same product, or an harmonical series, according as the numbers taken are in arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonical progression.</cd> — <col><b>Magic wand</b></col>, <cd>a wand used by a magician in performing feats of magic.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag"ic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*gi"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>magicien</i>. See <u>Magic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*gilp"</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*gilph"</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>See <u>Megilp</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*gis"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Master</u>.] <def>Master; sir; — a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magisterius</i> magisterial. See <u>Master</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in authority; having the manner of a magister; official; commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbearing; dictatorial; dogmatic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When <i>magisterial</i> duties from his home<BR> Her father called.</blockquote> <i>Glover.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We are not <i>magisterial</i> in opinions, nor, dictator-like, obtrude our notions on any man.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Pretenses go a great way with men that take fair words and <i>magisterial</i> looks for current payment.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Alchem. & Old Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. See <u>Magistery</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Authoritative; stately; august; pompous; dignified; lofty; commanding; imperious; lordly; proud; haughty; domineering; despotic; dogmatical; arrogant. — <u>Magisterial</u>, <u>Dogmatical</u>, <u>Arrogant</u>. One who is <i>magisterial</i> assumes the air of a master toward his pupils; one who is <i>dogmatical</i> lays down his positions in a tone of authority or dictation; one who is <i>arrogant</i> in sults others by an undue assumption of superiority. Those who have long been teachers sometimes acquire, unconsciously, a manner which borders too much on the <i>magisterial</i>, and may be unjustly construed as <i>dogmatical</i>, or even <i>arrogant</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Mag`is*te`ri*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Magisterialness; authoritativeness.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a magisterial manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being magisterial.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"is*ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>magisterium</i> the office of a chief, president, director, tutor. See <u>Magistrate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A magisterial injunction.</def> [R.] <i>Brougham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; — applied in old chemistry to certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; as, <i>magistery</i> of bismuth.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag"is*tra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Magistracies</b></plw> (#). [From <u>Magistrate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The office or dignity of a magistrate.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of magistrates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"is*tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magistralis</i>: cf. F. <i>magistral</i>. See <u>Magistrate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a <i>magistral</i> sirup.</def> "Some <i>magistral</i> opiate." <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pharmacy)</i> <def>Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; — opposed to <i>officinal</i>, and said of prescriptions and medicines.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Magistral line</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>the guiding line, or outline, by which the form of the work is determined. It is usually the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the top line of the escarp in permanent fortifications.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag"is*tral</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A sovereign medicine or remedy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A magistral line.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`is*tral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-ties</b></plw> (&?;). <def>Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag"is*tral*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a magistral manner.</def> <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag"is*trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>magistratus</i>, fr. <i>magister</i> master: cf. F. <i>magistrat</i>. See <u>Master</u>.] <def>A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it.</def> "All Christian rulers and <i>magistrates</i>." <i>Book of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Of <i>magistrates</i> some also are supreme, in whom the sovereign power of the state resides; others are subordinate.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mag`is*trat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag`is*trat"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag"is*tra`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>magistrature</i>.] <def>Magistracy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mag"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to squeeze, knead.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A thick residuum obtained from certain substances after the fluid parts are expressed from them; the grounds which remain after treating a substance with any menstruum, as water or alcohol.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A salve or confection of thick consistency.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

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<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The glassy base of an eruptive rock.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals; as, the <i>magma</i> of porphyry.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mag"na Char"ta</hw> (?). [L., great charter.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The great Charter, so called, obtained by the English barons from King John, <u>A. D.</u> 1215. This name is also given to the charter granted to the people of England in the ninth year of Henry III., and confirmed by Edward I.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a fundamental constitution which guaranties rights and privileges.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*nal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>magnalis</i> mighty, fr. <i>magnus</i> great.] <def>A great act or event; a great attainment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag`na*nim"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>magnanimit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>magnanimitas</i>.] <def>The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul; that quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*nan"i*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[L. <i>magnanimus</i>; <i>magnus</i> great + <i>animus</i> mind. See <u>Magnate</u>, and <u>Animus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a <i>magnanimous</i> character; a <i>magnanimous</i> conqueror.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Be <i>magnanimous</i> in the enterprise.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To give a kingdom hath been thought<BR> Greater and nobler done, and to lay down<BR> Far more <i>magnanimous</i> than to assume.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Both strived for death; <i>magnanimous</i> debate.</blockquote> <i>Stirling.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is an indissoluble union between a <i>magnanimous</i> policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.</blockquote> <i>Washington.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag*nan"i*mous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"nase black`</hw> (?). <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>A black pigment which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and is of intense body.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag"nate</hw> (?), [F. <i>magnat</i>, L. (pl.) <i>magnates</i>, <i>magnati</i>, fr. <i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Master</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the nobility, or certain high officers of state belonging to the noble estate in the national representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Magnet.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag*ne"si*a</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Magnesia</i>, fem. of <i>Magnesius</i> of the country Magnesia, Gr. <grk>h` Magnhsi`a li`qos</grk> a magnet. Cf. <u>Magnet</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See <u>Magnesium</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Magnesia alba</b></col> [L.] <i>(Med. Chem.)</i>, <cd>a bulky white amorphous substance, consisting of a hydrous basic carbonate of magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag*ne"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or magnesium.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Magnesian limestone</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See <u>Dolomite</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag*ne"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, magnesium; as, <i>magnesic</i> oxide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"ne*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>magn&eacute;site</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*ne"si*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. & F. See <u>Magnesia</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the so-called <i>magnesium light</i>) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Magnesium sulphate</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Epsom salts</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag"net</hw> (m&abreve;g"n&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>magnete</i>, OF. <i>magnete</i>, L. <i>magnes</i>, <i>- etis</i>, Gr. <grk>Magnh^tis li`qos</grk> a magnet, metal that looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. <grk>Magnhsi`a</grk>, a country in Thessaly. Cf. <u>Magnesia</u>, <u>Manganese</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; — called also <i>natural magnet</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the temple of Arsino&euml; all of <i>magnet</i>, or this loadstone.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Two <i>magnets</i>, heaven and earth, allure to bliss,<BR> The larger loadstone that, the nearer this.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted; — called, in distinction from the loadstone, an <i>artificial magnet</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; An artificial magnet, produced by the action of a voltaic or electrical battery, is called an <i>electro-magnet</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Field magnet</b></col> <i>(Physics & Elec.)</i>, <cd>a magnet used for producing and maintaining a magnetic field; — used especially of the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or electromotor in distinction from that of the moving portion or armature.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mag*net"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag*net"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magneticus</i>: cf. F. <i>magn&eacute;tique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a <i>magnetic</i> bar of iron; a <i>magnetic</i> needle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, the earth's magnetism; as, the <i>magnetic</i> north; the <i>magnetic</i> meridian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Capable of becoming a magnet; susceptible to magnetism; as, the <i>magnetic</i> metals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the feelings and to win the affections; attractive; inducing attachment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She that had all <i>magnetic</i> force alone.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism, so called; as, a <i>magnetic</i> sleep. See <u>Magnetism</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Magnetic amplitude</b></col>, <col><b>attraction</b></col>, <col><b>dip</b></col>, <col><b>induction</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Amplitude</u>, <u>Attraction</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic battery</b></col>, <cd>a combination of bar or horseshoe magnets with the like poles adjacent, so as to act together with great power.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic compensator</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance connected with a ship's compass for compensating or neutralizing the effect of the iron of the ship upon the needle.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic curves</b></col>, <cd>curves indicating lines of magnetic force, as in the arrangement of iron filings between the poles of a powerful magnet.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic elements</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Chem. Physics)</i> <cd>Those elements, as iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable or becoming magnetic.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Physics)</i> <cd>In respect to terrestrial magnetism, the declination, inclination, and intensity</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>See under <u>Element</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic equator</b></col>, <cd>the line around the equatorial parts of the earth at which there is no dip, the dipping needle being horizontal.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic field</b></col>, or <col><b>Field of magnetic force</b></col>, <cd>any space through which a magnet exerts its influence.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic fluid</b></col>, <cd>the hypothetical fluid whose existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena of magnetism.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic iron</b></col>, or <col><b>Magnetic iron ore</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Magnetite</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic needle</b></col>, <cd>a slender bar of steel, magnetized and suspended at its center on a sharp-pointed pivot, or by a delicate fiber, so that it may take freely the direction of the magnetic meridian. It constitutes the essential part of a compass, such as the mariner's and the surveyor's.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic poles</b></col>, <cd>the two points in the opposite polar regions of the earth at which the direction of the dipping needle is vertical.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic pyrites</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Pyrrhotite</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic storm</b></col> <i>(Terrestrial Physics)</i>, <cd>a disturbance of the earth's magnetic force characterized by great and sudden changes.</cd> — <col><b>Magnetic telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a telegraph acting by means of a magnet. See <u>Telegraph</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag*net"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A magnet.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>As the <i>magnetic</i> hardest iron draws.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any metal, as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive, by any means, the properties of the loadstone, and which then, when suspended, fixes itself in the direction of a magnetic meridian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By or as by, magnetism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being magnetic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`ne*ti"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in the science of magnetism; a magnetist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Magneticalness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mag*net"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The science of magnetism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`net*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magnes</i>, <i>-etis</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Producing or conducting magnetism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"net*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>magn&eacute;tisme</i>.] <def>The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The science which treats of magnetic phenomena.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections.</def> "By the <i>magnetism</i> of interest our affections are irresistibly attracted." <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Animal magnetism</b></col>, <cd>a force, more or less analogous to magnetism, which, it has been alleged, is produced in animal tissues, and passes from one body to another with or without actual contact. The existence of such a force, and its potentiality for the cure of disease, were asserted by Mesmer in 1775. His theories and methods were afterwards called <i>mesmerism</i>, a name which has been popularly applied to theories and claims not put forward by Mesmer himself. See <u>Mesmerism</u>, <u>Biology</u>, <u>Od</u>, <u>Hypnotism</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Terrestrial magnetism</b></col>, <cd>the magnetic force exerted by the earth, and recognized by its effect upon magnetized needles and bars.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag"net*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in magnetism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"net*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An oxide of iron (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called <i>loadstone</i>. It is an important iron ore. Called also <i>magnetic iron</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"net*i`za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being magnetized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`net*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"net*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Magnetized</u> (?); <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos> <u>Magnetizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>magn&eacute;tiser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To communicate magnetic properties to; as, to <i>magnetize</i> a needle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to move; to influence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fascinated, <i>magnetized</i>, as it were, by his character.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bring under the influence of animal magnetism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`net*i*zee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person subjected to the influence of animal magnetism.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mag"net*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, imparts magnetism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"net*o-</hw> (?). [See <u>Magnet</u>.] <def>A prefix meaning <i>pertaining to</i>, <i>produced by</i>, or in some way <i>connected with</i>, magnetism.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric</hw> (?), <hw>Mag`net*o- e*lec"tric*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of magnets; as, <i>magneto-electric</i> induction.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Magneto-electric machine</b></col>, <cd>a form of dynamo- electric machine in which the field is maintained by permanent steel magnets instead of electro-magnets.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag`net*o-e`lec*tric"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Electricity evolved by the action of magnets.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>That branch of science which treats of the development of electricity by the action of magnets; — the counterpart of <i>electro-magnetism</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*net"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Magneto- </i> + <i>-graph</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An automatic instrument for registering, by photography or otherwise, the states and variations of any of the terrestrial magnetic elements.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`net*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Magneto- </i> + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>magn&eacute;tom&egrave;tre</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the intensity of magnetic forces; also, less frequently, an instrument for determining any of the terrestrial magnetic elements, as the dip and declination.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`net*o*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, <i>magnetometric</i> instruments; <i>magnetometric</i> measurements.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag`net*o*mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A voltaic series of two or more large plates, producing a great quantity of electricity of low tension, and hence adapted to the exhibition of electro-magnetic phenomena.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mag`net*o*ther"a*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"ni*fi`a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Magnify</u>.] <def>Such as can be magnified, or extolled.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mag*nif"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag*nif"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magnificus</i>; <i>magnus</i> great + <i>facere</i> to make: cf. F. <i>magnifique</i>. See <u>Magnitude</u>, <u>Fact</u>. and cf. <u>Magnificent</u>.] <def>Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent.</def> [Obs.] <i>1 Chron. xxii. 5.</i> "Thy <i>magnific</i> deeds." <i>Milton.</i> — <wf>Mag*nif"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mag*nif"i*cat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., it magnifies.] <def>The song of the Virgin Mary, <i>Luke i. 46</i>; — so called because it commences with this word in the Vulgate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>magnificatus</i>, p. p. of <i>magnificare</i>.] <def>To magnify or extol.</def> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>magnificence</i>, L. <i>magnificentia</i>. See <u>Magnific</u>.] <def>The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of being magnificent.</def> <i>Acts xix. 27.</i> "Then cometh <i>magnificence</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And, for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speak<BR> The Maker's high <i>magnificence</i>, who built<BR> so spacious.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The noblest monuments of Roman <i>magnificence.</i></blockquote> <i>Eustace.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Magnificence</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A prince is never so <i>magnificent</i><BR> As when he's sparing to enrich a few<BR> With the injuries of many.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid; pompous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When Rome's exalted beauties I descry<BR> <i>Magnificent</i> in piles of ruin lie.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Glorious; majestic; sublime. See <u>Grand</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a Magnificent manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Magnificoes</b></plw> (#). [It. See <u>Magnific</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A grandee or nobleman of Venice; — so called in courtesy.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rector of a German university.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"ni*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, magnifies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Magnified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Magnifying</u> (?).] [OE. <i>magnifien</i>, F. <i>magnifier</i>, L. <i>magnificare</i>. See <u>Magnific</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope <i>magnifies</i> the object by a thousand diameters.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a great one . . . be proportionately <i>magnified</i>.</blockquote> <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On that day the Lord <i>magnified</i> Joshua in the sight of all Israel.</blockquote> <i>Joshua iv. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To praise highly; to laud; to extol.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>O, <i>magnify</i> the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxxiv. 3.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To exaggerate; as, to <i>magnify</i> a loss or a difficulty.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To magnify one's self</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>to exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast.</cd> — <col><b>To magnify one's self against</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>to oppose with pride.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag"ni*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses <i>magnify</i> but little.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have effect; to be of importance or significance.</def> [Cant & Obs.] <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Magnifying glass</b></col>, <cd>a lens which magnifies the apparent dimensions of objects seen through it.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>magniloquentia</i>.] <def>The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magnus</i> great + <i>loquens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>loqui</i> to speak. See <u>Magnitude</u>, <u>Loquacious</u>.] <def>Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.</def> — <wf>Mag*nil"o*quent*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magniloquus</i>.] <def>Magniloquent.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mag"ni*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>magnitudo</i>, from <i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Master</u>, and cf. <u>Maxim</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Extent of dimensions; size; — applied to things that have length, breadth, and thickness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed amongst themselves, that the intervals of empty spaces between them may be equal in <i>magnitude</i> to them all.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>That which has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like.</def></p>

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<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Greatness; grandeur.</def> "With plain, heroic <i>magnitude</i> of mind." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; importance; as, an affair of <i>magnitude</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>magnitude</i> of his designs.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Horsley.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Apparent magnitude</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>the angular breadth of an object viewed as measured by the angle which it subtends at the eye of the observer; — called also <i>apparent diameter</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Magnitude of a star</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the rank of a star with respect to brightness. About twenty very bright stars are said to be of first magnitude, the stars of the sixth magnitude being just visible to the naked eye. Telescopic stars are classified down to the twelfth magnitude or lower. The scale of the magnitudes is quite arbitrary, but by means of photometers, the classification has been made to tenths of a magnitude.</cd> </p>

<p><hw>Mag*no"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. Named after Pierre <i>Magnol</i>, professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th century.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Magnolia grandiflora</i> has coriaceous shining leaves and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay (<i>M. glauca</i>)is a small tree found sparingly as far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are <i>M. Umbrella</i>, <i>M. macrophylla</i>, <i>M. Fraseri</i>, <i>M. acuminata</i>, and <i>M. cordata</i>. <i>M. conspicua</i> and <i>M. purpurea</i> are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. <i>M. Campbellii</i>, of India, has rose-colored or crimson flowers.</p>

<p><col><b>Magnolia warbler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a beautiful North American wood warbler (<i>Dendroica maculosa</i>). The rump and under parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is ash.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mag*no`li*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to a natural order (<i>Magnoliace&aelig;</i>) of trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are examples.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mag"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Neut. sing. of L. <i>magnus</i> great.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large wine bottle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They passed the <i>magnum</i> to one another freely.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"ot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Barbary ape.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"ot-pie`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A magpie.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mag"pie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. & Prov. E. <i>magot pie</i>, <i>maggoty pie</i>, fr. <i>Mag</i>, <i>Maggot</i>, equiv. to <i>Margaret</i>, and fr. F. <i>Marquerite</i>, and common name of the magpie. <i>Marguerite</i> is fr. L. <i>margarita</i> pearl, Gr. &?;, prob. of Eastern origin. See <u>Pie</u> magpie, and cf. the analogous names <u>Tomtit</u>, and <u>Jackdaw</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of the genus <i>Pica</i> and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The common European magpie (<i>Pica pica</i>, or <i>P. caudata</i>) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie (<i>P. Hudsonica</i>) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie (<i>P. Nuttalli</i>) inhabits California. The blue magpie (<i>Cyanopolius Cooki</i>) inhabits Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie (<i>Gymnorhina organicum</i>), the black magpie (<i>Strepera fuliginosa</i>), and the Australian magpie (<i>Cracticus picatus</i>).</p>

<p><col><b>Magpie lark</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a common Australian bird (<i>Grallina picata</i>), conspicuously marked with black and white; — called also <i>little magpie</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Magpie moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a black and white European geometrid moth (<i>Abraxas grossulariata</i>); the harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`gua*ri"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From native name: cf. Pg. <i>magoari</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American stork (<i>Euxenara maguari</i>), having a forked tail.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"uey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>maguey</i>, Mexican <i>maguei</i> and <i>metl</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The century plant, a species of <i>Agave</i> (<i>A. Americana</i>). See <u>Agave</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mag"yar</hw> (m&abreve;g"y&auml;r; <i>Hung</i>. m&obreve;d"y&obreve;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hung.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The language of the Magyars.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"ha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta</hw> (?), <hw>||Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>mah&amacr;bh&amacr;rata</i>.] <def>A celebrated epic poem of the Hindus. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*ha"led</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[Ar. <i>mahled</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A cherry tree (<i>Prunus Mahaleb</i>) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*ha*ra"jah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>mah&amacr;r&amacr;ja</i>; <i>mahat</i> great + <i>r&amacr;ja</i> king.] <def>A sovereign prince in India; — a title given also to other persons of high rank.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`ha*rif"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An African antelope (<i>Hippotragus Bakeri</i>). Its face is striped with black and white.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*har"mah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad.</def></p>

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

<p>&fist; The title has been taken by several persons in countries where Mohammedanism prevails, — notably by Mohammad Ahmed, who overran the Egyptian Sudan, and in 1885 captured Khartum, his soldiers killing General Gordon, an Englishman, who was then the Egyptian governor of the region.</p>

<p><hw>Mahl"-stick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maul- stick</u>.</def></p>

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

<p><hw>Ma*hog"a*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the South American name.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large tree of the genus <i>Swietenia</i> (<i>S. Mahogoni</i>), found in tropical America.</def></p>

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

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The wood of the <i>Swietenia Mahogoni</i>. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A table made of mahogany wood.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

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

<p><hw>||Ma*ho"li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South African lemur (<i>Galago maholi</i>), having very large ears.</def> [Written also <i>moholi</i>.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*hom"ed*an</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*hom"et*an</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mohammedan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mohammedanism</u>.</def></p>

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

<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mohammedanism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Mohammedan.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mohammedanism.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*hone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large Turkish ship.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ho"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named after Bernard Mc<i>Mahon</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (<i>Berberis Aquifolium</i>), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*hon" stock`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (<i>Malcolmia maritima</i>). It is called in England <i>Virginia stock</i>, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*hoo"hoo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The African white two-horned rhinoceros (<i>Atelodus simus</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ho*ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name. Cf. <u>Maori</u>.] <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

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

<p><blockquote>Who's this, my <i>mahound</i> cousin ?</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*hout"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>mah&amacr;wat</i>, Skr. <i>mah&amacr;m&amacr;tra</i>; <i>mahat</i> great + <i>m&amacr;tr&amacr;</i> measure.] <def>The keeper and driver of an elephant.</def> [East Indies]</p>

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

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

<p><hw>Mah*rat"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>Marhat&amacr;</i>, <i>Marh&amacr;tt&amacr;</i>, the name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name <i>Mah&amacr;- r&amacr;shtra</i>.] <def>One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas.</def> [Written also <i>Maratha</i>.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*hu"met*an</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*hu"met*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> } <def>See <u>Mohammedan</u>, <u>Mohammedanism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mah"wa tree`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An East Indian sapotaceous tree (<i>Bassia latifolia</i>, and also <i>B. butyracea</i>), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as <i>mahwa</i> and <i>yallah</i>, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>Maia</i>, a goddess.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species (<i>Maia squinado</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A beautiful American bombycid moth (<i>Eucronia maia</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family <i>Maiad&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Shortened from <i>maiden</i>. <i>&?;</i>. See <u>Maiden</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Would I had died a <i>maid</i>,<BR> And never seen thee, never borne thee son.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Can a <i>maid</i> forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me.</blockquote> <i>Jer. ii. 32.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A man who has not had sexual intercourse.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Christ was a <i>maid</i> and shapen as a man.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A female servant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Spinning amongst her <i>maids</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Maid</i> is used either adjectively or in composition, signifying <i>female</i>, as in <i>maid</i> child, <i>maid</i>servant.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (<i>Raia batis</i>), and of the thornback (<i>R. clavata</i>).</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Fair maid</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Fair</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Maid of honor</b></col>, <cd>a female attendant of a queen or royal princess; — usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or honorary duties.</cd> — <col><b>Old maid</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Old</u>.</cd> </p>

<p> <hw>Maid"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maiden</i>, <i>meiden</i>, AS. <i>m&aelig;gden</i>, dim. of AS. <i>m&aelig;g&?;</i>, fr. <i>mago</i> son, servant; akin to G. <i>magd</i>, <i>m&auml;dchen</i>, maid, OHG. <i>magad</i>, Icel. <i>m&ouml;gr</i> son, Goth. <i>magus</i> boy, child, <i>magaps</i> virgin, and perh. to Zend. <i>magu</i> youth. Cf. <u>Maid</u> a virgin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She employed the residue of her life to repairing of highways, building of bridges, and endowing of <i>maidens</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>maiden</i> of our century, yet most meek.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A female servant.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A machine for washing linen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maid"en</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, <i>maiden</i> innocence.</def> "Amid the <i>maiden</i> throng." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Have you no modesty, no <i>maiden</i> shame ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; — said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a <i>maiden</i> aunt.</def> "A surprising old <i>maiden</i> lady." <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.</def> "<i>Maiden</i> flowers." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Full bravely hast thou fleshed<BR> Thy <i>maiden</i> sword.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated.</def> <i> T. Warton. Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Maiden assize</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves.</cd> <i>Smart.</i> — <col><b>Maiden name</b></col>, <cd>the surname of a woman before her marriage.</cd> — <col><b>Maiden pink</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Pink</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Maiden plum</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a West Indian tree (<i>Comocladia integrifolia</i>) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.</cd> — <col><b>Maiden speech</b></col>, <cd>the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body.</cd> — <col><b>Maiden tower</b></col>, <cd>the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Maid"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To act coyly like a maiden; — with <i>it</i> as an indefinite object.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For had I <i>maiden'd</i> it, as many use.<BR> Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maid"en*hair`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A fern of the genus <i>Adiantum</i> (<i>A. pedatum</i>), having very slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Maiden grass</b></col>, <cd>the smaller quaking grass.</cd> — <col><b>Maiden tree</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Ginkgo</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Maid"en*head</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Maidenhood</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being unused or uncontaminated; freshness; purity.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>maidenhead</i> of their credit.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The hymen, or virginal membrane.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maid"en*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aelig;gdenh&amacr;d</i>. See <u>Maid</u>, and <u>-hood</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>maidenhood</i><BR> Of thy fight.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maid"en*like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a maiden; modest; coy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maid"en*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being maidenly; the behavior that becomes a maid; modesty; gentleness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maid"en*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest, reserved.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Must you be blushing ? . . . <BR> What a <i>maidenly</i> man-at-arms are you become !</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maid"en*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a maidenlike manner.</def> "<i>Maidenly</i> demure." <i>Skelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maid"en*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Maidenhood.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maid"hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aelig;g&eth;h&amacr;d</i>. See <u>Maid</u>, and <u>-hood</u>.] <def>Maidenhood.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maid`ma"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maid</i> + <i>Marian</i>, relating to <i>Mary</i>, or the Virgin <i>Mary</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The lady of the May games; one of the characters in a morris dance; a May queen. Afterward, a grotesque character personated in sports and buffoonery by a man in woman's clothes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of dance.</def> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maid"pale`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pale, like a sick girl.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maid"serv`ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female servant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maid's" hair`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The yellow bedstraw (<i>Galium verum</i>).</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*ieu"tic</hw> (m&asl;*&umacr;"t&ibreve;k), <hw>Ma*ieu"tic*al</hw> (-t&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>maieytiko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>mai^a</grk> midwife.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Serving to assist childbirth.</def> <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig. : Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language.</def> <i>Payne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ieu"tics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of giving birth (<i>i. e.</i>, clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth.</def> <i>Payne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mai"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The meagre.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mai"gre</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Meager</u>.] <def>Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a <i>maigre</i> day.</def> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Maigre food</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>food allowed to be eaten on fast days.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 884 !></p>

<p><hw>Mai"hem</hw> (m&amacr;"h&ebreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maim</u>, and <u>Mayhem</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mai*kel"</hw> (m&auml;&ibreve;*k&asl;l"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American carnivore of the genus <i>Conepatus</i>, allied to the skunk, but larger, and having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mai*kong"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American wild dog (<i>Canis cancrivorus</i>); the crab- eating dog.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mail</hw> (m&amacr;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spot.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maille</i>, OF. also <i>maaille</i>, LL. <i>medalia</i>. See <u>Medal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>maile</i>, and <i>maille</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rent; tribute.</def> [Obs., except in certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.]</p>

<p><col><b>Mail and duties</b></col> <i>(Scots Law)</i>, <cd>the rents of an estate, in whatever form paid.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maile</i>, <i>maille</i>, F. <i>maille</i> a ring of mail, mesh, network, a coat of mail, fr. L. <i>macula</i> spot, a mesh of a net. Cf. <u>Macle</u>, <u>Macula</u>, <u>Mascle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Chain mail</b></col>, <col><b>Coat of mail</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Chain</u>, and <u>Coat</u>.</cd></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet <i>mail</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To arm with mail.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pinion.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>male</i> bag, OF. <i>male</i>, F. <i>malle</i> bag, trunk, mail, OHG. <i>malaha</i>, <i>malha</i>, wallet; akin to D. <i>maal</i>, <i>male</i>; cf. Gael. & Ir. <i>mala</i>, Gr. <grk>molgo`s</grk> hide, skin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A bag; a wallet.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The bag or bags with the letters, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a <i>mail</i> come in to-day, with letters dated Hague.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mail bag</b></col>, <cd>a bag in which mailed matter is conveyed under public authority.</cd> — <col><b>Mail boat</b></col>, <cd>a boat that carries the mail.</cd> — <col><b>Mail catcher</b></col>, <cd>an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train is in motion.</cd> — <col><b>Mail guard</b></col>, <cd>an officer whose duty it is to guard the public mails.</cd> [Eng.] — <col><b>Mail train</b></col>, <cd>a railroad train carrying the mail.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mailed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mailing</u>.] <def>To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to <i>mail</i> a letter.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p>&fist; In the United States <i>to mail</i> and <i>to post</i> are both in common use; as, to <i>mail</i> or <i>post</i> a letter. In England <i>post</i> is the commoner usage.</p>

<p><hw>Mail"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Admissible lawfully into the mail.</def> [U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mail"clad`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armor.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mailed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or plates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mailed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Mail</u>.] <def>Spotted; speckled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mail"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scot., fr. <i>mail</i> tribute, rent. See 2d <u>Mail</u>.] <def>A farm.</def> [Scot.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mail"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A chiton.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maim</hw> (m&amacr;m), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maimed</u> (m&amacr;md);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Maiming</u>.] [OE. <i>maimen</i>, OF. <i>mahaignier</i>, <i>mehaignier</i>, <i>meshaignier</i>, cf. It. <i>magagnare</i>, LL. <i>mahemiare</i>, <i>mahennare</i>; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. <i>mac'ha&ntilde;a</i> to mutilate, <i>m&amacr;c'ha</i> to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. <i>mang&omacr;n</i> to lack, perh. akin to E. <i>mangle</i> to lacerate. Cf. <u>Mayhem</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person in fighting less able either to defend himself or to annoy his adversary.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By the ancient law of England he that <i>maimed</i> any man whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced to lose the like part.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My late <i>maimed</i> limbs lack wonted might.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You <i>maimed</i> the jurisdiction of all bishops.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To mutilate; mangle; cripple.</p>

<p><hw>Maim</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written in law language <i>maihem</i>, and <i>mayhem</i>.] [OF. <i>mehaing</i>. See <u>Maim</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is rendered less able to defend himself or to annoy his adversary.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The privation of any necessary part; a crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential. See <u>Mayhem</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Surely there is more cause to fear lest the want there of be a <i>maim</i> than the use of it a blemish.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A noble author esteems it to be a <i>maim</i> in history that the acts of Parliament should not be recited.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maim"ed*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a maimed manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maim"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being maimed.</def> <i>Bolton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Main</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>main</i> hand, L. <i>manus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hand or match at dice.</def> <i>Prior.</i> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A stake played for at dice.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A match at cockfighting.</def> "My lord would ride twenty miles . . . to see a <i>main</i> fought." <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A main-hamper.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Main</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aelig;gen</i> strength, power, force; akin to OHG. <i>magan</i>, Icel. <i>megin</i>, and to E. <i>may</i>, v. &?;. See <u>May</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Strength; force; might; violent effort.</def> [Obs., except in certain phrases.]</p>

<p><blockquote>There were in this battle of most might and <i>main</i>.</blockquote> <i>R. of Gl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He 'gan advance,<BR> With huge force, and with importable <i>main</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The chief or principal part; the main or most important thing.</def> [Obs., except in special uses.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the <i>main</i>, and to use the other two . . . but as supporters.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean.</def> "Struggling in the <i>main</i>." <i>Dryden.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland.</def> "Invaded the <i>main</i> of Spain." <i>Bacon.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. <i>(Engin.)</i>, a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire <i>main</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Forcing main</b></col>, <cd>the delivery pipe of a pump.</cd> — <col><b>For the main</b></col>, or <col><b>In the main</b></col>, <cd>for the most part; in the greatest part.</cd> — <col><b>With might and main</b></col>, or <col><b>With all one's might and main</b></col>, <cd>with all one's strength; with violent effort.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote><i>With might and main</i> they chased the murderous fox.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Main</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Main</u> strength, possibly influenced by OF. <i>maine</i>, <i>magne</i>, great, L. <i>magnus</i>. Cf. <u>Magnate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Very or extremely strong.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That current with <i>main</i> fury ran.</blockquote> <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Vast; huge.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>main</i> abyss." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer.</def> [Obs.] "It's a <i>man</i> untruth." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our <i>main</i> interest is to be happy as we can.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Important; necessary.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That which thou aright<BR> Believest so <i>main</i> to our success, I bring.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>By main force</b></col>, <cd>by mere force or sheer force; by violent effort; as, to subdue insurrection <i>by main force</i>.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>That Maine which <i>by main force</i> Warwick did win.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>By main strength</b></col>, <cd>by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy weight <i>by main strength</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Main beam</b></col> <i>(Steam Engine)</i>, <cd>working beam.</cd> — <col><b>Main boom</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the boom which extends the foot of the mainsail in a fore and aft vessel.</cd> — <col><b>Main brace</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i> <cd>The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf. <u>Counter brace</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>The brace attached to the main yard.</cd> — <col><b>Main center</b></col> <i>(Steam Engine)</i>, <cd>a shaft upon which a working beam or side lever swings.</cd> — <col><b>Main chance</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Chance</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Main couple</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>the principal truss in a roof.</cd> — <col><b>Main deck</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the deck next below the spar deck; the principal deck.</cd> — <col><b>Main keel</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the principal or true keel of a vessel, as distinguished from the false keel.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.</p>

<p><hw>Main</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Main</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Very; extremely; as, <i>main</i> heavy.</def> "I'm <i>main</i> dry." <i>Foote.</i> [Obs. or Low]</p>

<p><hw>Maine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the New England States.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Maine law</b></col>, <cd>any law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages, esp. one resembling that enacted in the State of Maine.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Main`-gauche"</hw> (m&abreve;N`g&omacr;sh"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., the left hand.] <i>(Ancient Armor)</i> <def>The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; — used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main"-ham`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>main</i> hand (see <u>Main</u> a hand at dice) + E. <i>hamper</i>.] <def>A hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying grapes to the press.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main"land`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The continent; the principal land; — opposed to <i>island</i>, or <i>peninsula</i>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the <i>mainland</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Main"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <i>main</i> strong. See <u>Main</u> strength.] <def>Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon. Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Main"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <i>main</i> principal, chief.] <def>Principally; chiefly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main"mast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Anglo-Norm. <i>meinoure</i>, OF. <i>manuevre</i>. See <u>Maneuver</u>.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A thief was said to be "taken with the <i>mainor</i>," when he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, <i>in his hands</i>. <i>Wharton.</i> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Main"per*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>main</i> hand + <i>pernable</i>, for <i>prenable</i>, that may be taken, pregnable. See <u>Mainpernor</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Capable of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be mainprised.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main"per*nor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>main</i> hand + <i>pernor</i>, for <i>preneor</i>, a taker, F. <i>preneur</i>, fr. <i>prendre</i> to take.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Mainpernors</i> differ from <i>bail</i> in that a man's <i>bail</i> may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; <i>mainpernors</i> can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever. <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Main"pin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Vehicles)</i> <def>A kingbolt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main"prise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>main</i> hand + <i>prise</i> a taking, fr. <i>prendre</i>, p. p. <i>pris</i> to take, fr. L. <i>prehendere</i>, <i>prehensum</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called <i>mainpernors</i>, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now obsolete.</def> <i>Wharton.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main"prise</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mainprised</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mainprising</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; — said of a prisoner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mains</hw> (m&amacr;nz), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scot. See <u>Manse</u>.] <def>The farm attached to a mansion house.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Main"sail`</hw> (m&amacr;n"s&amacr;l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The principal sail in a ship or other vessel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[They] hoised up the <i>mainsail</i> to the wind.</blockquote> <i> Acts xxvii. 40.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>mainsail</i> of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the boom.</p>

<p><hw>Main"sheet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main"spring`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main"stay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Main support; principal dependence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The great <i>mainstay</i> of the Church.</blockquote> <i>Buckle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Main"swear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&amacr;nswerian</i> to forswear; <i>m&amacr;n</i> sin, crime + <i>swerian</i> to swear.] <def>To swear falsely.</def> [Obs.] <i>Blount.</i></p>

<p><hw>Main*tain</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maintained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Maintaining</u>.] [OE. <i>maintenen</i>, F. <i>maintenir</i>, properly, to hold by the hand; <i>main</i> hand (L. <i>manus</i>) + F. <i>tenir</i> to hold (L. <i>tenere</i>). See <u>Manual</u>, and Tenable.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to <i>maintain</i> a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to <i>maintain</i> a fence or a railroad; to <i>maintain</i> the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to <i>maintain</i> the fertility of soil; to <i>maintain</i> present reputation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God values . . . every one as he <i>maintains</i> his post.</blockquote> <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Maintain</i> talk with the duke.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Glad, by his labor, to <i>maintain</i> his life.</blockquote> <i>Stirling.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>maintains</i> one vice would bring up two children.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To affirm; to support or defend by argument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is hard to <i>maintain</i> the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To assert; vindicate; allege. See <u>Assert</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Main*tain"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may be maintained.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main*tain"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who maintains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main*tain"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mainteneor</i>, F. <i>mainteneur</i>.] <i>(Crim. Law)</i> <def>One who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i> <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Main"te*nance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>maintenance</i>. See <u>Maintain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whatsoever is granted to the church for God's honor and the <i>maintenance</i> of his service, is granted to God.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Those of better fortune not making learning their <i>maintenance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Crim. Law)</i> <def>An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See <u>Champerty</u>.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Cap of maintenance</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Cap</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Main"top`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Main" yard`</hw> (?). <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mai"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Maia</i> + <i>- oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus Maia, or family <i>Maiade&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mais"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Master.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mais"ter</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Principal; chief.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mais"tre</hw> (?), <hw>Mais"trie</hw>, <hw>Mais"try</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mastery; superiority; art. See <u>Mastery</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mais"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistress.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mai"thes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Maghet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maize</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>maiz</i>. fr. <i>mahiz</i> or <i>mahis</i>, is the language of the Island of Hayti.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large species of American grass of the genus <i>Zea</i> (<i>Z. Mays</i>), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men and animals.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Maize eater</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a South American bird of the genus <i>Pseudoleistes</i>, allied to the troupials.</cd> — <col><b>Maize yellow</b></col>, <cd>a delicate pale yellow.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Maj`es*tat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Maj`es*tat"*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Majestic.</def> [Obs.] <i>E. Pocock.</i> <i>Dr. J. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Majesty</u>.] <def>Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand.</def> "The <i>majestic</i> world." <i>Shak.</i> "Tethys' grave <i>majestic</i> pace." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must be grave, <i>majestic</i>, and sublime.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — August; splendid; grand; sublime; magnificent; imperial; regal; pompous; stately; lofty; dignified; elevated.</p>

<p><! p. 885 !></p>

<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Majestic.</def> <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more <i>majestical</i>.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Ma*jes"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Ma*jes"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being majestic.</def> <i>Oldenburg.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maj"es*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Majesties</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>magestee</i>, F. <i>majest&eacute;</i>, L. <i>majestas</i>, fr. an old compar. of <i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Major</u>, <u>Master</u>.] <def>The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; — usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with <i>majesty</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xciii. 1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No sovereign has ever represented the <i>majesty</i> of a great state with more dignity and grace.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; — in this sense taking a plural; as, their <i>majesties</i> attended the concert.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of <i>Majesty</i>, and required it from his subjects as a mark of respect. Before that time all the monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the appellation of <i>Highness</i> or <i>Grace</i>.</blockquote> <i>Robertson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Dignity; elevation of manner or style.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*jol"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <def>A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was an early seat of this manufacture. <i>Heyse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"jor</hw> (?), [L. <i>major</i>, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. <i>majeur</i>. Cf. <u>Master</u>, <u>Mayor</u>, <u>Magnitude</u>, <u>More</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the <i>major</i> part of the assembly; the <i>major</i> part of the revenue; the <i>major</i> part of the territory.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of greater dignity; more important.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of full legal age.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Major axis</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the greater axis. See <u>Focus</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> — <col><b>Major key</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a key in which one and two, two and three, four and five, five and six and seven, make major seconds, and three and four, and seven and eight, make minor seconds.</cd> — <col><b>Major offense</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an offense of a greater degree which contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery include assault.</cd> — <col><b>Major premise</b></col> <i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>that premise of a syllogism which contains the major term.</cd> — <col><b>Major scale</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>the natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees; the scale of the major mode, of which the third is major. See <u>Scale</u>, and <u>Diatonic</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Major second</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a second between whose tones is a difference in pitch of a step.</cd> — <col><b>Major sixth</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a sixth of four steps and a half step. In major keys the third and sixth from the key tone are major. Major keys and intervals, as distinguished from minors, are more cheerful.</cd> — <col><b>Major term</b></col> <i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>that term of a syllogism which forms the predicate of the conclusion.</cd> — <col><b>Major third</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a third of two steps.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma"jor</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>major</i>. See <u>Major</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A person of full age.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>That premise which contains the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference].</def></p>

<p>&fist; In hypothetical syllogisms, the hypothetical premise is called the <i>major</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [LL. See <u>Major</u>.] <def>A mayor.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`jo`rat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>majorat</i>, LL. <i>majoratus</i>. See <u>Major</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Majorate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The right of succession to property according to age; — so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(French Law)</i> <def>Property, landed or funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"jor*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or rank of a major.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"jor*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [LL. <i>majorare</i> to augment. See <u>Major</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To augment; to increase.</def> [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma`jor*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Increase; enlargement.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*jor"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Majorca.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Majorca.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma`jor-do"mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>mayordomo</i>, or It. <i>maggiordomo</i>; both fr. LL. <i>majordomus</i>; L. <i>major</i> greater + <i>domus</i> house.] <def>A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"jor gen"er*al</hw> (?). <def>An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*jor"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Majorities</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>majorit&eacute;</i>. See <u>Major</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The military rank of a major.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The greater number; more than half; as, a <i>majority</i> of mankind; a <i>majority</i> of the votes cast.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Cf. L. <i>majores</i>.] <def>Ancestors; ancestry.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a <i>majority</i> of five hundred votes. See <u>Plurality</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To go over to, or To join</b></col>, <col><b>the majority</b></col>, <cd>to die.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma"jor*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of major.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maj"oun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Madjoun</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*jus"cu*l&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., fem. pl. fr. <i>majusculus</i> somewhat greater or great, dim. of <i>major</i>, <i>majus</i>. See <u>Major</u>.] <i>(Pal&aelig;ography)</i> <def>Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*jus"cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>majuscule</i>. See <u>Majuscul&aelig;</u>.] <def>A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See <u>Majuscul&aelig;</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Majuscule writing</b></col>, <cd>writing composed wholly of capital letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe from the third to the sixth century.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mak"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being made.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mak"a*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Macaroon</u>, 2.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Make</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>maca</i>, <i>gemaca</i>. See <u>Match</u>.] <def>A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For in this world no woman is<BR> Worthy to be my <i>make</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Make</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Made</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Making</u>.] [OE. <i>maken</i>, <i>makien</i>, AS. <i>macian</i>; akin to OS. <i>mak&?;n</i>, OFries. <i>makia</i>, D. <i>maken</i>, G. <i>machen</i>, OHG. <i>mahh&?;n</i> to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. <i>mage</i>. Cf. <u>Match</u> an equal.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame; to fashion; to create.</def> Hence, in various specific uses or applications: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To form of materials; to cause to exist in a certain form; to construct; to fabricate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had <i>made</i> it a molten calf.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxii. 4.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false; — often with <i>up</i>; as, to <i>make</i> up a story.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And Art, with her contending, doth aspire<BR> To excel the natural with <i>made</i> delights.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; — often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to <i>make</i> complaint, for to complain; to <i>make</i> record of, for to record; to <i>make</i> abode, for to abide, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Call for Samson, that he may <i>make</i> us sport.</blockquote> <i>Judg. xvi. 25.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wealth <i>maketh</i> many friends.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xix. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will neither plead my age nor sickness in excuse of the faults which I have <i>made</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to <i>make</i> a bill, note, will, deed, etc.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To gain, as the result of one's efforts; to get, as profit; to make acquisition of; to have accrue or happen to one; as, to <i>make</i> a large profit; to <i>make</i> an error; to <i>make</i> a loss; to <i>make</i> money.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He accuseth Neptune unjustly who <i>makes</i> shipwreck a second time.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he <i>made</i> the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship <i>makes</i> ten knots an hour; he <i>made</i> the distance in one day.</def> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>To put in a desired or desirable condition; to cause to thrive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who <i>makes</i> or ruins with a smile or frown.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to <i>make</i> known; to <i>make</i> public; to <i>make</i> fast.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who <i>made</i> thee a prince and a judge over us?</blockquote> <i>Ex. ii. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>See, I have <i>made</i> thee a god to Pharaoh.</blockquote> <i>Ex. vii. 1.</i></p>

<p>&fist; When used reflexively with an adjective, the reflexive pronoun is often omitted; as, to <i>make</i> merry; to <i>make</i> bold; to <i>make</i> free, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He is not that goose and ass that Valla would <i>make</i> him.</blockquote> <i>Baker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; — followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the active voice the <i>to</i> of the infinitive is usually omitted.</p>

<p><blockquote>I will <i>make</i> them hear my words.</blockquote> <i>Deut. iv. 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They should be <i>made</i> to rise at their early hour.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish the material for; as, he will <i>make</i> a good musician; sweet cider <i>makes</i> sour vinegar; wool <i>makes</i> warm clothing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And old cloak <i>makes</i> a new jerkin.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea,<BR> <i>Make</i> but one temple for the Deity.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To be engaged or concerned in.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Gomez, what <i>makest</i> thou here, with a whole brotherhood of city bailiffs?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of.</def> "And <i>make</i> the Libyan shores." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They that sail in the middle can <i>make</i> no land of either side.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To make a bed</b></col>, <cd>to prepare a bed for being slept on, or to put it in order.</cd> — <col><b>To make a card</b></col> <i>(Card Playing)</i>, <cd>to take a trick with it.</cd> — <col><b>To make account</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Account</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>To make account of</b></col>, <cd>to esteem; to regard.</cd> — <col><b>To make away</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To put out of the way; to kill; to destroy.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If a child were crooked or deformed in body or mind, they <i>made</i> him <i>away</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To alienate; to transfer; to make over.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Waller.</i> — <col><b>To make believe</b></col>, <cd>to pretend; to feign; to simulate.</cd> — <col><b>To make bold</b></col>, <cd>to take the liberty; to venture.</cd> — <col><b>To make the cards</b></col> <i>(Card Playing)</i>, <cd>to shuffle the pack.</cd> — <col><b>To make choice of</b></col>, <cd>to take by way of preference; to choose.</cd> — <col><b>To make danger</b></col>, <cd>to make experiment.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i> — <col><b>To make default</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>to fail to appear or answer.</cd> — <col><b>To make the doors</b></col>, <cd>to shut the door.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Make the doors</i> upon a woman's wit, and it will out at the casement.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>- <col><b>To make free with</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Free</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>To make good</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Good</u>.</cd> — <col><b>To make head</b></col>, <cd>to make headway.</cd> — <col><b>To make light of</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Light</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>To make little of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To belittle.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To accomplish easily.</cd> — <col><b>To make love to</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Love</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>To make meat</b></col>, <cd>to cure meat in the open air.</cd> [Colloq. Western U. S.] — <col><b>To make merry</b></col>, <cd>to feast; to be joyful or jovial.</cd> — <col><b>To make much of</b></col>, <cd>to treat with much consideration,, attention, or fondness; to value highly.</cd> — <col><b>To make no bones</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Bone</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>To make no difference</b></col>, <cd>to have no weight or influence; to be a matter of indifference.</cd> — <col><b>To make no doubt</b></col>, <cd>to have no doubt.</cd> — <col><b>To make no matter</b></col>, <cd>to have no weight or importance; to make no difference.</cd> — <col><b>To make oath</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>to swear, as to the truth of something, in a prescribed form of law.</cd> — <col><b>To make of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To understand or think concerning; as, not to know what <i>to make of</i> the news.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To pay attention to; to cherish; to esteem; to account.</cd> "<i>Makes</i> she no more <i>of</i> me than <i>of</i> a slave." <i>Dryden.</i> — <col><b>To make one's law</b></col> <i>(Old Law)</i>, <cd>to adduce proof to clear one's self of a charge.</cd> — <col><b>To make out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To find out; to discover; to decipher; as, <i>to make out</i> the meaning of a letter.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To prove; to establish; as, the plaintiff was unable <i>to make</i> out his case</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To make complete or exact; as, he was not able <i>to make out</i> the money.</cd> — <col><b>To make over</b></col>, <cd>to transfer the title of; to convey; to alienate; as, he <i>made over</i> his estate in trust or in fee.</cd> — <col><b>To make sail</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To increase the quantity of sail already extended</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To set sail.</cd> — <col><b>To make shift</b></col>, <cd>to manage by expedients; as, they <i>made shift</i> to do without it.</cd> [Colloq.]. — <col><b>To make sternway</b></col>, <cd>to move with the stern foremost; to go or drift backward.</cd> — <col><b>To make strange</b></col>, <cd>to act in an unfriendly manner or as if surprised; to treat as strange; as, <i>to make strange</i> of a request or suggestion.</cd> — <col><b>To make suit to</b></col>, <cd>to endeavor to gain the favor of; to court.</cd> — <col><b>To make sure</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Sure</u>.</cd> — <col><b>To make up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To collect into a sum or mass; as, <i>to make up</i> the amount of rent; <i>to make up</i> a bundle or package.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To reconcile; to compose; as, <i>to make up</i> a difference or quarrel.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To supply what is wanting in; to complete; as, a dollar is wanted <i>to make up</i> the stipulated sum</cd>. <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To compose, as from ingredients or parts; to shape, prepare, or fabricate; as, <i>to make up</i> a mass into pills; <i>to make up</i> a story.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>He was all <i>made up</i> of love and charms!</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To compensate; to make good; as, <i>to make up</i> a loss.</cd> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <cd>To adjust, or to arrange for settlement; as, <i>to make up</i> accounts</cd>. <sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <cd>To dress and paint for a part, as an actor; as, he was well <i>made up</i>.</cd> — <col><b>To make up a face</b></col>, <cd>to distort the face as an expression of pain or derision.</cd> — <col><b>To make up one's mind</b></col>, <cd>to reach a mental determination; to resolve.</cd> — <col><b>To make water</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>To leak.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To urinate.</cd> — <col><b>To make way</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>To make one's way</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To make progress; to advance.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To open a passage; to clear the way</cd>. — <col><b>To make words</b></col>, <cd>to multiply words.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Make</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; — often in the phrase <i>to meddle or make</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or <i>make</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he <i>made toward home</i>; <i>the tiger made</i> at the sportsmen.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Formerly, authors used <i>to make on</i>, <i>to make forth</i>, <i>to make about</i>; but these phrases are obsolete. We now say, <i>to make at</i>, <i>to make away</i>, <i>to make for</i>, <i>to make off</i>, <i>to make toward</i>, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tend; to contribute; to have effect; — with <i>for</i> or <i>against</i>; as, it <i>makes</i> for his advantage.</def> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Follow after the things which <i>make</i> for peace.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xiv. 19.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Considerations infinite<BR> Do <i>make</i> against it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To increase; to augment; to accrue.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To solace him some time, as I do when I <i>make</i>.</blockquote> <i>P. Plowman.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To make as if</b></col>, or <col><b>To make as though</b></col>, <cd>to pretend that; to make show that; to make believe (see under <u>Make</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>).</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Joshua and all Israel <i>made as if</i> they were beaten before them, and fled.</blockquote> <i>Josh. viii. 15.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My lord of London <i>maketh as though</i> he were greatly displeased with me.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>To make at</b></col>, <cd>to go toward hastily, or in a hostile manner; to attack.</cd> — <col><b>To make away with</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To carry off.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To kill; to destroy.</cd> — <col><b>To make off</b></col>, <cd>to go away suddenly.</cd> — <col><b>To make out</b></col>, <cd>to succeed; to be able at last; to make shift; as, he <i>made out</i> to reconcile the contending parties.</cd> — <col><b>To make up</b></col>, <cd>to become reconciled or friendly.</cd> — <col><b>To make up for</b></col>, <cd>to compensate for; to supply an equivalent for.</cd> — <col><b>To make up to</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To approach; as, a suspicious boat <i>made up to</i> us.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To pay addresses to; to make love to.</cd> — <col><b>To make up with</b></col>, <cd>to become reconciled to.</cd> [Colloq.] — <col><b>To make with</b></col>, <cd>to concur or agree with.</cd> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Make</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It our perfection of so frail a <i>make</i><BR> As every plot can undermine and shake?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>On the make</b></col>,<cd>bent upon making great profits; greedy of gain.</cd> [Low, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Make"bate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Make</i>, v. + <i>bate</i> a quarrel.] <def>One who excites contentions and quarrels.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Make"-be*lief`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A feigning to believe; make believe.</def> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Make"-be*lieve`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; an invention.</def> "Childlike <i>make-believe</i>." <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To forswear self-delusion and <i>make- believe</i>.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Make"-be*lieve`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Feigned; insincere.</def> "<i>Make-believe</i> reverence." <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mak"ed</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Make</u>. <def>Made.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Make"-game`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An object of ridicule; a butt.</def> <i>Godwin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Make"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Make</u>, and cf. <u>Matchless</u>, <u>Mateless</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Matchless.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without a mate.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Make"-peace`</hw> (-p&emacr;s`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A peacemaker.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mak"er</hw> (m&amacr;k"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The universal <i>Maker</i> we may praise.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The person who makes a promissory note.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who writes verses; a poet.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>&fist; "The Greeks named the poet <grk>poihth`s</grk>, which name, as the most excellent, hath gone through other languages. It cometh of this word <grk>poiei^n</grk>, <i>make</i>; wherein, I know not whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in calling him a <i>maker</i>." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Make"shift`</hw> (m&amacr;k"sh&ibreve;ft`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.</def> <i>James Mill.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am not a model clergyman, only a decent <i>makeshift</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Make"-up`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The way in which the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in their mental <i>make-up</i>.</blockquote> <i>L. F. Ward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Make"weight`</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"ki</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A lemur. See <u>Lemur</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mak"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; as, this is cloth of your own <i>making</i>; the <i>making</i> of peace or war was in his power.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Composition, or structure.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>a poem.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be made; as, early misfortune was the <i>making</i> of him.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>External appearance; from.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mak"ing-i`ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mak"ing-up`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, called <i>proof</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of becoming reconciled or friendly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal-</hw> (m&abreve;l-). <def>A prefix in composition denoting ill, or evil, F. <est>male</est>, adv., fr. <est>malus</est>, bad, ill. In some words it has the form <i>male-</i>, as in <i>male</i>diction, <i>male</i>volent. See <u>Malice</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The form <i>male-</i> is chiefly used in cases where the <i>e</i>, either alone or with other letters, is pronounced as a separate syllable, as in <i>male</i>diction, <i>male</i>factor, <i>male</i>ficent, etc. Where this is not the case, as in <i>mal</i>feasance or <i>male</i>-feasance, <i>mal</i>formation or <i>male</i>-formation, etc., as also where the word to which it is prefixed commences with a vowel, as in <i>mal</i>administration, etc., the form <i>mal</i> is to be preferred, and is the one commonly employed.</p>

<p><hw>||Ma"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; pl. of <singw><b>Malum</b></singw>. [L.] <def>Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mala in se</b></col> [L.] <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute.</cd> — <col><b>Mala prohibita</b></col> [L.] <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from <i>mala in se</i>, which are offenses at common law.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mal"a*bar`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malabar nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the seed of an East Indian acanthaceous shrub, the <i>Adhatoda Vasica</i>, sometimes used medicinally.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*ca*tune"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Melocoton</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lac"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malacca cane</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a cane obtained from a species of palm of the genus <i>Calamus</i> (<i>C. Scipionum</i>), and of a brown color, often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and Malays.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mal"a*chite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Fr. Gr. &?; a mallow, from its resembling the green color of the leaf of mallows: cf. F. <i>malachite</i>. Cf. <u>Mallow</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Green malachite</i>, or malachite proper, admits of a high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. <i>Blue malachite</i>, or azurite, is a related species of a deep blue color.</p>

<p><col><b>Malachite green</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Emerald green</i>, under <u>Green</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*cis"sant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Malacissation</u>.] <def>Softening; relaxing.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*cis*sa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>malacissare</i> to make soft, Gr. &?;.] <def>The act of making soft or supple.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mal`a*cob*del"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; soft + &?; a leech.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Bdellomorpha</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"a*co*derm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft + &?; skin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a tribe of beetles (<i>Malacodermata</i>), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"a*co*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of pyroxene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*col"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in the science of malacology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>malacologie</i>.] <def>The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal`a*cop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; soft + <i>-poda</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; — called also <i>Protracheata</i>, and <i>Onychophora</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of antenn&aelig;. The tranche&aelig; are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the body. <i>Peripatus</i> is the only known genus. See <u>Peripatus</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>malacopt&eacute;rygien</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Malacopterygii.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; soft + &?; wing, fin, fr. &?; feather.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also <i>Malacopteri</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Belonging to the Malacopterygii.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"te*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., Gr. fr. &?; soft + &?; bone.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"to*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft + &?; mouth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal`a*cos"tra*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; soft + &?; shell of a testacean.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"tra*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Malacostraca.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*cos`tra*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Malacostrac</i>an + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>That branch of zo&ouml;logical science which relates to the crustaceans; — called also <i>carcinology</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"tra*cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Belonging to the Malacostraca.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*co*toon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Melocoton</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal`a*co*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; soft + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also <i>Malacozoaria</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*co*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`ad*dress"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>address</i>.] <def>Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one.</def> <i>W. D. Howells.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal`ad*just"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>adjustment</i>.] <def>A bad adjustment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal- </i> + <i>administration</i>.] <def>Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs.</def> [Written also <i>maleadministration</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*droit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Adroit</u>.] <def>Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.</def> — <wf>Mal"a*droit`ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mal`a*droit"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mal"a*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Maladies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>maladie</i>, fr. <i>malade</i> ill, sick, OF. also, <i>malabde</i>, fr. L. <i>male habitus</i>, i. e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Habit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>maladies</i> of the body may prove medicines to the mind.</blockquote> <i>Buckminster.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A moral or mental defect or disorder.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Love's a <i>malady</i> without a cure.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; illness. See <u>Disease</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mal"a*ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A city and a province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, <i>Malaga</i> grapes, <i>Malaga</i> raisins, <i>Malaga</i> wines.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal`a*gash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Malagasy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`a*gas"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or natives of Madagascar; also (<i>sing</i>.), the language.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`laise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>mal</i> ill + <i>aise</i> ease.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lam"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of malamic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*lam"bo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] <def>A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub <i>Croton Malambo</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`am*eth"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Malamic</i> + <i>ethane</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lam"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mal</i>ic + <i>amic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or designating an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lam"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Malic</i> + <i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"an*ders</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F. <i>malandres</i>, fr. L. <i>malandria</i> blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses.] <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See <u>Sallenders</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mallenders</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mal"a*pert</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>malapert</i> unskillful, ill-taught, ill-bred; <i>mal</i> ill + <i>apert</i> open, adroit, intelligent, L. <i>apertus</i>, p. p. of <i>aperire</i> to open. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Aperient</u>.] <def>Bold; forward; impudent; saucy; pert.</def> <i>Shak.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A malapert person.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Are you growing <i>malapert</i>! <i>Will you force me to make use of my authority</i> ?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mal"a*pert`ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mal"a*pert`ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mal"a*prop*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Mrs. <i>Malaprop</i>, a character in Sheridan's drama, " The Rivals," who makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See <u>Malapropos</u>.] <def>A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*ap"ro*pos`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [F. <i>mal &agrave; propos</i>; <i>mal</i> evil + <i>&agrave; propos</i> to the purpose.] <def>Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal*ap`te*ru"rus</hw> (m&abreve;l*&abreve;p`t&esl;*r&udd;"r&ubreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <grk>ptero`n</grk> wing + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See <i>Electric cat</i>, under <u>Electric</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mala</i> the cheek: cf. F. <i>malaire</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., contr. fr. <i>malaaria</i> bad air. See <u>Malice</u>, and Air.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Air infected with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; miasma.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The morbific agent in malaria is supposed by some to be a vegetable microbe or its spores, and by others to be a very minute animal blood parasite (an <i>infusorian</i>).</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A morbid condition produced by exhalations from decaying vegetable matter in contact with moisture, giving rise to fever and ague and many other symptoms characterized by their tendency to recur at definite and usually uniform intervals.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*la"ri*al</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*la"ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*la"ri*ous</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malarial fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a fever produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and sweating in distinct paroxysms, At intervals of definite and often uniform duration, in which these symptoms are wholly absent (<i>intermittent fever</i>), or only partially so (<i>remittent fever</i>); fever and ague; chills and fever.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma`la*sha"ga*nay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Indian name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The fresh-water drumfish (<i>Haploidonotus grunniens</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`as*sim`i*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal- </i> + <i>assimilation</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of the food.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials brought to them by the blood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>malum</i> apple: cf. F. <i>malate</i>. See <u>Malic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of malic acid.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma"lax</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*lax"ate</hw> (?), } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>malaxare</i>, <i>malaxatum</i>, cf. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; soft: cf. F. <i>malaxer</i>.] <def>To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mal`ax*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>malaxatio</i>: cf. F. <i>malaxation</i>.] <def>The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mal"ax*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*lay"</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*lay"an</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Malay language.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malay apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a myrtaceous tree (<i>Eugenia Malaccensis</i>) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma"la*ya"lam</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The name given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related to the Tamil.</def> <i>Yule.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mal"brouck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A West African arboreal monkey (<i>Cercopithecus cynosurus</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*con`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal- </i> + <i>conformation</i>.] <def>Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; ill form; disproportion of parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"con*tent`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>mal</i> ill + <i>content</i>. See <u>Malice</u>, <u>Content</u>.] <def>discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied with the government.</def> [Written also <i>malecontent</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The famous <i>malcontent</i> earl of Leicester.</blockquote> <i>Milner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal"con*tent`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>malcontent</i>.] <def>One who discontented; especially, a discontented subject of a government; one who expresses his discontent by words or overt acts.</def> <i>Spenser.</i> <i>Berkeley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal`con*tent"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Malcontent.</def> — <wf>Mal`con*tent"ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mal`con*tent"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mal*da"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of marine annelids of the genus <i>Maldane</i>, or family <i>Maldanid&aelig;</i>. They have a slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or mud.</def></p>

<p><hw>Male-</hw> (m&abreve;l- <i>or</i> m&abreve;l&esl;-). <def>See <u>Mal-</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Male</hw> (m&amacr;l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malus</i>. See <u>Malice</u>.] <def>Evil; wicked; bad.</def> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mail</u>, a bag.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&acirc;le</i>, OF. <i>masle</i>, <i>mascle</i>, fr. L. <i>masculus</i> male, masculine, dim. of <i>mas</i> a male; possibly akin to E. <i>man</i>. Cf. <u>Masculine</u>, <u>Marry</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, <i>male</i> organs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; — said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, <i>male</i> courage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of males; as, a <i>male</i> choir.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the <i>female</i> piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a <i>male</i> gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a <i>male</i> screw, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Male berry</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of coffee. See <u>Pea berry</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Male fern</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a fern of the genus <i>Aspidium</i> (<i>A. Filixmas</i>), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp. against the tapeworm. <i>Aspidium marginale</i> in America, and <i>A. athamanticum</i> in South Africa, are used as good substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See <i>Female fern</i>, under <u>Female</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Male rhyme</b></col>, <cd>a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree, as <i>laid</i>, <i>afraid</i>, <i>dismayed</i>. See <i>Female rhyme</i>, under <u>Female</u>.</cd> - - <col><b>Male screw</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a screw having threads upon its exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a corresponding nut or female screw.</cd> — <col><b>Male thread</b></col>, <cd>the thread of a male screw.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An animal of the male sex.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant bearing only staminate flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Male`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> (m&abreve;l`&abreve;d*m&ibreve;n`&ibreve;s*tr&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Maladministration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*le"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A salt of maleic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Male*branch"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The philosophical system of Malebranche, an eminent French metaphysician. The fundamental doctrine of his system is that the mind can not have knowledge of anything external to itself except in its relation to God.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Male*con`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Malconformation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Male"con*tent`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Malcontent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*di"cen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maledicentia</i>. See <u>Maledicent</u>.] <def>Evil speaking.</def> [Obs.] <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*di"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maledicens</i>, p. pr. of <i>maledicere</i> to speak ill; <i>male</i> ill + <i>dicere</i> to say, speak. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Diction</u>.] <def>Speaking reproachfully; slanderous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir E. Sandys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal"e*dict</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maledictus</i>, p. p. of <i>maledicere</i>.] <def>Accursed; abominable.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*dic"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maledictio</i>: cf. F. <i>mal&eacute;diction</i>. See <u>Maledicent</u>.] <def>A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; — opposed to <i>benediction</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No <i>malediction</i> falls from his tongue.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation; denunciation; anathema. — <u>Malediction</u>, <u>Curse</u>, <u>Imprecation</u>, <u>Execration</u>. <i>Malediction</i> is the most general term, denoting bitter reproach, or wishes and predictions of evil. <i>Curse</i> implies the desire or threat of evil, declared upon oath or in the most solemn manner. <i>Imprecation</i> is literally the praying down of evil upon a person. <i>Execration</i> is literally a putting under the ban of excommunication, a curse which excludes from the kingdom of God. In ordinary usage, the last three words describe profane swearing, <i>execration</i> being the strongest.</p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Malefactor</u>.] <def>A crime; an offense; an evil deed.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>malefacere</i> to do evil; <i>male</i> ill, evil + <i>facere</i> to do. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal.</def> [Obs.] <i>H. Brooke. Fuller.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.</p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female malefactor.</def> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Male*fea"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Malfeasance</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lef"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maleficus</i>: cf. F. <i>mal&eacute;fique</i>. See <u>Malefaction</u>.] <def>Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.</def> [R.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal"e*fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maleficium</i>: cf. F. <i>mal&eacute;fice</i>. See <u>Malefactor</u>.] <def>An evil deed; artifice; enchantment.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*lef"i*cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maleficentia</i>. Cf. <u>Malfeasance</u>.] <def>Evil doing, esp. to others.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lef"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Malefic</u>.] <def>Doing evil to others; harmful; mischievous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Injurious.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"ci*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [LL. <i>maleficiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>maleficiare</i> to bewitch, fr. L. <i>maleficium</i>. See <u>Malefice</u>.] <def>To bewitch; to harm.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*fi`ci*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bewitching.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cience</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Maleficence</u>.] <def>The doing of evil, harm, or mischief.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Maleficent</u>.] <def>Doing evil, harm, or mischief.</def></p>

<p><hw>Male`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Malformation</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*le"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mal&eacute;ique</i>. See <u>Malic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series, metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*len"gine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>malengin</i>; L. <i>malus</i> bad, evil + <i>ingenium</i> natural capacity. See <u>Engine</u>.] <def>Evil machination; guile; deceit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"le*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From its native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bird of Celebes (<i>megacephalon maleo</i>), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Male-o"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Malodor</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Male*prac"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Malpractice</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Male"-spir`it*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous.</def> [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mallette</i>, dim. of <i>malle</i>. See <u>Mail</u> a bag.] <def>A little bag or budget.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Male*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maltreat</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>malevolentia</i>. See <u>Malevolent</u>.] <def>The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of <u>Malice</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malevolens</i>, <i>-entis</i>; <i>male</i> ill + <i>volens</i>, p. pr. of <i>velle</i> to be willing or disposed, to wish. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Voluntary</u>.] <def>Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded; spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous.</p>

<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a malevolent manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malevolus</i>; fr. <i>male</i> ill + <i>velle</i> to be disposed.] <def>Malevolent.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal*ex`e*cu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>execution</i>.] <def>Bad execution.</def> <i>D. Webster.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*le"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maleic</i> + <i>- yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical derived from maleic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*fea"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>malfaisance</i>, fr. <i>malfaisant</i> injurious, doing ill; <i>mal</i> ill, evil + <i>faisant</i> doing, p. pr. of <i>faire</i> to do. See <u>Malice</u>, <u>Feasible</u>, and cf. <u>Maleficence</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.</def> [Written also <i>malefeasance</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mal`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>formation</i>.] <def>Ill formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or structure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*gra"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>malgracieux</i>.] <def>Not graceful; displeasing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal"gre</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mauger</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malum</i> an apple: cf. F. <i>malique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, apples; as, <i>malic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malic acid</b></col>, <cd>a hydroxy acid obtained as a substance which is sirupy or crystallized with difficulty, and has a strong but pleasant sour taste. It occurs in many fruits, as in green apples, currants, etc. It is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according to the temperature and concentration. An artificial variety is a derivative of succinic acid, but has no action on polarized light, and thus malic acid is a remarkable case of physical isomerism.</cd> </p>

<p><hw>Mal"ice</hw> (m&abreve;l"&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>malice</i>, fr. L. <i>malitia</i>, from <i>malus</i> bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black, Skr. <i>mala</i> dirt. Cf. <u>Mauger</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a malignant design of evil.</def> "Nor set down aught in <i>malice</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Envy, hatred, and <i>malice</i> are three distinct passions of the mind.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Holt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Any wicked or mischievous intention of the mind; a depraved inclination to mischief; an intention to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or to do a wrongful act without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malice aforethought</b></col> or <col><b>prepense</b></col>, <cd>malice previously and deliberately entertained.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique; bitterness; animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor; virulence. See <u>Spite</u>. — <u>Malevolence</u>, <u>Malignity</u>, <u>Malignancy</u>. <i>Malice</i> is a stronger word than <i>malevolence</i>, which may imply only a desire that evil may befall another, while <i>malice</i> desires, and perhaps intends, to bring it about. <i>Malignity</i> is intense and deepseated <i>malice</i>. It implies a natural delight in hating and wronging others. One who is <i>malignant</i> must be both <i>malevolent</i> and <i>malicious</i>; but a man may be <i>malicious</i> without being <i>malignant</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Proud tyrants who <i>maliciously</i> destroy<BR> And ride o'er ruins with <i>malignant</i> joy.</blockquote> <i>Somerville.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>in some connections, <i>malignity</i> seems rather more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and <i>malignancy</i> to indications of this depravity, in temper and conduct in particular instances.</blockquote> <i>Cogan.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal"ice</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To regard with extreme ill will.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mal"i*cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>malhecho</i>; <i>mal</i> bad + <i>hecho</i> deed, L. <i>factum</i>. See <u>Fact</u>.] <def>Mischief.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*li"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Of. <i>malicius</i>, F. <i>malicieux</i>, fr. L. <i>malitiosus</i>. See <u>Malice</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I grant him bloody, . . . <BR> Sudden, <i>malicious</i>, smacking of every sin<BR> That has a name.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a <i>malicious</i> report; <i>malicious</i> mischief.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a <i>malicious</i> act.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malicious abandonment</b></col>, <cd>the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause.</cd> <i>Burrill.</i> — <col><b>Malicious mischief</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>malicious injury to the property of another; — an offense at common law.</cd> <i>Wharton.</i> — <col><b>Malicious prosecution</b></col> or <col><b>arrest</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious; malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant; rancorous; malign.</p>

<p>— <wf>Ma*li"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Ma*li"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malignus</i>, for <i>maligenus</i>, i. e., of a bad kind or nature; <i>malus</i> bad + the root of <i>genus</i> birth, race, kind: cf. F. <i>malin</i>, masc., <i>maligne</i>, fem. See <u>Malice</u>, <u>Gender</u>, and cf. <u>Benign</u>, <u>Malignant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; — opposed to <i>benign</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Witchcraft may be by operation of <i>malign</i> spirits.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a <i>malign</i> aspect of planets.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Malignant; as, a <i>malign</i> ulcer.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maligned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Maligning</u>.] [Cf. L. <i>malignare</i>. See <u>Malign</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they will against private men, whom they <i>malign</i> by stealing their goods, or murdering them.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To be envied and shot at; to be <i>maligned</i> standing, and to be despised falling.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To entertain malice.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*lig"nance</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*lig"nan*cy</hw> , } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Malignant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; as, <i>malignancy</i> of heart.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unfavorableness; evil nature.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>malignancy</i> of my fate might perhaps distemner yours.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Virulence; tendency to a fatal issue; as, the <i>malignancy</i> of an ulcer or of a fever.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a malignant.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Malice; malevolence; malignity. See <u>Malice</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ma*lig"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malignans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>malignare</i>, <i>malignari</i>, to do or make maliciously. See <u>Malign</u>, and cf. <u>Benignant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>malignant</i> and a turbaned Turk.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious.</def> "<i>Malignant</i> care." <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>malignant</i> power upon my life.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Something deleterious and <i>malignant</i> as his touch.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, <i>malignant</i> diphtheria.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malignant pustule</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a very contagious disease, transmitted to man from animals, characterized by the formation, at the point of reception of the virus, of a vesicle or pustule which first enlarges and then breaks down into an unhealthy ulcer. It is marked by profound exhaustion and usually fatal. Called also <i>charbon</i>, and sometimes, improperly, <i>anthrax</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lig"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> <def>One of the adherents of Charles I. or Charles II.; — so called by the opposite party.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lig"nant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a malignant manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lign"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who maligns.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lig"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Malignified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Malignifying</u> (?).] [L. <i>malignus</i> malign + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To make malign or malignant.</def> [R.] "A strong faith <i>malignified</i>." <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lig"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>malignit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>malignitas</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Virulence; deadly quality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His physicians discerned an invincible <i>malignity</i> in his disease.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; as, the <i>malignity</i> of fraud.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Malice</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ma*lign"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a malign manner; with malignity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>MAlingered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Malingering</u>.] <def>To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>malingre</i> sickly, weakly, prob. from <i>mal</i> ill + OF. <i>heingre</i>, <i>haingre</i>, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. <i>aeger</i>.] <def>In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"i*son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>maleicon</i>, L. <i>maledictio</i>. See <u>Malediction</u>, and cf. <u>Benison</u>.] <def>Malediction; curse; execration.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>God's <i>malison</i> on his head who this gainsays.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>Maud</i>, the proper name. Cf. <u>Grimalkin</u>.] [Written also <i>maukin</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A scarecrow.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mall</hw> (m&add;l; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>maul</i>.] [OE. <i>malle</i>, F. <i>mail</i>, L. <i>malleus</i>. Cf. <u>Malleus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A heavy blow.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An old game played with <i>malls</i> or mallets and balls. See <u>Pall-mall</u>.</def> <i>Cotton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A place where the game of <i>mall</i> was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City <i>Mall</i>.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mall</hw> (m&add;l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Malled</u> (m&add;ld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Malling</u>.] [Cf. OF. <i>mailler</i>. See <u>Mall</u> beetle, and cf. <u>Malleate</u>.] <def>To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mall</hw> (m&abreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>mallum</i> a public assembly; cf. OHG. <i>mahal</i> assembly, transaction; akin to AS. <i>m&aelig;&eth;el</i>, <i>me&eth;el</i>, assembly, <i>m&aemacr;lan</i> to speak, Goth. <i>ma&thorn;l</i> market place.] <def>Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables of a state for the transaction of public business, such meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly.</def> Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A court of justice.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A place where justice is administered.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A place where public meetings are held.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or <i>malls</i>, ceased.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal"lard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>malari</i>,fr. <i>m&acirc;le</i> male + <i>-art =-ard</i>. See <u>Male</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>-ard</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A drake; the male of <i>Anas boschas</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large wild duck (<i>Anas boschas</i>) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also <i>greenhead</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"le*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. F. <i>mall&eacute;abilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being malleable; — opposed to <i>friability</i> and <i>brittleness</i>.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mall&eacute;able</i>, fr. LL. <i>malleare</i> to hammer. See <u>Malleate</u>.] <def>Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; — applied to metals.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malleable iron</b></col>, <cd>iron that is capable of extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast iron. See under <u>Iron</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Malleable iron castings</b></col>, <cd>articles cast from pig iron and made malleable by heating then for several days in the presence of some substance, as hematite, which deprives the cast iron of some of its carbon.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make malleable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being malleable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"le*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the malleus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"le*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Malleated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Malleating</u> (?).] [L. <i>malleatus</i> hammered, fr. <i>malleus</i> a hammer. See <u>Mall</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`le*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>malleatio</i>: cf. OF. <i>mall&eacute;ation</i>.] <def>The act or process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal; extension by beating.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mal"le*cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Malicho</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*lee" bird`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> [From native name.] <def>The leipoa. See <u>Leipoa</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mal"le*mock</hw> (?), <hw>Mal"le*moke</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mollemoke</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"len*ders</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Malanders</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*le"o*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Malleolus</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle joint.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal*le"*o*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Malleoli</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>malleus</i> hammer.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>" A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maillet</i>, dim. of <i>mail</i>. See <u>Mall</u> a beetle.] <def>A small maul with a short handle, — used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, — used in playing croquet.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal"le*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mallei</b></plw> (#). [L., hammer. See <u>Mall</u> a beetle.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Far</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See <u>Mastax</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal*loph"a*ga</hw> (m&abreve;l*l&obreve;f"&adot;*g&adot;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mallo`s</grk> a lock of wool + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; — called also <i>bird lice</i>. See <i>Bird louse</i>, under <u>Bird</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal*lo"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr Gr. &?; fleecy.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin (<i>Mallotus villosus</i>), is extensively used as bait for cod.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mal"low</hw> (?), <hw>Mal"lows</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>malwe</i>, AS. <i>mealwe</i>, fr. L. <i>malva</i>, akin to Gr. <grk>mala`chh</grk>; cf. <grk>mala`ssein</grk> to soften, <grk>malako`s</grk> soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. <u>Mauve</u>, <u>Malachite</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants (<i>Malva</i>) having mucilaginous qualities. See <u>Malvaceous</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The flowers of the common mallow (<i>M. sylvestris</i>) are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow (<i>M. rotundifolia</i>) is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called <i>cheeses</i> by children. Tree mallow (<i>M. Mauritiana</i> and <i>Lavatera arborea</i>), musk mallow (<i>M. moschata</i>), rose mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow (<i>M. crispa</i>), are less commonly seen.</p>

<p><col><b>Indian mallow</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Abutilon</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Jew's mallow</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<i>Corchorus olitorius</i>) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh mallow</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Marsh</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mal"low*wort`</hw> (m&abreve;l"l&osl;*w&ucirc;rt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the order <i>Malvace&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Malm</hw> (?), <hw>Malm"brick`</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>mealm</i> sand.] <def>A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A spotted trout (<i>Salvelinus malma</i>), inhabiting Northern America, west of the Rocky Mountains; — called also <i>Dolly Varden trout</i>, <i>bull trout</i>, <i>red-spotted trout</i>, and <i>golet</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mal"mag</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from native name in Madagascar.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The tarsius, or spectral lemur.</def></p>

<p><hw>Malm"sey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>malvesie</i>, F. <i>malvoisie</i>, It. <i>malvasia</i>, <i>malavagia</i>, fr. <i>Malvasia</i>, or Napoli di <i>Malvasia</i>, in the Morea.] <def>A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal`nu*tri"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>nutrition</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Faulty or imperfect nutrition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*ob`ser*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>observation</i>.] <def>Erroneous observation.</def> <i>J. S Mill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal*o"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An offensive odor.</def><BR> [1913 Webster]</p>

<p><hw>Mal*o"dor*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling.</def> — <wf>Mal*o"dor*ous*ness</wf>. <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>Carlyle.</i><BR> [1913 Webster]</p>

<p><hw>Mal"o*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of malonic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*lon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid produced artifically as a white crystalline substance, CH<sub>2</sub>.(CO<sub>2</sub>H)<sub>2</sub>, and so called because obtained by the oxidation of <i>malic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"o*nyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Malonic</i> + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon radical, CH<sub>2</sub>.(CO)<sub>2</sub>, from malonic acid.</def> </p>

<p><hw>||Mal*pi"ghi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Malpighian</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of <i>Malpighia urens</i> are eaten under the name of <i>Barbadoes cherries</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs (<i>Malpighiace&aelig;</i>), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*pi"ghi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malpighian</b></col> <col><b>capsules or corpuscles</b></col>, <cd>the globular dilatations, containing the glomeruli or Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the urinary tubules of the kidney.</cd> — <col><b>Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen</b></col>, <cd>masses of adenoid tissue connected with branches of the splenic artery.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mal`po*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>position</i>.] <def>A wrong position.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*prac"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>practice</i>.] <def>Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary to established rules; specifically, the treatment of a case by a surgeon or physician in a manner which is contrary to accepted rules and productive of unfavorable results.</def> [Written also <i>malepractice</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Malt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mealt</i>; akin to D. <i>mout</i>, G. <i>malz</i>, Icel., Sw., & Dan. <i>malt</i>, and E. <i>melt</i>. &radic;108. See <u>Melt</u>.] <def>Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky.</def></p>

<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Malt liquor</b></col>, <cd>an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt.</cd> - - <col><b>Malt dust</b></col>, <cd>fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in making malt; — used as a fertilizer.</cd> " <i>Malt dust</i> consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain." <i>Sir H. Davy.</i> — <col><b>Malt floor</b></col>, <cd>a floor for drying malt.</cd> — <col><b>Malt house</b></col>, or <col><b>Malthouse</b></col>, <cd>a house in which malt is made.</cd> — <col><b>Malt kiln</b></col>, <cd>a heated chamber for drying malt.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Malted</u>: <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Malting</u>.] <def>To make into malt; as, to <i>malt</i> barley.</def></p>

<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal"ta*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Talent</u>.] <def>Ill will; malice.</def> [Obs.] <i>Rom. of R.</i> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal*tese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <i>Malta</i> or to its inhabitants.</def> — <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Maltese cat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a mouse- colored variety of the domestic cat.</cd> — <col><b>Maltese cross</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Illust.</i> 5, of <u>Cross</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Maltese dog</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Mal"tha</hw> (m&abreve;l"th&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`lqa</grk>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mortar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R. <i>Malthus</i>, or conforming to his views; as, <i>Malthusian</i> theories.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Malthus held that population tends to increase faster than its means of subsistence can be made to do, and hence that the lower classes must necessarily suffer more or less from lack of food, unless an increase of population be checked by prudential restraint or otherwise.</p>

<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of Malthus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Malt"in</hw> (?), <hw>Malt"ine</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing malt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Malt"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The process of making, or of becoming malt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Malt"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Maltmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man whose occupation is to make malt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif., designating an acid called also <i>gluconic</i> or <i>dextronic</i> acid. See <u>Gluconic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Malt"ose`</hw> (m&add;lt"&omacr;s`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Malt</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice. It resembles dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maltreated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Maltreating</u>.] [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>treat</i>: cf. F. <i>maltraiter</i>.] <def>To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*treat"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; [Cf. F. <i>maltraitement</i>.] <def>Ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Malt"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maltman.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Malt"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tippler.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Malt"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing, or like, malt.</def> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mala</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>An evil. See <u>Mala</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal*va"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malvaceus</i>, from <i>malva</i> mallows. See <u>Mallow</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (<i>Malvace&aelig;</i>), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the baobab and the silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal`ver*sa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>malverser</i> to be corrupt in office, fr. L. <i>male</i> ill + <i>versari</i> to move about, to occupy one's self, <i>vertere</i> to turn. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Verse</u>.] <def>Evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mal"ve*sie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Malmsey wine. See <u>Malmsey</u>.</def> " A jub of <i>malvesye</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mam</hw> (m&abreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. <i>mamma</i>.] <def>Mamma.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ma"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mamma</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"a*luke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mameluke</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mam"e*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.</def> <i>Westmin. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mam`e*lu"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] <def>A child born of a white father and Indian mother.</def> [S. Amer.]</p>

<p><hw>Mam"e*luke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mamelouk</i>, cf. Sp. <i>mameluco</i>, It. <i>mammalucco</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>maml&?;k</i> a purchased slave or captive; lit., possessed or in one's power, p. p. of <i>malaka</i> to possesses.] <def>One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism, who, during several centuries, had more or less control of the government of Egypt, until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"il*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mammillated</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam*ma"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Reduplicated from the infantine word <i>ma</i>, influenced in spelling by L. <i>mamma</i>.] <def>Mother; — word of tenderness and familiarity.</def> [Written also <i>mama</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Tell tales papa and <i>mamma</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mam"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mamm&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>mamma</i> breast.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; udder; bag.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mammals</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>mammalis</i> belonging to the breast, fr. <i>mamma</i> the breast or pap: cf. F. <i>mammal</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the <i>Mammalia</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Age of mammals</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Age</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 8.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Mam*ma"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from L. <i>mammalis</i>. See <u>Mammal</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The highest class of Vertebrata. The young are nourished for a time by milk, or an analogous fluid, secreted by the mammary glands of the mother.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Mammalia are divided into three subclasses; —</p>

<p>I. <i>Placentalia</i>. This subclass embraces all the higher orders, including man. In these the fetus is attached to the uterus by a placenta.</p>

<p>II. <i>Marsupialia</i>. In these no placenta is formed, and the young, which are born at an early state of development, are carried for a time attached to the teats, and usually protected by a marsupial pouch. The opossum, kangaroo, wombat, and koala are examples.</p>

<p>III. <i>Monotremata</i>. In this group, which includes the genera <i>Echidna</i> and <i>Ornithorhynchus</i>, the female lays large eggs resembling those of a bird or lizard, and the young, which are hatched like those of birds, are nourished by a watery secretion from the imperfectly developed mamm&aelig;. </p>

<p><hw>Mam*ma"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam`ma*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mammal</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Containing mammalian remains; — said of certain strata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam`ma*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mammalogy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam*mal"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mammalogiste</i>.] <def>One versed in mammalogy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam*mal"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i> breast + <i>-logy</i>: cf. f. <i>mammalogie</i>.] <def>The science which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See <u>Mammalia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"ma*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mammaire</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the mamm&aelig; or breasts; as, the <i>mammary</i> arteries and veins.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam*mee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Haytian <i>mamey</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus <i>Mammea</i> (<i>M. Americana</i>); also, its fruit. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called <i>mammee apple</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>memme</i> coward, poltroon.] <def>To hesitate; to mutter doubtfully.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mam"met</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mawmet</u>.] <def>An idol; a puppet; a doll.</def> [Obs.] <i>Selden.</i> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mam"met*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mawmetry</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mam"mi*fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mammiferous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A mammal. See <u>Mammalia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam*mif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i> breast + <i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. <i>mammif&egrave;re</i>.] <def>Having breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i> breast + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>mammiforme</i>.] <def>Having the form of a mamma (breast) or mamm&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mam*mil"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mammil&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>mamma</i> a breast.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The nipple.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mil*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mammilaire</i>. See <u>Mammilla</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with small mammiform protuberances.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mam"mil*late</hw> (?), <hw>Mam"mil*la`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mammilla</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mamm&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Bounded like a nipple; — said of the apex of some shells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam*mil"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mammilla</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the form of a mammilla.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mil*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mammilla</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <def>Like a mammilla or nipple; mammilliform.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir. & Gael. <i>mam</i> a round hill + <i>-ock</i>.] <def>A shapeless piece; a fragment.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mam"mock</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tear to pieces.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mo*dis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mamoudis</i>, fr. Hind. <i>mahm&umacr;d&imacr;</i> a muslin.] <def>Coarse plain India muslins.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>Mastology. See <u>Mammalogy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mammona</i>, Gr. &?; riches, Syr. <i>mam&?;n&amacr;</i>; cf. Heb. <i>matm&?;n</i> a hiding place, subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr. <i>t&amacr;man</i> to hide.] <def>Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye can not serve God and <i>Mammon</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vi. 24.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mon*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mon*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Devotion to the pursuit of wealth; worldliness.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mon*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mammonite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mon*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One devoted to the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon.</def> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mam`mon*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The process of making mammonish; the state of being under the influence of mammonism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mon*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make mammonish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam*mose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mammosus</i> having large breasts, <i>mamma</i> breast.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mam"moth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ. <i>m&acirc;mont</i>, <i>m&aacute;mant</i>, fr. Tartar <i>mamma</i> the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (<i>Elephas primigenius</i>), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved entire, with the flesh and hair remaining. They were imbedded in the ice cliffs at a remote period, and became exposed by the melting of the ice.</p>

<p><hw>Mam"moth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a <i>mammoth</i> ox.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mam"mo*thrept</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; grandmother + &?; to nourish.] <def>A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>O, you are a more <i>mammothrept</i> in judgment.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mam"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mammies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A child's name for <i>mamma</i>, mother.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mam"zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>m&aacute;mz&?;r</i>.] <def>A person born of relations between whom marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard.</def> <i>Deut. xxiii. 2 (Douay version).</i></p>

<p><hw>Man</hw> (m&abreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Men</b></plw> (m&ebreve;n). [AS. <i>mann</i>, <i>man</i>, <i>monn</i>, <i>mon</i>; akin to OS., D., & OHG. <i>man</i>, G. <i>mann</i>, Icel. <i>ma&eth;r</i>, for <i>mannr</i>, Dan. <i>Mand</i>, Sw. <i>man</i>, Goth. <i>manna</i>, Skr. <i>manu</i>, <i>manus</i>, and perh. to Skr. <i>man</i> to think, and E. <i>mind</i>. &radic;104. Cf. <u>Minx</u> a pert girl.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A human being; — opposed to <i>beast</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These <i>men</i> went about wide, and <i>man</i> found
they none,<BR>
But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one.</blockquote> <i>R. of
Glouc.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king is but a <i>man</i>, as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially: An adult male person; a grown- up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When I became a <i>man</i>, I put away childish things.</blockquote> <i>I Cor. xiii. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ceneus, a woman once, and once a <i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The human race; mankind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And God said, Let us make <i>man</i> in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion.</blockquote> <i>Gen. i. 26.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The proper study of mankind is <i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The male portion of the human race.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than <i>man</i> to the discharge of parental duties.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This was the noblest Roman of them all . . . the elements<BR> So mixed in him that Nature might stand up<BR> And say to all the world "This was a <i>man</i>!"</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like master, like <i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old Proverb.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he did become his <i>man</i> from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honor.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, <i>man</i>, we 've no time to lose!</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A married man; a husband; — correlative to <i>wife</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I pronounce that they are <i>man</i> and wife.</blockquote> <i>Book of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>every wife ought to answer for her <i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>One, or any one, indefinitely; — a modified survival of the Saxon use of <i>man</i>, or <i>mon</i>, as an indefinite pronoun.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>man</i> can not make him laugh.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>man</i> would expect to find some antiquities; but all they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum of a Roman ship.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Man</i> is often used as a prefix in composition, or as a separate adjective, its sense being usually self-explaining; as, <i>man</i> child, <i>man</i> eater or <i>man</i>eater, <i>man- </i>eating, <i>man</i> hater or <i>man</i>hater, <i>man-</i>hating, <i>man</i>hunter, <i>man-</i>hunting, <i>man</i>killer, <i>man- </i>killing, <i>man</i> midwife, <i>man</i> pleaser, <i>man</i> servant, <i>man-</i>shaped, <i>man</i>slayer, <i>man</i>stealer, <i>man-stealing</i>, <i>man</i>thief, <i>man</i> worship, etc.</p>

<p><i>Man</i> is also used as a suffix to denote a person of the male sex having a business which pertains to the thing spoken of in the qualifying part of the compound; ash<i>man</i>, butter<i>man</i>, laundry<i>man</i>, lumber<i>man</i>, milk<i>man</i>, fire<i>man</i>, show<i>man</i>, water<i>man</i>, wood<i>man</i>. Where the combination is not familiar, or where some specific meaning of the compound is to be avoided, <i>man</i> is used as a separate substantive in the foregoing sense; as, apple <i>man</i>, cloth <i>man</i>, coal <i>man</i>, hardware <i>man</i>, wood <i>man</i> (as distinguished from wood<i>man</i>).</p>

<p><col><b>Man ape</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a anthropoid ape, as the gorilla.</cd> — <col><b>Man at arms</b></col>, <cd>a designation of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries for a soldier fully armed.</cd> — <col><b>Man engine</b></col>, <cd>a mechanical lift for raising or lowering people through considerable distances; specifically <i>(Mining)</i>, a contrivance by which miners ascend or descend in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings. A man steps from a landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the next landing, upon which he them steps, and so on, traveling by successive stages.</cd> — <col><b>Man Friday</b></col>, <cd>a person wholly subservient to the will of another, like Robinson Crusoe's servant Friday.</cd> — <col><b>Man of straw</b></col>, <cd>a puppet; one who is controlled by others; also, one who is not responsible pecuniarily.</cd> — <col><b>Man-of-the earth</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a twining plant (<i>Ipom&oelig;a pandurata</i>) with leaves and flowers much like those of the morning-glory, but having an immense tuberous farinaceous root.</cd> — <col><b>Man of war</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A warrior; a soldier</cd>. <i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> — <col><b>To be one's own man</b></col>, <cd>to have command of one's self; not to be subject to another.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manning</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to <i>man</i> a ship, boat, or fort.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>See how the surly Warwick <i>mans</i> the wall !</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>man</i> their boats, and all their young men arm.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify.</def> "Theodosius having <i>manned</i> his soul with proper reflections." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tame, as a hawk.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with a servant or servants.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To wait on as a manservant.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In "Othello," V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain, being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage.</p>

<p><col><b>To man a yard</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to send men upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail.</cd> — <col><b>To man the yards</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to station men on the yards as a salute or mark of respect.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Marriageable.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"ace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Menace</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"a*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>manicle</i>, OF. <i>manicle</i>, F. <i>manicle</i> sort glove, manacle, L. <i>manicula</i> a little hand, dim. of <i>manus</i> hand; cf. L. <i>manica</i> sleeve, manacle, fr. <i>manus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>.] <def>A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; — usually in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like <i>manacles</i> on the right hand.</blockquote> <i>Ecclus. xxi. 19.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"a*cle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manacled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manacling</u> (?).] <def>To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Is it thus you use this monarch, to <i>manacle</i> and shackle him hand and foot ?</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>man&egrave;ge</i>, It. <i>maneggio</i>, fr. <i>maneggiare</i> to manage, fr. L. <i>manus</i>hand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. <i>m&eacute;nage</i> housekeeping, OF. <i>mesnage</i>, akin to E. <i>mansion</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and cf. <u>Manege</u>.] <def>The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See <u>Manege</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Young men, in the conduct and <i>manage</i> of actions, embrace more than they can hold.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Down, down I come; like glistering Pha&euml;thon<BR> Wanting the <i>manage</i> of unruly jades.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The unlucky <i>manage</i> of this fatal brawl.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, has been displaced by <i>manege</i>; in its more general meaning, by <i>management</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Man"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Managed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Managing</u> (?).] [From <u>Manage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily <i>managed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What wars I<i>manage</i>, and what wreaths I gain.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It was so much his interest to <i>manage</i> his Protestant subjects.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It was not her humor to <i>manage</i> those over whom she had gained an ascendant.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hurd.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To treat with care; to husband.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To bring about; to contrive.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact.</p>

<p><hw>Man"age</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Leave them to <i>manage</i> for thee.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`age*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being manageable; manageableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"age*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a <i>manageable</i> horse.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Governable; tractable; controllable; docile.</p>

<p>— <wf>Man"age*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> — <wf>Man"age*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Man"age*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unmanageable.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"age*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Manage</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as, the <i>management</i> of a family or of a farm; the <i>management</i> of state affairs.</def> "The <i>management</i> of the voice." <i>E. Porter.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Business dealing; negotiation; arrangement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had great <i>managements</i> with ecclesiastics.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; — often in a bad sense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Mark with what <i>management</i> their tribes divide<BR> Some stick to you, and some to t'other side.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of those who manage or direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Conduct; administration; government; direction; guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue.</p>

<p><hw>Man"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the <i>manager</i> of a theater.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A skillful <i>manager</i> of the rabble.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a <i>manager</i> of his treasure.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A contriver; an intriguer.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`a*ge"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to management or a manager; as, <i>managerial</i> qualities.</def> "<i>Managerial</i> responsibility." <i>C. Bront&eacute;.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"a*ger*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or position of a manager.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"age*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>menagerie</i>, <i>mesnagerie</i>. See <u>Manage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Menagerie</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Husbandry; economy; frugality.</def> <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"a*kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. & G. <i>manakin</i>; prob. the native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous small birds belonging to <i>Pipra</i>, <i>Manacus</i>, and other genera of the family <i>Piprid&aelig;</i>. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. Some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"a*kin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dwarf. See <u>Manikin</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`a*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>manat&iacute;</i>, from the native name in Hayti. Cf. <u>Lamantin</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of <i>Trichechus</i>, a genus of sirenians; — called also <i>sea cow</i>.</def> [Written also <i>manaty</i>, <i>manati</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; One species (<i>Trichechus Senegalensis</i>) inhabits the west coast of Africa; another (<i>T. Americanus</i>) inhabits the east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee (<i>T. latirostris</i>) is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought to be a variety of <i>T. Americanus</i>. It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It is hunted for its oil and flesh.</p>

<p><hw>Ma*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[L. <i>manatio</i>, fr. <i>manare</i> to flow.] <def>The act of issuing or flowing out.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"bote`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>man</i> man, vassal + <i>b&omacr;t</i> recompense.] <i>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</i> <def>A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant).</def> <i>Spelman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.] <def>See <u>Mancus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Manche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Also <i>maunch</i>.] [F. <i>manche</i>, fr. L. <i>manica</i>. See <u>Manacle</u>.] <def>A sleeve.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"chet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Fine white bread; a loaf of fine bread.</def> [Archaic] <i>Bacon. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`chi*neel"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>manzanillo</i>, fr. <i>manzana</i> an apple, fr. L. <i>malum Matianum</i> a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A euphorbiaceous tree (<i>Hippomane Mancinella</i>) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Bastard manchineel</b></col>, <cd>a tree (<i>Cameraria latifolia</i>) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous properties.</cd> <i>Lindley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man*chu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Written also <i>Manchoo</i>, <i>Mantchoo</i>, etc.] <def>Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"ci*pate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>mancipatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mancipare</i> to sell. Cf. <u>Emancipate</u>.] <def>To enslave; to bind; to restrict.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`ci*pa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mancipatio</i> a transfer.] <def>Slavery; involuntary servitude.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"ci*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From OF. <i>mancipe</i> slave, servant (with <i>l</i> inserted, as in <i>participle</i>), fr. L. <i>mancipium</i>. See <u>Mancipate</u>.] <def>A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man*co"na bark`</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Sassy bark</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.] <def>An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The silver <i>mancus</i> was equal to about one shilling of modern English money.</def></p>

<p><hw>-man`cy</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; divination: cf. F. <i>-mancie</i>.] <def>A combining form denoting <i>divination</i>; as, aleuro<i>mancy</i>, chiro<i>mancy</i>, necro<i>mancy</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mand</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A demand.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Demand</u>.</p>

<p><hw>||Man*da"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., we command, fr. <i>mandare</i> to command.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`da*rin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>mandarim</i>, from Malay <i>mantr&imacr;</i> minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. <i>mantrin</i> a counselor, <i>manira</i> a counsel, <i>man</i> to think.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (<i>Citrus nobilis</i>).</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mandarin duck</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a beautiful Asiatic duck (<i>Dendronessa galericulata</i>), often domesticated, and regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal affection.</cd> — <col><b>Mandarin language</b></col>, <cd>the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China.</cd> — <col><b>Mandarin yellow</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.</def> <i>S. W. Williams.</i></p>

<p><! p. 890 !></p>

<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Dyeing)</i> <def>The process of giving an orange color to goods formed of animal tissue, as silk or wool, not by coloring matter, but by producing a certain change in the fiber by the action of dilute nitric acid.</def> <i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.</def> <i>F. Lieder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"da*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. mandatarius, fr. <i>mandatum</i> a charge, commission, order: cf. F. <i>mandataire</i>. See <u>Mandate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One to whom a command or charge is given; hence, specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who undertakes to discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"date</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mandatum</i>, fr. <i>mandare</i> to commit to one's charge, order, orig., to put into one's hand; <i>manus</i> hand + <i>dare</i> to give: cf. F. <i>mandat</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, <u>Date</u> a time, and cf. <u>Commend</u>, <u>Maundy Thursday</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear<BR> Her mighty <i>mandates</i>, and her words you hear.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Canon Law)</i> <def>A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous.</def> <i>Erskine.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Man*da"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A director; one who gives a mandate or order.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Law)</i> <def>The person who employs another to perform a mandate.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"da*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mandatorius</i>.] <def>Containing a command; preceptive; directory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"da*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mandatary</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"del*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of mandelic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*del"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [G. <i>mandel</i> almond.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; — called also <i>phenyl glycolic acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maunder</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"der*il</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mandrel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"di*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mandibula</i>, <i>mandibulum</i>, fr. <i>mandere</i> to chew. Cf. <u>Manger</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; — also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of birds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Diptera</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*dib"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mandibulaire</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principal mandibular bone; the mandible.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mandibular arch</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the most anterior visceral arch, — that in which the mandible is developed.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man*dib"u*late</hw> (?), <hw>Man*dib"u*la`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*dib"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An insect having mandibles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`di*bu"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the form of a mandible; — said especially of the maxill&aelig; of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*dib`u*lo*hy"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or situated between them.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"dil</hw> (m&abreve;n"d&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mandil</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <i>mandil</i> a coarse apron, a haircloth; all from Ar. <i>mandil</i> tablecloth, handkerchief, mantle, fr. LGr. <grk>mandh`lion</grk>, fr. L. <i>mantile</i>, <i>mantele</i>. See <u>Mantle</u>.] <def>A loose outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*dil"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mandil</u>.</def> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man*din"gos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>sing.</i> <singw><b>Mandingo</b></singw>. <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>An extensive and powerful tribe of West African negroes.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man"di*oc</hw> (?), <hw>||Man`di*o"ca</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Manioc</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"dle*stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>mandelstein</i> almond stone.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Amygdaloid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mand"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Commandment.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Man"do*lin</hw>, <hw>Man"do*line</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mandoline</i>, It. <i>mandolino</i>, dim. of <i>mandola</i>, fr. L. <i>pandura</i>. See <u>Bandore</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"dore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mandolin</u>, and <u>Bandore</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of four-stringed lute.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*drag"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., <i>mandragoras</i> the mandrake.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants; the mandrake. See <u>Mandrake</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*drag"o*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from mandrake.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"drake</hw> (m&abreve;n"dr&amacr;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mandragora</i>, L. <i>mandragoras</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>mandrago`ras</grk>: cf. F. <i>mandragore</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A low plant (<i>Mandragora officinarum</i>) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the Mediterranean region.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And shrieks like <i>mandrakes</i>, torn out of the earth,<BR> That living mortals, hearing them, run mad.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant, but proof is wanting.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The May apple (<i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>). See <i>May apple</i> under <u>May</u>, and <u>Podophyllum</u>.</def> [U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"drel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mandrin</i>, prob. through (assumed) LL. <i>mamphurinum</i>, fr. L. <i>mamphur</i> a bow drill.] <i>(Mach.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.</def> [Written also <i>manderil</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Mandrel lathe</b></col>, <cd>a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man"drill</hw> (-dr&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mandrille</i>, Sp. <i>mandril</i>, It. <i>mandrillo</i>; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. <u>Drill</u> an ape.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large West African baboon (<i>Cynocephalus, or Papio, mormon</i>). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"du*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manducable</i>. See <u>Manducate</u>.] <def>Such as can be chewed; fit to be eaten.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Any <i>manducable</i> creature.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"du*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manducated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manducating</u> (?).] [L. <i>manducatus</i>, p. p. of <i>manducare</i> to chew. See <u>Manger</u>.] <def>To masticate; to chew; to eat.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`du*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manducatio</i>: cf. F. <i>manducation</i>.] <def>The act of chewing.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"du*ca*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Man*du"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>manducare</i> to chew.] <i>(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mane</hw> (m&amacr;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>manu</i>; akin to OD. <i>mane</i>, D. <i>maan</i>, G. <i>m&auml;hne</i>, OHG. <i>mana</i>, Icel. <i>m&ouml;n</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>man</i>, AS. <i>mene</i> necklace, Icel. <i>men</i>, L. <i>monile</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, Skr. <i>many&amacr;</i> neck muscles. &radic;275.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Horse</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The hair growing on a person's head, especially hair that is long and thick; — usually used humorously.</def> [jocose] <BR> [PJC]</p>

<p><hw>Man"-eat`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. <i>Carcharodon Rondeleti</i>); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a mane.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Maned seal</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the sea lion.</cd> — <col><b>Maned sheep</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the aoudad.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nege"</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>man&egrave;ge</i>. See <u>Manage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Art of horsemanship, or of training horses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training horses.</def> <i>Chesterfield.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"neh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>m&amacr;neh</i>.] <def>A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver.</def> <i>Ezek. xlv. 12.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mane"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no mane.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Maneless lion</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a variety of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits Arabia and adjacent countries.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man"e*quin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Manikin</u>.] <def>An artist's model of wood or other material.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ne"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Manorial</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hail, O ye holy <i>manes</i>!</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mane"sheet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A covering placed over the upper part of a horse's head.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*n&oelig;u"vre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>man&oelig;uvre</i>, OF. <i>manuevre</i>, LL. <i>manopera</i>, lit., hand work, manual labor; L. <i>manus</i> hand + <i>opera</i>, fr. <i>opus</i> work. See <u>Manual</u>, <u>Operate</u>, and cf. <u>Mainor</u>, <u>Manure</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*n&oelig;u"vre</hw>, } <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maneuvered</u> (#) or <u>Man&oelig;uvred</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Maneuvering</u> (&?;), or <u>Man&oelig;uvring</u> (&?;).] [Cf. F. <i>man&oelig;uvrer</i>. See <u>Maneuver</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To manage with address or art; to scheme.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*n&oelig;u"vre</hw>, } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver*er</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*n&oelig;u"vrer</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who maneuvers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This charming widow Beaumont is a <i>nan&oelig;uvrer</i>. We can't well make an English word of it.</blockquote> <i>Miss Edgeworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble.</def> " <i>Manful</i> hardiness." <i>Chaucer.</i> — <wf>Man"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Man"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Man"ga*bey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called by Buffon from <i>Mangaby</i>, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several African monkeys of the genus <i>Cercocebus</i>, as the sooty mangabey (<i>C. fuliginosus</i>), which is sooty black.</def> [Also written <i>mangaby</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mangonel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"ga*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manganate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of manganic acid.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The manganates are usually green, and are well-known compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.</p>

<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A manganate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man`ga*nese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mangan&egrave;se</i>, It. <i>manganese</i>, sasso <i>magnesio</i>; prob. corrupted from L. <i>magnes</i>, because of its resemblance to the magnet. See <u>Magnet</u>, and cf. <u>Magnesia</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty, but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic weight 54.8.</def></p>

<p>&fist; An alloy of manganese with iron (called <i>ferromanganese</i>) is used to increase the density and hardness of steel.</p>

<p><col><b>Black oxide of manganese</b></col>, <col><b>Manganese dioxide or peroxide</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Black manganese</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a heavy black powder MnO<sub>2</sub>, occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and valuable as a strong oxidizer; — called also familiarly <i>manganese</i>. It colors glass violet, and is used as a decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass.</cd> — <col><b>Manganese bronze</b></col>, <cd>an alloy made by adding from one to two per cent of manganese to the copper and zinc used in brass.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mangan&eacute;sien</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Manganic.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mangan&eacute;sique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Manganic.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Manganous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"si*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Manganese.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Manganous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manganique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with <i>manganous</i> compounds. Cf. <u>Manganous</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Manganic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid, H<sub>2</sub>MnO<sub>4</sub>, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man`ga*nif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Manganese</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Containing manganese.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"ga*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>One of the oxides of manganese; — called also <i>gray manganese ore</i>. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron- black crystals, also massive.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical <i>manganous</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*ga"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Manganese.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"ga*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with <i>manganic</i> compounds; as, <i>manganous</i> oxide.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Manganous acid</b></col>, <cd>a hypothetical compound analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called <i>manganites</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mang"corn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mengen</i> to mix. See <u>Mingle</u>, and <u>Corn</u>.] <def>A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain.</def> [Prov Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mange</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mangy</u>.] <i>(Vet.)</i> <def>The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mange insect</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle. horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The mange insect of the horse (<i>Psoroptes, or Dermatodectes, equi</i>), and that of cattle (<i>Symbiotes, or Dermatophagys, bovis</i>) are the most important species. See <u>Acarina</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man"gel-wur`zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., corrupted fr. <i>mangoldwurzel</i>; <i>mangold</i> beet + <i>wurzel</i> root.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of large field beet (<i>B. macrorhiza</i>), used as food for cattle, — by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See <u>Beet</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mangold- wurzel</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mangeoire</i>, fr. <i>manger</i> to eat, fr. L. <i>manducare</i>, fr. <i>mandere</i> to chew. Cf. <u>Mandible</u>, <u>Manducate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"gi*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mangy manner; scabbily.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"gi*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mangy</u>.] <def>The condition or quality of being mangy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mangled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mangling</u> (?).] [A frequentative fr. OE. <i>manken</i> to main, AS. <i>mancian</i>, in <i>bemancian</i> to mutilate, fr. L. <i>mancus</i> maimed; perh. akin to G. <i>mangeln</i> to be wanting.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to mutilate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mangled</i> with ghastly wounds through plate and mail.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or performing; as, to <i>mangle</i> a piece of music or a recitation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>mangle</i> a play or a novel.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>mangel</i>, fr. OE. <i>mangonel</i> a machine for throwing stones, LL. <i>manganum</i>, Gr. &?; a machine for defending fortifications, axis of a pulley. Cf. <u>Mangonel</u>.] <def>A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mangle rack</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a contrivance for converting continuous circular motion into reciprocating rectilinear motion, by means of a rack and pinion, as in the mangle. The pinion is held to the rack by a groove in such a manner that it passes alternately from one side of the rack to the other, and thus gives motion to it in opposite directions, according to the side in which its teeth are engaged.</cd> — <col><b>Mangle wheel</b></col>, <cd>a wheel in which the teeth, or pins, on its face, are interrupted on one side, and the pinion, working in them, passes from inside to outside of the teeth alternately, thus converting the continuous circular motion of the pinion into a reciprocating circular motion of the wheel.</cd></p>

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<p><hw>Man"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. D. <i>mangelen</i>. See <u>Mangle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Mangle</u>.] <def>One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"gler</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 3d <u>Mangle</u>.] <def>One who smooths with a mangle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mangoes</b></plw> (#). [Pg. <i>manga</i>, fr. Tamil <i>m&amacr;nk&amacr;y</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mango bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an oriole (<i>Oriolus kundoo</i>), native of India.</cd> — <col><b>Mango fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a fish of the Ganges (<i>Polynemus risua</i>), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name.</cd> — <col><b>Mango tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an East Indian tree of the genus <i>Mangifera</i> (<i>M. Indica</i>), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man"gold*wur`zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Mangel-wurzel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"go*nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mangonel</i>, LL. <i>manganellus</i>, <i>manganum</i>, fr. Gr. &?; See <u>Mangle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"go*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"go*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who mangonizes.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slave dealer; also, a strumpet.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"go*nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>mangonizare</i>, fr. <i>mango</i> a dealer in slaves or wares, to which he tries to give an appearance of greater value by decking them out or furbishing them up.] <def>To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man"go*steen</hw> (?), <hw>Man"go*stan</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay <i>mangusta</i>, <i>mangis</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tree of the East Indies of the genus <i>Garcinia</i> (<i>G. Mangostana</i>). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called <i>mangosteen</i>, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"grove</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay <i>manggi- manggi</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of one or two trees of the genus <i>Rhizophora</i> (<i>R. Mangle</i>, and <i>R. mucronata</i>, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting a&euml;rial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black and the white mangrove (<i>Avicennia nitida</i> and <i>A. tomentosa</i>) have much the same habit.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The mango fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mangue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The kusimanse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mangier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mangiest</u>.] [F. <i>mang&eacute;</i>, p. p. of <i>manger</i> to eat. See <u>Manger</u>.] <def>Infected with the mange; scabby.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*ha"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Menhaden</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"head</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Manhood.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"hood</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Man-</i> + <i>- hood</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am ashamed<BR> That thou hast power to shake my <i>manhood</i> thus.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mania</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to rage; cf. OE. <i>manie</i>, F. <i>manie</i>. Cf. <u>Mind</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <i>Necromancy</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. <u>Delirium</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip <i>mania</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mania a potu</b></col> [L.], <cd>madness from drinking; delirium tremens.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; aberration; delirium; frenzy. See <u>Insanity</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Man"i*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>manier</i> to manage, fr. L. <i>manus</i> hand.] <def>Manageable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>maniaque</i>. See <u>Mania</u>.] <def>Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A raving lunatic; a madman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ni"a*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac.</def> — <wf>Ma*ni"a*cal*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manicatus</i> sleeved, fr. <i>manica</i> a sleeve.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man`i*ch&aelig;"an</hw> (?), <hw>Man`i*che"an</hw>, <hw>Man"i*chee</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>Manichaeus</i>: cf. F. <i>manich&eacute;en</i>.] <def>A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>Manich&aelig;ans</i> stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development.</blockquote> <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man`i*ch&aelig;"an</hw>, <hw>Man`i*che"an</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Manich&aelig;ans.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man"i*ch&aelig;*ism</hw>, <hw>Man"i*che*ism</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manich&eacute;isme</i>.] <def>The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manich&aelig;ans.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*che*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manich&eacute;iste</i>.] <def>Manich&aelig;an.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man"i*chord</hw> (?), <hw>Man`i*chor"don</hw> (?), } [L. <i>monochordon</i>, Gr. &?;; — so called because it orig. had only one string. See <u>Monochord</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The clavichord or clarichord; — called also <i>dumb spinet</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*cure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>manus</i> hand + <i>curare</i> to cure.] <def>A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a <i>manicure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pop. Sci. Monthly.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"nid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of the genus Manis, or family <i>Manid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma`nie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Mania</u>.] <def>Mania; insanity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>manifeste</i>, L. <i>manifestus</i>, lit., struck by the hand, hence, palpable; <i>manus</i> hand + <i>fendere</i> (in comp.) to strike. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Defend</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Neither is there any creature that is not <i>manifest</i> in his sight.</blockquote> <i> Heb. iv. 13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That which may be known of God is <i>manifest</i> in them.</blockquote> <i>Rom. i. 19.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus <i>manifest</i> to sight the god appeared.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Detected; convicted; — with <i>of</i>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Calistho there stood <i>manifest</i> of shame.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous; plain; obvious. — <u>Manifest</u>, <u>Clear</u>, <u>Plain</u>, <u>Obvious</u>, <u>Evident</u>. What is <i>clear</i> can be seen readily; what is <i>obvious</i> lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our attention; what is <i>evident</i> is seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is <i>manifest</i> is very distinctly evident.</p>

<p><blockquote>So <i>clear</i>, so shining, and so <i>evident</i>,<BR> That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Entertained with solitude,<BR> Where <i>obvious</i> duty erewhile appeared unsought.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I saw, I saw him <i>manifest</i> in view,<BR> His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Manifests</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>manifeste</i>. See <u>Manifest</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Manifesto</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See <u>Manifesto</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manifested</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manifesting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, — usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is nothing hid which shall not be <i>manifested</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mark iv. 22.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy life did <i>manifest</i> thou lovedst me not.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; discover; display.</p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fest`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be manifested.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`i*fes*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manifestatio</i>: cf. F. <i>manifestation</i>.] <def>The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the <i>manifestation</i> of God's power in creation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be performed, requires this public <i>manifestation</i> of them at the great day.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fest`i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Manifestable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fest*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a manifest manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fest*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`i*fes"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Manifestoes</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>manifesto</i>. See <u>Manifest</u>, <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos>] <def>A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a <i>manifesto</i> declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his motives.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>it was proposed to draw up a <i>manifesto</i>, setting forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Frederick, in a public <i>manifesto</i>, appealed to the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>manigfeald</i>. See <u>Many</u>, and <u>Fold</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O Lord, how <i>manifold</i> are thy works!</blockquote> <i>Ps. civ. 24.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I know your <i>manifold</i> transgressions.</blockquote> <i>Amos v. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; — used to qualify nouns in the singular number.</def> "The <i>manifold</i> wisdom of God." <i>Eph. iii. 10.</i> "The <i>manifold</i> grace of God." <i>1 Pet. iv. 10.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Manifold writing</b></col>, <cd>a process or method by which several copies, as of a letter, are simultaneously made, sheets of coloring paper being infolded with thin sheets of plain paper upon which the marks made by a stylus or a type-writer are transferred.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several others.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The third stomach of a ruminant animal.</def> [Local, U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manifolded</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manifolding</u>.] <def>To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to <i>manifold</i> a letter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having many folds, layers, or plates; as, a <i>manifolded</i> shield.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a manifold manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Multiplicity.</def> <i>Sherwood.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A generalized concept of magnitude.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> hand + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Shaped like the hand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ni"glion</hw> (m&adot;*n&ibreve;l"y&ubreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>maniglio</i>, <i>maniglia</i>, bracelet, handle. Cf. <u>Manilio</u>.] <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man"i*hoc</hw> (?), <hw>Man"i*hot</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Manioc</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OD. <i>manneken</i>, dim. of <i>man</i> man. See <u>Man</u>, and <u>-kin</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A model of the human body, made of papier- mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*nil"a</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*nil"la</hw> }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Manila cheroot</b></col> or <col><b>cigar</b></col>, <cd>a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.</cd> — <col><b>Manila hemp</b></col>, <cd>a fibrous material obtained from the <i>Musa textilis</i>, a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; - - called also by the native name <i>abaca</i>. From it matting, canvas, ropes, and cables are made.</cd> — <col><b>Manila paper</b></col>, <cd>a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nil"io</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Manilla</u>, 1.</def> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nil"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>manilla</i>; cf. It. <i>maniglio</i>, <i>maniglia</i>; F. <i>manille</i>; Pg. <i>manilha</i>; all fr. L. <i>manus</i> hand, and formed after the analogy of L. <i>monile</i>, pl. <i>monilia</i>, necklace: cf. F. <i>manille</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.</def> <i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nil"la</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Manila</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*nille"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See 1st <u>Manilla</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ni*oc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>mandioca</i>, fr. Braz.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The tropical plants (<i>Manihot utilissima</i>, and <i>M. Aipi</i>), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.</def> [Written also <i>mandioc</i>, <i>manihoc</i>, <i>manihot</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"i*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manipulus</i>, <i>maniplus</i>, a handful, a certain number of soldiers; <i>manus</i> hand + root of <i>plere</i> to fill, <i>plenus</i> full: cf. F. <i>maniple</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Full</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A handful.</def> [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers; a company.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manipularis</i>: cf. F. <i>manipulaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manipulatory; as, <i>manipular</i> operations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manipulated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manipulating</u> (?).] [LL. <i>manipulatus</i>, p. p. of <i>manipulare</i> to lead by the hand, fr. L. <i>manipulus</i>. See <u>Maniple</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to <i>manipulate</i> scientific apparatus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To control the action of, by management; as, to <i>manipulate</i> a convention of delegates; to <i>manipulate</i> the stock market; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to <i>manipulate</i> accounts, or election returns.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nip`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manipulation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Manipulation</i> is to the chemist like the external senses to the mind.</blockquote> <i>Whewell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The use of the hands in mesmeric operations.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Artful management; as, the <i>manipulation</i> of political bodies; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who manipulates.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la*to*ry</hw> (m&adot;*n&ibreve;p"&usl;*l&adot;*t&osl;*r&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to manipulation.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"nis</hw> (m&amacr;"n&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>manes</i> the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also <i>Scaly anteater</i>. See <u>Pangolin</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man"i*to</hw> (?), <hw>Man"i*tou</hw> (?), <hw>Man"i*tu</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of worship.</def> <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Gitche <i>Manito</i> the mighty,<BR> The Great Spirit, the creator,<BR> Smiled upon his helpless children!</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Mitche <i>Manito</i> the mighty,<BR> He the dreadful Spirit of Evil,<BR> As a serpent was depicted.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"i*trunk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> hand + E. <i>trunk</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See <u>Insect</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`kind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mancynn</i>. See <u>Kin</u> kindred, <u>Kind</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The human race; man, taken collectively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The proper study of <i>mankind</i> is man.</blockquote> <i>Pore.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race.</def> <i>Lev. xviii. 22.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Human feelings; humanity.</def> [Obs] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"kind`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel.</def> [Obs]</p>

<p><blockquote>Are women grown so <i>mankind</i>? Must they be wooing?</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Be not too <i>mankind</i> against your wife.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Manks</hw> (m&abreve;&nsm;ks), <pos><i>prop. a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the language or people of the Isle of Man.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See <u>Manx</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of men.</def> <i>Bakon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unmanly; inhuman.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"less*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Inhumanly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Man</i> + <i>like.</i> Cf. <u>Manly</u>.] <def>Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly.</def> " Gentle, <i>manlike</i> speech." <i>Testament of Love.</i> " A right <i>manlike</i> man." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In glaring Chloe's <i>manlike</i> taste and mien.</blockquote> <i>Shenstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being manly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little man.</def> [Obs.] <i> B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Manlier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Manliest</u>.] [<i>Man</i> + <i>-ly</i>. Cf. <u>Manlike</u>.] <def>Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let's briefly put on <i>manly</i> readiness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Serene and <i>manly</i>, hardened to sustain<BR> The load of life.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy; dignified; stately.</p>

<p><hw>Man"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act <i>manly</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"na</hw> (m&abreve;n"n&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`nna</grk>, Heb. <i>m&amacr;n</i>; cf. Ar. <i>mann</i>, properly, gift (of heaven).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food.</def> <i>Ex. xvi. 15.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to lichens of the genus <i>Lecanora</i>, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Med.)</i> <def>A sweetish exudation in the form of pale yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the secretion of <i>Fraxinus Ornus</i>, and <i>F. rotundifolia</i>, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Persian manna</i> is the secretion of the camel's thorn (see <i>Camel's thorn</i>, under <u>Camel</u>); <i>Tamarisk manna</i>, that of the <i>Tamarisk mannifera</i>, a shrub of Western Asia; <i>Australian, manna</i>, that of certain species of eucalyptus; <i>Brian&ccedil;on manna</i>, that of the European larch.</p>

<p><col><b>Manna grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of several tall slender grasses of the genus <i>Glyceria</i>. they have long loose panicles, and grow in moist places. <i>Nerved manna grass</i> is <i>Glyceria nervata</i>, and <i>Floating manna grass</i> is <i>G. fluitans</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Manna insect</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l)</i>, <cd>a scale insect (<i>Gossyparia mannipara</i>), which causes the exudation of manna from the Tamarix tree in Arabia.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man"na croup`</hw> (kr&oomac;p`). [<i>Manna</i> + Russ. & Pol. <i>krupa</i> groats, grits.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc. — called also <i>manna groats</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The husked grains of manna grass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>manere</i>, F. <i>mani&egrave;re</i>, from OF. <i>manier</i>, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>manarius</i>, for L. <i>manuarius</i> belonging to the hand, fr. <i>manus</i> the hand. See <u>Manual</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the <i>manner</i> of the God of the land.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings xvii. 26.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a gentle, but very powerful, <i>manner</i>.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.</def></p>

<p>Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Customary method of acting; habit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Paul, as his <i>manner</i> was, went in unto them.</blockquote> <i>Acts xvii. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Air and <i>manner</i> are more expressive than words.</blockquote> <i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <def>Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Good <i>manners</i> are made up of petty sacrifices.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a <i>manner</i> done already.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The bread is in <i>a manner</i> common.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xxi.5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Sort; kind; style; — in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye tithe mint, and rue, and all <i>manner</i> of herbs.</blockquote> <i>Luke xi. 42.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I bid thee say,<BR> What <i>manner</i> of man art thou?</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In old usage, <i>of</i> was often omitted after <i>manner</i>, when employed in this sense. "A <i>manner</i> Latin corrupt was her speech." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>By any manner of means</b></col>, <cd>in any way possible; by any sort of means.</cd> — <col><b>To be taken</b></col> <col><b>in, or with</b></col> <col><b>the manner</b></col>. [A corruption of <i>to be taken in the mainor</i>. See <u>Mainor</u>.] <cd>To be taken in the very act.</cd> [Obs.] See <u>Mainor</u>. — <col><b>To make one's manners</b></col>, <cd>to make a bow or courtesy; to offer salutation.</cd> — <col><b>Manners bit</b></col>, <cd>a portion left in a dish for the sake of good manners.</cd> <i>Hallwell.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Method; mode; custom; habit; fashion; air; look; mien; aspect; appearance. See <u>Method</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Man"nered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Give her princely training, that she may be<BR> <i>Mannered</i> as she is born.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His style is in some degree <i>mannered</i> and confined.</blockquote> <i>Hazlitt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"ner*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mani&eacute;risme</i>.] <def>Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mannerism</i> is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . . But a <i>mannerism</i> which does not sit easy on the mannerist, which has been adopted on principle, and which can be sustained only by constant effort, is always offensive.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"ner*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mani&eacute;riste</i>.] <def>One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under <u>Mannerism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"ner*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.</def> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"ner*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What thou thinkest meet, and is most <i>mannerly</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"ner*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With good manners.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mann"heim gold"</hw> (?). [From <i>Mannheim</i> in Germany, where much of it was made.] <def>A kind of brass made in imitation of gold. It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"nide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mann</i>ite + anhydr<i>ide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Man</i> + <i>- ish</i>: cf. AS. <i>mennisc</i>, <i>menisc</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But yet it was a figure<BR> Most like to <i>mannish</i> creature.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A woman impudent and <i>mannish</i> grown.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fond of men; — said of a woman.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Man"nish*ly</wf> (#),<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Man"nish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Man"ni*tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mannite</i> + <i>an</i>hydrite.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white amorphous or crystalline substance obtained by the partial dehydration of mannite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"ni*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of mannitic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mannite</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called <i>manna</i>, the dried sap of the flowering ash (<i>Fraxinus ornus</i>); — called also <i>mannitol</i>, and <i>hydroxy hexane</i>. Cf. <u>Dulcite</u>.</def> </p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the <i>Laminaria saccharina</i>, or devil's apron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*nit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannite.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mannitic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannite, and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man"ni*tol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mannite</i> + <i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The technical name of mannite. See <u>Mannite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"ni*tose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling levulose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*n&oelig;u"vre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maneuver</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`-of-war"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Men-of-war</b></plw>. <def>A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Man-of-war bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>The frigate bird; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering albatross.</cd> — <col><b>Man-of-war hawk</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the frigate bird.</cd> — <col><b>Man-of- war's man</b></col>, <cd>a sailor serving in a ship of war.</cd> — <col><b>Portuguese man-of-war</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any species of the genus <i>Physalia</i>. See <u>Physalia</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thin, rare + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>manom&egrave;tre</i>.] <def>An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See <u>Pressure</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Air pump</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man`o*met"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Man`o*met"ric*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manom&eacute;trique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maner</i>, OF. <i>maneir</i> habitation, village, F. <i>manoir</i> manor, prop. the OF. inf. <i>maneir</i> to stay, remain, dwell, L. <i>manere</i>, and so called because it was the permanent residence of the lord and of his tenants. See <u>Mansion</u>, and cf. <u>Remain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his family.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My <i>manors</i>, rents, revenues, l forego.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In these days, a <i>manor</i> rather signifies the jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or site, for a man may have a manor in gross, as the law terms it, that is, the right and interest of a court-baron, with the perquisites thereto belonging.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(American Law)</i> <def>A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated services.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Manor house</b></col>, or <col><b>Manor seat</b></col>, <cd>the house belonging to a manor.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma*no"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a manor.</def> " <i>Manorial</i> claims." <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thin, rare + <i>-scope</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Manometer</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*no"ver*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Maneuver</u>.] <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"quell`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A killer of men; a manslayer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Man"red</hw> (?), <hw>Man"rent`</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Homage or service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage.</def> [Obs. or Scots Law] <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"rope`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship.</def> <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"sard roof"</hw> (?). [So called from its inventor, Fran&ccedil;ois <i>Mansard</i>, or <i>Mansart</i>, a distinguished French architect, who died in 1666.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.</def></p>

<p><hw>Manse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>mansa</i>, <i>mansus</i>, <i>mansum</i>, a farm, fr. L. <i>manere</i>, <i>mansum</i>, to stay, dwell. See <u>Mansion</u>, <u>Manor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dwelling house, generally with land attached.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The parsonage; a clergyman's house.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><col><b>Capital manse</b></col>, <cd>the manor house, or lord's court.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man"serv`ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A male servant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mansion</i>, F. <i>maison</i>, fr. L. <i>mansio</i> a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr. <i>manere</i>, <i>mansum</i>, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. &?;. Cf. <u>Manse</u>, <u>Manor</u>, <u>Menagerie</u>, <u>Menial</u>, <u>Permanent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dwelling place, — whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In my Father's house are many <i>mansions</i>.</blockquote> <i>John xiv. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These poets near our princes sleep,<BR> And in one grave their <i>mansions</i> keep.</blockquote> <i>Den&?;am.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astrol.)</i> <def>A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st <u>House</u>, 8.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The eight and twenty <i>mansions</i><BR> <i>That longen to the moon</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mansion house</b></col>, <cd>the house in which one resides; specifically, in London and some other cities, the official residence of the Lord Mayor.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"sion</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To dwell; to reside.</def> [Obs.] <i>Mede.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"sion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resident; residentiary; as, <i>mansionary</i> canons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"sion*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"slaugh`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The slaying of a human being; destruction of men.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"slay`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"steal`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"steal`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to e&?;slave them.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"suete</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mansuetus</i>, p. p. of <i>mansuescere</i> to tame; <i>manus</i> hand + <i>suescere</i> to accustom: cf. F. <i>mansuet</i>.] <def>Tame; gentle; kind.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"sue*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mansuetudo</i>: cf. F. <i>mansu&eacute;tude</i>.] <def>Tameness; gentleness; mildness.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><hw>Man"swear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To swear falsely. Same as <u>Mainswear</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Man"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Cephaloptera</u> and <u>Sea devil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mant*choo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Manchu</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Man`teau"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> F. <plw><b>Manteaux</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Manteaus</b></plw> (#). [F. See <u>Mantle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman's cloak or mantle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A gown worn by women.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"tel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The same word as <i>mantle</i> a garment; cf. F. <i>manteau de chemin&eacute;e</i>. See <u>Mantle</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its supports.</def> [Written also <i>mantle</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"tel*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., dim. of <i>manteau</i>, OF. <i>mantel</i>. See <u>Mantle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A short cloak formerly worn by knights.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A short cloak or mantle worn by women.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>mantelet</i> upon his shoulders hanging.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; — now commonly written <i>mantlet</i>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Man"tel*piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mantel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"tel*shelf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The shelf of a mantel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"tel*tree`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early houses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; prophetic.] <def>Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic.</def> [R.] "<i>Mantic</i> fury." <i>Trench.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man*til"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. See <u>Mantle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A lady's light cloak of cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of veil, covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders; — worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Man"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a prophet.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus <i>Mantis</i>, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is <i>M. Carolina</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mantis shrimp</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Sguilla</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man*tis"pid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any neuropterous insect of the genus <i>Mantispa</i>, and allied genera. The larv&aelig; feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Neuroptera</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man*tis*sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., an addition, makeweight; of Tuscan origin.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The decimal part of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or <i>characteristic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mantel</i>, OF. <i>mantel</i>, F. <i>manteau</i>, fr. L. <i>mantellum</i>, <i>mantelum</i>, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. <i>mantele</i>, <i>mantile</i>, towel, napkin); prob. from <i>manus</i> hand + the root of <i>tela</i> cloth. See <u>Manual</u>, <u>Textile</u>, and cf. <u>Mandil</u>, <u>Mantel</u>, <u>Mantilla</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or concealing envelope.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[The] children are clothed with <i>mantles</i> of satin.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The green <i>mantle</i> of the standing pool.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now Nature hangs her <i>mantle</i> green<BR> On every blooming tree.</blockquote> <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mantling</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See <i>Illusts</i>. of <u>Buccinum</u>, and <u>Byssus</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any free, outer membrane.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The back of a bird together with the folded wings.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A mantel. See <u>Mantel</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the hearth.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Hydraulic Engin.)</i> <def>A penstock for a water wheel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mantled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mantling</u> (?).] <def>To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to disguise.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; — said of hawks. Also used figuratively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ne is there hawk which <i>mantleth</i> on her perch.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Or tend his sparhawk <i>mantling</i> in her mew.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My frail fancy fed with full delight.<BR> Doth bathe in bliss, and <i>mantleth</i> most at ease.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To spread out; — said of wings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The swan, with arched neck<BR> Between her white wings <i>mantling</i> proudly, rows.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread; as, the scum <i>mantled</i> on the pool.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though <i>mantled</i> in her cheek the blood.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a sort of men whose visages<BR> Do cream and <i>mantle</i> like a standing pond.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor bowl of wassail <i>mantle</i> warm.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"tlet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mantelet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"tling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: — called also <i>lambrequin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. or Sp. <i>manto</i>, abbrev., from L. <i>mantelum</i>. See <u>Mantle</u>.] <def>See <u>Manteau</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is skilled in mantology; a diviner.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Man*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; prophet + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The act or art of divination.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Man"tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.] <def>A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.</def> [India]</p>

<p>&fist; Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a <i>mantra</i> peculiar to itself; as, the <i>mantra</i> of the Brahmans. <i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"trap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A trap for catching trespassers.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"tu*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"tu*a*mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"tu*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mantua.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Mantua.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"nu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.] <i>(Hind. Myth.)</i> <def>One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"u*al</hw> (m&abreve;n"&usl;*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>manuel</i>, F. <i>manuel</i>, L. <i>manualis</i>, fr. <i>manus</i> hand; prob. akin to AS. <i>mund</i> hand, protection, OHG. <i>munt</i>, G. <i>m&uuml;nd</i>el a ward, vor<i>mund</i> guardian, Icel. <i>mund</i> hand. Cf. <u>Emancipate</u>, <u>Legerdemain</u>, <u>Maintain</u>, <u>Manage</u>, <u>Manner</u>, <u>Manure</u>, <u>Mound</u> a hill.] <def>Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, <i>manual</i> labor; the king's sign <i>manual</i>.</def> "<i>Manual</i> and ocular examination." <i>Tatham.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Manual alphabet</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Dactylology</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Manual exercise</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>the exercise by which soldiers are taught the use of their muskets and other arms.</cd> — <col><b>Seal manual</b></col>, <cd>the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a ring.</cd> — <col><b>Sign manual</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Sign</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Man"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manuel</i>, LL. <i>manuale</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service book of the Roman Catholic Church.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>manual</i> of laws, styled the Confessor's Laws.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the <i>manual</i> of arms; the <i>manual</i> of the sword; the <i>manual</i> of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"u*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who works with the hands; an artificer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"u*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By hand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"u*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manuarius</i>, fr. <i>manus</i> hand.] <def>Manual.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An artificer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nu"bi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manubialis</i>, fr. <i>manubiae</i> money obtained from the sale of booty, booty.] <def>Belonging to spoils; taken in war.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nu"bri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*nu"bri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Manubria</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Manubriums</b></plw> (#). [L., handle, fr. <i>manus</i> hand.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The proboscis of a jellyfish; — called also <i>hypostoma</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Hydromedusa</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"u*code</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Javanese <i>manukdewata</i> the bird of the gods: cf. F. <i>manucode</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any bird of the genus <i>Manucodia</i>, of Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird of paradise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*du"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who leads by the hand; a manuductor.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man`u*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> hand + <i>ductio</i> a leading, <i>ducere</i> to lead: cf. F. <i>manuduction</i>.] <def>Guidance by the hand.</def> [Obs.] <i>Glanvill.</i> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*duc"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> the hand + <i>ductor</i> a leader, <i>ducere</i> to lead: cf. F. <i>manuducteur</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the hand, and regulated the music.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music.)</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*fac"to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. L. <i>factorium</i> an oil press, prop., place where something is made. See <u>Manufacture</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Manufacture.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A building or place where anything is manufactured; a factory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*fac"to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to manufacturing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to manufactures.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> the hand + <i>factura</i> a making, fr. <i>facere</i> to make: cf. F. <i>manufacture</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manufactured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manufacturing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>manufacturer</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to <i>manufacture</i> cloth, nails, glass, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to <i>manufacture</i> wool, cotton, silk, or iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be employed in manufacturing something.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who manufactures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a <i>manufacturing</i> community; a <i>manufacturing</i> town.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to manufacture; as, <i>manufacturing</i> projects.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"nul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A wild cat (<i>Felis manul</i>), having long, soft, light- colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"u*mise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Manumit</u>.] <def>To manumit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manumissio</i>: cf. F. <i>manumission</i>. See <u>Manumit</u>.] <def>The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage.</def> "Given to slaves at their <i>manumission</i>." <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man`u*mit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manumitted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manumitting</u>.] [L. <i>manumittere</i>, <i>manumissum</i>; <i>manus</i> the hand + <i>mittere</i> to send, to send off. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Missile</u>.] <def>To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave.</def> "<i>Manumitted</i> slaves." <i>Hume.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"u*mo`tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> the hand + E. <i>motive</i>.] <def>Movable by hand.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Man"u*mo`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> the hand + E. <i>motor</i>.] <def>A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nur"a*ble</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of receiving a fertilizing substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nur"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Warner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nur"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nure"</hw> (m&adot;*n&umacr;r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manuring</u>.] [Contr, from OF. <i>manuvrer</i>, <i>manovrer</i>, to work with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor, F. <i>man&oelig;uvrer</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, <u>Ure</u>, <u>Opera</u>, and cf. <u>Inure</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To whom we gave the strand for to <i>manure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Surrey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Manure</i> thyself then; to thyself be improved;<BR> And with vain, outward things be no more moved.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The blood of English shall <i>manure</i> the ground.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nure"</hw> (m&adot;*n&umacr;r"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nure"ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>manouvrement</i>.] <def>Cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nur"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who manures land.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nu"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to manures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*nur"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Manus</b></plw>. [L., the hand.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"u*script</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manu scriptus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Scribe</u>.] <def>Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a <i>manuscript</i> volume.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man"u*script</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>manuscriptum</i>, lit., something written with the hand. See <u>Manuscript</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in <i>manuscript</i>.</def> <i>Craik.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The word is often abbreviated to <i>MS</i>., plural <i>MSS</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Man"u*script`al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Manuscript.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Man`u*ten"en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> hand + <i>tenere</i> to hold.] <def>Maintenance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Abp. Sancroft.</i></p>

<p><hw>Man"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Manx</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the <i>Manx</i> language.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Manx cat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae.</cd> — <col><b>Manx shearwater</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an oceanic bird (<i>Puffinus anglorum</i>, or <i>P. puffinus</i>), called also <i>Manx petrel</i>, <i>Manx puffin</i>. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Manx</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Meine</u>, <u>Mansion</u>.] <def>A retinue of servants; a household.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <pos><i>a. or pron.</i></pos> [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; <i>more</i> and <i>most</i>, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [OE. <i>mani</i>, <i>moni</i>, AS. <i>manig</i>, <i>m&aelig;nig</i>, <i>monig</i>; akin to D. <i>menig</i>, OS. & OHG. <i>manag</i>, G. <i>manch</i>, Dan. <i>mange</i>, Sw. <i>m&aring;nge</i>, Goth. <i>manags</i>, OSlav. <i>mnog'</i>, Russ. <i>mnogii</i>; cf. Icel. <i>margr</i>, Prov. E. <i>mort</i>. &radic;103.] <def>Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt be a father of <i>many</i> nations.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xvii. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Not <i>many</i> wise men after the flesh, not <i>many</i> mighty, not <i>many</i> noble, are called.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. i. 26.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Many</i> is freely prefixed to participles, forming compounds which need no special explanation; as, <i>many-</i>angled, <i>many-</i>celled, <i>many-</i>eyed, <i>many-</i>footed, <i>many- </i>handed, <i>many-</i>leaved, <i>many-</i>lettered, <i>many- </i>named, <i>many-</i>peopled, <i>many-</i>petaled, <i>many- </i>seeded, <i>many-</i>syllabled (polysyllabic), <i>many- </i>tongued, <i>many-</i>voiced, <i>many-</i>wived, and the like. Comparison is often expressed by <i>many</i> with <i>as</i> or <i>so</i>. "As <i>many</i> as were willing hearted . . . brought bracelets." <i>Exod. xxxv. 22.</i> "So <i>many</i> laws argue so <i>many</i> sins." <i>Milton.</i> <i>Many</i> stands with a singular substantive with <i>a</i> or <i>an</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Many a</b></col>, <cd>a large number taken distributively; each one of many.</cd> "For thy sake have I shed <i>many a</i> tear." <i>Shak.</i> "Full <i>many a</i> gem of purest ray serene." <i>Gray.</i> — <col><b>Many one</b></col>, <cd>many a one; many persons.</cd> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i> — <col><b>The many</b></col>, <cd>the majority; — opposed to <i>the few</i>. See <u>Many</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Too many</b></col>, <cd>too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are <i>too many</i> for us.</cd> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various; divers; sundry.</p>

<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>menigeo</i>, <i>menigo</i>, <i>menio</i>, multitude; akin to G. <i>menge</i>, OHG. <i>manag&imacr;</i>, <i>menig&imacr;</i>, Goth. <i>managei</i>. See <u>Many</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>After him the rascal <i>many</i> ran.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large or considerable number.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>many</i> of our bodies shall no doubt<BR> Find native graves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Seeing a great <i>many</i> in rich gowns.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It will be concluded by <i>many</i>that he lived like an honest man.</blockquote> <i>Fielding.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In this sense, <i>many</i> is connected immediately with another substantive (without <i>of</i>) to show of what the <i>many</i> consists; as, a good <i>many</i> [of] people think so.</p>

<p><blockquote>He is liable to a great <i>many</i> inconveniences.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ny-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having many faculties; versatile; many-sided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ny*plies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Many</i>, adj. + <i>plies</i>, pl. of <i>ply</i> a fold.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium. So called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See <i>Illust</i> of <u>Ruminant</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ny-sid`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having many sides; — said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a <i>many-sided</i> topic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Interested in, and having an aptitude for, many unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versatile.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Ma"ny-sid`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

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<p>{ <hw>Ma"ny*ways`</hw> (?), <hw>Ma"ny*wise`</hw> (?), } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In many different ways; variously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Man`za*ni"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., dim. of <i>munzana</i> an apple.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to several species of <i>Arctostaphylos</i>, but mostly to <i>A. glauca</i> and <i>A. pungens</i>, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"o*ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Maoris</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the original language of New Zealand.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Maoris or to their language.</def></p>

<p><hw>Map</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From F. <i>mappe</i>, in <i>mappemonde</i> map of the world, fr. L. <i>mappa</i> napkin, signal cloth; — a Punic word. Cf. <u>Apron</u>, <u>Napkin</u>, <u>Nappe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; — usually on a flat surface. Also, such a representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part of it.</def></p>

<p>&fist; There are five principal kinds of projection used in making maps: the <i>orthographic</i>, the <i>stereographic</i>, the <i>globuar</i>, the <i>conical</i>, and the <i>cylindrical</i>, or <i>Mercator's projection</i>. See <u>Projection</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything which represents graphically a succession of events, states, or acts; as, an historical <i>map</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus is his cheek the <i>map</i> of days outworn.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Map lichen</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a lichen (<i>Lecidea geographica</i>.) growing on stones in curious maplike figures.</cd> <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Map</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mapped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mapping</u> (?).] <def>To represent by a map; — often with <i>out</i>; as, to survey and <i>map</i>, or <i>map out</i>, a <i>county</i>. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to <i>map</i>, or <i>map out</i>, a journey; to <i>map out</i> business.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am near to the place where they should meet, if Pisanio have <i>mapped</i> it truly.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*pach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Mexican.] <def>The raccoon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mapolder</i>, <i>mapulder</i>, <i>mapol</i>; akin to Icel. <i>m&ouml;purr</i>; cf. OHG. <i>mazzaltra</i>, <i>mazzoltra</i>, G. <i>massholder</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tree of the genus <i>Acer</i>, including about fifty species. <i>A. saccharinum</i> is the rock maple, or sugar maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is <i>A. rubrum</i>; the silver maple, <i>A. dasycarpum</i>, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, <i>A. Pennsylvanium</i>, called also <i>moosewood</i>. The common maple of Europe is <i>A. campestre</i>, the sycamore maple is <i>A. Pseudo-platanus</i>, and the Norway maple is <i>A. platanoides</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Maple</i> is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, <i>maple</i> tree, <i>maple</i> leaf, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Bird's-eye maple</b></col>, <col><b>Curled maple</b></col>, <cd>varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.</cd> — <col><b>Maple honey</b></col>, <col><b>Maple molasses</b></col>, or <col><b>Maple sirup</b></col>, <cd>maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.</cd> — <col><b>Maple sugar</b></col>, <cd>sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Map"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having or consisting of lines resembling a map; as, the <i>maplike</i> figures in which certain lichens grow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Map"per*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Map.] <def>The making, or study, of maps.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"qui</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Chilian shrub (<i>Aristotelia Maqui</i>). Its bark furnishes strings for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made from its berries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small lake. See <u>Mere</u>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marred</u> (m&auml;rd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marring</u>.] [OE. <i>marren</i>, <i>merren</i>, AS. <i>merran</i>, <i>myrran</i> (in comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate; akin to OS. <i>merrian</i>, OHG. <i>marrjan</i>, <i>merran</i>; cf. D. <i>marren</i>, <i>meeren</i>, to moor a ship, Icel. <i>merja</i> to bruise, crush, and Goth. <i>marzjan</i> to offend. Cf. <u>Moor</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I pray you <i>mar</i> no more trees with wiring love songs in their barks.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But mirth is <i>marred</i>, and the good cheer is lost.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ire, envy, and despair<BR> Which <i>marred</i> all his borrowed visage.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To spoil; to ruin.</def> "It makes us, or it <i>mars</i> us." "Striving to mend, to <i>mar</i> the subject." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>m&amacr;ra</i>.] <i>(Hind. Myth.)</i> <def>The principal or ruling evil spirit.</def> <i>E. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"ra</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>mara</i> nightmare, an ogress. See <u>Nightmare</u>.] <i>(Norse Myth.)</i> <def>A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"ra</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Patagonian cavy (<i>Dolichotis Patagonicus</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar`a*bou"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large stork of the genus <i>Leptoptilos</i> (formerly <i>Ciconia</i>), esp. the African species (<i>L. crumenifer</i>), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (<i>L. dubius</i>, or <i>L. argala</i>) is the adjutant. See <u>Adjutant</u>.</def> [Written also <i>marabu</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.</def> [Louisiana] <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Marabout"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from Pg. <i>marabuto</i>, Ar. <i>mor&amacr;bit</i>. Cf. <u>Maravedi</u>.] <def>A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures supernaturally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"a*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Braz. <i>maracan&aacute;</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A macaw.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*rai"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sacred inclosure or temple; — so called by the islanders of the Pacific Ocean.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar`a*nath"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Aramaic <i>m&amacr;ran ath&amacr;</i>.] <def>"Our Lord cometh;" — an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See <i>Anathema maranatha</i>, under <u>Anathema</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ran"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species (<i>Maranta arundinacea</i>) arrowroot is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated for ornament.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`ra*schi"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. <i>marasca</i>, <i>amarasca</i>, a sour cherry, L. <i>amarus</i> bitter.] <def>A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ras"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; , fr. &?;, to quench, as fire; pass., to die away.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pining atrophy,<BR> <i>Marasmus</i>, and wide-wasting pestilence.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Marasmus senilis</b></col> [L.], <cd>progressive atrophy of the aged.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma*raud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marauded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marauding</u>.] [F. <i>marauder</i>, fr. <i>maraud</i> vagabond, OF. <i>marault</i>; of uncertain origin, perh. for <i>malault</i>, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>malaldus</i>; fr. L. <i>malus</i> bad, ill + a suffix of German origin (cf. <u>Herald</u>). Cf. <u>Malice</u>.] <def>To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder.</def> "<i>Marauding</i> hosts." <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*raud"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excursion for plundering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*raud`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Maraud</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>: cf. F. <i>maraudeur</i>.] <def>A rover in quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages.</def> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar`a*ve"di</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>maraved&iacute;</i>; — so called from the <i>Mor&amacr;bit&imacr;n</i> (lit., the steadfast), an Arabian dynasty which reigned in Africa and Spain. Cf. <u>Marabout</u>.] <i>(Numis.)</i> <def>A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American money, less than a farthing sterling. Also, an ancient Spanish gold coin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw> (m&auml;r"b'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marbel</i>, <i>marbre</i>, F. <i>marbre</i>, L. <i>marmor</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>ma`rmaros</grk>, fr. <grk>marmai`rein</grk> to sparkle, flash. Cf. <u>Marmoreal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <col><b>Breccia marble</b></col> consists of limestone fragments cemented together. — <col><b>Ruin marble</b></col>, when polished, shows forms resembling ruins, due to disseminated iron oxide. — <col><b>Shell marble</b></col> contains fossil shells. — <col><b>Statuary marble</b></col> is a pure, white, fine-grained kind, including <i>Parian</i> (from Paros) and <i>Carrara</i> marble. If coarsely granular it is called <i>saccharoidal</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian <i>marbles</i>; the Elgin <i>marbles</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A little ball of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child's game played with marbles.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Marble</i> is also much used in self-explaining compounds; when used figuratively in compounds it commonly means, hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling; as, <i>marble- </i>breasted, <i>marble-</i>faced, <i>marble-</i>hearted.</p>

<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a <i>marble</i> mantel; <i>marble</i> paper.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a <i>marble</i> breast or heart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marbling</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>marbrer</i>. See <u>Marble</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to <i>marble</i> the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"bled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Made of, or faced with, marble.</def> [Obs.] "The <u>marbled</u> mansion." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.</def> "<i>Marbled</i> paper." <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ble-edged`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ble*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marbleized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marbleizing</u> (?).] <def>To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to <i>marbleize</i> slate, wood, or iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"bler</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who works upon marble or other stone.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"bling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"bly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing, or resembling, marble.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar*bri"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., fr. OF. & F. <i>marble</i> marble. See <u>Marble</u>.] <def>A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; — much used in the 15th and 16th centuries.</def> <i>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</i></p>

<p><hw>Marc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marc</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>marc</i>; akin to G. <i>mark</i>, Icel. <i>m&ouml;rk</i>, perh. akin to E. <i>mark</i> a sign. &radic;106, 273.] [Written also <i>mark</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A German coin and money of account. See <u>Mark</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"can*tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>mercatante</i>. See <u>Merchant</u>.] <def>A merchant.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ca*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marcassite</i>; cf. It. <i>marcassita</i>, Sp. <i>marquesita</i>, Pg. <i>marquezita</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>marqash&imacr;tha</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Golden marcasite</b></col>, <cd>tin.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mar`ca*sit"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mar`ca*sit"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing, or having the nature of, marcasite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*cas"sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A young wild boar.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar*ca"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>In a marked emphatic manner; — used adverbially as a direction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"cel*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>marcidus</i> withered, fr. <i>marcere</i> to wither, shrivel.] <def>A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' dresses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*ces"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marcescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>marcescere</i> to wither, decay, fr. <i>marcere</i> to wither, droop: cf. F. <i>marcescent</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Withering without falling off; fading; decaying.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*ces"ci*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>marcescible</i>.] <def>Liable to wither or decay.</def></p>

<p><hw>March</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Martius mensis</i> Mars'month fr. <i>Martius</i> belonging to <i>Mars</i>, the god of war: cf. F. <i>mars</i>. Cf. <u>Martial</u>.] <def>The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The stormy <i>March</i> is come at last,<BR> With wind, and cloud, and changing skies.</blockquote> <i>Bryant.</i></p>

<p><col><b>As mad as a March Hare</b></col>, <cd>an old English Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, when they are excitable and violent.</cd> <i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marche</i>, F. <i>marche</i>; of German origin; cf. OHG. <i>marcha</i>, G. <i>mark</i>, akin to OS. <i>marka</i>, AS. <i>mearc</i>, Goth. <i>marka</i>, L. <i>margo</i> edge, border, margin, and possibly to E. <i>mark</i> a sign. &radic;106. Cf. <u>Margin</u>, <u>Margrave</u>, <u>Marque</u>, <u>Marquis</u>.] <def>A territorial border or frontier; a region adjacent to a boundary line; a confine; — used chiefly in the plural, and in English history applied especially to the border land on the frontiers between England and Scotland, and England and Wales.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Geneva is situated in the <i>marches</i> of several dominions — France, Savoy, and Switzerland.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lords of waste <i>marches</i>, kings of desolate isles.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>marchir</i>. See 2d <u>March</u>.] <def>To border; to be contiguous; to lie side by side.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That was in a strange land<BR> Which <i>marcheth</i> upon Chimerie.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To march with</b></col>, <cd>to have the same boundary for a greater or less distance; — said of an estate.</cd></p>

<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marching</u>.] [F. <i>marcher</i>, in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L. <i>marcus</i> hammer. Cf. <u>Mortar</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; as, the German army <u>marched</u> into France.</def></p>

<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to move with regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in military array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a steady, regular, or stately manner; to cause to go by peremptory command, or by force.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>March</i> them again in fair array.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marche</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These troops came to the army harassed with a long and wearisome <i>march</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Measured and regular advance or movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or deliberate walk; steady onward movement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With solemn <i>march</i><BR> Goes slow and stately by them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This happens merely because men will not bide their time, but will insist on precipitating the <i>march</i> of affairs.</blockquote> <i>Buckle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's <i>march</i>; a <i>march</i> of twenty miles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A piece of music designed or fitted to accompany and guide the movement of troops; a piece of music in the march form.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The drums presently striking up a <i>march</i>.</blockquote> <i>Knolles.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To make a march</b></col>, <i>(Card Playing)</i>, <cd>to take all the tricks of a hand, in the game of euchre.</cd></p>

<p><hw>March"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who marches.</def></p>

<p><hw>March"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>March</u>.] <def>The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mar"chet</hw> (?), <hw>Mer"chet</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>marcheta</i>; of uncertain origin.] <def>In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.</def></p>

<p><hw>March"ing</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos>, fr. <u>March</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Marching money</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching.</cd> — <col><b>In marching order</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>equipped for a march.</cd> — <col><b>Marching regiment</b></col>. <i>(Mil.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A regiment in active service</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"chion*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>marchionissa</i>, fr. <i>marchio</i> a marquis. See <i>Marquis</i>.] <def>The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.</def> <i>Spelman.</i></p>

<p><hw>March"-mad`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under <u>March</u>, the month.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>March"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person living in the marches between England and Scotland or Wales.</def></p>

<p><hw>March"pane`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. It. <i>marzapane</i>,Sp. <i>pan</i>,. <i>massepain</i>, prob. fr. L. <i>maza</i> frumenty (Gr. <grk>ma^za</grk>) + L. <i>panis</i> bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the inventor.] <def>A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>March"-ward`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A warden of the marches; a marcher.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marcidus</i>, fr. <i>marcere</i> to wither, pine.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pining; lean; withered.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by emaciation, as a fever.</def> <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar*cid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>marciditas</i>.] <def>The state or quality of being withered or lean.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><! p. 895 !></p>

<p><hw>Mar"cion*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist)</i> <def>A follower of <i>Marcion</i>, a Gnostic of the second century, who adopted the Oriental notion of the two conflicting principles, and imagined that between them there existed a third power, neither wholly good nor evil, the Creator of the world and of man, and the God of the Jewish dispensation.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mar`co*brun"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>Marcobrunner</i>.] <def>A celebrated Rhine wine.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar"cor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>marcere</i> to wither.] <def>A wasting away of flesh; decay.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar*co"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so called from <i>Marcus</i>, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a margician.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar"di` gras"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., literally, fat Tuesday.] <def>The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; — in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mare</hw> (m&acirc;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mere</i>, AS. <i>mere</i>, <i>myre</i>, fem of AS. <i>mearh</i> horse, akin to D. <i>merrie</i> mare, G. <i>m&auml;hre</i>, OHG. <i>marah</i> horse, <i>meriha</i> mare, Icel. <i>marr</i> horse, OCelt. <i>marka</i> (Pausan. 19, 19,4), Ir. <i>marc</i>, W. <i>march</i>. Cf. <u>Marshal</u>.] <def>The female of the horse and other equine quadrupeds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mare</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mara</i> incubus; akin to OHG. & Icel. <i>mara</i>; cf. Pol. <i>mora</i>, Bohem. <i>m&uring;ra</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; — obsolete, except in the compound <i>nightmare</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will ride thee o' nights like the <i>mare</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mare"chal Niel"</hw> (?). [F.] <def>A kind of large yellow rose.</def> [Written also <i>Marshal Niel</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar"eis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Marsh.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*re"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Salmo maraena</i>, G. <i>mar&auml;ne</i>, <i>mor&auml;ne</i>; — so called from Lake <i>Morin</i>, in the March of Brandenburg, in Prussia.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A European whitefish of the genus <i>Coregonus</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mare"schal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mareschal</i>, F. <i>mar&eacute;chal</i>. See <u>Marshal</u>.] <def>A military officer of high rank; a marshal.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mare's"-nest`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grossly absurd.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mare's"-tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See <u>Cloud</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Mackerel sky and <i>mare's-tails</i><BR> Make tall ships carry low sails.</blockquote> <i>Old Rhyme.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aquatic plant of the genus <i>Hippuris</i> (<i>H. vulgaris</i>), having narrow leaves in whorls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ga*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>margarate</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A compound of the so- called margaric acid with a base.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*gar"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>margarique</i>. See <u>Margarite</u>.] <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Margaric acid</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <cd>A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) with an acid. It was formerly supposed to be an individual fatty acid, but is now known to be simply an intimate mixture of stearic and palmitic acids.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>A white, crystalline substance, C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>34</sub>O<sub>2</sub> of the fatty acid series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other sources.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ga*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>margarine</i>. See <u>Margarite</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a mixture or combination of tristearin and tripalmitin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar`ga*ri*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ga*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>margarita</i>, Gr. &?; a pearl; cf. F. <i>marguerite</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pearl.</def> [Obs.] <i>Peacham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar`ga*rit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>margaritique</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>Margaric.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar`ga*ri*tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>margaritifer</i>; <i>margarita</i> pearl + <i>ferre</i> to bear: cf. F. <i>margaritif&egrave;re</i>.] <def>Producing pearls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*gar"o*dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; pearl- like.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A hidrous potash mica related to muscovite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ga*rone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Margar</i>ic + <i>-one</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The ketone of margaric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ga*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Margaric; — formerly designating a supposed acid.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar"gate fish"</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A sparoid fish (<i>Diabasis aurolineatus</i>) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; — called also <i>red-mouth grunt</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An American wild cat (<i>Felis tigrina</i>), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with black. Called also <i>long-tailed cat</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marge</i>. See <u>Margin</u>.] <def>Border; margin; edge; verge.</def> [Poetic] <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Along the river's stony <i>marge</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. See <u>Margin</u>.] <def>A margin; border; brink; edge.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The beached <i>margent</i> of the sea.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gent</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin.</def> [Obs.] <i>Mir. for Mag.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>margine</i>, <i>margent</i>, L. <i>margo</i>, <i>ginis</i>. Cf. <u>March</u> a border, <u>Marge</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the <i>margin</i> of a river or lake.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Brokerage)</i> <def>Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc.</def> <i>N. Biddle.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Margin draft</b></col> <i>(Masonry)</i>, <cd>a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints.</cd> — <col><b>Margin of a course</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d <u>Gauge</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.</p>

<p><hw>Mar"gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Margined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marginging</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with a margin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To enter in the margin of a page.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gin*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>marginal</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a margin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Written or printed in the margin; as, a <i>marginal</i> note or gloss.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar`gi*na"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Marginal notes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gin*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the margin of a book.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gin*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marginatus</i>, p. p. of <i>marginare</i> to margin. See <u>Margin</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Having a margin distinct in appearance or structure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gin*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin.</def> [R.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gin*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Marginate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gined</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a margin.</def> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Bordered with a distinct line of color.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar`gi*nel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of L. <i>margo</i>, <i>marginis</i>, a margin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gin*i*ci`dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>margo</i>, <i>-ginis</i>, margin + <i>caedere</i> to cut.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; — said of fruits.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*go"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>amargoso</i> bitter.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large tree of the genus <i>Melia</i> (<i>M. Azadirachta</i>) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The <i>M. Azedarach</i> is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as <i>Pride of India</i>, <i>Pride of China</i>, or <i>bead tree</i>. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>margosa</i> oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of flies.</blockquote> <i>Sir S. Baker.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mar"gra*vate</hw> (?), <hw>Mar*gra"vi*ate</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>margraviat</i>.] <def>The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"grave</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>markgraf</i>, prop., lord chief justice of the march; <i>mark</i> bound, border, march + <i>graf</i> earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. <i>gagr&euml;fts</i> decree: cf. D. <i>markgraaf</i>, F. <i>margrave</i>. See <u>March</u> border, and cf. <u>Landgrave</u>, <u>Graff</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, <i>markgraf</i>; a marquis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gra*vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>markgr&auml;fin</i>: cf. F. <i>margrafine</i>.] <def>The wife of a margrave.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"gue*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a pearl, a daisy. See <u>Margarite</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The daisy (<i>Bellis perennis</i>). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster.</def> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of all the <i>Marian</i> martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the best-born gentleman.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Maid Marian</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Maidmarian</u> in the Vocabulary.</cd> </p>

<p><hw>Mar"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Marry.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"i*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mariette</i>, prop. dim. of <i>Marie</i> Mary.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of bellflower, <i>Companula Trachelium</i>, once called <i>Viola Mariana</i>; but it is not a violet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*rig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mare</i> the sea + <i>-genous</i>.] <def>Produced in or by the sea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"i*gold</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mary</i> + <i>gold</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the <i>Calendula officinalis</i> (see <u>Calendula</u>), and the cultivated species of <i>Tagetes</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the <i>African or French marigold</i> of the genus <i>Tagetes</i>, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: <i>bur marigold</i>, of the genus <i>Bidens</i>; <i>corn marigold</i>, of the genus <i>Chrysanthemum</i> (<i>C. segetum</i>, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); <i>fig marigold</i>, of the genus <i>Mesembryanthemum</i>; <i>marsh marigold</i>, of the genus <i>Caltha</i> (<i>C. palustris</i>), commonly known in America as the <i>cowslip</i>. See <u>Marsh Marigold</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>Marigold window</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See <i>Rose window</i>, under <u>Rose</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar`i*ki"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name: cf. Pg. <i>mariquinha</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l)</i> <def>A small marmoset (<i>Midas rosalia</i>); the silky tamarin.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*rim"ba</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] <def>A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mar`i*mon"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A spider monkey (<i>Ateles belzebuth</i>) of Central and South America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar`i*nade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.: cf. It. <i>marinato</i> marinade, F. <i>mariner</i> to preserve food for use at sea. See <u>Marinate</u>.] <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A brine or pickle containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Marine</u>, and cf. <u>Marinade</u>.] <def>To salt or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare by the use of marinade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marinus</i>, fr. <i>mare</i> the sea: cf. F. <i>marin</i>. See <u>Mere</u> a pool.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, <i>marine</i> productions or bodies; <i>marine</i> shells; a <i>marine</i> engine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, <i>marine</i> deposits.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marine acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>hydrochloric acid.</cd> [Obs.] — <col><b>Marine barometer</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Barometer</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Marine corps</b></col>, <cd>a corps formed of the officers, noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of marines.</cd> — <col><b>Marine engine</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a steam engine for propelling a vessel.</cd> — <col><b>Marine glue</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Glue</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Marine insurance</b></col>, <cd>insurance against the perils of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.</cd> — <col><b>Marine interest</b></col>, <cd>interest at any rate agreed on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds.</cd> — <col><b>Marine law</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Law</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Marine league</b></col>, <cd>three geographical miles.</cd> - - <col><b>Marine metal</b></col>, <cd>an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships.</cd> <i>Mc Elrath.</i> — <col><b>Marine soap</b></col>, <cd>cocoanut oil soap; — so called because, being quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard.</cd> — <col><b>Marine store</b></col>, <cd>a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop.</cd> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*rine"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marin</i> a sea solider, <i>marine</i> naval economy, a marine picture, fr. L. <i>marinus</i>. See <u>Marine</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.</def> </p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile <i>marine</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A picture representing some marine subject.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Tell that to the marines</b></col>, <cd>an expression of disbelief, the <i>marines</i> being regarded by sailors as credulous.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*rined"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>marin&eacute;</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Having the lower part of the body like a fish.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"i*ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marinier</i>, LL. <i>marinarius</i>. See <u>Marine</u>.] <def>One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mariner's compass</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Compass</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"i*ner*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Seamanship.</def> [Obs.] <i>Udalt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar`i*no*ra"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L. <i>marinus</i> marine + Gr. &?; view.] <def>A representation of a sea view.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma`ri*ol"a*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mariolatry</u>.] <def>One who worships the Virgin Mary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma`ri*ol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; Mary + &?; worship.] <def>The worship of the Virgin Mary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar`i*o*nette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marionette</i>, prop. a dim. of <i>Marie</i> Mary.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The buffel duck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma`ri*otte's law`</hw> (?). <i>(Physics.)</i> <def>See <i>Boyle's law</i>, under <u>Law</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y</hw> (?). [Sp. <i>mariposa</i> a butterfly + E. <i>lily</i>. So called from the gay appearance of the blossoms.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of a genus (<i>Calochortus</i>) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also <i>butterfly lily</i>. Most of them are natives of California.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"i*put</hw> (m&abreve;r"&ibreve;*p&ubreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A species of civet; the zoril.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ish</hw> (m&abreve;r"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>marais</i>, LL. <i>marascus</i>. See <u>Marsh</u>.] <def>Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor.</def> [Archaic] <i>Milton. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moory; fenny; boggy.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Growing in marshes.</def> "<i>Marish</i> flowers." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"i*tal</hw> (m&abreve;r"&ibreve;*t<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>maritalis</i>, fr. <i>maritus</i> belonging to marriage, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, a husband. See <u>Marry</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>Of or pertaining to a husband; as, <i>marital</i> rights, duties, authority.</def> "<i>Marital</i> affection." <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"i*ta`ted</hw> (m&abreve;r"&ibreve;*t&amacr;`t&ebreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maritatus</i> married.] <def>Having a husband; married.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*rit"i*mal</hw>, <hw>Ma*rit"i*male</hw> } (m&adot;*r&ibreve;t"&ibreve;*m<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maritime</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar"i*time</hw> (m&abreve;r"&ibreve;*t&ibreve;m; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maritimus</i>, fr. <i>mare</i> the sea: cf. F. <i>maritime</i>. See <u>Mere</u> a pool.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; as, <i>maritime</i> states.</def> "A <i>maritime</i> town." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea.</def> "<i>Maritime</i> service." <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Maritime law</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Law</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Maritime loan</b></col>, <cd>a loan secured by bottomry or respodentia bonds.</cd> — <col><b>Martime nations</b></col>, <cd>nations having seaports, and using the sea more or less for war or commerce.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"jo*ram</hw> (m&auml;r"j&osl;*r<i>a</i>m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>majoran</i>, F. <i>marjolaine</i>, LL. <i>marjoraca</i>, fr. L. <i>amaracus</i>, <i>amaracum</i>, Gr. <grk>'ama`rakos</grk>, <grk>'ama`rakon</grk>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of mintlike plants (<i>Origanum</i>) comprising about twenty- five species. The sweet marjoram (<i>O. Majorana</i>) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is <i>O. vulgare</i>, far less fragrant than the other.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mark</hw> (m&auml;rk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A license of reprisals. See <u>Marque</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Marc</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An old weight and coin. See <u>Marc</u>.</def> "Lend me a <i>mark</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money; the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marke</i>, <i>merke</i>, AS. <i>mearc</i>; akin to D. <i>merk</i>, MHG. <i>marc</i>, G. <i>marke</i>, Icel. <i>mark</i>, Dan. <i>m&aelig;rke</i>; cf. Lith. <i>margas</i> party-colored. &radic;106, 273. Cf. <u>Remark</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Lord set a <i>mark</i> upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.</blockquote> <i>Gen. iv. 15.</i></p>

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<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mark</i> of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that have come to light.</blockquote> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a sea<i>mark</i>, a land<i>mark</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine <i>mark</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have some <i>marks</i> of yours upon my pate.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a permanent impression of one's activity or character.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The confusion of tongues was a <i>mark</i> of separation.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>France was a fairer <i>mark</i> to shoot at than Ireland.</blockquote> <i>Davies.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the <i>mark</i>.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Attention, regard, or respect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As much in mock as <i>mark</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the <i>mark</i>; to come up to the <i>mark</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the official <i>marks</i> invested, you<BR> Anon do meet the Senate.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>Pre&euml;minence; high position; as, patricians of <i>mark</i>; a fellow of no <i>mark</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>A number or other character used in registering; as, examination <i>marks</i>; a <i>mark</i> for tardiness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants.</def> [Obs.] "All the <i>mark</i> of Adam." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps."</def></p>

<p><col><b>A man of mark</b></col>, <cd>a conspicuous or eminent man.</cd> — <col><b>To make one's mark</b></col>. <i>(a)</i> <cd>To sign, as a letter or other writing, by making a cross or other mark.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To make a distinct or lasting impression on the public mind, or on affairs; to gain distinction.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige; track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge; indication; symptom.</p>

<p><hw>Mark</hw> (m&auml;rk), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marked</u> (m&auml;rkt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marking</u>.] [OE. <i>marken</i>, <i>merken</i>, AS. <i>mearcian</i>, from <i>mearc</i>. See <u>Mark</u> the sign.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to <i>mark</i> a box or bale of merchandise; to <i>mark</i> clothing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; — used literally and figuratively; as, this monument <i>marks</i> the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy <i>marked</i> him for a leader.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil <i>marks</i> paper; his hobnails <i>marked</i> the floor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to <i>mark</i> the points in a game of billiards or cards.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard.</def> "<i>Mark</i> the perfect man." <i>Ps. xxxvii. 37.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To mark out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were <i>marked out</i> for punishment</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to <i>mark out</i> an item in an account.</cd> — <col><b>To mark time</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.</p>

<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mark</i>, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xx. 7.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mark"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Remarkable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><hw>Marked</hw> (m&auml;rkt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Designated or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable; conspicuous; as, a <i>marked</i> card; a <i>marked</i> coin; a <i>marked</i> instance.</def> — <wf>Mark"ed*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><col><b>A marked man</b></col>, <cd>a man who is noted by a community, or by a part of it, as, for excellence or depravity; — usually with an unfavorable suggestion.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar*kee"</hw> (m&auml;r*k&emacr;"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Marquee</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mark"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who or that which marks.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A counter used in card playing and other games.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>An attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to D. <i>markt</i>, OHG. <i>mark&amacr;t</i>, <i>merk&amacr;t</i>, G. <i>markt</i>; all fr.L. <i>mercatus</i> trade, market place, fr. <i>mercari</i>, p. p. <i>mercatus</i>, to trade, traffic, <i>merx</i>, <i>mercis</i>, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to <i>merere</i> to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. <i>march&eacute;</i>. See <u>Merit</u>, and cf. <u>Merchant</u>, <u>Mart</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a <i>market</i> is held in the town every week.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares<BR> At wakes, and wassails, meetings, <i>markets</i>, fairs.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Three women and a goose make a <i>market</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old Saying.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is at Jerusalem by the sheep <i>market</i> a pool.</blockquote> <i>John v. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An opportunity for selling anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, to find a <i>market</i> for one's wares; there is no <i>market</i> for woolen cloths in that region; India is a <i>market</i> for English goods.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a third thing to be considered: how a <i>market</i> can be created for produce, or how production can be limited to the capacities of the <i>market</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; as, a dull <i>market</i>; a slow <i>market</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The price for which a thing is sold in a market; market price. Hence: Value; worth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What is a man<BR> If his chief good and <i>market</i> of his time<BR> Be but to sleep and feed ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>The privelege granted to a town of having a public market.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Market</i> is often used adjectively, or in forming compounds of obvious meaning; as, <i>market</i> basket, <i>market</i> day, <i>market</i> folk, <i>market</i> house, <i>market</i>man, <i>market</i> place, <i>market</i> price, <i>market</i> rate, <i>market</i> wagon, <i>market</i> woman, and the like.</p>

<p><col><b>Market beater</b></col>, <cd>a swaggering bully; a noisy braggart.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> — <col><b>Market bell</b></col>, <cd>a bell rung to give notice that buying and selling in a market may begin.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>Market cross</b></col>, <cd>a cross set up where a market is held.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>Market garden</b></col>, <cd>a garden in which vegetables are raised for market.</cd> — <col><b>Market gardening</b></col>, <cd>the raising of vegetables for market.</cd> — <col><b>Market place</b></col>, <cd>an open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are held.</cd> — <col><b>Market town</b></col>, <cd>a town that has the privilege of a stated public market.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marketed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marketing</u>.] <def>To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To expose for sale in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a market, and in an extended sense, to sell in any manner; as, most of the farmes have <i>marketed</i> their crops.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Industrious merchants meet, and <i>market</i> there<BR> The world's collected wealth.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ket*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fit to be offered for sale in a market; such as may be justly and lawfully sold; as, dacayed provisions are not <i>marketable</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Current in market; as, <i>marketable</i> value.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wanted by purchasers; salable; as, furs are not <i>marketable</i> in that country.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ket*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being marketable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ket*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who attends a market to buy or sell; one who carries goods to market.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ket*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Articles in, or from, a market; supplies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ket*stead</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Market</i> + <i>stead</i> a place.] <def>A market place.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mark"hoor`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. <i>m&amacr;r-kh&?;r</i> snake eater.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large wild goat (<i>Capra megaceros</i>), having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains of Northern India and Cashmere.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mark"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the <i>marking</i> of a bird's plumage.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marking ink</b></col>, <cd>indelible ink, because used in marking linen.</cd> — <col><b>Marking nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the nut of the <i>Semecarpus Anacardium</i>, an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"kis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A marquis.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"kis*esse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A marchioness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mark"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A marksman.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Marks"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Marksmen</b></plw> (#). [Earlier <i>markman</i>; <i>mark</i> + <i>man</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots well.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who makes his mark, instead of writing his name, in signing documents.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Marks"man*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Skill of a marksman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Marline</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marling spike</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Marline</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Marl</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>marle</i>, F. <i>marne</i>, LL. <i>margila</i>, dim. of L. <i>marga</i> marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: "Quod genus terr&aelig; Galli et Britanni <i>margam</i> vocant." &radic;274.] <def>A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See <u>Greensand</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marl</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marling</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>marner</i>. See <u>Marl</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To overspread or manure with marl; as, to <i>marl</i> a field.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*la"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The American great marbled godwit (<i>Limosa fedoa</i>). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (<i>Limosa h&aelig;matica</i>).</def></p>

<p><col><b>Hook-billed marlin</b></col>, <cd>a curlew.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LG. <i>marlien</i>, <i>marling</i>, or D. <i>marling</i>, <i>marlijn</i>, fr. D. <i>marren</i> to tie, prob. akin to E. <i>moor</i>, v., and <i>lijn</i> line: cf.F. <i>merlin</i>. See <u>Moor</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <u>Line</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marline spike</b></col>, <col><b>Marling spike</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>an iron tool tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of a rope in splicing and in marling. It has an eye in the thick end to which a lanyard is attached. See <u>Fid</u>.</cd> [Written also <i>marlin spike</i>] — <col><b>Marline-spike bird</b></col>. [The name alludes to the long middle tail feathers.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A tropic bird.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A jager, or skua gull.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>merliner</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To wind marline around; as, to <i>marline</i> a rope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marl"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>marlite</i>. See <u>Marl</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of marl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Partaking of the qualites of marlite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marl"pit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Apit where marl is dug.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marl"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with, iron, and lying between the upper and lower Lias of England.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marl"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Marlier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Marliest</u>.] <def>Consisting or partaking of marl; resembling marl; abounding with marl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ma*lade</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marmelade</i>, Pg. <i>marmelada</i>, fr. <i>marm&eacute;lo</i> a quince, fr. L. <i>melimelum</i> honey apple, Gr. &?; a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; &?; honey + &?; apple. Cf. <u>Mellifluous</u>, <u>Melon</u>.] <def>A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marmalade tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a sapotaceous tree (<i>Lucuma mammosa</i>) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed. The fruit is called <i>marmalade</i>, or <i>natural marmalade</i>, from its consistency and flavor.</cd> </p>

<p><hw>Mar"ma*let`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Marmalade</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar"ma*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>marmatite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"mo*lite</hw> (-m&osl;*l&imacr;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>maramai`rein</grk> to sparkle + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar`mo*ra"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marmor</i> marble. See <u>Marble</u>.] <def>Pertaining to, or like, marble.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mar"mo*rate</hw> (?), <hw>Mar"mo*ra`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marmoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>marmorate</i> to overlay with marble, fr. <i>marmor</i> marble.] <def>Variegated like marble; covered or overlaid with marble.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar`mo*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>marmoratio</i>.] <def>A covering or incrusting with marble; a casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble marble.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mar`mo*ra`tum o"pus</hw> (?). [L. See <u>Marmorate</u>, and <u>Opus</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mar*mo"re*al</hw> (?), <hw>Mar*mo"re*an</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marmoreus</i>, fr. <i>marmor</i> marble: cf. F. <i>marmor&eacute;en</i>. See <u>Marble</u>.] <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar`mo*ro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into marble.</def> <i>Geikie.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"mose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A species of small opossum (<i>Didelphus murina</i>) ranging from Mexico to Brazil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"mo*set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marmouset</i> a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. <i>marmoretum</i>, fr. L. <i>marmor</i> marble. Perhaps confused with <i>marmot</i>. See <u>Marble</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera <i>Hapale</i> and <i>Midas</i>, family <i>Hapalid&aelig;</i>. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also <i>squirrel monkey</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"mot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>marmotta</i>, <i>marmotto</i>, prob. fr. L. <i>mus montanus</i>, or <i>mus montis</i>, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See <u>Mountain</u>, and <u>Mouse</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any rodent of the genus <i>Arctomys</i>. The common European marmot (<i>A. marmotta</i>) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (<i>A. monax</i>) is the woodchuck.</def> </p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus <i>Spermophilus</i>; also, the prairie dog.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marmot squirrel</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a ground squirrel or spermophile.</cd> — <col><b>Prairie marmot</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Prairie dog</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"mottes oil`</hw> (?). <def>A fine oil obtained from the kernel of <i>Prunus brigantiaca</i>. It is used instead of olive or almond oil.</def> <i>De Colange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"mo*zet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Marmoset</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*rone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maroon</u>, the color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Maronites</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic language, and reside on Mount Lebanon and in different parts of Syria. They take their name from one <i>Maron</i> of the 6th century.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>marroon</i>.] [F. <i>marron</i>, abbrev. fr. Sp. <i>cimarron</i> wild, unruly, from <i>cima</i> the summit of a mountain; hence, <i>negro cimarron</i> a runaway negro that lives in the mountains.] <def>In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marooned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marooning</u>.] [See <u>Maroon</u> a fugitive slave.] <def>To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marooning party</b></col>, <cd>a social excursion party that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a prolonged picnic.</cd> [Southern U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw> (m&adot;*r&oomac;n"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>marron</i> chestnut-colored, fr. <i>marron</i> a large French chestnut, It. <i>marrone</i>; cf. LGr. <grk>ma`raon</grk>. Cf. <u>Marron</u>.] <def>Having the color called maroon. See 4th <u>Maroon</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Maroon lake</b></col>, <cd>lake prepared from madder, and distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of its color.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An explosive shell. See <u>Marron</u>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"plot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, by his officious interference, mars or frustrates a design or plot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marque</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marque</i>, in <i>lettre de marque</i> letter of marque, a commission with which the commandant of every armed vessel was obliged to be provided, under penalty of being considered a pirate or corsair; <i>marque</i> here prob. meaning, border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to go beyond the border), and of German origin. See <u>March</u> border.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Letters of marque</b></col>, <col><b>Letters of marque and reprisal</b></col>, <cd>a license or extraordinary commission granted by a government to a private person to fit out a privateer or armed ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's ships and merchandise. The ship so commissioned is sometimes called a <i>letter of marque</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar*quee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marquise</i>, misunderstood as a plural; prob. orig., tent of the marchioness. See <u>Marquis</u>.] <def>A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high rank.</def> [Written also <i>markee</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar"quess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. <i>marques</i>. See <u>Marquis</u>.] <def>A marquis.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Lady marquess</b></col>, <cd>a marchioness.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"quet*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marqueterie</i>, from <i>marqueter</i> to checker, inlay, fr. <i>marque</i> mark, sign; of German origin. See <u>Mark</u> a sign.] <def>Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several colors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"quis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marquis</i>, OF. <i>markis</i>, <i>marchis</i>, LL. <i>marchensis</i>; of German origin; cf. G. <i>mark</i> bound, border, march, OHG. <i>marcha</i>. See <u>March</u> border, and cf. <u>Marchioness</u>, <u>Marquee</u>, <u>Marquess</u>.] <def>A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"quis*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>marquisat</i>.] <def>The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"quis*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A marquisate.</def> [Obs.] "Nobles of the <i>marquisdom</i> of Saluce." <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mar`quise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Marquis</u>, and cf. <u>Marquee</u>.] <def>The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"quis*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A marquisate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A coarse grass found on sandy beaches (<i>Ammophila arundinacea</i>). See <i>Beach grass</i>, under <u>Beach</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"rer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mars or injures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ri*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mariable</i>.] <def>Marriageable.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"riage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mariage</i>, F. <i>mariage</i>. See <u>Marry</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Marriage</i> is honorable in all.</blockquote> <i>Heb. xiii. 4.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The marriage vow or contract.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a <i>marriage</i> for his son.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxii. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Any intimate or close union.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marriage brokage</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The business of bringing about marriages</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The payment made or demanded for the procurement of a marriage.</cd> — <col><b>Marriage favors</b></col>, <cd>knots of white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings.</cd> — <col><b>Marriage settlement</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a settlement of property in view, and in consideration, of marriage.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Matrimony; wedlock; wedding; nuptials. — <u>Marriage</u>, <u>Matrimony</u>, <u>Wedlock</u>. <i>Marriage</i> is properly the <i>act</i> which unites the two parties, and <i>matrimony</i> the <i>state</i> into which they enter. <i>Marriage</i> is, however, often used for the state as well as the act. <i>Wedlock</i> is the old Anglo-Saxon term for <i>matrimony</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Mar`riage*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being marriageable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"riage*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fit for, or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage is allowable.</def> — <wf>Mar"riage*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ried</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being in the state of matrimony; wedded; as, a <i>married</i> man or woman.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; connubial; as, the <i>married</i> state.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ri*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who marries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*ron"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Maroon</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large chestnut.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A chestnut color; maroon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pyrotechny & Mil.)</i> <def>A paper or pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strong twine, filled with an explosive, and ignited with a fuse, — used to make a noise like a cannon.</def> [Written also <i>maroon</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>Same as 1st <u>Maroon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"rot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The razor-billed auk. See <u>Auk</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The common guillemot.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The puffin.</def> [Prov. Eng.] [Written also <i>marrott</i>, and <i>morrot</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marou</i>, <i>mary</i>, <i>maruh</i>, AS. <i>mearg</i>, <i>mearh</i>; akin to OS. <i>marg</i>, D. <i>merg</i>, G. <i>Mark</i>, OHG. <i>marg</i>, <i>marag</i>, Icel. <i>mergr</i>, Sw. <i>merg</i>, Dan. <i>marv</i>, Skr. <i>majjan</i>; cf. Skr. <i>majj</i> to sink, L. <i>mergere</i>. &radic;274 Cf. <u>Merge</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The essence; the best part.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It takes from our achievements . . .<BR> The pith and <i>marrow</i> of our attribute.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [OE. <i>maru</i>, <i>maro</i>; — perh. a different word; cf. Gael. <i>maraon</i> together.] <def>One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Chopping and changing I can not commend,<BR> With thief or his <i>marrow</i>, for fear of ill end.</blockquote> <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Marrow squash</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to several varieties of squash, esp. to the <i>Boston marrow</i>, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and to the <i>vegetable marrow</i>, a variety of an ovoid form, and having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.</cd> — <col><b>Spinal marrow</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See <i>Spinal cord</i>, under <u>Spinal</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marrowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marrowing</u>.] <def>To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to glut.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"row*bone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bone containing marrow; <i>pl.</i> ludicrously, knee bones or knees; as, to get down on one's <i>marrowbones</i>, <i>i. e.</i>, to kneel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"row*fat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rich but late variety of pea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"row*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the nature of, or like, marrow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"row*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of marrow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"row*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of marrow; pithy.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar*ru"bi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Married</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marrying</u>.] [OE. <i>marien</i>, F. <i>marier</i>, L. <i>maritare</i>, fr. <i>maritus</i> husband, fr. <i>mas</i>, <i>maris</i>, a male. See <u>Male</u>, and cf. <u>Maritral</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws or customs of the place.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Tell him that he shall <i>marry</i> the couple himself.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To join according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife, or (a woman) to a man as her husband. See the Note to def. 4.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A woman who had been <i>married</i> to her twenty- fifth husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to marry.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>M&aelig;cenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus] that he must either <i>marry</i> his daughter [Julia] to Agrippa, or take away his life.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To take for husband or wife. See the Note below.</def></p>

<p>&fist; We say, a man is <i>married to</i> or <i>marries</i> a woman; or, a woman is <i>married to</i> or <i>marries</i> a man. Both of these uses are equally well authorized; but <i>given in marriage</i> is said only of the woman.</p>

<p><blockquote>They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to declare in writing, that the last king [Charles II.] told him he was never <i>married</i> to his mother.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Lloyd.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am <i>married</i> unto you.</blockquote> <i>Jer. iii. 14.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To marry ropes</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To place two ropes along side of each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To join two ropes end to end so that both will pass through a block.</cd> <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will, therefore, that the younger women <i>marry</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. v. 14.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Marrying man</b></col>, <cd>a man disposed to marry.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw>, <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Indeed ! in truth ! — a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mars</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Mars</i>, gen. <i>Martis</i>, archaic <i>Mavors</i>, gen. <i>Mavortis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> <def>The god of war and husbandry.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Alchemy)</i> <def>The metallic element iron, the symbol of which &male; was the same as that of the planet Mars.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mars brown</b></col>, <cd>a bright, somewhat yellowish, brown.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar*sa"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. <i>Marsala</i>, in Sicyly.] <def>A kind of wine exported from Marsala in Sicily.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mars*de"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. From W. <i>Marsden</i>, an English author.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody climbers with fragrant flowers, several species of which furnish valuable fiber, and one species (<i>Marsdenia tinctoria</i>) affords indigo.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Mar`sei`llais"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. m.</i></pos> <hw>||Mar`sei`llaise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. f.</i></pos> }[F.] <def>Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its inhabitants.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marseillaise hymn</b></col>, or <col><b>The Marseillaise</b></col>, <cd>the national anthem of France, popularly so called. It was composed in 1792, by Rouget de l'Isle, an officer then stationed at Strasburg. In Paris it was sung for the first time by the band of men who came from Marseilles to aid in the revolution of August 10, 1792; whence the name.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Mar`sei`llais"</hw>, <pos><i>n. m.</i></pos> <hw>||Mar`sei`llaise"</hw>, <pos><i>n. f.</i></pos> }[F.] <def>A native or inhabitant of Marseilles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*seilles"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A general term for certain kinds of fabrics, which are formed of two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming double cloth, quilted in the loom; — so named because first made in <i>Marseilles</i>, France.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marsh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mersch</i>, AS. <i>mersc</i>, fr. <i>mere</i> lake. See <u>Mere</u> pool, and cf. <u>Marish</u>, <u>Morass</u>.] <def>A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass.</def> [Written also <i>marish</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Marsh asphodel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant (<i>Nartheeium ossifragum</i>) with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white flowers; — called also <i>bog asphodel</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh cinquefoil</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant (<i>Potentilla palustris</i>) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five- finger.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh elder</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The guelder-rose or cranberry tree (<i>Viburnum Opulus</i>)</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes (<i>Iva frutescens</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Marsh five-finger</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Marsh cinquefoil</i> (above).</cd> — <col><b>Marsh gas</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Gas</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus (<i>Spartina</i>) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; - - called also <i>cord grass</i>. The tall <i>S. cynosuroides</i> is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low <i>S. juncea</i> is a common component of salt hay.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh harrier</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a European hawk or harrier (<i>Circus &aelig;ruginosus</i>); — called also <i>marsh hawk</i>, <i>moor hawk</i>, <i>moor buzzard</i>, <i>puttock</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh hawk</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A hawk or harrier (<i>Circus cyaneus</i>), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also <i>hen harrier</i>, and <i>mouse hawk</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The marsh harrier.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh hen</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a rail; esp., <i>Rallus elegans</i> of fresh-water marshes, and <i>R. longirostris</i> of salt-water marshes.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh mallow</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the genus <i>Alth&aelig;a</i> ( <i>A. officinalis</i>) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh marigold</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh pennywort</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any plant of the umbelliferous genus <i>Hydrocotyle</i>; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in wet places; — called also <i>water pennywort</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh quail</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the meadow lark.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh rosemary</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the genus <i>Statice</i> (<i>S. Limonium</i>), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also <i>sea lavender</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh samphire</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant (<i>Salicornia herbacea</i>) found along seacoasts. See <u>Glasswort</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh St. John's-wort</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American herb (<i>Elodes Virginica</i>) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh tea</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>. <cd>Same as <u>Labrador tea</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh trefoil</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Buckbean</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Marsh wren</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any species of small American wrens of the genus <i>Cistothorus</i>, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit salt marshes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"shal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mareschal</i>, OF. <i>mareschal</i>, F. <i>mar&eacute;chal</i>, LL. <i>mariscalcus</i>, from OHG. <i>marah-scalc</i> (G. <i>marschall</i>); <i>marah</i> horse + <i>scalc</i> servant (akin to AS. <i>scealc</i>, Goth. <i>skalks</i>). F. <i>mar&eacute;chal</i> signifies, a marshal, and a farrier. See <u>Mare</u> horse, and cf. <u>Seneschal</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like</def>; as, specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.</def> <i>Johnson.</i> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(France)</i> <def>The highest military officer.</def> In other countries of Europe a marshal is a military officer of high rank, and called <i>field marshal</i>. <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Am. Law)</i> <def>A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Earl marshal of England</b></col>, <cd>the eighth officer of state; an honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in the family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the office of high constable, the earl marshal has jurisdiction in the court of chivalry.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> — <col><b>Earl marshal of Scotland</b></col>, <cd>an officer who had command of the cavalry under the constable. This office was held by the family of Keith, but forfeited by rebellion in 1715.</cd> — <col><b>Knight marshal</b></col>, or <col><b>Marshal of the King's house</b></col>, <cd>formerly, in England, the marshal of the king's house, who was authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the Crown, to punish faults committed within the verge, etc. His court was called the Court of Marshalsea.</cd> — <col><b>Marshal of the Queen's Bench</b></col>, <cd>formerly the title of the officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in Southwark.</cd> <i>Mozley & W.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"shal</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marshaled</u> (?) or <u>Marshalled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marshaling</u> or <u>Marshalling</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to <i>marshal</i> troops or an army.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>marshaling</i> the heroes of his name<BR> As, in their order, next to light they came.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To direct, guide, or lead.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou <i>marshalest</i> me the way that I was going.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"shal*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>marshaller</i>.] <def>One who marshals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"shal*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>marshalling</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of arranging in due order.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marshaling of assets</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the arranging or ranking of assets in due order of administration.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"shal*sea</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Marshal</i> + OE. <i>se</i> a seat. See <u>See</u> a seat.] <def>The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Court of Marshalsea</b></col>, <cd>a court formerly held before the steward and marshal of the king's house to administer justice between the king's domestic servants.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"shal*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a marshal.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Marsh"bank`er</hw> (?), <hw>Marse"bank`er</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The menhaden.</def></p>

<p><! p. 898 !></p>

<p><hw>Marsh"i*ness</hw> (m&auml;rsh"&ibreve;*n&ebreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or condition of being marshy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marsh mar"i*gold</hw> (m&abreve;r"&ibreve;*g&osl;ld). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A perennial plant of the genus <i>Caltha</i> (<i>C. palustris</i>), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of <i>cowslip</i>. See <u>Cowslip</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Marsh"y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [E. <u>Marsh</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy; fenny.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; as, a <i>marshy</i> weed.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"si*po*branch`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Marsipobranchia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar"si*po*bran"chi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a pouch + &?; a gill.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See <u>Cyclostoma</u>, and <u>Lamprey</u>. Called also <i>Marsipobranchiata</i>, and <i>Marsipobranchii</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*su"pi*al</hw> (m&auml;r*s&umacr;"p&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>marsupial</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the <i>marsupial</i> bones.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Marsupial frog</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Nototrema</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar*su"pi*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Marsupialia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar*su`pi*a"li*a</hw> (-&amacr;"l&ibreve;*&adot;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>marsupium</i> a pouch, bag, purse, Gr. <grk>marsy`pion</grk>, dim. of <grk>ma`rsypos</grk>, <grk>ma`rsipos</grk>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also <i>Marsupiata</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mar*su`pi*a"li*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mar*su"pi*an</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Marsupialia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*su"pi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Related to or resembling the marsupials; furnished with a pouch for the young, as the marsupials, and also some fishes and Crustacea.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar*su"pi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Same as <u>Marsupium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"su*pite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Marsupial</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil crinoid of the genus <i>Marsupites</i>, resembling a purse in form.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mar*su"pi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Marsupia</b></plw> (#). [L., a pouch], <i>(Anat. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See <u>Pecten</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mart</hw> (m&auml;rt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contr. fr. <i>market</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A market.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where has commerce such a <i>mart</i> . . . as London ?</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bargain.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To buy or sell in, or as in, a mart.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To sell and <i>mart</i> your officer for gold<BR> To undeservers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To traffic.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mars</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The god Mars.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Battle; contest.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ta*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. & Sp. <i>martagon</i>, It. <i>martagone</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A lily (<i>Lilium Martagon</i>) with purplish red flowers, found in Europe and Asia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>marteler</i>, fr. <i>martel</i>, <i>marteau</i>, hammer, a dim. fr. L. <i>martulus</i>, <i>marculus</i>, dim. of <i>marcus</i> hammer. Cf. <u>March</u> to step.] <def>To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mar`tel` de fer"</hw> (?). [OF., hammer of iron.] <def>A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed; — used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"te*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A small hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar*tel"lo tow`er</hw> (?). [It. <i>martello</i> hammer. The name was orig. given to towers erected on the coasts of Sicily and Sardinia for protection against the pirates in the time of Charles the Fifth, which prob. orig. contained an alarm bell to be struck with a hammer. See <u>Martel</u>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The English borrowed the name of the tower from Corsica in 1794.</p>

<p><hw>Mar"ten</hw> (m&auml;r"t&ebreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bird. See <u>Martin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ten</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From older <i>martern</i>, <i>marter</i>, <i>martre</i>, F. <i>martre</i>, <i>marte</i>, LL. <i>martures</i> (pl.), fr. L. <i>martes</i>; akin to AS. <i>mear&eth;</i>, <i>meard</i>, G. <i>marder</i>, OHG. <i>mardar</i>, Icel. <i>m&ouml;r&eth;r</i>. Cf. <u>Foumart</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus <i>Mustela</i>, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (<i>Mustela foina</i>); the pine marten (<i>M. martes</i>); and the American marten, or sable (<i>M. Americana</i>), which some zo&ouml;logists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tern</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Marten</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar"-text`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A blundering preacher.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>martialis</i> of or belonging to <i>Mars</i>, the god of war. Cf. <u>March</u> the month.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, <i>martial</i> music; a <i>martial</i> appearance.</def> "<i>Martial</i> equipage." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But peaceful kings, o'er <i>martial</i> people set,<BR> Each other's poise and counterbalance are.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; — opposed to <i>civil</i>; as, <i>martial</i> law; a court<i>- martial</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Old Chem. & Old Med.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, <i>martial</i> preparations.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><col><b>Martial flowers</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a reddish crystalline salt of iron; the ammonio-chloride of iron.</cd> [Obs.] - - <col><b>Martial law</b></col>, <cd>the law administered by the military power of a government when it has superseded the civil authority in time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to enforce the laws. It is distinguished from <i>military law</i>, the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Martial</u>, <u>Warlike</u>. <i>Martial</i> refers more to war in <i>action</i>, its array, its attendants, etc.; as, <i>martial</i> music, a <i>martial</i> appearance, a <i>martial</i> array, courts<i>-martial</i>, etc. <i>Warlike</i> describes the feeling or temper which leads to war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a <i>warlike</i> nation, <i>warlike</i> indication, etc. The two words are often used without discrimination.</p>

<p><hw>Mar"tial*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar"tial*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A warrior.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tial*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Martialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Martializing</u> (?).] <def>To render warlike; as, to <i>martialize</i> a people.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tial*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a martial manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tial*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being martial.</def></p>

<p> </p>

<p><hw>Mar"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Stone Working)</i> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>martin</i>, from the proper name <i>Martin</i>. Cf. <u>Martlet</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.</def> [Written also <i>marten</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; The American purple martin, or bee martin (<i>Progne subis, or purpurea</i>), and the European house, or window, martin (<i>Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica</i>), are the best known species.</p>

<p><col><b>Bank martin</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The bank swallow</cd>. See under <u>Bank</u>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The fairy martin. See under <u>Fairy</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Bee martin</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The purple martin</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The kingbird.</cd> — <col><b>Sand martin</b></col>, <cd>the bank swallow.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV. Cf. <u>Martin</u> the bird, <u>Martlet</u>.] <def>In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods.</def> [Hence, the word is commonly employed in a depreciatory sense.]</p>

<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The martin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar`ti*ne"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. <i>martinete</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A species of tinamou (<i>Calopezus elegans</i>), having a long slender crest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mar"tin*gale</hw> (?), <hw>Mar"tin*gal</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>martingale</i>; cf. It. <i>martingala</i> a sort of hose, martingale, Sp. <i>martingala</i> a greave, cuish, martingale, Sp. <i>alm&aacute;rtaga</i> a kind of bridle.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gambling)</i> <def>The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; — metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the <i>martingale</i> of a harness.</def> [Cant] <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tin*mas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [St. <i>Martin + mass</i> religious service.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; — often called <i>martlemans</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Martinmas summer</b></col>, <cd>a period of calm, warm weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian summer.</cd> <i>Percy Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Mars</i>, <i>Martis</i>, the god Mars, the alchemical name of iron.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tle*mas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Martinmas</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mart"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>martinet</i>. See <u>Martin</u> the bird, and cf. <u>Martinet</u> a disciplinarian.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European house martin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Cf. F. <i>merlette</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A bird without beak or feet; — generally assumed to represent a <i>martin</i>. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tyr</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS., from L. <i>martyr</i>, Gr. <grk>ma`rtyr</grk>, <grk>ma`rtys</grk>, prop., a witness; cf. Skr. <i>sm&rsdot;</i> to remember, E. <i>memory</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian <i>martyr</i>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To be a <i>martyr</i>, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to witness by death.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell,<BR> Thou fall'st a blessed <i>martyr</i> !</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tyr</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Martyred</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Martyring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.</def> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To persecute; to torment; to torture.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart<BR> Thou <i>martyrest</i> with sorrow and with smart.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Racked with sciatics, <i>martyred</i> with the stone.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tyr*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Martyr</i> + <i>-dom</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I came from <i>martyrdom</i> unto this peace.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affliction; torment; torture.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar`tyr*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>martyriser</i>, LL. <i>martyrizare</i>.] <def>To make a martyr of.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of a martyr.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tyr*o*loge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>martyrologium</i>: cf. F. <i>martyrologe</i>.] <def>A martyrology.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mar`tyr*o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mar`tyr*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar`tyr*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>martyrologiste</i>.] <def>A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs.</def> <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar`tyr*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-gies</b></plw> (#). [<i>Martyr</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.</def> <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Martyrdom.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mervaile</i>, F. <i>merveille</i>, fr. L. <i>mirabilia</i> wonderful things, pl., fr. <i>mirabilis</i> wonderful, fr. <i>mirari</i> to wonder or marvel at. See <u>Admire</u>, <u>Smile</u>, and cf. <u>Miracle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will do <i>marvels</i> such as have not been done.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxiv. 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nature's sweet <i>marvel</i> undefiled.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wonder.</def> [R.] "Use lessens <i>marvel</i>." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Marvel of Peru</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Four- o'clock</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marveled</u> (?) or <u>Marvelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marveling</u> or <u>Marvelling</u>.] [OE. <i>merveilen</i>, OF. <i>merveillier</i>.] <def>To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Marvel</i> not, my brethren, if the world hate you.</blockquote> <i>1 john iii. 13.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To marvel at.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to marvel, or be surprised; — used impersonally.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>But much now me <i>marveleth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rich. the Redeless.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>merveillous</i>, OF. <i>merveillos</i>, F. <i>Merveilleux</i>. See <u>Marvel</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] [Written also <i>marvellous</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This is the Lord's doing; it is <i>marvelous</i> in our eyes.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxiii. 23.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>marvelous</i> fable includes whatever is supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The marvelous</b></col>, <cd>that which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; — opposed to <i>the probable</i>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable; incredible. — <u>Marvelous</u>, <u>Wonderful</u>. We speak of a thing as <i>wonderful</i> when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as <i>marvelous</i> when it is so much out of the ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible.</p>

<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. corrupt. fr. OE. or F. <i>marbre</i> marble.] <i>(Glass Marking)</i> <def>A stone, or cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it shape.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mar"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Marrow.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Marry</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ry-bud`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma`ry*ol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mariolatry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ry*sole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mary</i>, the proper name + <i>sole</i> the fish.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large British fluke, or flounder (<i>Rhombus megastoma</i>); — called also <i>carter</i>, and <i>whiff</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mas*ca"gnin</hw> (?), <hw>Mas*ca"gnite</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mascagnin</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; — so named from <i>Mascagni</i>, who discovered it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"cle</hw> (m&abreve;s"k'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mascle</i>, F. <i>macle</i>, L. <i>macula</i> spot, mesh of a net, LL. <i>macula</i>, <i>macla</i>, <i>mascla</i> a scale of a coat of mail. See <u>Mail</u> armor.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A lozenge voided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"cled</hw> (-k'ld), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mascled armor</b></col>, <cd>armor composed of small lozenge-shaped scales of metal fastened on a foundation of leather or quilted cloth.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mas"cot</hw>, <hw>Mas"cotte</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Through French fr. Pr. <i>mascot</i> a little sorcerer or magician, <i>mascotto</i> witchcraft, sorcery.] <def>A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"cu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>masculus</i> male, masculine.] <def>To make strong.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mas"cu*line</hw> (m&abreve;s"k&usl;*l&ibreve;n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>masculinus</i>, fr. <i>masculus</i> male, manly, dim. of <i>mas</i> a male: cf. F. <i>masculin</i>. See <u>Male</u> masculine.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of the male sex; not female.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy <i>masculine</i> children, that is to say, thy sons.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a <i>masculine</i> energy.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.</def> [R.] "A <i>masculine</i> church." <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from <i>feminine</i> and <i>neuter</i>. See <u>Gender</u>.</def> — <wf>Mas"cu*line*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mas"cu*line*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mas`cu*lin"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mase</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maze</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"e*lyn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A drinking cup. See 1st <u>Maslin</u>, 2.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"ser</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mazer</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mash</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mesh.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mash</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to G. <i>meisch</i>, <i>maisch</i>, <i>meische</i>, <i>maische</i>, mash, wash, and prob. to AS. <i>miscian</i> to mix. See <u>Mix</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state. Specifically <i>(Brewing)</i>, ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A mess; trouble.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mash tun</b></col>, <cd>a large tub used in making mash and wort.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mash</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mashed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mashing</u>.] [Akin to G. <i>meischen</i>, <i>maischen</i>, to mash, mix, and prob. to <i>mischen</i>, E. <i>mix</i>. See 2d <u>Mash</u>.] <def>To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to <i>mash</i> apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically <i>(Brewing)</i>, to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mashing tub</b></col>, <cd>a tub for making the mash in breweries and distilleries; — called also <i>mash tun</i>, and <i>mash vat</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mash"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, mashes; also <i>(Brewing)</i>, a machine for making mash.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A charmer of women.</def> [Slang] <i>London Punch.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mash"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maslin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mash"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mask</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>masque</i>, LL. <i>masca</i>, <i>mascha</i>, <i>mascus</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <i>m&aacute;scara</i>, It. <i>maschera</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>maskharat</i> buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or mirthful, fr. <i>sakhira</i> to ridicule, to laugh at. Cf. <u>Masque</u>, <u>Masquerade</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's <i>mask</i>; a fencer's <i>mask</i>; a ball player's <i>mask</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This thought might lead me through the world's vain <i>mask</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; — called also <i>mascaron</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A screen for a battery.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mask house</b></col>, <cd>a house for masquerades.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mask</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Masked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Masking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They must all be <i>masked</i> and vizarded.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disguise; to cover; to hide.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Masking</i> the business from the common eye.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To cover or keep in check; as, to <i>mask</i> a body of troops or a fortress by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mask</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take part as a masker in a masquerade.</def> <i>Cavendish.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Masked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Personate</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; — said of birds.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Masked ball</b></col>, <cd>a ball in which the dancers wear masks.</cd> — <col><b>Masked battery</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire.</cd> <i>H. L. Scott.</i> — <col><b>Masked crab</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a European crab (<i>Corystes cassivelaunus</i>) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face.</cd> — <col><b>Masked pig</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a Japanese domestic hog (<i>Sus pliciceps</i>). Its face is deeply furrowed.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mask"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mask"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To confuse; to stupefy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mask"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The dress or disguise of a masker; masquerade.</def> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ki*nonge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The muskellunge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mask" shell`</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any spiral marine shell of the genus <i>Persona</i>, having a curiously twisted aperture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"lach</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>maslaq</i>: cf. F. <i>masloc</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An excitant containing opium, much used by the Turks.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>missellane</i>, <i>misceline</i>, <i>miscelin</i>, <i>meslin</i>, fr. <i>miscellane</i>. See <u>Miscellane</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mixture composed of different materials</def>; especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mixture of metals resembling brass.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye.</def> [Written also <i>meslin</i>, <i>mislin</i>, <i>maselyn</i>, <i>mastlin</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vessel made of maslin, 1 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Mead eke in a <i>maselyn</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"lin</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Composed of different sorts; as, <i>maslin</i> bread, which is made of rye mixed with a little wheat.</def> [Written also <i>meslin</i>, <i>mislin</i>, etc.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ma&ccedil;on</i>, LL. <i>macio</i>, <i>machio</i>, <i>mattio</i>, <i>mactio</i>, <i>marcio</i>, <i>macerio</i>; of uncertain origin.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See <u>Freemason</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mason bee</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of solitary bees of the genus <i>Osmia</i>. They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand.</cd> — <col><b>Mason moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any moth whose larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil.</cd> — <col><b>Mason shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a marine univalve shell of the genus <i>Phorus</i>; — so called because it cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell.</cd> — <col><b>Mason wasp</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any wasp that constructs its nest, or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus provides food for its larv&aelig;</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma"son</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; — with a prepositional suffix; as, to <i>mason</i> up a well or terrace; to <i>mason</i> in a kettle or boiler.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*son"ic</hw> (m&adot;*s&obreve;n"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"son*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ma&ccedil;onnerie</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art or occupation of a mason.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad <i>masonry</i>; skillful <i>masonry</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. <i>Dry masonry</i> is applied to structures made without mortar.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*soo"la boat`</hw> (?). <def>A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced.</def> [Written also <i>masula</i>, <i>masulah</i>, etc.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ma*so"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NHeb. <i>m&amacr;s&omacr;r&amacr;h</i> tradition.] <def>A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries.</def> [Written also <i>Masorah</i>, <i>Massora</i>, and <i>Massorah</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mas"o*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Masorite.</def> [Written also <i>Masorete</i>, and <i>Massorete</i>.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mas`o*ret"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mas`o*ret"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>massor&eacute;tique</i>.] <def>Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Masoretic points and accents</b></col>, <cd>the vowel points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first mention is in the Masora.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mas"o*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the writers of the Masora.</def></p>

<p><hw>Masque</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mask; a masquerade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mascarade</i>, fr. Sp. <i>mascarada</i>, or It. <i>mascherata</i>. See <u>Mask</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In courtly balls and midnight <i>masquerades</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st <u>Mask</u>, 4.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>masquerade</i> of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A Spanish diversion on horseback.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Masqueraded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Masquerading</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, <i>masquerading</i> up and down in a lion's skin.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To conceal with masks; to disguise.</def> "To <i>masquerade</i> vice." <i>Killingbeck.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas`quer*ad"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mass</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>masse</i>, <i>messe</i>, AS. <i>m&aelig;sse</i>. LL. <i>missa</i>, from L. <i>mittere</i>, <i>missum</i>, to send, dismiss: cf. F. <i>messe</i>. In the ancient churches, the public services at which the catechumens were permitted to be present were called <i>missa catechumenorum</i>, ending with the reading of the Gospel. Then they were <i>dismissed</i> with these words : "Ite, missa est" [<i>sc</i>. ecclesia], the congregation is dismissed. After that the sacrifice proper began. At its close the same words were said to those who remained. So the word gave the name of <i>Mass</i> to the sacrifice in the Catholic Church. See <u>Missile</u>, and cf. <u>Christmas</u>, <u>Lammas</u>, <u>Mess</u> a dish, <u>Missal</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>The sacrifice in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The portions of the Mass usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; — namely, the <i>Kyrie</i>, the <i>Gloria</i>, the <i>Credo</i>, the <i>Sanctus</i>, and the <i>Agnus Dei</i>, besides sometimes an <i>Offertory</i> and the <i>Benedictus</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Canon of the Mass</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Canon</u>.</cd> — <col><b>High Mass</b></col>, <cd>Mass with incense, music, the assistance of a deacon, subdeacon, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Low Mass</b></col>, <cd>Mass which is said by the priest throughout, without music.</cd> — <col><b>Mass bell</b></col>, <cd>the sanctus bell. See <u>Sanctus</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mass book</b></col>, <cd>the missal or Roman Catholic service book.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mass</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Massed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Massing</u>.] <def>To celebrate Mass.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mass</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>masse</i>, F. <i>masse</i>, L. <i>massa</i>; akin to Gr. &?; a barley cake, fr. &?; to knead. Cf. <u>Macerate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a <i>mass</i> of ore, metal, sand, or water.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If it were not for these principles, the bodies of the earth, planets, comets, sun, and all things in them, would grow cold and freeze, and become inactive <i>masses</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A deep <i>mass</i> of continual sea is slower stirred<BR> To rage.</blockquote> <i>Savile.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phar.)</i> <def>A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue <i>mass</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A large quantity; a sum.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All the <i>mass</i> of gold that comes into Spain.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He had spent a huge <i>mass</i> of treasure.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Bulk; magnitude; body; size.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This army of such <i>mass</i> and charge.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The principal part; the main body.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Night closed upon the pursuit, and aided the <i>mass</i> of the fugitives in their escape.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd.).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Mass</i> and <i>weight</i> are often used, in a general way, as interchangeable terms, since the <i>weight</i> of a body is proportional to its <i>mass</i> (under the same or equal gravitative forces), and the <i>mass</i> is usually ascertained from the <i>weight</i>. Yet the two ideas, <i>mass</i> and <i>weight</i>, are quite distinct. <i>Mass</i> is the quantity of matter in a body; <i>weight</i> is the comparative force with which it tends towards the center of the earth. A <i>mass</i> of sugar and a <i>mass</i> of lead are assumed to be equal when they show an equal <i>weight</i> by balancing each other in the scales.</p>

<p><col><b>Blue mass</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Blue</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mass center</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the center of gravity of a triangle.</cd> — <col><b>Mass copper</b></col>, <cd>native copper in a large mass.</cd> — <col><b>Mass meeting</b></col>, <cd>a large or general assembly of people, usually a meeting having some relation to politics.</cd> — <col><b>The masses</b></col>, <cd>the great body of the people, as contrasted with the higher classes; the populace.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mass</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But <i>mass</i> them together and they are terrible indeed.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"sa*cre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. <i>mazacrium</i>; cf. Prov. G. <i>metzgern</i>, <i>metzgen</i>, to kill cattle, G. <i>metzger</i> a butcher, and LG. <i>matsken</i> to cut, hew, OHG. <i>meizan</i> to cut, Goth. <i>m&aacute;itan</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the <i>massacre</i> on St. Bartholomew's Day.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Murder.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Massacre</u>, <u>Butchery</u>, <u>Carnage</u>. <i>Massacre</i> denotes the promiscuous slaughter of <i>many</i> who can not make resistance, or much resistance. <i>Butchery</i> refers to cold-blooded cruelty in the killing of men as if they were brute beasts. <i>Carnage</i> points to slaughter as producing the heaped-up bodies of the slain.</p>

<p><blockquote>I'll find a day to <i>massacre</i> them all,<BR> And raze their faction and their family.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds,<BR> Brhold this pattern of thy <i>butcheries</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Such a scent I draw<BR> Of <i>carnage</i>, prey innumerable !</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"sa*cre</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Massacred</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Massacring</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>massacrer</i>. See <u>Massacre</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; — limited to the killing of human beings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If James should be pleased to <i>massacre</i> them all, as Maximian had <i>massacred</i> the Theban legion.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"sa*crer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who massacres.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mas"sage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas`sa*sau"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The black rattlesnake (<i>Crotalus, or Caudisona, tergemina</i>), found in the Mississippi Valley.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mass&eacute;</hw>, or <hw>Mass&eacute; shot</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Billiards)</i> <def>A stroke made with the cue held vertically.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mass"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A priest who celebrates Mass.</def> [R.] <i>Bale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"se*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a chewer, &?; a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing, from &?; to chew: cf. F. <i>mass&eacute;ter</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas`se*ter"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the masseter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"se*ter`ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Masseteric.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Mas`seur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. m.</i></pos>, <hw>||Mas`seuse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. f.</i></pos>,} [F., or formed in imitation of French. See <u>Massage</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>One who performs massage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"si*cot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>massicot</i>; E. <i>masticot</i> is a corruption.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Lead protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called <i>litharge</i>; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Massicot</i> is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.</p>

<p><hw>Mass"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Massy</u>.] <def>The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.</def></p>

<p><! p. 900 !></p>

<p><hw>Mass"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>massif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.</def> "<i>Massive</i> armor." <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs <i>massive</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Massive rock</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistose, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mass"ive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a heavy mass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mass"ive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being massive; massiness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas*soo"la boat`</hw>. <def>See <u>Masoola boat</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas*so"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Masora</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"so*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Masorite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mass"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Massier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Massiest</u>.] <def>Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight or substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weighty; heavy; as, a <i>massy</i> shield; a <i>massy</i> rock.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your swords are now too <i>massy</i> for your strengths,<BR> And will not be uplifted.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Yawning rocks in <i>massy</i> fragments fly.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mast</hw> (m&adot;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aelig;st</i>, fem.; akin to G. <i>mast</i>, and E. <i>meat</i>. See <u>Meat</u>.] <def>The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Oak <i>mast</i>, and beech, . . . they eat.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Swine under an oak filling themselves with the <i>mast</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mast</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aelig;st</i>, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. <i>mast</i>, Icel. <i>mastr</i>, and perh. to L. <i>malus</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The tallest pine<BR> Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the <i>mast</i><BR> Of some great ammiral.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The most common general names of <i>masts</i> are <i>foremast</i>, <i>mainmast</i>, and <i>mizzenmast</i>, each of which may be made of separate spars.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The vertical post of a derrick or crane.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Afore the mast</b></col>, <col><b>Before the mast</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Afore</u>, and <u>Before</u>.</cd> - - <col><b>Mast coat</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Coat</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mast hoop</b></col>, <cd>one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See <u>Made</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mast</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Masted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Masting</u>.] <def>To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to <i>mast</i> a ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mas"tax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; mouth, jaws.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The lore of a bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mast"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with a mast or masts; — chiefly in composition; as, a three-<i>masted</i> schooner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mast"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A vessel having (so many) masts; — used only in compounds; as, a two-<i>master</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw> (m&adot;s"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maistre</i>, <i>maister</i>, OF. <i>maistre</i>, <i>mestre</i>, F. <i>ma&icirc;tre</i>, fr. L. <i>magister</i>, orig. a double comparative from the root of <i>magnus</i> great, akin to Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>. Cf. <u>Maestro</u>, <u>Magister</u>, <u>Magistrate</u>, <u>Magnitude</u>, <u>Major</u>, <u>Mister</u>, <u>Mistress</u>, <u>Mickle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; — formerly used with much more extensive application than now.</def> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The employer of a servant.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The owner of a slave.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The person to whom an apprentice is articled.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>The head of a household.</def> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>The male head of a school or college.</def> <sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>A male teacher.</def> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast.</def> <sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <def>The owner of a docile brute, — especially a dog or horse.</def> <sd><i>(j)</i></sd> <def>The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be <i>master</i> of one's time.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Master</i> of a hundred thousand drachms.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We are <i>masters</i> of the sea.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a <i>master</i> of oratorical art.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Great <i>masters</i> of ridicule.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be <i>masters</i> of it.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced <i>m&ibreve;ster</i>, except when given to boys; — sometimes written <i>Mister</i>, but usually abbreviated to Mr.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where there are little <i>masters</i> and misses in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The commander of a merchant vessel; — usually called <i>captain</i>. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Little masters</b></col>, <cd>certain German engravers of the 16th century, so called from the extreme smallness of their prints.</cd> — <col><b>Master in chancery</b></col>, <cd>an officer of courts of equity, who acts as an assistant to the chancellor or judge, by inquiring into various matters referred to him, and reporting thereon to the court.</cd> — <col><b>Master of arts</b></col>, <cd>one who takes the second degree at a university; also, the degree or title itself, indicated by the abbreviation M. A., or A. M.</cd> — <col><b>Master of the horse</b></col>, <cd>the third great officer in the British court, having the management of the royal stables, etc. In ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the sovereign.</cd> — <col><b>Master of the rolls</b></col>, <cd>in England, an officer who has charge of the rolls and patents that pass the great seal, and of the records of the chancery, and acts as assistant judge of the court.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i> <i>Wharton.</i> — <col><b>Past master</b></col>, <cd>one who has held the office of <i>master</i> in a lodge of Freemasons or in a society similarly organized.</cd> — <col><b>The old masters</b></col>, <cd>distinguished painters who preceded modern painters; especially, the celebrated painters of the 16th and 17th centuries.</cd> — <col><b>To be master of one's self</b></col>, <cd>to have entire self-control; not to be governed by passion.</cd> — <col><b>To be one's own master</b></col>, <cd>to be at liberty to act as one chooses without dictation from anybody.</cd></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Master</i>, signifying <i>chief</i>, <i>principal</i>, <i>masterly</i>, <i>superior</i>, <i>thoroughly skilled</i>, etc., is often used adjectively or in compounds; as, <i>master</i> builder or <i>master</i>-builder, <i>master</i> chord or <i>master</i>-chord, <i>master</i> mason or <i>master</i>-mason, <i>master</i> workman or <i>master</i>-workman, <i>master</i> mechanic, <i>master</i> mind, <i>master</i> spirit, <i>master</i> passion, etc.</p>

<p><blockquote>Throughout the city by the <i>master</i> gate.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Master joint</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a quarryman's term for the more prominent and extended joints traversing a rock mass.</cd> — <col><b>Master key</b></col>, <cd>a key adapted to open several locks differing somewhat from each other; figuratively, a rule or principle of general application in solving difficulties.</cd> — <col><b>Master lode</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>the principal vein of ore.</cd> — <col><b>Master mariner</b></col>, <cd>an experienced and skilled seaman who is certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel.</cd> — <col><b>Master sinew</b></col> <i>(Far.)</i>, <cd>a large sinew that surrounds the hough of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a hollow place, where the windgalls are usually seated.</cd> — <col><b>Master singer</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Mastersinger</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Master stroke</b></col>, <cd>a capital performance; a masterly achievement; a consummate action; as, a <i>master stroke</i> of policy.</cd> — <col><b>Master tap</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a tap for forming the thread in a screw cutting die.</cd> — <col><b>Master touch</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The touch or skill of a master</cd>. <i>Pope.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Some part of a performance which exhibits very skillful work or treatment.</cd> "Some <i>master touches</i> of this admirable piece." <i>Tatler.</i> — <col><b>Master work</b></col>, <cd>the most important work accomplished by a skilled person, as in architecture, literature, etc.; also, a work which shows the skill of a master; a masterpiece.</cd> — <col><b>Master workman</b></col>, <cd>a man specially skilled in any art, handicraft, or trade, or who is an overseer, foreman, or employer.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mastered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mastering</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Obstinacy and willful neglects must be <i>mastered</i>, even though it cost blows.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to <i>master</i> a science.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To own; to posses.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The wealth<BR> That the world <i>masters</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be skillful; to excel.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Master</i> + <i>-dom</i>.] <def>Dominion; rule; command.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>masterful</i>, pale face.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*ful*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a masterful manner; imperiously.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A lawless and rebellious man who held lands <i>masterfully</i> and in high contempt of the royal authority.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector.</def> <i>C. Bront&eacute;.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.</def> — <wf>Mas"ter*less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a <i>masterly</i> design; a <i>masterly</i> performance; a <i>masterly</i> policy.</def> "A wise and <i>masterly</i> inactivity." <i>Sir J. Mackintosh.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With the skill of a master.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou dost speak <i>masterly</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Masterly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef- d'&oelig;uvre; a supreme achievement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The top and <i>masterpiece</i> of art.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Dissimulation was his <i>masterpiece</i>.</blockquote> <i>Claredon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or office of a master.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where noble youths for <i>mastership</i> should strive.</blockquote> <i>Driden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Chief work; masterpiece.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ironical title of respect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How now, seignior Launce ! what news with your <i>mastership</i> ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*sing`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A translation of G. <i>meisters&auml;nger</i>.] <def>One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (<i>Peucedanum Ostruthium</i>, formerly <i>Imperatoria</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The <i>Astrantia major</i>, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Improperly, the cow parsnip (<i>Heracleum lanatum</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Masteries</b></plw> (#). [OF. <i>maistrie</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If divided by mountains, they will fight for the <i>mastery</i> of the passages of the tops.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; pre&euml;minence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The voice of them that shout for <i>mastery</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxii. 18.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every man that striveth for the <i>mastery</i> is temperate in all things.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. ix. 25.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O, but to have gulled him<BR> Had been a <i>mastery</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Contest for superiority.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A masterly operation; a feat.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I will do a <i>maistrie</i> ere I go.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the philosopher's stone.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The act process of mastering; the state of having mastered.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He could attain to a <i>mastery</i> in all languages.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The learning and <i>mastery</i> of a tongue, being unpleasant in itself, should not be cumbered with other difficulties.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mast"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See lst <u>Mast</u>.] <def>Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the <i>mastful</i> forest; a <i>mastful</i> chestnut.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mast"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mast"head"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.</def> <i>Marryat.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mast"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A building in which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>mastiche</i>, <i>mastichum</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to chew, because of its being used in the East for chewing.] [Written also <i>mastich</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A low shrubby tree of the genus <i>Pistacia</i> (<i>P. Lentiscus</i>), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; — called also, <i>mastic tree</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Barbary mastic</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the <i>Pistachia Atlantica</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Peruvian mastic tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a small tree (<i>Schinus Molle</i>) with peppery red berries; — called also <i>pepper tree</i>.</cd> — <col><b>West Indian mastic</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a lofty tree (<i>Bursera gummifera</i>) full of gum resin in every part.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being masticated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas`ti*ca"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. <i>mastigador</i>. See <u>Masticate</u>.] <i>(Man.)</i> <def>A part of a bridle, the slavering bit.</def> [Written also <i>mastigador</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mas"ti*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Masticated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Masticating</u> (?).] [L. <i>masticatus</i>, p. p. of <i>masticare</i> to chew, prob. fr. <i>mastiche</i> mastic. See <u>Mastic</u>.] <def>To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to <i>masticate</i> food.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who masticates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas`ti*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>masticatio</i>: cf. F. <i>mastication</i>.] <def>The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mastication</i> is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, without which there can be no good digestion.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who masticates.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>masticatoire</i>.] <def>Chewing; adapted to perform the office of chewing food.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas"tich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mastic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ti*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ti*cot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Massicot.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mas"tiff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mastiffs</b></plw> (&?;). [<plw><b>Mastives</b></plw> is irregular and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. <i>masty</i>, adj., large, n., a great dog, prob. fr. <i>mast</i> fruit, and hence, lit., fattened with mast. There is perh. confusion with OF. <i>mestif</i> mongrel; cf. also F. <i>m&acirc;tin</i> mastiff, OF. <i>mastin</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mastiff bat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>, any bat of the genus <i>Molossus</i>; so called because the face somewhat resembles that of a mastiff.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ti*go*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Mastigopoda.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mas`ti*gop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`stix</grk>, <grk>-igos</grk>, a whip + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Infusoria.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"ti*gure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>ma`stix</grk>, <grk>-igos</grk>, a scourge + &?; tail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus <i>Uromastix</i>. They inhabit Southern Asia and North Africa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mast"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; also, the scientific principles which determine the position of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Masting house</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a large building, with suitable mechanism overhanging the water, used for stepping and unstepping the masts of vessels.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Mas*ti"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>masto`s</grk> breast + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the breast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mast"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See lst <u>Mast</u>.] <def>Bearing no mast; as, a <i>mastless</i> oak or beech.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mast"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Mast</u>.] <def>Having no mast; as, a <i>mastless</i> vessel.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mast"lin</hw> (m&abreve;st"l&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maslin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"to*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth. So called from the conical projections upon its molar teeth.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their remains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mas`to*don*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. E. <i>Mastodon</i> + Gr. <grk>say^ros</grk> a lizard.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A large extinct genus of labyrinthodonts, found in the European Triassic rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas`to*don"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a mastodon; as, <i>mastodontic</i> dimensions.</def> <i>Everett.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mas`to*dyn"i*a</hw> (?), <hw>Mas*tod"y*ny</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>mastodynia</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + &?; pain.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pain occuring in the mamma or female breast, — a form of neuralgia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + &?; form: cf. F. <i>masto&iuml;de</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Resembling the nipple or the breast; — applied specifically to a process of the temporal bone behind the ear.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, or in the region of, the mastoid process; mastoidal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas*toid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mastoid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>mastologie</i>.] <def>The natural history of Mammalia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mas"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistress.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mas`tur*ba"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>masturbatus</i>, p. p. of <i>masturbari</i> to practice onanism: cf. F. <i>masturbation</i>.] <def>Onanism; self-pollution.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mast"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See lst <u>Mast</u>.] <def>Full of mast; abounding in acorns, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*su"la boat`</hw> (?). <def>Same as <u>Masoola boat</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Matte</u>.] <def>A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called <i>white metal</i>.</def> [Written also <i>matt</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. See 4th <u>Mate</u>.] <def>Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>When he saw them so piteous and so <i>maat</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>matt</i>, <i>meatt</i>, fr. L. <i>matta</i> a mat made of rushes.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any similar fabric for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a <i>mat</i> of weeds; a <i>mat</i> of hair.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture; as, the <i>mat</i> of a daguerreotype.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mat grass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A low, tufted, European grass (<i>Nardus stricta</i>)</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Same as <u>Matweed</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mat rush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of rush (<i>Scirpus lacustris</i>) used in England for making mats.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Matted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Matting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover or lay with mats.</def> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And o'er his eyebrows hung his <i>matted</i> hair.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`ta*chin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"a*co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The three-banded armadillo (<i>Tolypeutis tricinctus</i>). See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Loricata</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mat"a*dore</hw>, <hw>Mat"a*dor</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>matador</i>, prop., a killer, fr. <i>matar</i> to kill, L. <i>mactare</i> to sacrifice, kill.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>In the game of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red one.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When Lady Tricksey played a four,<BR> You took it with a <i>matadore</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat`a*gasse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A shrike or butcher bird; — called also <i>mattages</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ma`ta*ma"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The bearded tortoise (<i>Chelys fimbriata</i>) of South American rivers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*tan"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., slaughter, fr. <i>matar</i> to kill.] <def>A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow.</def> [Western U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Match</hw> (m&abreve;ch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>macche</i>, F. <i>m&egrave;che</i>, F. <i>m&egrave;che</i>, fr. L. <i>myxa</i> a lamp nozzle, Gr. <grk>my`xa</grk> mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. <u>Mucus</u>.] <def>Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Match box</b></col>, <cd>a box for holding matches.</cd> - - <col><b>Match tub</b></col>, <cd>a tub with a perforated cover for holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from the lighted matches.</cd> — <col><b>Quick match</b></col>, <cd>threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars, fireworks, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Slow match</b></col>, <cd>slightly twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, fireworks, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>macche</i>, AS. <i>gem&aelig;cca</i>; akin to <i>gemaca</i>, and to OS. <i>gimako</i>, OHG. <i>gimah</i> fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel. <i>mark</i> suitable, <i>maki</i> mate, Sw. <i>make</i>, Dan. <i>mage</i>; all from the root of E. <i>make</i>, v. See <u>Make</u> mate, and <u>Make</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Mate</u> an associate.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a <i>match</i> for the mightiest of his fellow subjects.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like</def>; as, specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle.</def> "Many a warlike <i>match</i>." <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A solemn <i>match</i> was made; he lost the prize.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A matrimonial union; a marriage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An agreement, compact, etc.</def> "Thy hand upon that <i>match</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other <i>matches</i> than those of its own making.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.</def> "She . . . was looked upon as the richest <i>match</i> of the West." <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Equality of conditions in contest or competition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It were no <i>match</i>, your nail against his horn.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a <i>match</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Match boarding</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>boards fitted together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted.</cd> — <col><b>Match game</b></col>, <cd>a game arranged as a test of superiority.</cd> — <col><b>Match plane</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and tonguing.</cd> — <col><b>Match plate</b></col> <i>(Founding)</i>, <cd>a board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> — <col><b>Match wheel</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal size.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Matched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Matching</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No settled senses of the world can <i>match</i><BR> The pleasure of that madness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No history or antiquity can <i>match</i>is policies and his conduct.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Eternal might<BR> To <i>match</i> with their inventions they presumed<BR> So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to <i>match</i> a vase or a horse; to <i>match</i> cloth.</def> "<i>Matching</i> of patterns and colors." <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing <i>to</i> another).</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let poets <i>match</i> their subject to their strength.</blockquote> <i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To marry; to give in marriage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A senator of Rome survived,<BR> Would not have <i>matched</i> his daughter with a king.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to <i>match</i> boards.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Matching machine</b></col>, <cd>a planing machine for forming a tongue or a groove on the edge of a board.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be united in marriage; to mate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I hold it a sin to <i>match</i> in my kindred.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let tigers <i>match</i> with hinds, and wolves with sheep.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases <i>match</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Match"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent.</def> — <wf>Match"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Sir Walter Raleigh . . . is <i>matchable</i> with the best of the ancients.</blockquote> <i>Hakewill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Match"-cloth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A coarse cloth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Match"-coat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A coat made of match-cloth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Match"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, matches; a matching machine. See under 3d <u>Match</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Match"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mateless</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having no equal; unequaled.</def> "A <i>matchless</i> queen." <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Matchless</i> ears." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p> — <wf>Match"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Match"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Match"lock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.</def></p>

<p><hw>Match"mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who makes matches for burning or kinding.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who tries to bring about marriages.</def></p>

<p><hw>Match"mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for others.</def></p>

<p><hw>Match"mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Busy in making or contriving marriages; as, a <i>matchmaking</i> woman.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (<i>Ilex Paraguensis</i>). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mat</i>, abbrev. fr. &eacute;chec et <i>mat</i>. See <u>Checkmate</u>.] <i>(Chess)</i> <def>Same as <u>Checkmate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See 2d <u>Mat</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>mater</i> to fatigue, enfeeble, humiliate, checkmate. See <u>Mate</u> checkmate.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To confuse; to confound.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To checkmate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps for older <i>make</i> a companion; cf. also OD. <i>maet</i> companion, mate, D. <i>maat</i>. Cf. <u>Make</u> a companion, <u>Match</u> a mate.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined with a similar object.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A suitable companion; a match; an equal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye knew me once no <i>mate</i><BR> For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, <i>first mate</i>, <i>second mate</i>, <i>third mate</i>, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's <i>mate</i>; surgeon's <i>mate</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To match; to marry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If she be <i>mated</i> with an equal husband.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it <i>mates</i> and masters the fear of death.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . .<BR> Dare <i>mate</i> a sounder man than Surrey can be.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds <i>mate</i> for life; this bird will not <i>mate</i> with that one.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mate"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Matchless</u>.] <def>Having no mate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"e*lote</hw> (m&abreve;t"&esl;*l&omacr;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>matelot</i> a sailor; properly, a dish such as sailors prepare.] <def>A dish of food composed of many kinds of fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma`te*ol"o*gy</hw> (m&amacr;`t&esl;*&obreve;l"&osl;*j&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mataiologi`a</grk>; <grk>ma`taios</grk> useless, vain + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse: cf. F. <i>mat&eacute;ologie</i>.] <def>A vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma`te*o*tech"ny</hw> (m&amacr;`t&esl;*&osl;*t&ebreve;k"n&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mataiotechni`a</grk>; <grk>ma`taios</grk> vain + <grk>te`chnh</grk> art, science.] <def>Any unprofitable science.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ma"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., mother. See <u>Mother</u>.] <def>See <u>Alma mater</u>, <u>Dura mater</u>, and <u>Pia mater</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>materialis</i>, fr. <i>materia</i> stuff, matter: cf. F. <i>mat&eacute;riel</i>. See <u>Matter</u>, and cf. <u>Mat&Eacute;riel</u>.] </p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, <i>material</i> substance or bodies.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>material</i> elements of the universe.</blockquote> <i>Whewell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; important.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Discourse, which was always <i>material</i>, never trifling.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as are most <i>material</i> to our present purpose.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Logic.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form, of a thing. See <u>Matter</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Material cause</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Cause</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Material evidence</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>evidence which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis.</cd> <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Corporeal; bodily; important; weighty; momentous; essential.</p>

<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be made.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Raw material</b></col>, <cd>any crude, unfinished, or elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of skilled labor. Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are <i>raw material</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form from matter; to materialize.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mat&eacute;rialisme</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by the <i>materialism</i> of Epicurus.</blockquote> <i>Buckminster.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The tendency to give undue importance to material interests; devotion to the material nature and its wants.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Material substances in the aggregate; matter.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>A. Chalmers.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ist</hw> (m&adot;*t&emacr;"r&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l*&ibreve;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mat&eacute;rialiste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called, are the result of some peculiar organization of matter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it.</def> <i>Berkeley.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to materialism or materialists; of the nature of materialism.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But to me his very spiritualism seemed more <i>materialistic</i> than his physics.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mat&eacute;rialit&eacute;</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being material; material existence; corporeity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Importance; as, the <i>materiality</i> of facts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*al*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Materialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Materializing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>mat&eacute;rialiser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To invest with material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material objects.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Having with wonderful art and beauty <i>materialized</i>, if I may so call it, a scheme of abstracted notions, and clothed the most nice, refined conceptions of philosophy in sensible images.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to assume a character appropriate to material things; to occupy with material interests; as, to <i>materialize</i> thought.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Spiritualism)</i> <def>To make visable in, or as in, a material form; — said of spirits.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A female spirit form temporarily <i>materialized</i>, and not distinguishable from a human being.</blockquote> <i>Epes Sargent.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To appear as a material form; to take substantial shape.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In the state of matter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I do not mean that anything is separable from a body by fire that was not <i>materially</i> pre&euml;xistent in it.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In its essence; substantially.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An ill intention is certainly sufficient to spoil . . . an act in itself <i>materially</i> good.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In an important manner or degree; essentially; as, it <i>materially</i> concerns us to know the real motives of our actions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being material.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca</hw> (?). [L. See <u>Matter</u>, and <u>Medical</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Material or substance used in the composition of remedies; — a general term for all substances used as curative agents in medicine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of medical science which treats of the nature and properties of all the substances that are employed for the cure of diseases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*a"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>materiarius</i>.] <def>See <u>Materialist</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*te"ri*ate</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*te"ri*a`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>materiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>materiare</i> to build of wood.] <def>Consisting of matter.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>materiatio</i> woodwork.] <def>Act of forming matter.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ma`t&eacute;`ri`el"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Material</u>.] <def>That in a complex system which constitutes the <i>materials</i>, or instruments employed, in distinction from the <i>personnel</i>, or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, etc., of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Material</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ma*ter"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>maternel</i>, L. <i>maternus</i>, fr. <i>mater</i> mother. See <u>Mother</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; as, <i>maternal</i> love; <i>maternal</i> tenderness.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Motherly</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ma*ter"nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a motherly manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ter"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maternit&eacute;</i>, LL. <i>maternitas</i>.] <def>The state of being a mother; the character or relation of a mother.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"fel*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>madfelen</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The knapweed (<i>Centaurea nigra</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Math</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aemacr;&eth;</i>; akin to <i>m&amacr;wan</i> to mow, G. <i>mahd</i> math. See <u>Mow</u> to cut (grass).] <def>A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; — chiefly used in composition; as, an after<i>math</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont to be sooner than the common <i>math</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>math&eacute;matique</i>, L. <i>mathematicus</i>, Gr. &?; disposed to learn, belonging to learning or the sciences, especially to mathematics, fr. &?; that which is learned, learning, pl. &?; things learned, learning, science, especially mathematical science, fr. &?;, &?;, to learn; akin to E. <i>mind</i>. See <u>Mind</u>.] <def>See <u>Mathematical</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mathematic</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to mathematics; according to mathematics; hence, theoretically precise; accurate; as, <i>mathematical</i> geography; <i>mathematical</i> instruments; <i>mathematical</i> exactness.</def> — <wf>Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Math`e*ma*ti"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>math&eacute;maticien</i>.] <def>One versed in mathematics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>math&eacute;matiques</i>, pl., L. <i>mathematica</i>, sing., Gr. &?; (sc. &?;) science. See <u>Mathematic</u>, and <u>-ics</u>.] <def>That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of the methods by which, in accordance with these relations, quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative relations.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Mathematics</i> embraces three departments, namely: <b>1.</b> <i>Arithmetic</i>. <b>2.</b> <i>Geometry</i>, including <i>Trigonometry</i> and <i>Conic Sections</i>. <b>3.</b> <i>Analysis</i>, in which letters are used, including <i>Algebra</i>, <i>Analytical Geometry</i>, and <i>Calculus</i>. Each of these divisions is divided into <i>pure</i> or <i>abstract</i>, which considers magnitude or quantity abstractly, without relation to matter; and <i>mixed</i> or <i>applied</i>, which treats of magnitude as subsisting in material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with physical considerations.</p>

<p><hw>Math"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Madder</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Math"es</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. corrupted fr. L. <i>anthemis</i> camomile, Gr. &?; .] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The mayweed. Cf. <u>Maghet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ma*the"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, from &?;, &?;, to learn.] <def>Learning; especially, mathematics.</def> [R.] <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Math"u*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>See <u>Trinitarian</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ti"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Peruvian plant (<i>Piper, or Artanthe, elongatum</i>), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A fat herring with undeveloped roe.</def> [Written also <i>matty</i>.] [Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>||M&acirc;`tin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&acirc;tin</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A French mastiff.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. fr. L. <i>matutinum</i> the morning, <i>matutinus</i> of the morning, <i>Matuta</i> the goddess of the morning. See <u>Matutinal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Morning.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> [F. <i>matines</i>. See Etymol. above.] <def>Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The winged choristers began<BR> To chirp their <i>matins</i>.</blockquote> <i>Cleveland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"in</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"in*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to the morning, or to matins; matutinal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat`i*n&eacute;e"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from <i>matin</i>. See <u>Matin</u>.] <def>A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See <u>Soir&Eacute;e</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*trass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>matras</i>; perh. so called from its long narrow neck; cf. OF. <i>matras</i> large arrow, L. <i>materis</i>, <i>mataris</i>, <i>matara</i>, a Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A round- bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Matress</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"tri*arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mater</i> mother + <i>-arch</i>.] <def>The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma`tri*ar"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"tri*ar"chate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"trice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>matrice</i>. See <u>Matrix</u>.] <def>See <u>Matrix</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ri*ci`dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to matricide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ri*cide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>matricidium</i>; <i>mater</i> mother + <i>coedere</i> to kill, slay: cf. F. <i>matricide</i>. See <u>Mother</u>, and cf. <u>Homicide</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The murder of a mother by her son or daughter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [L. <i>matricida</i>: cf. F. <i>matricide</i>.] <def>One who murders one's own mother.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Matriculated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Matriculating</u>.] [L. <i>matricula</i> a public roll or register, dim. of <i>matrix</i> a mother, in respect to propagation, also, a public register. See <u>Matrix</u>.] <def>To enroll; to enter in a register; specifically, to enter or admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a college or university, by enrolling the name in a register.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In discovering and <i>matriculating</i> the arms of commissaries from North America.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go though the process of admission to membership, as by examination and enrollment, in a society or college.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Matriculated.</def> <i>Skelton.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is matriculated.</def> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*tric`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of matriculating; the state of being matriculated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ri*moine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Matrimony.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>matrimonialis</i>: cf. F. <i>matrimonial</i>. See <u>Matrimony</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; derived from marriage; connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; as, <i>matrimonial</i> rights or duties.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If he relied upon that title, he could be but a king at courtesy, and have rather a <i>matrimonial</i> than a regal power.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Connubial; conjugal; sponsal; spousal; nuptial; hymeneal.</p>

<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a matrimonial manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Matrimonial.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ri*mo*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>matrimoine</i>, through Old French, fr. L. <i>matrimonium</i>, fr. <i>mater</i> mother. See <u>Mother</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in <i>matrimony</i>, ye do now confess it.</blockquote> <i>Book of Com. Prayer (Eng. Ed. )</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of game at cards played by several persons.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Matrimony vine</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a climbing thorny vine (<i>Lycium barbarum</i>) of the Potato family.</cd> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Marriage; wedlock. See <u>Marriage</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ma"trix</hw> (m&amacr;"tr&ibreve;ks), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Matrices</b></plw> (m&abreve;t"r&ibreve;*s&emacr;z). [L., fr. <i>mater</i> mother. See <u>Mother</u>, and cf. <u>Matrice</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The womb.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All that openeth the <i>matrix</i> is mine.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxiv. 19.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Dyeing)</i> <def>The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"tron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>matrone</i>, L. <i>matrona</i>, fr. <i>mater</i> mother. See <u>Mother</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your wives, your daughters,<BR> Your <i>matrons</i>, and your maids.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a <i>matron</i> before she was a mother.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital; as, the <i>matron</i> of a school or hospital.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Jury of matrons</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a jury of experienced women called to determine the question of pregnancy when set up in bar of execution, and for other cognate purposes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ron*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of a matron.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of matrons.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the whole <i>matronage</i> of his country ?</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ron*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>matronalis</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"tron*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being a matron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ron*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Matronized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Matronizing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a matron of; to make matronlike.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Childbed <i>matronizes</i> the giddiest spirits.</blockquote> <i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to chaperone; as, to <i>matronize</i> an assembly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"tron*like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"tron*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Advanced in years; elderly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat`ro*nym"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mater</i> mother + <i>-nymic</i>, as in <i>patronimic</i>.] <def>See <u>Metronymic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*tross"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>matroos</i>, fr. F. <i>matelot</i>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Matt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Matte</u>.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat`ta*ges"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A shrike or butcher bird; — written also <i>matagasse</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mat"ta*more`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>matamore</i>, from Ar. <i>ma&tsdot;m&omacr;ra</i>.] <def>A subterranean repository for wheat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Matte</hw> (m&abreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>matte</i>; cf. F. <i>mat</i>, masc., <i>matte</i>, fem., faint, dull, dim; — said of metals. See <u>Mate</u> checkmate.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metallurgy)</i> <def>A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called <i>coarse metal</i>, <i>fine metal</i>, etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Matte</u>.] <def>Having a dull surface; unburnished; as, <i>matted</i> gold leaf or gilding.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Matted glass</b></col>, <cd>glass ornamented with figures on a dull ground.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ted</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 3d <u>Mat</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Covered with a mat or mats; as, a <i>matted</i> floor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tangled closely together; having its parts adhering closely together; as, <i>matted</i> hair.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>matere</i>, F. <i>mati&egrave;re</i>, fr. L. <i>materia</i>; perh. akin to L. <i>mater</i> mother. Cf. <u>Mother</u>, <u>Madeira</u>, <u>Material</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He is the <i>matter</i> of virtue.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Matter</i> is usually divided by philosophical writers into three kinds or classes: <i>solid</i>, <i>liquid</i>, and <i>a&euml;riform</i>. <i>Solid</i> substances are those whose parts firmly cohere and resist impression, as wood or stone. <i>Liquids</i> have free motion among their parts, and easily yield to impression, as water and wine. <i>A&euml;riform</i> substances are elastic fluids, called <i>vapors</i> and <i>gases</i>, as air and oxygen gas.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, complaint, legal action, or the like; theme.</def> "If the <i>matter</i> should be tried by duel." <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Son of God, Savior of men ! Thy name<BR> Shall be the copious <i>matter</i> of my song.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every great <i>matter</i> they shall bring unto thee, but every small <i>matter</i> they shall judge.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xviii. 22.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do; concern; affair; business.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To help the <i>matter</i>, the alchemists call in many vanities out of astrology.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some young female seems to have carried <i>matters</i> so far, that she is ripe for asking advice.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence; importance; significance; moment; — chiefly in the phrases <i>what matter</i> ? <i>no matter</i>, and the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A prophet some, and some a poet, cry;<BR> No <i>matter</i> which, so neither of them lie.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And this is the <i>matter</i> why interpreters upon that passage in Hosea will not consent it to be a true story, that the prophet took a harlot to wife.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

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<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Amount; quantity; portion; space; — often indefinite.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Away he goes, . . . a <i>matter</i> of seven miles.</blockquote> <i>L' Estrange.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have thoughts to tarry a small <i>matter</i>.</blockquote> <i>Congreve.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No small <i>matter</i> of British forces were commanded over sea the year before.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess; pus; purulent substance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>That which is permanent, or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected by psychological or physical processes and relations; — opposed to <i>form</i>.</def> <i>Mansel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Dead matter</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, <cd>type which has been used, or which is not to be used, in printing, and is ready for distribution.</cd> — <col><b>Live matter</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, <cd>type set up, but not yet printed from.</cd> — <col><b>Matter in bar</b></col>, <col><b>Matter of fact</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Bar</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Matter of record</b></col>, <cd>anything recorded.</cd> — <col><b>Upon the matter</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Upon the whole matter</b></col>, <cd>considering the whole; taking all things into view.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse, but were, <i>upon the whole matter</i>, equal in foot.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mattered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mattering</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be of importance; to import; to signify.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It <i>matters</i> not how they were called.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.</def> [R.] "Each slight sore <i>mattereth</i>." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He did not <i>matter</i> cold nor hunger.</blockquote> <i>H. Brooke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ter*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not being, or having, matter; as, <i>matterless</i> spirits.</def> <i>Davies (Wit's Pilgr. ).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unimportant; immaterial.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mat"ter-of-fact"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Generating or containing pus; purulent.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of substance or matter; important.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mat</u>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Materials for mats.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ornamental border. See 3d <u>Mat</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"ting</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Matte</u>.] <def>A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"tock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mattuc</i>; cf. W. <i>matog</i>.] <def>An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is you must dig with <i>mattock</i> and with spade.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mat`to*wac"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Indian name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An American clupeoid fish (<i>Clupea mediocris</i>), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; — called also <i>hickory shad</i>, <i>tailor shad</i>, <i>fall herring</i>, and <i>shad herring</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>materas</i>, F. <i>matelas</i>, LL. <i>matratium</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg. al<i>madraque</i>, Pr. al<i>matrac</i>; all from Ar. <i>ma&tsdot;rah</i> a place where anything is thrown, what is thrown under something, fr. <i>&tsdot;araha</i> to throw.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened.</def> [Written also <i>matress</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hydraulic Engin.)</i> <def>A mass of interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn away by currents or waves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"u*rant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maturans</i>, p. pr. See <u>Maturate</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine, or application, which promotes suppuration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"u*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maturated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Maturating</u> (?).] [L. <i>maturatus</i>, p. p. of <i>maturare</i> to make ripe, fr. <i>maturus</i> ripe, mature. See <u>Mature</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos> & <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A tree may be <i>maturated</i> artificially.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"u*rate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat`u*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maturatio</i> a hastening: cf. F. <i>maturation</i>.] <def>The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"u*ra*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>maturatif</i>.] <def>Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"u*ra*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Maturer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Maturest</u>.] [L. <i>maturus</i>; prob. akin to E. <i>matin</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Now is love <i>mature</i> in ear.</blockquote> <i>Tennison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage,<BR> Unskilled in speech, nor yet <i>mature</i> of age ?</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or use; perfected; as, a <i>mature</i> plan.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This lies glowing, . . . and is almost <i>mature</i> for the violent breaking out.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a man of <i>mature</i> years.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Ripe; perfect; completed; prepared; digested; ready. — <u>Mature</u>, <u>Ripe</u>. Both words describe <i>fullness</i> of growth. <i>Mature</i> brings to view the progressiveness of the process; <i>ripe</i> indicates the result. We speak of a thing as <i>mature</i> when thinking of the successive <i>stayes</i> through which it has passed; as <i>ripe</i>, when our attention is directed merely to its state. A <i>mature</i> judgment; <i>mature</i> consideration; <i>ripe</i> fruit; a <i>ripe</i> scholar.</p>

<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Matured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Maturing</u>.] [See <u>Maturate</u>, <u>Mature</u>.] <def>To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; as, to <i>mature</i> one's plans.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine <i>matures</i> by age; the judgment <i>matures</i> by age and experience.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to become due, as a note.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ture"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>With caution; deliberately.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Early; soon.</def> [A Latinism, little used] <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma*ture"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being mature; maturity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*tur"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who brings to maturity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat`u*res"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maturescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>maturescere</i> to become ripe, v. incho. from <i>maturus</i>. See <u>Mature</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Approaching maturity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*tur"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Approaching maturity; as, <i>maturing</i> fruits; <i>maturing</i> notes of hand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*tu"ri*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maturitas</i>: cf. F. <i>maturit&eacute;</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the <i>maturity</i> of corn or of grass; <i>maturity</i> of judgment; the <i>maturity</i> of a plan.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to run.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat`u*ti"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>matutinalis</i>, <i>matutinus</i>: cf. F. <i>matutinal</i>. See <u>Matin</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the morning; early.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*tu"ti*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Matutinal.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mat"u*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Matutinal.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mat"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (<i>Ammophila arundinacea</i>) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the seacoast dikes (see <i>Beach grass</i>, under <u>Beach</u>); also, the <i>Lygeum Spartum</i>, a Mediterranean grass of similar habit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mat"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymology uncertain.] <def>A native house servant in India.</def> <i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p>

<p><hw>||Matz"oth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>matsts&omacr;th</i>, pl. of <i>matsts&amacr;h</i> unleavened.] <def>A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the Passover.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mau*ca"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A lemur; — applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maud</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gray plaid; — used by shepherds in Scotland.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mau"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To throw onto confusion or disorder; to render maudlin.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Maud"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Maudlin</i>, a contr. of <i>Magdalen</i>, OE. <i>Maudeleyne</i>, who is drawn by painters with eyes swelled and red with weeping.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak and silly.</def> "<i>Maudlin</i> eyes." <i>Dryden.</i> "<i>Maudlin</i> eloquence." <i>Roscommon.</i> "A <i>maudlin</i> poetess." <i>Pope.</i> "<i>Maudlin</i> crowd." <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Maudlin</i> Clarence in his malmsey butt.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Maud"lin</hw>, <hw>Maude"line</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South European <i>Achillea Ageratum</i>, a kind of yarrow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maud"lin*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maudlin state.</def> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maud"lin*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The oxeye daisy.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mau"ger</hw>, <hw>Mau"gre</hw> } (m&add;"g&etilde;r), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OF. <i>maugr&eacute;</i>, <i>malgr&eacute;</i>, F. <i>malgr&eacute;</i>. See <u>Mal-</u>, <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Agree</u>.] <def>In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A man must needs love <i>maugre</i> his heed.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>mauger</i> all the world will I keep safe.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mau"gre</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To defy.</def> [Obs.] <i>J. Webster.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mau"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Malkin</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A hare.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Maul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mall</u> a hammer.] <def>A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.</def> [Written also <i>mall</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Maul</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mauled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mauling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and <i>maul</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To injure greatly; to do much harm to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It <i>mauls</i> not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The common mallow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maul"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A severe beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maul"-stick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>malerstock</i>; <i>maler</i> a painter + <i>stock</i> stick.] <def>A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working.</def> [Written also <i>mahl-stick</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mau"met</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mawmet</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maunch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To munch.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Maunch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Manche</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maund</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mand</i>, <i>mond</i>.] <def>A hand basket.</def> [Obs.] <i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maund</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind, & Per. <i>man</i>.] <def>An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Maund</hw> (?), <hw>Maund"er</hw> (?), } <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mendier</i> to beg, E. <i>mendicant</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To beg.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was ever <i>maundering</i> by the how that he met a party of scarlet devils.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maund"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maund"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A beggar.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Maund"er*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who maunders.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maun"dril</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mandrel</u>.] <i>(Coal Mining)</i> <def>A pick with two prongs, to pry with.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maun"dy Thurs"day</hw> (?). [OE. <i>maunde</i> a command, OF. <i>mand&eacute;</i>, L. <i>mandatum</i>, from <i>mandare</i> to command. See called from the ancient custom of washing the feet of the poor on this day, which was taken to be the fulfillment of the "new commandment," <i>John xiii. 5, 34.</i>] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The Thursday in Passion week, or next before Good Friday.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maun"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mangy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Skelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mau*resque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Moresque</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maur"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Maurus</i>, the favorite disciple of St. Benedict.] <def>A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The <i>Maurists</i> have been distinguished for their interest in literature.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mau`so*le"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Mausoleus</i>. See <u>Mausoleum</u>.] <def>Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mau`so*le"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Mausoleums</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>-lea</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>mausoleum</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.] <def>A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mau"ther</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>m&aelig;g&thorn;</i> a maid.] [Also spelled <i>mawther</i>, <i>mother</i>.] <def>A girl; esp., a great, awkward girl; a wench.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mauv`an"i*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <i>Mauve aniline</i>, under <u>Mauve</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mauve</hw> (m&omacr;v), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., mallow, L. <i>malva</i>. So named from the similarity of the color to that of the petals of common mallow, <i>Malva sylvestris</i>. See <u>Mallow</u>.] <def>A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mauve aniline</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a dyestuff produced artificially by the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the first discovered of the so-called <i>coal-tar</i>, or <i>aniline</i>, <i>dyes</i>. It consists of the sulphate of mauve&iuml;ne, and is a dark brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a beatiful purple color. Called also <i>aniline purple</i>, <i>violine</i>, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mauve"&iuml;ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An artificial organic base, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, and valuable for the dyestuffs it forms.</def> [Written also <i>mauvine</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mauv"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mauve- colored.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mav"er*ick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; — said to be from <i>Maverick</i>, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"vis</hw> (m&amacr;"v&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mauvis</i>, Arm. <i>milvid</i>, <i>milfid</i>, <i>milc'hhouid</i>, Corn. <i>melhuez</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European throstle or song thrush (<i>Turdus musicus</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Maw</hw> (m&add;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mew</u> a gull.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A gull.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mawe</i>, AS. <i>maga</i> stomach; akin to D. <i>maag</i>, OHG. <i>mago</i>, G. <i>magen</i>, Icel. <i>magi</i>, Sw. <i>mage</i>, Dan. <i>mave</i>. &radic;103.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; — now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Bellies and <i>maws</i> of living creatures.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Appetite; inclination.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Unless you had more <i>maw</i> to do me good.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Fish maw</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Fish</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Maw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old game at cards.</def> <i>Sir A. Weldon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mawk</hw> (m&add;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mauk</i>, <i>ma&eth;ek</i>, Icel. <i>ma&eth;kr</i>; akin to Dan. <i>maddik</i>, and E. <i>mad</i> an earthworm. See <u>Mad</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A maggot.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slattern; a mawks.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Maw"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Malkin</u>, and <u>Maukin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mawk"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Slatternly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mawk"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Orig., maggoty. See <u>Mawk</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; disgusting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So sweetly <i>mawkish'</i>, and so smoothly dull.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally fastidious.</def> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mawk"ish*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mawkish way.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mawk"ish*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being mawkish.</def> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mawks</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A slattern; a mawk.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mawk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Maggoty.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Maw"met</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contr. fr. <i>Mahomet</i>.] <def>A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images representing Mohammed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif. Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maw"met*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The religion of Mohammed; also, idolatry. See <u>Mawmet</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maw"mish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>mau</i>m soft, mellow, rotten; cf. OD. <i>molm</i> rotten wood, G. <i>mulm</i>.] <def>Nauseous.</def> [Obs.] <i>L' Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maw"seed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>magsamen</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The seed of the opium poppy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maw"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maw</i> the belly + <i>worm</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (<i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i>), and allied species.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the larv&aelig; of botflies of horses; a bot.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Max*il"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Maxill&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>mala</i> jaw, jawbone.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the <i>mandible</i>.</def> [Now commonly used in this restricted sense.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.</def></p>

<p>&fist; There are usually two pairs in Crustacea and one pair in insects. In certain insects they are not used as jaws, but may form suctorial organs. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Lepidoptera</u>, and <u>Diptera</u>.</p>

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<p>{ <hw>Max"il*lar</hw> (?), <hw>Max"il*la*ry</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maxillaris</i>, fr. <i>maxilla</i> jawbone, jaw: cf. F. <i>maxillaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a maxilla.</def></p>

<p><hw>Max*il"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Maxilla</i> + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>maxilliforme</i>.] <def>Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.</def></p>

<p><hw>Max*il"li*ped</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maxilla</i> + L. <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxill&aelig;. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also <i>jawfoot</i>, and <i>foot jaw</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Max*il`lo-man*dib"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Maxilla</i> + <i>mandibular</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible; as, the <i>maxillo-mandibular</i> nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Max*il`lo-pal"a*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Maxilla</i> + <i>palatine</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull; as, the <i>maxillo- palatine</i> process of the maxilla. Also used as <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Max*il`lo*tur`bi*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Maxilla</i> + <i>turbinal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The maxillo-turbinal, or inferior turbinate, bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Max"im</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maxime</i>, L. <i>maxima</i> (sc. <i>sententia</i>), the greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. <i>maximus</i> greatest, superl. of <i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Magnitude</u>, and cf. <u>Maximum</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is their <i>maxim</i>, Love is love's reward.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. See <u>Axiom</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Max`i*mil"ian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the proper name.] <def>A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Max`i*mi*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of increasing to the highest degree.</def> <i>Bentham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Max"i*mize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>maximus</i> greatest.] <def>To increase to the highest degree.</def> <i>Bentham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Max"i*mum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Maxima</b></plw> (#). [L., neut. from <i>maximus</i> the greatest. See <u>Maxim</u>.] <def>The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; — opposed to <i>minimum</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the <i>maximum</i> of happiness, and the minimum of misery.</blockquote> <i>P. Colquhoun.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Maximum thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a thermometer that registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or since its last adjustment.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Max"i*mum</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a <i>maximum</i> consumption of fuel; <i>maximum</i> pressure; <i>maximum</i> heat.</def></p>

<p><hw>May</hw> (m&amacr;), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Might</u> (m&imacr;t)] [AS. pres. <i>m&aelig;g</i> I am able, pret. <i>meahte</i>, <i>mihte</i>; akin to D. <i>mogen</i>, G. <i>m&ouml;gen</i>, OHG. <i>mugan</i>, <i>magan</i>, Icel. <i>mega</i>, Goth. <i>magan</i>, Russ. <i>moche</i>. &radic;103. Cf. <u>Dismay</u>, <u>Main</u> strength, <u>Might</u>. The old imp. <i>mought</i> is obsolete, except as a provincial word.] <def>An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of another verb, by expressing:</def> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Ability, competency, or possibility; — now oftener expressed by <i>can</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How <i>may</i> a man, said he, with idle speech,<BR> Be won to spoil the castle of his health !</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For what he [the king] <i>may</i> do is of two kinds; what he <i>may</i> do as just, and what he <i>may</i> do as possible.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For of all sad words of tongue or pen<BR> The saddest are these: "It <i>might</i> have been."</blockquote> <i>Whittier.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Liberty; permission; allowance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou <i>mayst</i> be no longer steward.</blockquote> <i>Luke xvi. 2.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Contingency or liability; possibility or probability.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though what he learns he speaks, and <i>may</i> advance<BR> Some general maxims, or be right by chance.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a question or remark.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How old <i>may</i> Phillis be, you ask.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction, and the like.</def> "<i>May</i> you live happily." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>May be</b></col>, &and; <col><b>It may be</b></col>, <cd>are used as equivalent to <i>possibly</i>, <i>perhaps</i>, <i>by chance</i>, <i>peradventure</i>. See 1st <u>Maybe</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>May</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>m&aelig;r</i>, Goth. <i>mawi</i>; akin to E. <i>maiden</i>. &radic;103.] <def>A maiden.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>May</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>Mai</i>, L. <i>Maius</i>; so named in honor of the goddess <i>Maia</i> (Gr. &?;), daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The early part or springtime of life.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>May</i> of youth, and bloom of lustihood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The flowers of the hawthorn; — so called from their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The palm and <i>may</i> make country houses gay.</blockquote> <i>Nash.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Plumes that mocked the <i>may</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The merrymaking of May Day.</def> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Italian may</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a shrubby species of <i>Spir&aelig;a</i> (<i>S. hypericifolia</i>) with many clusters of small white flowers along the slender branches.</cd> — <col><b>May apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the fruit of an American plant (<i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>). Also, the plant itself (popularly called <i>mandrake</i>), which has two lobed leaves, and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.</cd> — <col><b>May beetle</b></col>, <col><b>May bug</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged state in May. They belong to <i>Melolontha</i>, and allied genera. Called also <i>June beetle</i>.</cd> — <col><b>May Day</b></col>, <cd>the first day of May; — celebrated in the rustic parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a garland, and by dancing about a May pole.</cd> — <col><b>May dew</b></col>, <cd>the morning dew of the first day of May, to which magical properties were attributed.</cd> — <col><b>May flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant that flowers in May; also, its blossom. See <u>Mayflower</u>, in the vocabulary.</cd> — <col><b>May fly</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any species of <i>Ephemera</i>, and allied genera; — so called because the mature flies of many species appear in May. See <i>Ephemeral fly</i>, under <u>Ephemeral</u>.</cd> — <col><b>May game</b></col>, <cd>any May-day sport.</cd> — <col><b>May lady</b></col>, <cd>the queen or lady of May, in old May games.</cd> — <col><b>May lily</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the lily of the valley (<i>Convallaria majalis</i>).</cd> — <col><b>May pole</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Maypole</u> in the Vocabulary.</cd> — <col><b>May queen</b></col>, <cd>a girl or young woman crowned queen in the sports of May Day.</cd> — <col><b>May thorn</b></col>, <cd>the hawthorn.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ma"ya</hw> (m&auml;"y&auml;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Hindoo Philos.)</i> <def>The name for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in English, <i>idealism</i>; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"be</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [For <i>it may be</i>.] <def>Perhaps; possibly; peradventure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Maybe</i> the amorous count solicits her.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In a liberal and, <i>maybe</i>, somewhat reckless way.</blockquote> <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>May"be</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Possible; probable, but not sure.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Then add those <i>maybe</i> years thou hast to live.</blockquote> <i>Driden.</i></p>

<p><hw>May"be</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Possibility; uncertainty.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>What they offer is mere <i>maybe</i> and shift.</blockquote> <i>Creech.</i></p>

<p><hw>May"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The whimbrel; — called also <i>May fowl</i>, <i>May curlew</i>, and <i>May whaap</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The knot.</def> [Southern U. S.] <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The bobolink.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"bloom`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The hawthorn.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"bush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The hawthorn.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"duke`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corrupt. of <i>M&eacute;doc</i>, a province in France, where it is supposed to have originated.] <def>A large dark-red cherry of excellent quality.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A common American minnow (<i>Fundulus majalis</i>). See <u>Minnow</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see <u>Arbutus</u>); also, the blossom of these plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"hap</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Perhaps; peradventure.</def> [Prov. or Dialectic]</p>

<p><hw>May"hem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The same as <i>maim</i>. See <u>Maim</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See <u>Maim</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The celebrating of May Day.</def> "He met her once a-<i>Maying</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma`yon`naise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A sauce compounded of raw yolks of eggs beaten up with olive oil to the consistency of a sirup, and seasoned with vinegar, pepper, salt, etc.; — used in dressing salads, fish, etc. Also, a dish dressed with this sauce.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maire</i>, F. <i>maire</i>, fr. L. <i>major</i> greater, higher, nobler, compar. of <i>magnus</i> great; cf. Sp. <i>mayor</i>. See <u>Major</u>, and cf. <u>Merino</u>.] <def>The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge.</def></p>

<p><hw>||May"or*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., fr. <i>mayor</i> greater, L. <i>major</i>.] <def>The conductor of a mule team; also, a head shepherd.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"or*al*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office, or the term of office, of a mayor.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"or*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The wife of a mayor.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"or*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a mayor.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"pole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"pop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. corrupt. fr. <i>maracock</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The edible fruit of a passion flower, especially that of the North American <i>Passiflora incarnata</i>, an oval yellowish berry as large as a small apple.</def></p>

<p><hw>May"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A composite plant (<i>Anthemis Cotula</i>), having a strong odor; dog's fennel. It is a native of Europe, now common by the roadsides in the United States.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The feverfew.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*za"ma</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*za"me</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A goatlike antelope (<i>Haplocerus montanus</i>) which inhabits the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; — called also <i>mountain goat</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>merise</i> a wild cherry.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of small black cherry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. <i>mazer</i>, the head being compared to a large goblet.] <def>The jaw; the head or skull.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <def>To knock on the head.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Cardinal <i>Mazarin</i>, prime minister of France, 1643-1661.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mazarine Bible</b></col>, <cd>the first Bible, and perhaps the first complete book, printed with movable metal types; — printed by Gutenberg at Mentz, 1450-55; — so called because a copy was found in the Mazarine Library, at Paris, about 1760.</cd> — <col><b>Mazarine blue</b></col>, <cd>a deep blue color, named in honor of Cardinal Mazarin.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mazarine blue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maz"de*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Ahura-<i>Mazda</i>, or Ormuzd, the beneficent deity in the Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence, Zoroastrian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maz"de*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Zoroastrian religion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mase</i>; cf. OE. <i>masen</i> to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. <i>masast</i> to fall into a slumber, <i>masa</i> to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. <i>masa</i> to chatter, dial. Sw. <i>masa</i> to bask, be slow, work slowly and lazily, <i>mas</i> slow, lazy.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wild fancy; a confused notion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth.</def> "Quaint <i>mazes</i> on the wanton green." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Or down the tempting <i>maze</i> of Shawford brook.</blockquote> <i>Wordaworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,<BR> Puzzled with <i>mazes</i>, and perplexed with error.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Labyrinth; intricacy. See <u>Labyrinth</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Maze</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mazed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mazing</u>.] <def>To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maze</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be bewildered.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maz"ed*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition of being mazed; confusion; astonishment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maze"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mazy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Maz"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maser</i>, akin to OD. <i>maser</i> an excrescence on a maple tree, OHG. <i>masar</i>, G. <i>maser</i> spot, Icel. <i>m&ouml;surr</i> maple.] <def>A large drinking bowl; — originally made of maple.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Their brimful <i>mazers</i> to the feasting bring.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ma"zi*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mazy manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"zi*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being mazy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Maz`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mazology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*zol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in mazology or mastology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma*zol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the breast + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Mastology</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ma*zour"ka</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*zur"ka</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ma"zy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Maze</u>.] <def>Perplexed with turns and windings; winding; intricate; confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; as, <i>mazy</i> error.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To range amid the <i>mazy</i> thicket.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To run the ring, and trace the <i>mazy</i> round.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>One. See <u>Men</u>, <pos><i>pron.</i></pos></def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me</hw> (m&emacr;), <pos><i>pers. pron.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&emacr;</i>, dat. & acc., <i>mec</i>, acc. only ; akin to D. <i>mij</i>, G. <i>mich</i>, Icel. & Goth. <i>mik</i>, L. <i>me</i>, Gr. <grk>me`</grk>, <grk>'eme`</grk>, Skr. <i>m&amacr;</i>, <i>m&amacr;m</i>. &radic;187. Cf. 2d <u>Mine</u>.] <def>The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first person used as the objective and dative case of the pronoum I; as, he struck <i>me</i>; he gave <i>me</i> the money, or he gave the money to <i>me</i>; he got <i>me</i> a hat, or he got a hat for <i>me</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In <i>methinks</i>, <i>me</i> is properly in the dative case, and the verb is impersonal, the construction being, <i>it appears to me</i>. In early use <i>me</i> was often placed before forms of the verb <i>to be</i> with an adjective; as, <i>me</i> were lief.</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Me</i> rather had my heart might frrl your love<BR> Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meach</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To skulk; to cower. See <u>Mich</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mea"cock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. <i>meek</i> + <i>cock</i>.] <def>An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless man.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mead</hw> (m&emacr;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mede</i>, AS. <i>meodo</i>; akin to D. <i>mede</i>, G. <i>met</i>, <i>meth</i>, OHG. <i>metu</i>, <i>mitu</i>, Icel. <i>mj&ouml;&eth;r</i>, Dan. <i>mi&ouml;d</i>, Sw. <i>mj&ouml;d</i>, Russ. <i>med'</i>, Lith. <i>midus</i>, W. <i>medd</i>, Gr. <grk>me`qy</grk> wine, Skr. <i>madhu</i> honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. &radic;270. Cf. <u>Metheglin</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mead</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aemacr;d</i>. See <u>Meadow</u>.] <def>A meadow.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>mede</i><BR> All full of freshe flowers, white and reede.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To fertile vales and dewy <i>meads</i><BR> My weary, wandering steps he leads.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mead"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>meady</i>; akin to <i>m&aemacr;d</i>, and to G. <i>matte</i>; prob. also to E. <i>mow</i>. See <u>Mow</u> to cut (grass), and cf. 2d <u>Mead</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tract of low or level land producing grass which is mown for hay; any field on which grass is grown for hay.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Low land covered with coarse grass or rank herbage near rives and in marshy places by the sea; as, the salt <i>meadows</i> near Newark Bay.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mead"ow</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow.</def> "Fat <i>meadow</i> ground." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; For many names of plants compounded with <i>meadow</i>, see the particular word in the Vocabulary.</p>

<p><col><b>Meadow beauty</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Deergrass</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow foxtail</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a valuable pasture grass (<i>Alopecurus pratensis</i>) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to several grasses of the genus <i>Poa</i>, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See <u>Grass</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow hay</b></col>, <cd>a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; — used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc.</cd> [Local, U. S.] — <col><b>Meadow hen</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The American bittern</cd>. See <u>Stake-driver</u>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The American coot (<i>Fulica</i>).</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>The clapper rail.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow lark</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any species of <i>Sturnella</i>, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species (<i>S. magna</i>) has a yellow breast with a black crescent.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow mouse</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any mouse of the genus <i>Arvicola</i>, as the common American species <i>A. riparia</i>; — called also <i>field mouse</i>, and <i>field vole</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow mussel</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an American ribbed mussel (<i>Modiola plicatula</i>), very abundant in salt marshes.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>bog-iron ore , a kind of limonite.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow parsnip</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Parsnip</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow pink</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Pink</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow pipit</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small singing bird of the genus <i>Anthus</i>, as <i>A. pratensis</i>, of Europe.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow rue</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a delicate early plant, of the genus <i>Thalictrum</i>, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow saffron</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Saffron</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow sage</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Sage</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow saxifrage</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an umbelliferous plant of Europe (<i>Silaus pratensis</i>), somewhat resembling fennel.</cd> — <col><b>Meadow snipe</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the common or jack snipe.</cd></p>

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<p>{ <hw>Mead"ow*sweet`</hw> (?), <hw>Mead"ow*wort`</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of several plants of the genus <i>Spir&aelig;a</i>, especially the white- or pink-flowered <i>S. salicifolia</i>, a low European and American shrub, and the herbaceous <i>S. Ulmaria</i>, which has fragrant white flowers in compound cymes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mead"ow*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to meadows; resembling, or consisting of, meadow.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>merge</i>, F. <i>maigre</i>, L. <i>macer</i>; akin to D. & G. <i>mager</i>, Icel. <i>magr</i>, and prob. to Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk> long. Cf. <u>Emaciate</u>, <u>Maigre</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Meager</i> were his looks;<BR> Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery.</def> "<i>Meager</i> soil." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Of secular habits and <i>meager</i> religious belief.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His education had been but <i>meager</i>.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Thin; lean; lank; gaunt; starved; hungry; poor; emaciated; scanty; barren.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre</hw> }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make lean.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger*ly</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre*ly</hw> }, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Poorly; thinly.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger*ness</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre*ness</hw> }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mea"gre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maigre</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large European sci&aelig;noid fish (<i>Sci&aelig;na umbra</i> or <i>S. aquila</i>), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.</def> [Written also <i>maigre</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Meak</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>m&emacr;ce</i> sword, OS. <i>m&amacr;ki</i>, Icel. <i>m&aelig;kir</i>.] <def>A hook with a long handle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meak"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Meak</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Meaking iron</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the tool with which old oakum is picked out of a vessel's seams.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Meal</hw> (m&emacr;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mele</i>, AS. <i>m&aemacr;l</i> part, portion, portion of time; akin to E. <i>meal</i> a repast. Cf. <u>Piecemeal</u>.] <def>A part; a fragment; a portion.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mel</i>; akin to E. <i>meal</i> a part, and to D. <i>maal</i> time, meal, G. <i>mal</i> time, <i>mahl</i> meal, Icel. <i>m&amacr;l</i> measure, time, meal, Goth. <i>m&emacr;l</i> time, and to E. <i>measure</i>. See <u>Measure</u>.] <def>The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good <i>meal</i> for a week; there was silence during the <i>meal</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What strange fish<BR> Hath made his <i>meal</i> on thee ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mele</i>, AS. <i>melu</i>, <i>melo</i>; akin to D. <i>meel</i>, G. <i>mehl</i>, OHG. <i>melo</i>, Icel. <i>mj&ouml;l</i>, SW. <i>mj&ouml;l</i>, Dan. <i>meel</i>, also to D. <i>malen</i> to grind, G. <i>mahlen</i>, OHG., OS., & Goth. <i>malan</i>, Icel. <i>mala</i>, W. <i>malu</i>, L. <i>molere</i>, Gr. <grk>my`lh</grk> mill, and E. <i>mill</i>. &radic;108. Cf. <u>Mill</u>, <u>Mold</u> soil, <u>Mole</u> an animal, <u>Immolate</u>, <u>Molar</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Meal beetle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the adult of the meal worm. See <i>Meal worm</i>, below.</cd> — <col><b>Meal moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a lepidopterous insect (<i>Asopia farinalis</i>), the larv&aelig; of which feed upon meal, flour, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Meal worm</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the larva of a beetle (<i>Tenebrio molitor</i>) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and meal.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To sprinkle with, or as with, meal.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pulverize; as, <i>mealed</i> powder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meal"ies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [From <u>Mealy</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Maize or Indian corn; — the common name in South Africa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meal"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being mealy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meal"-mouthed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mealy-mouthed</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meal"time`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The usual time of eating a meal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meal"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mealier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mealiest</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a <i>mealy</i> potato.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the <i>mealy</i> wings of an insect.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mealy bug</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a scale insect (<i>Coccus adonidum</i>, and related species), covered with a white powderlike substance. It is a common pest in hothouses.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Meal"y-mouthed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.</def> "<i>Mealy-mouthed</i> philanthropies." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She was a fool to be <i>mealy-mouthed</i> where nature speaks so plain.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Meal"y-mouth`ness</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mean</hw> (m&emacr;n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meant</u> (m&ebreve;nt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Meaning</u>.] [OE. <i>menen</i>, AS. <i>m&aemacr;nan</i> to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. <i>m&emacr;nian</i> to have in mind, mean, D. <i>meenen</i>, G. <i>meinen</i>, OHG. <i>meinan</i>, Icel. <i>meina</i>, Sw. <i>mena</i>, Dan. <i>mene</i>, and to E. <i>mind</i>. &radic;104. See <u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Moan</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you <i>mean</i> to do ?</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>mean</i> ye by this service ?</blockquote> <i>Ex. xii. 26.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye thought evil against me; but God <i>meant</i> it unto good.</blockquote> <i>Gen. 1. 20.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am not a Spaniard<BR> To say that it is yours and not to <i>mean</i> it.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>mean</i> these seven ewe lambs ?</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxi. 29.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Go ye, and learn what that <i>meaneth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. ix. 13.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To have a purpose or intention.</def> [Rare, except in the phrase to mean well, or ill.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mean</hw> (m&emacr;n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Meaner</u> (m&emacr;n"&etilde;r); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Meanest</u>.] [OE. <i>mene</i>, AS. <i>m&aemacr;ne</i> wicked; akin to <i>m&amacr;n</i>, a., wicked, n., wickedness, OS. <i>m&emacr;n</i> wickedness, OHG. <i>mein</i>, G. <i>meineid</i> perjury, Icel. <i>mein</i> harm, hurt, and perh. to AS. <i>gem&aemacr;ne</i> common, general, D. <i>gemeen</i>, G. <i>gemein</i>, Goth. <i>gam&aacute;ins</i>, and L. <i>communis</i>. The AS. <i>gem&aemacr;ne</i> prob. influenced the meaning.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar; humble.</def> "Of <i>mean</i> parentage." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mean</i> man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself.</blockquote> <i>Is. ii. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a <i>mean</i> motive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Can you imagine I so <i>mean</i> could prove,<BR> To save my life by changing of my love ?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Roman legions and great C&aelig;sar found<BR> Our fathers no <i>mean</i> foes.</blockquote> <i>J. Philips.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of poor quality; as, <i>mean</i> fare.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, <i>mean</i> hospitality.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Mean</i> is sometimes used in the formation of compounds, the sense of which is obvious without explanation; as, <i>mean</i>born, <i>mean</i>-looking, etc.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Base; ignoble; abject; beggarly; wretched; degraded; degenerate; vulgar; vile; servile; menial; spiritless; groveling; slavish; dishonorable; disgraceful; shameful; despicable; contemptible; paltry; sordid. See <u>Base</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mene</i>, OF. <i>meiien</i>, F. <i>moyen</i>, fr. L. <i>medianus</i> that is in the middle, fr. <i>medius</i>; akin to E. <i>mid</i>. See <u>Mid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Being of middle age and a <i>mean</i> stature.</blockquote> <i>Sir. P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Intermediate in excellence of any kind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>According to the fittest style of lofty, <i>mean</i>, or lowly.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, <i>mean</i> distance; <i>mean</i> motion; <i>mean</i> solar day.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mean distance</b></col> (of a planet from the sun) <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the average of the distances throughout one revolution of the planet, equivalent to the semi-major axis of the orbit.</cd> — <col><b>Mean error</b></col> <i>(Math. Phys.)</i>, <cd>the average error of a number of observations found by taking the mean value of the positive and negative errors without regard to sign.</cd> — <col><b>Mean-square error</b></col>, or <col><b>Error of the mean square</b></col> <i>(Math. Phys.)</i>, <cd>the error the square of which is the mean of the squares of all the errors; — called also, especially by European writers, <i>mean error</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Mean line</b></col>. <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Bisectrix</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mean noon</b></col>, <cd>noon as determined by mean time.</cd> — <col><b>Mean proportional</b></col> (between two numbers) <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the square root of their product.</cd> — <col><b>Mean sun</b></col>, <cd>a fictitious sun supposed to move uniformly in the equator so as to be on the meridian each day at mean noon.</cd> — <col><b>Mean time</b></col>, <cd>time as measured by an equable motion, as of a perfect clock, or as reckoned on the supposition that all the days of the year are of a mean or uniform length, in contradistinction from <i>apparent</i> time, or that actually indicated by the sun, and from <i>sidereal</i> time, or that measured by the stars.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But to speak in a <i>mean</i>, the virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a <i>mean</i> in all things.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The extremes we have mentioned, between which the wellinstracted Christian holds the <i>mean</i>, are correlatives.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A quantity having an intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an <i>arithmetical mean</i>. A <i>geometrical mean</i> is the square root of the product of the quantities.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That through which, or by the help of which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; instrument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their virtuous conversation was a <i>mean</i> to work the conversion of the heathen to Christ.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You may be able, by this <i>mean</i>, to review your own scientific acquirements.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Philosophical doubt is not an end, but a <i>mean</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In this sense the word is usually employed in the plural form <i>means</i>, and often with a singular attribute or predicate, as if a singular noun.</p>

<p><blockquote>By <i>this means</i> he had them more at vantage.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What other <i>means is</i> left unto us.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Hence: Resources; property, revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood, or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose; disposable force or substance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your <i>means</i> are very slender, and your waste is great.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mean</i> is drowned with your unruly base.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Meantime; meanwhile.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A mediator; a go-between.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He wooeth her by <i>means</i> and by brokage.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>By all means</b></col>, <cd>certainly; without fail; as, go, <i>by all means</i>.</cd> — <col><b>By any means</b></col>, <cd>in any way; possibly; at all.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>If <i>by any means</i> I might attain to the resurrection of the dead.</blockquote> <i>Phil. iii. ll.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>By no means</b></col>, or <col><b>By no manner of means</b></col>, <cd>not at all; certainly not; not in any degree.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>The wine on this side of the lake is <i>by no means</i> so good as that on the other.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Maeander</i>, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;andre</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the <i>meanders</i> of the veins and arteries.</def> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>While lingering rivers in <i>meanders</i> glide.</blockquote> <i>Sir R. Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tortuous or intricate movement.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Fretwork. See <u>Fret</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.</def> <i>Dryton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meandered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Meandering</u>.] <def>To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Five miles <i>meandering</i> with a mazy motion<BR> Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*an"dri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Maeandrius</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;andrien</i>.] <def>Winding; having many turns.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me`an*dri"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;andrine</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of corals with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain corals.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Me*an"drous</hw> (?), <hw>Me*an"dry</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Winding; flexuous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mean"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous <i>meaning</i> was apparent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If there be any good <i>meaning</i> towards you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sense; import; as, the <i>meaning</i> of a hint.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sense; power of thinking.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>— <wf>Mean"ing*less</wf>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> — <wf>Mean"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mean"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<u>Mean</u> middle.] <def>Moderately.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A man <i>meanly</i> learned himself, but not <i>meanly</i> affectioned to set forward learning in others.</blockquote> <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mean"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Mean</u> low.] <def>In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>While the heaven-born child<BR> All <i>meanly</i> wrapt in the rude manger lies.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Would you <i>meanly</i> thus rely<BR> On power you know I must obey ?</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We can not bear to have others think <i>meanly</i> of them [our kindred].</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mean"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This figure is of a later date, by the <i>meanness</i> of the workmanship.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mean act; as, to be guilty of <i>meanness</i>.</def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mean"-spir`it*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a mean spirit; base; groveling.</def> — <wf>Mean"-spir`it*ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Meant</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Mean</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mean"time`</hw> (?), <hw>Mean"while`</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The intervening time; as, in the <i>meantime</i> (or <i>mean time</i>).</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mean"time`</hw>, <hw>Mean"while`</hw>, } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the intervening time; during the interval.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mear</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boundary. See <u>Mere</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mease</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>mass</i> measure.] <def>Five hundred; as, a <i>mease</i> of herrings.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mea"sel*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>meselrie</i>, OF. <i>mesellerie</i>. See lst <u>Measle</u>.] <def>Leprosy.</def> [Obs.] <i>R. of Brunne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mea"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mesel</i>, OF. <i>mesel</i>, LL. <i>misellus</i>, L. <i>misellus</i> unfortunate, dim. of <i>miser</i>. See <u>Miser</u>.] <def>A leper.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>meazel</i>, and <i>mesel</i>.] <i>Wyclif (Matt. x. 8. ).</i></p>

<p><hw>Mea"sle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tapeworm larva. See 2d <u>Measles</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mea"sled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Measles</u>.] <def>Infected or spotted with measles, as pork.</def> — <wf>Mea"sled*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mea"sles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From lst <u>Measle</u>.] <def>Leprosy; also, a leper.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mea"sles</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> in form, but used as <i>singular</i> in senses 1, 2, & 3. [D. <i>mazelen</i>; akin to G. <i>masern</i>, pl., and E. <i>mazer</i>, and orig. meaning, little spots. See <u>Mazer</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A contagious febrile disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots, which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised above the surface, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually decline; rubeola.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Measles</i> commences with the ordinary symptoms of fever.</blockquote> <i>Am. Cyc.</i></p>

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<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Veter. Med.)</i> <def>A disease of cattle and swine in which the flesh is filled with the embryos of different varieties of the tapeworm.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A disease of trees.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The larv&aelig; of any tapeworm (<i>T&aelig;nia</i>) in the cysticerus stage, when contained in meat. Called also <i>bladder worms</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mea"sly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Infected with measles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Containing larval tapeworms; — said of pork and beef.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meas"ur*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mesurable</i>, L. <i>mensurabilis</i>. See <u>Measure</u>, and cf. <u>Mensurable</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moderate; temperate; not excessive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of his diet <i>measurable</i> was he.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Meas"ur*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> — <wf>Meas"ur*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Yet do it <i>measurably</i>, as it becometh Christians.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw> (m&ebreve;zh"&usl;r; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mesure</i>, F. <i>mesure</i>, L. <i>mensura</i>, fr. <i>metiri</i>, <i>mensus</i>, to measure; akin to <i>metrum</i> poetical measure, Gr. <grk>me`tron</grk>, E. <i>meter</i>. Cf. <u>Immense</u>, <u>Mensuration</u>, <u>Mete</u> to measure.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument by means of which size or quantity is measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>False ells and <i>measures</i> be brought all clean adown.</blockquote> <i>R. of Gloucester.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according to some standard; size or extent, determined and stated; estimated extent; as, to take one's <i>measure</i> for a coat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>measure</i> thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.</blockquote> <i>Job xi. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured; a quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited quantity or amount.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three <i>measures</i> of meal.</blockquote> <i>Luke xiii. 21.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds; moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, <i>in measure</i>; <i>with measure</i>; <i>without</i> or <i>beyond measure</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without <i>measure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Is. v. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due proportion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lord, make me to know mine end, and the <i>measure</i> of my days.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxxix. 4.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying and selling; as, to give good or full <i>measure</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Undefined quantity; extent; degree.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a great <i>measure</i> of discretion to be used in the performance of confession.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Regulated division of movement</def>: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Dancing)</i> <def>A regulated movement corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is performed; but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the minuet.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mus.)</i> (1) <def>The group or grouping of beats, caused by the regular recurrence of accented beats.</def> (2) <def>The space between two bars.</def> See <u>Beat</u>, <u>Triple</u>, <u>Quadruple</u>, <u>Sextuple</u>, <i>Compound time</i>, under <u>Compound</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>Figure</u>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Poetry)</i> <def>The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic <i>measure</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Arith.)</i> <def>A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; as in the phrases, the <i>common measure</i>, the <i>greatest common measure</i>, etc., of two or more numbers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>A step or definite part of a progressive course or policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the accomplishment of an object; as, political <i>measures</i>; prudent <i>measures</i>; an inefficient <i>measure</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His majesty found what wrong <i>measures</i> he had taken in the conferring that trust, and lamented his error.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>The act of measuring; measurement.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Beds or strata; as, coal <i>measures</i>; lead <i>measures</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Lineal</b></col>, or <col><b>Long</b></col>, <col><b>measure</b></col>, <cd>measure of length; the measure of lines or distances.</cd> — <col><b>Liquid measure</b></col>, <cd>the measure of liquids.</cd> — <col><b>Square measure</b></col>, <cd>the measure of superficial area of surfaces in square units, as inches, feet, miles, etc.</cd> — <col><b>To have hard measure</b></col>, <cd>to have harsh treatment meted out to one; to be harshly or oppressively dealt with.</cd> — <col><b>To take measures</b></col>, <cd>to make preparations; to provide means.</cd> — <col><b>To take one's measure</b></col>, <cd>to measure one, as for a garment; hence, to form an opinion of one's disposition, character, ability, etc.</cd> — <col><b>To tread a measure</b></col>, <cd>to dance in the style so called. See 9 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Say to her, we have measured many miles<BR> <i>To tread a measure</i> with her on this grass.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Measured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Measuring</u>.] [F. <i>mesurer</i>, L. <i>mensurare</i>. See <u>Measure</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite<BR> Thy power! what thought can <i>measure</i> thee?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer <i>measures</i> changes of temperature.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A true devoted pilgrim is not weary<BR> To <i>measure</i> kingdoms with his feeble steps.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To adjust by a rule or standard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To secure a contented spirit, <i>measure</i> your desires by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; — often with <i>out</i> or <i>off</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With what measure ye mete, it shall be <i>measured</i> to you again.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vii. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That portion of eternity which is called time, <i>measured</i> out by the sun.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To measure swords with one</b></col>, <cd>to try another's skill in the use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's abilities against an antagonist's.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a measurement or measurements.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, the grain <i>measures</i> well; the pieces <i>measure</i> unequally.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity according to a standard measure; as, cloth <i>measures</i> three fourths of a yard; a tree <i>measures</i> three feet in diameter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meas"ured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform; graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with <i>measured</i> steps; he expressed himself in no <i>measured</i> terms.</def> — <wf>Meas"ured*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Meas"ure*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without measure; unlimited; immeasurable.</def> — <wf>Meas"ure*less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Boundless; limitless; endless; unbounded; unlimited; vast; immense; infinite; immeasurable.</p>

<p><hw>Meas"ure*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or result of measuring; mensuration; as, <i>measurement</i> is required.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its <i>measurement</i> is five acres.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meas"ur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who measures; one whose occupation or duty is to measure commondities in market.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meas"ur*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Measuring faucet</b></col>, <cd>a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured.</cd> - - <col><b>Measuring worm</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the larva of any geometrid moth. See <u>Geometrid</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Meat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mete</i>, AS. <i>mete</i>; akin to OS. <i>mat</i>, <i>meti</i>, D. <i>met</i> hashed meat, G. <i>mett</i>wurst sausage, OHG. <i>maz</i> food, Icel. <i>matr</i>, Sw. <i>mat</i>, Dan. <i>mad</i>, Goth. <i>mats</i>. Cf. <u>Mast</u> fruit, <u>Mush</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the <i>meat</i> of a lobster, a nut, or an egg.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, . . . to you it shall be for <i>meat</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. i. 29.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every moving thing that liveth shall be <i>meat</i> for you.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ix. 3.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without <i>meat</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, dinner; the chief meal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Meat biscuit</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Biscuit</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Meat earth</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>vegetable mold.</cd> <i>Raymond.</i> — <col><b>Meat fly</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Flesh fly</i>, under <u>Flesh</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Meat offering</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>an offering of food, esp. of a cake made of flour with salt and oil.</cd> — <col><b>To go to meat</b></col>, <cd>to go to a meal.</cd> [Obs.] — <col><b>To sit at meat</b></col>, <cd>to sit at the table in taking food.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Meat</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with food.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His shield well lined, his horses <i>meated</i> well.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*a"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a meatus; resembling a meatus.</def> <i>Owen.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meat"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fed; fattened.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having (such) meat; — used chiefly in composition; as, thick-<i>meated</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Meath</hw>, <hw>Meathe</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mead</u>.] <def>A sweet liquor; mead.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meat"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being meaty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meat"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no meat; without food.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>"Leave these beggars <i>meatless</i>."</blockquote> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*at"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meatus</i> + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A speculum for examining a natural passage, as the urethra.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*at"o*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meatus</i> + Gr. &?; to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument for cutting into the urethra so as to enlarge its orifice.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*a"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos>; E. <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Meatuses</b></plw> (&?;). [L., a going, passage, fr. <i>meare</i> to go.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A natural passage or canal; as, the external auditory <i>meatus</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ear</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meat"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding in meat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meaw</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The sea mew.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meaw</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mew</u>, to cry as a cat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meawl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mewl</u>, and <u>Miaul</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mea"zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 1st <u>Measle</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Meaz"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Falling in small drops; mistling; mizzing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Moebles</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Me*ca"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A rope of hair or of maguey fiber, for tying horses, etc.</def> [Southwestern U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mec`ca*wee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mecca, in Arabia.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Mecca.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;canique</i> mechanics. See <u>Mechanic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art of the application of the laws of motion or force to construction.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer; one who practices any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in shaping and uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of tools, or instruments.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An art quite lost with our <i>mechanics</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> (m&esl;*k&abreve;n"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;canique</i>, L. <i>mechanicus</i>, Gr. <grk>mhchaniko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>mhchanh`</grk> a machine. See <u>Machine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having to do with the application of the laws of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; as, the <i>mechanic</i> arts.</def> "These <i>mechanic</i> philosophers." <i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mechanic</i> slaves,<BR> With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To make a god, a hero, or a king<BR> Descend to a <i>mechanic</i> dialect.</blockquote> <i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Sometimes he ply'd the strong, <i>mechanic</i> tool.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Base.</def> [Obs.] <i>Whitlock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Mechanic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter, as distinguished from <i>mental</i>, <i>vital</i>, <i>chemical</i>, etc.; as, <i>mechanical</i> principles; a <i>mechanical</i> theory; <i>mechanical</i> deposits.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, <i>mechanical</i> precision; <i>mechanical</i> products.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We have also divers <i>mechanical</i> arts.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; as, <i>mechanical</i> singing; <i>mechanical</i> verses; <i>mechanical</i> service.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Made and operated by interaction of forces without a directing intelligence; as, a <i>mechanical</i> universe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under <u>Geometric</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mechanical effect</b></col>, <cd>effective power; useful work exerted, as by a machine, in a definite time.</cd> — <col><b>Mechanical engineering</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <u>Engineering</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mechanical maneuvers</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the application of mechanical appliances to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of artillery.</cd> <i>Farrow.</i> - - <col><b>Mechanical philosophy</b></col>, <cd>the principles of mechanics applied to the investigation of physical phenomena.</cd> — <col><b>Mechanical powers</b></col>, <cd>certain simple instruments, such as the lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the screw and the wedge), which convert a small force acting through a great space into a great force acting through a small space, or <i>vice versa</i>, and are used separately or in combination.</cd> — <col><b>Mechanical solution</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a solution of a problem by any art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means of the ruler and compasses, or other instruments.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mechanic.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to become mechanical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mechanical manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being mechanical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mech`a*ni"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;canicien</i>. See <u>Mechanic</u>.] <def>One skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a machinist.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*chan`i*co-chem"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, connected with, or dependent upon, both mechanics and chemistry; — said especially of those sciences which treat of such phenomena as seem to depend on the laws both of mechanics and chemistry, as electricity and magnetism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*chan"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;canique</i>.] <def>That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on bodies.</def></p>

<p>&fist; That part of <i>mechanics</i> which considers the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called <i>statics</i>; that which relates to such action in producing motion is called <i>dynamics</i>. The term <i>mechanics</i> includes the action of forces on all bodies, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes, however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of <i>solid</i> bodies only: The mechanics of <i>liquid</i> bodies is called also <i>hydrostatics</i>, or <i>hydrodynamics</i>, according as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The mechanics of <i>gaseous bodies</i> is called also <i>pneumatics</i>. The mechanics of fluids in motion, with special reference to the methods of obtaining from them useful results, constitutes <i>hydraulics</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Animal mechanics</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>that portion of physiology which has for its object the investigation of the laws of equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of support, while the weight of the body or of the individual limbs constitutes the weight or resistance.</cd> — <col><b>Applied mechanics</b></col>, <cd>the principles of abstract mechanics applied to human art; also, the practical application of the laws of matter and motion to the construction of machines and structures of all kinds.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mech"an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;canisme</i>, L. <i>mechanisma</i>. See <u>Mechanic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; as, the <i>mechanism</i> of a watch; the <i>mechanism</i> of a sewing machine; the <i>mechanism</i> of a seed pod.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mechanical operation or action.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so that all must be performed either by <i>mechanism</i> or accident.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Kinematics)</i> <def>An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mech"an*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who regards the phenomena of nature as the effects of forces merely mechanical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mech"an*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mechanized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mechanizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;chaniser</i>.] <def>To cause to be mechanical.</def> <i>Shelley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mech"an*o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mhchanh`</grk> machine + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>One of a number of copies of anything multiplied mechanically.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mech`an*o*graph`ic</hw> (m&ebreve;k`<i>a</i>n*&osl;*gr&abreve;f"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Treating of mechanics.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Written, copied, or recorded by machinery; produced by mechanography; as, a <i>mechanographic</i> record of changes of temperature; <i>mechanographic</i> prints.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mech`an*og"ra*phist</hw> (-&obreve;g"r&adot;*f&ibreve;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An artist who, by mechanical means, multiplies copies of works of art.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mech`an*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of mechanically multiplying copies of a writing, or any work of art.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mech"an*ur`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mhchanh`</grk> machine + the root of &?; work.] <def>That branch of science which treats of moving machines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mech"i*tar*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Mechitar</i>, an Armenian., who founded the congregation in the early part of the eighteenth century.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church devoted to the improvement of Armenians.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mech"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of lace made at, or originating in, <i>Mechlin</i>, in Belgium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*cho"a*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A species of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the root of a species of <i>Convolvulus</i> (<i>C. Mechoacan</i>); — so called from <i>Michoacan</i>, in Mexico, whence it is obtained.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meck*e"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. <i>Meckel</i>, a German anatomist.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Meckelian cartilage</b></col>, <cd>the cartilaginous rod which forms the axis of the mandible; — called also <i>Meckel's cartilage</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mec"o*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;conate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of meconic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*con"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; belonging to the poppy, fr. &?; the poppy: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;conique</i>.] <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif. <i>(Chem.)</i>, designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*con"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem)</i> <def>An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a yellow amorphous substance which is easily decomposed.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mec`o*nid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of Gr. &?; a poppy. So called in allusion to the shape of the seed capsules of the poppy.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A kind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus <i>Gonothyr&aelig;a</i>. It has tentacles, and otherwise resembles a free medusa, but remains attached by a pedicel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mec"o*nin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;conine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance. Also erroneously called <i>meconina</i>, <i>meconia</i>, etc., as though it were an alkaloid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mec`o*nin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which occurs in opium, and which may be obtained by oxidizing narcotine.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*co"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; poppy.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Opium.</def> [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first excrement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;daille</i>, It. <i>medaglia</i>, fr. L. <i>metallum</i> metal, through (assumed) LL. <i>metalleus</i> made of metal. See <u>Metal</u>, and cf. <u>Mail</u> a piece of money.] <def>A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"al</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Medaled</u> (?), or <u>Medalled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Medaling</u> or <u>Medalling</u>.] <def>To honor or reward with a medal.</def> "<i>Medaled</i> by the king." <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"al*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small medal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;dailliste</i>, It. <i>medaglista</i>.] [Written also <i>medallist</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector of medals.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A designer of medals.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*dal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a medal, or to medals.</def> "Our <i>medallic</i> history." <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*dal"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;daillion</i>, It. <i>medaglione</i>, augm. of <i>medaglia</i>. See <u>Medal</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large medal or memorial coin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"al*ur`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Medal</i> + the root of Gr. &?; work.] <def>The art of making and striking medals and coins.</def> [Written also <i>medallurgy</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Med"dle`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meddled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Meddling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>medlen</i> to mix, OF. <i>medler</i>, <i>mesler</i>, F. <i>m&ecirc;ler</i>, LL. <i>misculare</i>, a dim. fr. L. <i>miscere</i> to mix. &radic;271. See <u>Mix</u>, and cf. <u>Medley</u>, <u>Mellay</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mix; to mingle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>More to know<BR> Did never <i>meddle</i> with my thoughts.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To interest or engage one's self; to have to do; — in a good sense.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Study to be quiet, and to <i>meddle</i> with your own business.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission; — often followed by <i>with</i> or <i>in</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Why shouldst thou <i>meddle</i> to thy hurt?</blockquote> <i>2 Kings xiv. 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The civil lawyers . . . have <i>meddled</i> in a matter that belongs not to them.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To meddle and make</b></col>, <cd>to intrude one's self into another person's concerns.</cd> [Archaic] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.</p>

<p><hw>Med"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mix; to mingle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>"Wine <i>meddled</i> with gall."</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Matt. xxvii. 34).</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"dle*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive.</def> — <wf>Med"dle*some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Med"dling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Meddlesome.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"dling*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a meddling manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mede</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Media in Asia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mede</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See lst & 2d <u>Mead</u>, and <u>Meed</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Me"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Medium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me"di*a</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Medi&aelig;</b></plw> (-&emacr;). [NL., fr. L. <i>medius</i> middle.] <i>(Phonetics)</i> <def>One of the sonant mutes &beta;, &delta;, &gamma; (<i>b</i>, <i>d</i>, <i>g</i>), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the <i>tenues</i>, &pi;, &tau;, &kappa; (<i>p</i>, <i>t</i>, <i>k</i>), and the <i>aspirat&aelig;</i> (aspirates) &phi;, &theta;, &chi; (<i>ph</i> or <i>f</i>, <i>th</i>, <i>ch</i>). Also called <i>middle mute</i>, or <i>medial</i>, and sometimes <i>soft mute</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*a*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being mediate.</def> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me`di*&aelig;"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medius</i> middle + <i>aevum</i> age. See <u>Middle</u>, and <u>Age</u>.] <def>Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, <i>medi&aelig;val</i> architecture.</def> [Written also <i>medieval</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Me`di*&aelig;"val*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The method or spirit of the Middle Ages; devotion to the institutions and practices of the Middle Ages; a survival from the Middle Ages.</def> [Written also <i>medievalism</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Me`di*&aelig;"val*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who has a taste for, or is versed in, the history of the Middle Ages; one in sympathy with the spirit or forms of the Middle Ages.</def> [Written also <i>medievalist</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Me`di*&aelig;"val*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of the Middle Ages; in accordance with medi&aelig;valism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`di*&aelig;"vals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>The people who lived in the Middle Ages.</def> <i>Ruskin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medialis</i>, fr. <i>medius</i> middle: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;dial</i>. See <u>Middle</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as, <i>medial</i> alligation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Phonetics)</i> <def>See 2d <u>Media</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me"di*a*lu"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>media luna</i> half-moon.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Half- moon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medianus</i>, fr. <i>medius</i> middle. See <u>Medial</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a <i>median</i> groove.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves; — said of unpaired organs and parts; as, <i>median</i> coverts.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Median line</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>Any line in the mesial plane; specif., either of the lines in which the mesial plane meets the surface of the body.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Geom.)</i> <cd>The line drawn from an angle of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side; any line having the nature of a diameter.</cd> — <col><b>Median plane</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the mesial plane.</cd> — <col><b>Median point</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the point where the three median lines of a triangle mutually intersect.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A median line or point.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medians</i>, p. p. of <i>mediare</i> to halve: cf. It. <i>mediante</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;diante</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The third above the keynote; — so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`di*as*ti"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Me`di*as"tine</hw> (?), <hw>||Me`di*as*ti"num</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>mediastinum</i>, fr. L. <i>medius</i> middle; cf. <i>mediastinus</i> helper, a menial servant, LL. <i>mediastinus</i> equiv. to <i>medius</i>: cf F. <i>m&eacute;diastin</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the <i>mediastinal space</i>, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mediatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mediare</i>, v. t., to halve, v. i., to be in the middle. See <u>Mid</u>, and cf. <u>Moiety</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate.</def> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an intervening agent or condition.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Gained or effected by a medium or condition.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>An act of <i>mediate</i> knowledge is complex.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mediated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mediating</u>.] [LL. <i>mediatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mediare</i> to mediate. See <u>Mediate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To interpose between parties, as the equal friend of each, esp. for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation or agreement; as, to <i>mediate</i> between nations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to <i>mediate</i> a peace.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To divide into two equal parts.</def> [R.] <i>Holder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*ate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not directly or primarily; by means; — opposed to <i>immediately</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God worketh all things amongst us <i>mediately</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king grants a manor to A, and A grants a portion of it to B. In this case. B holds his lands immediately of A, but <i>mediately</i> of the king.</blockquote> <i>Blakstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*ate*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being mediate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`di*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mediacioun</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;diation</i>. See <u>Mediate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The soul [acts] by the <i>mediation</i> of these passions.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to mediation; used in mediation; as, <i>mediative</i> efforts.</def> <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me`di*at`i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;diatisation</i>.] <def>The act of mediatizing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*a*tize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mediatized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mediatizing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;diatiser</i>.] <def>To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position; to annex; — specifically applied to the annexation during the former German empire of a smaller German state to a larger, while allowing it a nominal sovereignty, and its prince his rank.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The misfortune of being a <i>mediatized</i> prince.</blockquote> <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mediator</i>: cf. E. <i>m&eacute;diateur</i>.] <def>One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an intercessor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For there is one God, and one <i>mediator</i> between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. ii. 5.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me`di*a*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a mediator, or to mediation; mediatory; as, a <i>mediatorial</i> office.</def> — <wf>Me`di*a*to"ri*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>My measures were . . . healing and <i>mediatorial</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*a`tor*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or character of a mediator.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mediatorial.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Me`di*a"tress</hw> (?), <hw>Me`di*a*"trix</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mediatrix</i>, f. of <i>mediator</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;diatrice</i>.] <def>A female mediator.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medica</i>, Gr. &?; (sc. &?;) a kind of clover introduced from <i>Media</i>, from &?; Median.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A leguminous plant of the genus <i>Medicago</i>. The black medic is the <i>Medicago lupulina</i>; the purple medic, or lucern, is <i>M. sativa</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medicus</i>.] <def>Medical.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Med"i*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medicabilis</i>, from <i>medicare</i>, <i>medicari</i>, to heal, fr. <i>medicus</i> physician. See <u>Medical</u>.] <def>Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>medicalis</i>, L. <i>medicus</i> belonging to healing, fr. <i>mederi</i> to heal; cf. Zend <i>madha</i> medical science, wisdom, Gr. &?; to learn, E. <i>mind</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;dical</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the <i>medical</i> profession; <i>medical</i> services; a <i>medical</i> dictionary; <i>medical</i> jurisprudence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the <i>medical</i> properties of a plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a medical manner; with reference to healing, or to the principles of the healing art.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"i*ca*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medicamentum</i>, fr. <i>medicare</i>, <i>medicari</i>, to heal: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;dicament</i>. See <u>Medicable</u>.] <def>Anything used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med`ica*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to medicaments or healing applications; having the qualities of medicaments.</def> — <wf>Med`ica*men"tal*ly</wf>, adv. </p>

<p><hw>Med"i*cas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;dicastre</i>. See <u>Medical</u>.] <def>A quack.</def> [R.] <i>Whitlock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Medicated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Medicating</u> (?).] [L. <i>medicatus</i>, p. p. of <i>medicare</i>, <i>medicari</i>. See <u>Medicable</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to drug.</def> "<i>Medicated</i> waters." <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To treat with medicine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med`i*ca"tion</hw> (?), [L. <i>medicatio</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;dication</i>.] <def>The act or process of medicating.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"i*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Medicinal; acting like a medicine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med`i*ce"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to the Medici, a noted Italian family; as, the <i>Medicean</i> Venus.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Medicean planets</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>a name given by Galileo to the satellites of Jupiter.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*dic"i*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Medicinal; having the power of healing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*dic"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medicinalis</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;dicinal</i>. See <u>Medicine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having curative or palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, <i>medicinal</i> tinctures, plants, or springs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees<BR> Their <i>medicinal</i> gum.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*dic"i*nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a medicinal manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"i*cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medicina</i> (sc. <i>ars</i>), fr. <i>medicinus</i> medical, fr. <i>medicus</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;decine</i>. See <u>Medical</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By <i>medicine</i>, life may be prolonged.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A philter or love potion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [F. <i>m&eacute;decin</i>.] <def>A physician.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Medicine bag</b></col>, <cd>a charm; — so called among the North American Indians, or in works relating to them.</cd> — <col><b>Medicine man</b></col> (among the North American Indians), <cd>a person who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits, and regulate the weather by the arts of magic.</cd> — <col><b>Medicine seal</b></col>, <cd>a small gem or paste engraved with reversed characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Med"i*cine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure.</def> "<i>Medicine</i> thee to that sweet sleep." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med`i*co-le"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to law as affected by medical facts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med`i*com"mis*sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medius</i> middle + E. <i>commissure</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A large transverse commissure in the third ventricle of the brain; the middle or soft commissure.</def> <i>B. G. Wildex.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Med`i*cor"nu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Medicornua</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. L. <i>medius</i> middle + <i>cornu</i> horn.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.</def> <i>B. G. Wilder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Science of medicine.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Me*di"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medietas</i>.] <def>The middle part; half; moiety.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Me`di*e"val</hw>, <hw>Me`di*e"val*ism</hw>, <hw>Me`di*e"val*ist</hw> }. <def>Same as <u>Medi&?;val</u>, <u>Medi&?;valism</u>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*di"na ep"och</hw> (?). [From <i>Medina</i> in New York.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A subdivision of the Niagara period in the American upper Silurian, characterized by the formations known as the Oneida conglomerate, and the Medina sandstone. See the <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Me*di"no</hw> (m&esl;*d&emacr;"n&osl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Para</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*o`cral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mediocre.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw> (m&emacr;"d&ibreve;*&omacr;`k&etilde;r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;diocre</i>, L. <i>mediocris</i>, fr. <i>medius</i> middle. See <u>Mid</u>.] <def>Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary.</def> " A very <i>mediocre</i> poet." <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mediocre person.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*o`crist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mediocre person.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Me`di*oc"ri*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;diocrit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>mediocritas</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate.</def> "A <i>mediocrity</i> of success." <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moderation; temperance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me`di*o*sta*pe"di*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medius</i> middle + E. <i>stapedial</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the columella.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The mediostapedial part of the columella.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`di*ox"u*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medioxumus</i> middlemost.] <def>Intermediate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"i*tance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Meditation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Med"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meditated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Meditating</u>.] [L. <i>meditatus</i>, p. p. of <i>meditari</i> to meditate; cf. Gr. &?; to learn, E. <i>mind</i>.] <def>To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to cogitate; to reflect.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In his law doth he <i>meditate</i> day and night.</blockquote> <i>Ps. i. 2.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"i*tate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.</def> "Blessed is the man that doth <i>meditate</i> good things." <i>Ecclus. xiv. 20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To purpose; to intend; to design; to plan by revolving in the mind; as, to <i>meditate</i> a war.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>meditate</i> to pass the remainder of life in a state of undisturbed repose.</blockquote> <i>Washington.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To consider; ponder; weigh; revolve; study. — To <u>Meditate</u>, <u>Contemplate</u>, <u>Intend</u>. We <i>meditate</i> a design when we are looking out or waiting for the means of its accomplishment; we <i>contemplate</i> it when the means are at hand, and our decision is nearly or quite made. To <i>intend</i> is stronger, implying that we have decided to act when an opportunity may offer. A general <i>meditates</i> an attack upon the enemy; he <i>contemplates</i> or <i>intends</i> undertaking it at the earliest convenient season.</p>

<p><hw>Med`i*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>meditacioun</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;ditation</i>, fr. L. <i>meditatio</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let the words of my mouth and the <i>meditation</i> of my heart be acceptable in thy sight.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xix. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Thought; — without regard to kind.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>With wings as swift<BR> As <i>meditation</i> or the thoughts of love.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"i*ta`tist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is given to meditation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"i*ta*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>meditativus</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;ditatif</i>.] <def>Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; as, a <i>meditative</i> man; a <i>meditative</i> mood.</def> — <wf>Med"i*ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Med"i*ta*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mediterraneus</i>; <i>medius</i> middle + <i>terra</i> land. See <u>Mid</u>, and <u>Terrace</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the <i>Mediterranean</i> Sea, between Europe and Africa.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Inland; remote from the ocean.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Cities, as well <i>mediterranean</i> as maritime.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as, <i>Mediterranean</i> trade; a <i>Mediterranean</i> voyage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inland.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Media</b></plw> (#), <plw><b>E</b></plw>. <plw><b>Mediums</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>medium</i> the middle, fr. <i>medius</i> middle. See <u>Mid</u>, and cf. <u>Medius</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> Middle place or degree; mean.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The just <i>medium</i> . . . lies between pride and abjection.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>See <u>Mean</u>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common <i>medium</i> of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whether any other liquors, being made <i>mediums</i>, cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I must bring together<BR> All these extremes; and must remove all <i>mediums</i>.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An average.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>medium</i> of six years of war, and six years of peace.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See <u>Paper</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Circulating medium</b></col>, <cd>a current medium of exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes.</cd> — <col><b>Ethereal medium</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>the ether.</cd> — <col><b>Medium of exchange</b></col>, <cd>that which is used for effecting an exchange of commodities — money or current representatives of money.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*um</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of <i>medium</i> size; a decoction of <i>medium</i> strength.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"di*um-sized`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a medium size; as, a <i>medium-sized</i> man.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me"di*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Medii</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. L. <i>medius</i> middle. See <u>Medium</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The third or middle finger; the third digit, or that which corresponds to it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>medler</i> medlar tree, OF. <i>meslier</i>, F. <i>n&eacute;flier</i>, L. <i>mespilum</i>, <i>mespilus</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;. Cf. <u>Naseberry</u>.] <def>A tree of the genus <i>Mespilus</i> (<i>M. Germanica</i>); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to decay.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Japan medlar</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the loquat. See <u>Loquat</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Neapolitan medlar</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of thorn tree (<i>Crat&aelig;gus Azarolus</i>); also, its fruit.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Med"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Meddle</u>.] <def>To mix; to mingle; to meddle.</def> [Written also <i>medly</i>.] [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Medleys</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>medlee</i>, OF. <i>mesl&eacute;e</i>, <i>medl&eacute;e</i>, <i>mell&eacute;e</i>, F. <i>m&ecirc;l&eacute;e</i>. See <u>Meddle</u>, and cf. <u>Mel&Eacute;e</u>, <u>Mellay</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; — often used contemptuously.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>medley</i> of philosophy and war.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Love is a <i>medley</i> of endearments, jars,<BR> Suspicions, reconcilements, wars.</blockquote> <i>W. Walsh.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a m&ecirc;l&eacute;e.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Medley</i> is usually applied to vocal, <i>potpourri</i> to instrumental, compositions.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A cloth of mixed colors.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"ley</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mixed; of mixed material or color.</def> [Obs.] "A <i>medl&eacute; coat</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mingled; confused.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Med"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Medle</u>.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||M&eacute;`doc"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mayduke</u>.] <def>A class of claret wines, including several varieties, from the district of M&eacute;doc in the department of Gironde.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"re*gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Bonito</u>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"rick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A species of gull or tern.</def> [Prov.] <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*dul"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Marrow; pith; hence, essence.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the <i>medulla</i>, or medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Medulla oblongata</b></col>. [L., oblong medulla] <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; — called also <i>bulb of the spinal cord</i>. See <u>Brain</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*dul"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Medullary</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Med"ul*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medullaris</i>, fr. <i>medulla</i> marrow: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;dullaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or medulla.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to the medula oblongata.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Filled with spongy pith; pithy.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Medullary groove</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a groove, in the epiblast of the vertebrate blastoderm, the edges of which unite, making a tube (the medullary canal) from which the brain and spinal cord are developed.</cd> — <col><b>Medullary rays</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the rays of cellular tissue seen in a transverse section of exogenous wood, which pass from the pith to the bark.</cd> — <col><b>Medullary sheath</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the layer of white semifluid substance (myelin), between the primitive sheath and axis cylinder of a medullated nerve fiber.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*dul"la*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary sheath; as, a <i>medullated</i> nerve fiber.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*dul"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;dulline</i>.] <i>(Bot. Chem.)</i> <def>A variety of lignin or cellulose found in the medulla, or pith, of certain plants. Cf. <u>Lignin</u>, and <u>Cellulose</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*du"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Medusae</b></plw> (&?;).] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any free swimming acaleph; a jellyfish.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The larger <i>medus&aelig;</i> belong to the Discophora, and are sometimes called <i>covered-eyed medus&aelig;</i>; others, known as <i>naked-eyed medus&aelig;</i>, belong to the Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from hydroids. See <u>Discophora</u>, <u>Hydroidea</u>, and <u>Hydromedusa</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>Medusa bud</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>one of the buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See <u>Athecata</u>, and <u>Gonotheca</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Medusa's head</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>An astrophyton</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>A cluster of stars in the constellation Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*du"si*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A medusa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*du"si*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Medusa</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Resembling a medusa in shape or structure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*du"soid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Medusa</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like a medusa; having the fundamental structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; — said of the sessile gonophores of hydroids.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sessile gonophore. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Gonosome</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meech</hw> (m&emacr;ch), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mich</u>.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Meed</hw> (m&emacr;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mede</i>, AS. <i>m&emacr;d</i>, <i>meord</i>; akin to OS. <i>m&emacr;da</i>, OHG. <i>miata</i>, <i>mieta</i>, G. <i>miethe</i> hire, Goth. <i>mizd&omacr;</i> reward, Bohem. & Russ. <i>mzda</i>, Gr. <grk>mistho`s</grk>, Skr. <i>m&imacr;dha</i>. &radic;276.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A rosy garland was the victor's <i>meed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Merit or desert; worth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My <i>meed</i> hath got me fame.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A gift; also, a bride.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meed</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reward; to repay.</def> [Obs.] <i>Waytt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deserve; to merit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Heywood.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meed"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthy of meed, reward, or recompense; meritorious.</def> "<i>Meedful</i> works." <i>Wiclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meed"ful*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to merit; suitably.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meek</hw> (m&emacr;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Meeker</u> (-&etilde;r); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Meekest</u>.] [OE. <i>mek</i>, <i>meoc</i>; akin to Icel. <i>mj&?;kr</i> mild, soft, Sw. <i>mjuk</i>, Dan. <i>myg</i>, D. <i>muik</i>, Goth. <i>muka</i>m&omacr;dei gentleness.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Now the man Moses was very <i>meek</i>.</blockquote> <i>Num. xii. 3.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a <i>meek</i> answer; a <i>meek</i> face.</def> "Her <i>meek</i> prayer." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming; humble. See <u>Gentle</u>.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Meek</hw>, <hw>Meek"en</hw> (-'n) }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meek"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a meek manner.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meek"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being meek.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meer</hw> (m&emacr;r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Simple; unmixed. See <u>Mere</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Meer</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mere</u>, a lake.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meer</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boundary. See <u>Mere</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Meer"kat</hw> (m&emacr;r"k&abreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South African carnivore (<i>Cynictis penicillata</i>), allied to the ichneumons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meer"schaum</hw> (m&emacr;r"sh&add;m; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., lit., sea foam; <i>meer</i> sea + <i>schaum</i> foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name <i>myrsen</i>. Cf. <u>Mere</u> a lake, and <u>Scum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called <i>sepiolite</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tobacco pipe made of this mineral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meet</hw> (m&emacr;t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Met</u> (m&ebreve;t); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Meeting</u>.] [OE. <i>meten</i>, AS. <i>m&emacr;tan</i>, fr. <i>m&omacr;t</i>, <i>gem&omacr;t</i>, a meeting; akin to OS. <i>m&omacr;tian</i> to meet, Icel. <i>m&aelig;ta</i>, Goth. <i>gam&omacr;tjan</i>. See <u>Moot</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they <i>met</i> the enemy and defeated them; the ship <i>met</i> opposing winds and currents.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to <i>meet</i> a train at a junction; to <i>meet</i> carriages or persons in the street; to <i>meet</i> friends at a party; sweet sounds <i>met</i> the ear.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His daughter came out to <i>meet</i> him.</blockquote> <i>Judg. xi. 34.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye <i>met</i> a horrid sight; he <i>met</i> his fate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst,<BR> Which <i>meets</i> contempt, or which compassion first.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to <i>meet</i> one's expectations; the supply <i>meets</i> the demand.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To meet half way</b></col>, <cd>literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we <i>met</i> in the street; two lines <i>meet</i> so as to form an angle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O, when <i>meet</i> now<BR> Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Weapons more violent, when next we <i>meet</i>,<BR> May serve to better us and worse our foes.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress <i>meets</i> on the first Monday of December.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They . . . appointed a day to <i>meet</i> together.</blockquote> <i>2. Macc. xiv. 21.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To meet with</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To light upon; to find; to come to; — often with the sense of unexpectedness.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>met with</i> many things worthy of observation.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To join; to unite in company.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To suffer unexpectedly; as, to <i>meet with</i> a fall; to <i>meet with</i> a loss.</cd> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To encounter; to be subjected to.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Prepare <i>to meet with</i> more than brutal fury<BR> From the fierce prince.</blockquote> <i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To obviate.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mete</i> fitting, moderate, scanty, AS. <i>m&aemacr;te</i> moderate; akin to <i>gemet</i> fit, meet, <i>metan</i> to mete, and G. <i>m&auml;ssig</i> moderate, <i>gem&auml;ss</i> fitting. See <u>Mete</u>.] <def>Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It was <i>meet</i> that we should make merry.</blockquote> <i>Luke xv. 32.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To be meet with</b></col>, <cd>to be even with; to be equal to.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

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<p><hw>Meet</hw> (m&emacr;t), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Meetly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meet"en</hw> (m&emacr;t"'n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render fit.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Meet"er</hw> (m&emacr;t"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who meets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meeth</hw> (m&emacr;th), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mead. See <u>Meathe</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meet"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A coming together; an assembling; as, the <i>meeting</i> of Congress.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A junction, crossing, or union; as, the <i>meeting</i> of the roads or of two rivers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large <i>meeting</i>; an harmonious <i>meeting</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An assembly for worship; as, to attend <i>meeting</i> on Sunday; — in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Conference; assembly; company; convention; congregation; junction; confluence; union.</p>

<p><hw>Meet"ing*house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house used as a place of worship; a church; — in England, applied only to a house so used by Dissenters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meet"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Fitly; suitably; properly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meet"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Fitness; suitableness; propriety.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Meg-</hw> (m&ebreve;g-), <hw>Meg"a</hw> (m&ebreve;g"&adot;- ), <hw>Meg"a*lo-</hw> (-l&osl;-) }. [Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, gen. <grk>mega`loy</grk>, great.] <def>Combining forms signifying: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> Great, extended, powerful; as, <i>mega</i>scope, <i>mega</i>cosm.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</i> <def>A million times, a million of; as, <i>mega</i>meter, a million meters; <i>mega</i>farad, a million farads; <i>meg</i>ohm, a million ohms.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Meg`a*ce*phal"ic</hw> (m&ebreve;g`&adot;*s&esl;*f&abreve;l"&ibreve;k), <hw>Meg`a*ceph"a*lous</hw> (-s&ebreve;f"&adot;*l&ubreve;s) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Large headed; — applied to animals, and to plants when they have large flower heads.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*gac"e*ros</hw> (m&esl;*g&abreve;s"&esl;*r&obreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>The Irish elk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*chile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. &?; lip.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A leaf-cutting bee of the genus <i>Megachilus</i>. See <i>Leaf cutter</i>, under <u>Leaf</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*cosm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. &?; world.] <def>See <u>Macrocosm</u>.</def> <i>Croft.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meg`a*cou`lomb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>coulomb</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A million coulombs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*derm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. &?; skin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of Old World blood-sucking bats of the genus <i>Megaderma</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*dyne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>dyne</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of force, amounting to one million dynes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*far`ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>farad</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of electrical capacity, amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*lerg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Megalo-</i> + <i>erg</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A million ergs; a megerg.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`a*le"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Megalesius</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>Mega`lh</grk> the Great, a surname of Cybele, the Magna Mater.] <def>Pertaining to, or in honor of, Cybele; as, the <i>Megalesian</i> games at Rome.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`a*leth"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega- </i> + <i>alethoscope</i>.] <def>An optical apparatus in which pictures are viewed through a large lens with stereoptical effects. It is often combined with the stereoscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*lith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>- lith</i>; cf. F. <i>m&eacute;galithe</i>.] <def>A large stone; especially, a large stone used in ancient building.</def> — <wf>Meg`a*lith"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*lo-</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Meg-</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*lo*cyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Megalo-</i> + Gr. &?; a hollow vessel.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound an&aelig;mia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. <i>megalo-</i> + <i>mania</i>.] <i>(Pathol.)</i> <def>A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Meg`a*lon"yx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>'o`nyx</grk> claw.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`a*loph"o*nous</hw> (m&ebreve;g`&adot;*l&obreve;f"&osl;*n&ubreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Megalo-</i> + Gr. <grk>fwnh`</grk> voice.] <def>Having a loud voice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`a*lop"o*lis</hw> (-l&obreve;p"&osl;*l&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>megalo`polis</grk>; <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.] <def>A chief city; a metropolis.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*lops</hw> (m&ebreve;g"&adot;*l&obreve;ps), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>- a`loy</grk>, large + <grk>'w`ps</grk> eye.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A larva, in a stage following the zo&euml;a, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large fish; the tarpum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`a*lop"sy*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Megalo- </i> + Gr. &?; soul, mind.] <def>Greatness of soul.</def> [Obs. & R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Meg"a*lo*saur`</hw> (?), <hw>||Meg`a*lo*sau"rus</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>megalosaurus</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>say^ros</grk> lizard: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;galosaure</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*gam"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;gam&egrave;tre</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for determining longitude by observation of the stars.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A micrometer.</def> [R.] <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Meg"a*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Meg"a*me`tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>meter</i>, <i>metre</i>, n., 2.] <def>In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`am`p&egrave;re"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega- </i> + <i>amp&egrave;re</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A million amp&egrave;res.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*phone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. <grk>fwnh`</grk> voice.] <def>A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, such as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*gaph"y*ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>fyto`n</grk> plant.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves, or fronds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*pode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera <i>Megapodius</i> and <i>Leipoa</i>, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. See <i>Jungle fowl</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> under <u>Jungle</u>, and <u>Leipoa</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*gap"o*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.] <def>A metropolis.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Me*ga"ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Me*gar"ic</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Megarian</b></col>, or <col><b>Megaric</b></col>, <col><b>school</b></col>, <cd>a school of philosophy established at Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable for its logical subtlety.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>-scope</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;gascope</i>.] <def>A modification of the magic lantern, used esp. for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being used.</def> [archaic] </p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*seme</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. &?; sing, mark: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;gas&egrave;me</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow transversely; — opposed to <i>microseme</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Me"gass"</hw> (?), <hw>Me*gasse"</hw> }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Bagasse</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"as*thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sthe`nos</grk> strength.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a group which includes the higher orders of mammals, having a large size as a typical characteristic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`as*then"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having a typically large size; belonging to the megasthenes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"a*stome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or mouth.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Meg"a*there</hw> (?), <hw>||Meg`a*the"ri*um</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>megatherium</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>thyri`on</grk> beast.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`a*the"roid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Megatherium</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`a*volt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>volt</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg`a*we"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>weber</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A million webers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meg"erg`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>erg</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million ergs; — called also <i>megalerg</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Me*gilp"</hw> (?), <hw>Me*gilph"</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors.</def> [Written also <i>magilp</i>, and <i>magilph</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Meg"ohm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>ohm</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of electrical resistance, amounting to one million ohms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"grim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>migrim</i>, <i>migrene</i>, F. <i>migraine</i>, LL. <i>hemigrania</i>, L. <i>hemicrania</i>, <i>hemicranium</i>, Gr. <grk>"hmikrani`a</grk>; <grk>"hmi-</grk> half + <grk>krani`on</grk> skull. See <u>Hemi-</u> and <u>Cranium</u>, and cf. <u>Hemicrania</u>, <u>Migraine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of sick or nervous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These are his <i>megrims</i>, firks, and melancholies.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy.</def> <i>Youatt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"grim</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (<i>Psetta arnoglossa</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mei*bo"mi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, <i>Meibomius</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Meibomian glands</b></col>, <cd>the slender sebaceous glands of the eyelids, which discharge, through minute orifices in the edges of the lids, a fatty secretion serving to lubricate the adjacent parts.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Meine</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Menge</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mein"e</hw>, <hw>Mein"y</hw>, (&?;), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>maisni&eacute;e</i>, <i>maisnie</i>. See <u>Menial</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A family, including servants, etc.; household; retinue; train.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Company; band; army.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mei"o*cene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>See <u>Miocene</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mei"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mei`wn</grk> smaller. So called in a allusion to the low pyramids of the crystals.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A member of the scapolite group, occuring in glassy crystals on Monte Somma, near Naples.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mei*o"sis</hw> (m&isl;*&omacr;"s&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mei`wsis</grk>, fr. <grk>meioy^n</grk> to make smaller, from <grk>mei`wn</grk>. See <u>Meionite</u>.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mei`o*stem"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mei`wn</grk> smaller + &?; warp, thread.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Meis"ter*sing`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <def>See <u>Mastersinger</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mekh"i*tar*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>See <u>Mechitarist</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lac"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black + &?; dust.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other ores.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Me*la"da</hw> (?), <hw>||Me*la"do</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., prop. p. p. of <i>melar</i> to sugar, candy, fr. L. <i>mel</i> honey. See <u>Molasses</u>.] <def>A mixture of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without being drained.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*l&aelig;"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, m., <grk>me`laina</grk>, f., black.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of altered blood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"ain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mel&aelig;na</u>.] <def>The dark coloring matter of the liquid of the cuttlefish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lai"no*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Melanotype</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"lam</hw> (m&emacr;"l&abreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;lam</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white or buff-colored granular powder, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>9</sub>N<sub>11</sub>, obtained by heating ammonium sulphocyanate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lam"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A strong nitrogenous base, C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>N<sub>6</sub>, produced from several cyanogen compounds, and obtained as a white crystalline substance, — formerly supposed to be produced by the decomposition of <i>melam</i>. Called also <i>cyanuramide</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"am*pode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>melampo`dion</grk>; of uncertain origin.] <def>The black hellebore.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mel`am*py"rin</hw> (?), <hw>Mel`am*py"rite</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Melampyrum</i> cowwheat; Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black + <grk>pyro`s</grk> wheat.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The saccharine substance dulcite; — so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat (<i>Melampyrum</i>). See <u>Dulcite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mel`a*n&aelig;"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <grk>a"i^ma</grk> blood.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A morbid condition in which the blood contains black pigment either floating freely or imbedded in the white blood corpuscles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lan"a*gogue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + &?; leading, driving, &?; to lead.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mel`an*cho"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Melancholy</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`an*cho"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person affected with melancholy; a melancholic.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. J. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>melancholicus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;lancholique</i>.] <def>Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Just as the <i>melancholic</i> eye<BR> Sees fleets and armies in the sky.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One affected with a gloomy state of mind.</def> <i>J. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A gloomy state of mind; melancholy.</def> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a melancholy manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being melancholy.</def> <i>Hallywell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel`an*cho"li*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>melancholieux</i>.] <def>Melancholy.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"an*chol*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One affected with melancholy or dejection.</def> [Obs.] <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"an*cho*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become gloomy or dejected in mind.</def> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"an*cho*lize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make melancholy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"an*chol*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>melancolie</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;lancolie</i>, L. <i>melancholia</i>, fr. Gr. &?;; <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + &?; gall, bile. See <u>Malice</u>, and 1st <u>Gall</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness.</def> [Obs.] "Hail, divinest <i>Melancholy</i> !" <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Ill nature.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"an*chol*y</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a <i>melancholy</i> event.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Somewhat deranged in mind; having the jugment impaired.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Reynolds.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Favorable to meditation; somber.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A pretty, <i>melancholy</i> seat, well wooded and watered.</blockquote> <i>Evelin.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Gloomy; sad; dispirited; low-spirited; downhearted; unhappy; hypochondriac; disconsolate; heavy, doleful; dismal; calamitous; afflictive.</p>

<p><hw>Mel`a*ne"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + &?; island. <i>Melanesia</i> was so called from the dark complexion of the natives.] <def>Of or pertaining to Melanesia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||M&eacute;`lange"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Mell</u>, <u>Meddle</u>.] <def>A mixture; a medley.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*la"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a family of fresh-water pectinibranchiate mollusks, having a turret-shaped shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Melanotic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the black-haired races.</def> <i>Prichard.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*lan"i*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex nitrogenous hydrocarbon obtained artificially (as by the action of cyanogen chloride on aniline) as a white, crystalline substance; — called also <i>diphenyl guanidin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"a*nin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called <i>fuscin</i>), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mel"a*nism</hw> (m&ebreve;l"&adot;*n&ibreve;z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; — the opposite of <i>albinism</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A disease; black jaundice. See <u>Mel&aelig;na</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`a*nis"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected with melanism; of the nature of melanism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"a*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;lanite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A black variety of garnet.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mel`a*noch"ro*i</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Melanochroic</u>.] <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A group of the human race, including the dark whites.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`a*no*chro"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>melana`chroos</grk>; <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <grk>chroa`</grk> color.] <def>Having a dark complexion; of or pertaining to the Melanochroi.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`a*no*chro"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Melanochroic</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of a red, or brownish or yellowish red color. It is a chromate of lead; — called also <i>ph&oelig;nicocroite</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`a*noc"o*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + &?; hair.] <def>Having very dark or black hair; black-haired.</def> <i>Prichard.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mel`a*nor*rh&oelig;"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + &?; to flow.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An East Indian genus of large trees. <i>Melanorrh&oelig;a usitatissima</i> is the lignum-vit&aelig; of Pegu, and yields a valuable black varnish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lan"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>An instrument containing a combination of colored glasses such that they transmit only red light, so that objects of other colors, as green leaves, appear black when seen through it. It is used for viewing colored flames, to detect the presence of potassium, lithium, etc., by the red light which they emit.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mel`a*no"sis</hw> (?), [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a growing black, fr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lan"o*sperm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <grk>spe`rma</grk> seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An alga of any kind that produces blackish spores, or seed dust. The melanosperms include the rockweeds and all kinds of kelp.</def> — <wf>Mel`a*no*sper"mous</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mel`a*not"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Melanistic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lan"o*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <i>-type</i>.] <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>A positive picture produced with sensitized collodion on a smooth surface of black varnish, coating a thin plate of iron; also, the process of making such a picture.</def> [Written also <i>melainotype</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Me*lan"ter*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A hydrous sulphate of iron of a green color and vitreous luster; iron vitriol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"a*nure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>melanurus</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <grk>o'ura`</grk> tail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small fish of the Mediterranean; a gilthead. See <u>Gilthead</u> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`a*nu"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Melam</i> + <i>urea</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid obtained by decomposition of melam, or of urea, as a white crystalline powder; — called also <i>melanurenic acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"a*phyre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + por<i>phyre</i> porphyry.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*las"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; black spot.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local; as, Addison's <i>melasma</i>, or Addison's disease.</def> — <wf>Me*las"mic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Me*las"ses</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Molasses</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*las"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Molasses</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, and probably identical with saccharic acid. See <u>Saccharic</u>.</def> </p>

<p><hw>||Me*las"to*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; — so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`a*sto*ma"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Belonging to the order of which Melastoma is the type.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"chite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>melek</i> king.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but adheres to the liturgy and ceremonies of the Eastern Church.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`e*a"grine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus Meleagris.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mel`e*a"gris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the Guinea fowl.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of American gallinaceous birds, including the common and the wild turkeys.</def></p>

<p><hw>||M&ecirc;`l&eacute;e"</hw> (m&asl;`l&asl;"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>m&ecirc;ler</i> to mix. See <u>Meddle</u>, <u>Mell</u>, and cf. <u>Mellay</u>.] <def>A fight in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass; a hand to hand conflict; an affray.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*le"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See <u>Mel&aelig;na</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mel</i>issic + ethyl<i>ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C<sub>30</sub>H<sub>60</sub>, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; — called also <i>melissene</i>, and <i>melissylene</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"e*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey.] <def>An explosive of great destructive power; — so called from its color, which resembles honey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"e*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Quercitin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lez"i*tose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;l&egrave;ze</i> the larch + mel<i>itose</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, extracted from the manna of the larch (<i>Larix</i>).</def> [Written also <i>melicitose</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Me`li*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to a natural order (<i>Meliac&aelig;</i>) of plants of which the genus <i>Melia</i> is the type. It includes the mahogany and the Spanish cedar.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mel`i*be"an</hw> (?), <hw>Mel`i*b&?;"an</hw> }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L. <i>Meliboeus</i>, one of the interlocutors in Virgil's first Eclogue.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>Alternately responsive, as verses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"ic</hw> (?), [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; song.] <def>Of or pertaining to song; lyric; tuneful.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lic"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>meliceris</i> a kind of tumor, fr. Gr. &?;; <grk>me`li</grk> honey + &?; wax.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Consisting of or containing matter like honey; — said of certain encysted tumors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"ic grass`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of grasses (<i>Melica</i>) of little agricultural importance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`i*co*toon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Melocoton</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lic"ra*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>meli`kraton</grk>.] <def>A meadlike drink.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mel"i*lite</hw> (m&ebreve;l"&ibreve;*l&imacr;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey + <i>-lite</i>; cf. F. <i>m&eacute;lilithe</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas (<i>melilite basalt</i>) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere.</def> [Written also <i>mellilite</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mel"i*lot</hw> (-l&obreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;lilot</i>, L. <i>melilotus</i>, fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a kind of clover containing honey; <grk>me`li</grk> honey + &?; lotus.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any species of <i>Melilotus</i>, a genus of leguminous herbs having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's clover. The blue melilot (<i>Melilotus c&aelig;rulea</i>) is used in Switzerland to give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`i*lot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sweet clover or melilot; specifically, designating an acid of the aromatic series, obtained from melilot as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"io*rate</hw> (m&emacr;l"y&osl;*r&amacr;t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meliorated</u> (- r&amacr;`t&ebreve;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Meliorating</u>.] [L. <i>melioratus</i>, p. p. of <i>meliorare</i> to meliorate, fr. <i>melior</i> better; akin to Gr. <grk>ma^llon</grk> rather, <grk>ma`la</grk> very. Cf. <u>Ameliorate</u>.] <def>To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nature by art we nobly <i>meliorate</i>.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The pure and benign light of revelation has had a <i>meliorating</i> influence on mankind.</blockquote> <i>Washington.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"io*rate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow better.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"io*ra`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Meliorator</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`io*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>melioratio</i>.] <def>The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"io*ra`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who meliorates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"io*rism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>melior</i> better.] <def>The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement.</def> <i>J. Sully.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel*ior"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>melioritas</i>, fr. L. <i>melior</i>. See <u>Meliorate</u>.] <def>The state or quality of being better; melioration.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*liph"a*gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey + &?; to eat.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Belonging to the genus <i>Meliphaga</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*liph"a*gan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any bird of the genus <i>Meliphaga</i> and allied genera; a honey eater; — called also <i>meliphagidan</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*liph"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Meliphagan</u>.] <i>(Zool.)</i> <def>Eating, or feeding upon, honey.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*lis"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Melismata</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`lisma</grk> a song.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A piece of melody; a song or tune, — as opposed to <i>recitative</i> or musical declamation.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A grace or embellishment.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*lis"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`lissa</grk> a bee, honey.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (<i>Melissa officinalis</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lis"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`lissa</grk> a bee, honey.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax; specif., denoting an acid obtained by oxidation of myricin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lis"syl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meliss</i>ic +<i>yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Myricyl</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lis"sy*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meliss</i>ic + <i>-yl</i> + <i>-ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Melene</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"i*tose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, extracted from cotton seeds and from the so- called Australian manna (a secretion of certain species of Eucalyptus).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mell</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&ecirc;ler</i>, OF. <i>meller</i>, <i>mester</i>. See <u>Meddle</u>.] <def>To mix; to meddle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mell</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mellifluous</u>.] <def>Honey.</def> [Obs.] <i>Warner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mell</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mill.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mel</i>, <i>mellis</i>, honey. Cf. <u>Mellitate</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A mellitate.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mel"lay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A m&ecirc;l&eacute;e; a conflict.</def> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Mellitic</u>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mel*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mellifer</i>; <i>mel</i>, <i>mellis</i>, honey + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <def>Producing honey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel*lif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mel</i>, <i>mellis</i>, honey + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>- fy</u>.] <def>Producing honey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mellificare</i> to make honey: cf. F. <i>mellification</i>. See <u>Mellific</u>.] <def>The making or production of honey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flow of sweetness, or a sweet, smooth flow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mellifluens</i>. See <u>Mellifluous</u>.] <def>Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mellifluent manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mellifluus</i>; <i>mel</i>, <i>mellis</i>, honey (akin to Gr. &?;, Goth. <i>milip</i>) + <i>fluere</i> to flow. See <u>Mildew</u>, <u>Fluent</u>, and cf. <u>Marmalade</u>.] <def>Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a <i>mellifluous</i> voice.</def> — <wf>Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mel*lig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mel</i>, <i>mellis + -genous</i>.] <def>Having the qualities of honey.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mel*li"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Honeydew.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel*lil"o*quent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mel</i>, <i>mellis</i> honey + <i>loquens</i> speaking, p. pr. of <i>loqui</i> to speak.] <def>Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel*liph"a*gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Meliphagan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel*liph"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Meliphagous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"li*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mellitate</i>. See <u>Mellitic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of mellitic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mel</i>, <i>mellis</i>, honey: cf. F. <i>mellite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of a honey color, found in brown coal, and partly the result of vegetable decomposition; honeystone. It is a mellitate of alumina.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mellitique</i>. See <u>Mellite</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Containing saccharine matter; marked by saccharine secretions; as, <i>mellitic</i> diabetes.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the mineral mellite.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mellitic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white, crystalline, organic substance, C<sub>6</sub>(CO<sub>2</sub>H)<sub>6</sub>, occurring naturally in combination with aluminium in the mineral mellite, and produced artificially by the oxidation of coal, graphite, etc., and hence called also <i>graphitic acid</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mel"lone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A yellow powder, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>N<sub>9</sub>, obtained from certain sulphocyanates. It has acid properties and forms compounds called <i>mellonides</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"lon*ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mellone</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mellower</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mellowest</u>.] [OE. <i>melwe</i>; cf. AS. <i>mearu</i> soft, D. <i>murw</i>, Prov. G. <i>mollig</i> soft, D. <i>malsch</i>, and E. <i>meal</i> flour.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a <i>mellow</i> apple.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a <i>mellow</i> soil.</def> "<i>Mellow</i> glebe." <i>Drayton</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; — said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.</def> "The <i>mellow</i> horn." <i>Wordsworth.</i> "The <i>mellow</i>-tasted Burgundy." <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The tender flush whose <i>mellow</i> stain imbues<BR> Heaven with all freaks of light.</blockquote> <i>Percival.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>May health return to <i>mellow</i> age.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As merry and <i>mellow</i> an old bachelor as ever followed a hound.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"low</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mellowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mellowing</u>.] <def>To make mellow.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If the Weather prove frosty to <i>mellow</i> it [the ground], they do not plow it again till April.</blockquote> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The fervor of early feeling is tempered and <i>mellowed</i> by the ripeness of age.</blockquote> <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"low</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon <i>mellows</i>.</def> "Prosperity begins to <i>mellow</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mel"low*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mellow manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"low*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of being mellow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"low*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Soft; unctuous.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mel*lu"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A climbing plant (<i>Ullucus officinalis</i>) of the Andes, having tuberous roots which are used as a substitute for potatoes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mill.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mel`o*co*ton"</hw>, <hw>Mel`o*co*toon"</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>melocoton</i> a kind of peach tree and its fruit, L. <i>malum cotonium</i>, or <i>cotonea</i>, or <i>Cydonia</i>, a quince, or quince tree, lit., apple of <i>Cydonia</i>, Gr. &?; &?;. See <u>Quince</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A quince.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh yellow.</def> [Written also <i>malacatoon</i>, <i>malacotune</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Me*lo"de*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; musical. See <u>Melody</u>, and cf. <u>Odeon</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of small reed organ; — a portable form of the seraphine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A music hall.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lod"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>melodicus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;lodique</i>.] <def>Of the nature of melody; relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; melodious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lod"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The department of musical science which treats of the pitch of tones, and of the laws of melody.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lo"di*o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Melody</i> + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>A contrivance for preserving a record of music, by recording the action of the keys of a musical instrument when played upon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*lo"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;lodieux</i>. See <u>Melody</u>.] <def>Containing, or producing, melody; musical; agreeable to the ear by a sweet succession of sounds; as, a <i>melodious</i> voice.</def> "A <i>melodious</i> voice." "A <i>melodious</i> undertone." <i>Longfellow.</i> — <wf>Me*lo"di*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Me*lo"di*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mel"o*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;lodiste</i>.] <def>A composer or singer of melodies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"o*dize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Melodized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Melodizing</u> (?).] <def>To make melodious; to form into, or set to, melody.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"o*dize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make melody; to compose melodies; to harmonize.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`o*dra"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;lodrame</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`los</grk> song + <grk>dra^ma</grk> drama.] <def>Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the <i>melodrama</i> in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio".</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`o*dra*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;lodramatique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.</def> — <wf>Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mel`o*dram"a*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who acts in, or writes, melodramas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"o*drame</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Melodrama.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"o*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Melodies</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>melodie</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;lodie</i>, L. <i>melodia</i>, fr. Gr. &?; a singing, choral song, fr. &?; musical, melodious; <grk>me`los</grk> song, tune + &?; song. See <u>Ode</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lulled with sound of sweetest <i>melody</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging for the most part within a given key, and so related together as to form a musical whole, having the unity of what is technically called a musical thought, at once pleasing to the ear and characteristic in expression.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Melody</i> consists in a succession of single tones; <i>harmony</i> is a consonance or agreement of tones, also a succession of consonant musical combinations or chords.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The air or tune of a musical piece.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Harmony</u>.</p>

<p><hw>||Mel"o*e</hw> (?), [ NL., fr. Gr. &?; to probe a wound.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of beetles without wings, but having short oval elytra; the oil beetles. These beetles are sometimes used instead of cantharides for raising blisters. See <i>Oil beetle</i>, under <u>Oil</u>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mel"o*graph</hw> (m&ebreve;l"&osl;*gr&adot;f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`los</grk> a song + <i>-graph</i> : cf. F. <i>m&eacute;lographe</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Melodiograph</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`o*lon*thid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the cockchafer.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A beetle of the genus <i>Melolontha</i>, and allied genera. See <i>May beetle</i>, under <u>May</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"on</hw> (m&ebreve;l"&ubreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>melo</i>, for <i>melopepo</i> an apple-shaped melon, Gr. &?; ; <grk>mh^lon</grk> apple + &?; a species of large melon; cf. L. <i>malum</i> apple. Cf. <u>Marmalade</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the plant that produces the fruit.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of the genus <i>Melo</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Melon beetle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small leaf beetle (<i>Diabrotiea vittata</i>), which damages the leaves of melon vines.</cd> — <col><b>Melon cactus</b></col>, <col><b>Melon thistle</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>A genus of cactaceous plants (<i>Melocactus</i>) having a fleshy and usually globose stem with the surface divided into spiny longitudinal ridges, and bearing at the top a prickly and woolly crown in which the small pink flowers are half concealed</cd>. <i>M. communis</i>, from the West Indies, is often cultivated, and sometimes called <i>Turk's cap</i>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The related genus <i>Mamillaria</i>, in which the stem is tubercled rather than ribbed, and the flowers sometimes large. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Cactus</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mel`o*pi*a"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`los</grk> song + E. <i>piano</i>.] <def>A piano having a mechanical attachment which enables the player to prolong the notes at will.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel`o*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to meloplasty, or the artificial formation of a new cheek.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"o*plas`ty</hw> (m&ebreve;l"&osl;*pl&abreve;s`t&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mh^lon</grk> an apple, a cheek + <i>- plasty</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;loplastie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The process of restoring a cheek which has been destroyed wholly or in part.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mel`o*p&oelig;"ia</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; <grk>me`los</grk> song + <grk>poiei^n</grk> to make.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The art of forming melody; melody; — now often used for a melodic passage, rather than a complete melody.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"o*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>A picture produced by a process in which development after exposure may be deferred indefinitely, so as to permit transportation of exposed plates; also, the process itself.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel*pom"e*ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, lit., the songstress, fr. &?;, &?;, to sing.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The Muse of tragedy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The eighteenth asteroid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mel"rose</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Honey of roses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Melt</hw> (m&ebreve;lt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See 2d <u>Milt</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Melt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Melted</u> (obs.) <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Molten</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Melting</u>.] [AS. <i>meltan</i>; akin to Gr. <grk>me`ldein</grk>, E. <i>malt</i>, and prob. to E. <i>smelt</i>, v. &radic;108. Cf. <u>Smelt</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <u>Malt</u>, <u>Milt</u> the spleen.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to <i>melt</i> wax, tallow, or lead; to <i>melt</i> ice or snow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou would'st have . . . <i>melted</i> down thy youth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For pity <i>melts</i> the mind to love.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.</p>

<p><hw>Melt</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax <i>melt</i> at moderate temperatures.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dissolve; as, sugar <i>melts</i> in the mouth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My soul <i>melteth</i> for heaviness.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxix. 28.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Melting</i> with tenderness and kind compassion.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To lose distinct form or outline; to blend.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing outlines, overlapping and <i>melting</i> into each other.</blockquote> <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog <i>melts</i> away.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Melt"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being melted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Melt"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, melts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Melt"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Melting point</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the degree of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the <i>melting point</i> of ice is 0&deg; Centigrade or 32&deg; Fahr., that of urea is 132&deg; Centigrade.</cd> — <col><b>Melting pot</b></col>, <cd>a vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Melt"ing</hw> <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing to melt; becoming melted; — used literally or figuratively; as, a <i>melting</i> heat; a <i>melting</i> appeal; a <i>melting</i> mood.</def> — <wf>Melt"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mel"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Remember</u>.] <def>To remember; to cause to remember; to mention.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mem"ber</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>membre</i>, F. <i>membre</i>, fr. L. <i>membrum</i>; cf. Goth. <i>mimz</i> flesh, Skr. <i>mamsa</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We have many <i>members</i> in one body, and all <i>members</i> have not the same office.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xii. 4.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Engin.)</i> <def>Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Any part of a building, whether constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of moldings.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association; as, a <i>member</i> of the society of Friends.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Compression member</b></col>, <col><b>Tension member</b></col> <i>(Engin.)</i>, <cd>a member, as a rod, brace, etc., which is subjected to compression or tension, respectively.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mem"bered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having limbs; — chiefly used in composition.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body; — said of a bird in heraldic representations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem"ber*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a member.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of members, as of a society.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem"bral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Relating to a member.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem`bra*na"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>membranaceus</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Membranous</u>.</def> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Thin and rather soft or pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem"brane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>membrana</i> the skin that covers the separate members of the body, fr. L. <i>membrum</i>. See <u>Member</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded parts, of various texture, both in animals and vegetables.</p>

<p><col><b>Adventitious membrane</b></col>, <cd>a membrane connecting parts not usually connected, or of a different texture from the ordinary connection; as, the membrane of a cicatrix.</cd> — <col><b>Jacob's membrane</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Retina</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mucous membranes</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the membranes lining passages and cavities which communicate with the exterior, as well as ducts and receptacles of secretion, and habitually secreting mucus.</cd> — <col><b>Schneiderian membrane</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See <u>Schneiderian</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Serous membranes</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>, the membranes, like the peritoneum and pleura, which line, or lie in, cavities having no obvious outlet, and secrete a serous fluid.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mem*bra"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>membraneus</i> of parchment.] <def>See <u>Membranous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem`bra*nif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Membrane</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Having or producing membranes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem*bra"ni*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Membrane</i> + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>membraniforme</i>.] <def>Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem`bra*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Membrane</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science which treats of membranes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem"bra*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>membraneux</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as, a <i>membranous</i> covering or lining.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Membranaceous.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Membranous croup</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>true croup. See <u>Croup</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*men"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mementos</b></plw> (#). [L., remember, be mindful, imper. of <i>meminisse</i> to remember. See <u>Mention</u>.] <def>A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Seasonable <i>mementos</i> may be useful.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Me*min"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small deerlet, or chevrotain, of India.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem"non</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. &?;, lit., the Steadfast, Resolute, the son of Tithonus and Aurora, and king of the Ethiopians, killed by Achilles.] <i>(Antiq.)</i> <def>A celebrated Egyptian statue near Thebes, said to have the property of emitting a harplike sound at sunrise.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mem"oir</hw> (?), or <i>pl.</i> <hw>Mem"oirs</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;moire</i>, m., memorandum, fr. <i>m&eacute;moire</i>, f., memory, L. <i>memoria</i>. See <u>Memory</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See <u>History</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A memorial of any individual; a biography; often, a biography written without special regard to method and completeness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An account of something deemed noteworthy; an essay; a record of investigations of any subject; the journals and proceedings of a society.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem"oir*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of memoirs.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mem`o*ra*bil"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>memorabilis</i> memorable. See <u>Memorable</u>.] <def>Things remarkable and worthy of remembrance or record; also, the record of them.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem`o*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being memorable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem"o*ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>memorabilis</i>, fr. <i>memorare</i> to bring to remembrance, fr. <i>memor</i> mindful, remembering. See <u>Memory</u>, and cf. <u>Memorabilia</u>.] <def>Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.</def> — <wf>Mem"o*ra*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> — <wf>Mem"o*ra*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Surviving fame to gain,<BR> Buy tombs, by books, by <i>memorable</i> deeds.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mem`o*ran"dum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Memorandums</b></plw>, L. <plw><b>Memoranda</b></plw> (#). [L., something to be remembered, neut. of <i>memorandus</i>, fut. pass. p. of <i>memorare</i>. See <u>Memorable</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A record of something which it is desired to remember; a note to help the memory.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I . . . entered a <i>memorandum</i> in my pocketbook.</blockquote> <i>Guardian.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I wish you would, as opportunity offers, make <i>memorandums</i> of the regulations of the academies.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Reynolds.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A brief or informal note in writing of some transaction, or an outline of an intended instrument; an instrument drawn up in a brief and compendious form.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Memorandum check</b></col>, <cd>a check given as an acknowledgment of indebtedness, but with the understanding that it will not be presented at bank unless the maker fails to take it up on the day the debt becomes due. It usually has <i>Mem.</i> written on its face.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mem"o*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>memoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>memorare</i>. See <u>Memorable</u>.] <def>To commemorate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mem"o*ra*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;moratif</i>.] <def>Commemorative.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Me*mo"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Memory.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Memoria technica</b></col>, <cd>technical memory; a contrivance for aiding the memory.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;morial</i>, L. <i>memorialis</i>, fr. <i>memoria</i>. See <u>Memory</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a <i>memorial</i> building.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There high in air, <i>memorial</i> of my name,<BR> Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Contained in memory; as, a <i>memorial</i> possession.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Mnemonic; assisting the memory.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed by the <i>memorial</i> word ASH.</blockquote> <i>Skeat.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Memorial Day</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Decoration Day</u>.</cd> [U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;morial</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Churches have names; some as <i>memorials</i> of peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity itself.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A memorandum; a record.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A written representation of facts, addressed to the government, or to some branch of it, or to a society, etc., — often accompanied with a petition.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Memory; remembrance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Precious is the <i>memorial</i> of the just.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Diplomacy)</i> <def>A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;morialiste</i>.] <def>One who writes or signs a memorial.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Memorialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Memorializing</u> (?).] <def>To address or petition by a memorial; to present a memorial to; as, to <i>memorialize</i> the legislature.</def> <i>T. Hook.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who petitions by a memorial.</def> <i>T. Hook.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mem"o*rist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Memorize</u>.] <def>One who, or that which, causes to be remembered.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Me*mor"i*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>memor</i> mindful. See <u>Memorable</u>.] <def>By, or from, memory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem"o*rize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Memorized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Memorizing</u> (?).] [See <u>Memory</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be remembered ; hence, to record.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They neglect to <i>memorize</i> their conquest.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They meant to . . . <i>memorize</i> another Golgotha.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To commit to memory; to learn by heart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mem"o*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Memories</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>memorie</i>, OF. <i>memoire</i>, <i>memorie</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;moire</i>, L. <i>memoria</i>, fr. <i>memor</i> mindful; cf. <i>mora</i> delay. Cf. <u>Demur</u>, <u>Martyr</u>, <u>Memoir</u>, <u>Remember</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Memory</i> is the purveyor of reason.</blockquote> <i>Rambler.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The reach and positiveness with which a person can remember; the strength and trustworthiness of one's power to reach and represent or to recall the past; as, his <i>memory</i> was never wrong.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The actual and distinct retention and recognition of past ideas in the mind; remembrance; as, in <i>memory</i> of youth; <i>memories</i> of foreign lands.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The time within which past events can be or are remembered; as, within the <i>memory</i> of man.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And what, before thy <i>memory</i>, was done<BR> From the begining.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Something, or an aggregate of things, remembered; hence, character, conduct, etc., as preserved in remembrance, history, or tradition; posthumous fame; as, the war became only a <i>memory</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>memory</i> of the just is blessed.</blockquote> <i>Prov. x. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That ever-living man of <i>memory</i>, Henry the Fifth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Nonconformists . . . have, as a body, always venerated her [Elizabeth's] <i>memory</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A memorial.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>These weeds are <i>memories</i> of those worser hours.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Memory</u>, <u>Remembrance</u>, <u>Recollection</u>, <u>Reminiscence</u>. <i>Memory</i> is the generic term, denoting the power by which we reproduce past impressions. <i>Remembrance</i> is an exercise of that power when things occur <i>spontaneously</i> to our thoughts. In <i>recollection</i> we make a distinct effort to <i>collect again</i>, or call back, what we know has been formerly in the mind. <i>Reminiscence</i> is intermediate between <i>remembrance</i> and <i>recollection</i>, being a conscious process of recalling past occurrences, but without that full and varied reference to particular things which characterizes <i>recollection</i>. "When an idea again recurs without the operation of the like object on the external sensory, it is <i>remembrance</i>; if it be sought after by the mind, and with pain and endeavor found, and brought again into view, it is <i>recollection</i>." <i>Locke.</i> </p>

<p><col><b>To draw to memory</b></col>, <cd>to put on record; to record. </cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mem"phi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt; hence, Egyptian; as, <i>Memphian</i> darkness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Man</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men</hw>, <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>me</i>, <i>men</i>. "Not the plural of <i>man</i>, but a weakened form of the word <i>man</i> itself." <i>Skeat</i>.] <def>A man; one; — used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite <i>one</i> or <i>they</i>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Men</i> moot give silver to the poure friars.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A privy thief, <i>men</i> clepeth death.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*nac"can*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Menaccan</i>, in Cornwall, where it was first found.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, but occurs also in rhombohedral crystals. Called also <i>titanic iron ore</i>, and <i>ilmenite</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"ace</hw> (m&ebreve;n"&asl;s; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>minaciae</i> threats, menaces, fr. <i>minax</i>, <i>- acis</i>, projecting, threatening, <i>minae</i> projecting points or pinnacles, threats. Cf. <u>Amenable</u>, <u>Demean</u>, <u>Imminent</u>, <u>Minatory</u>.] <def>The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His (the pope's) commands, his rebukes, his <i>menaces</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The dark <i>menace</i> of the distant war.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Men"ace</hw> (m&ebreve;n"&asl;s; 48), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Menaced</u> (&amacr;st); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Menacing</u> (?).] [OF. <i>menacier</i>, F. <i>menacer</i>. See <u>Menace</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; — usually followed by <i>with</i> before the harm threatened; as, to <i>menace</i> a country with war.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My master . . . did <i>menace</i> me with death.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By oath he <i>menaced</i><BR> Revenge upon the cardinal.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men"ace</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who ever knew the heavens <i>menace</i> so?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men"a*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who menaces.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"a*cing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a threatening manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>||M&eacute;`nage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Manage</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||M&eacute;`nage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Menagerie</u>.] <def>A collection of animals; a menagerie.</def> [Obs.] <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men*ag"er*ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;nagerie</i>, fr. <i>m&eacute;nager</i> to keep house, <i>m&eacute;nage</i> household. See <u>Menial</u>, <u>Mansion</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A piace where animals are kept and trained.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A collection of wild or exotic animals, kept for exhibition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"a*gogue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;nagogue</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + &?; leading.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Emmenagogue.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*na"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Menaia</b></plw> (-y&aring;). [NL., from Gr. &?; monthly.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A work of twelve volumes, each containing the offices in the Greek Church for a month; also, each volume of the same.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Men"ald</hw> (?), <hw>Men"ild</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with spots; speckled; variegated.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mend</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mending</u>.] [Abbrev. fr. <i>amend</i>. See <u>Amend</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; to re-create; as, to <i>mend</i> a garment or a machine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to <i>mend</i> one's manners or pace.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The best service they could do the state was to <i>mend</i> the lives of the persons who composed it.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To help, to advance, to further; to add to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though in some lands the grass is but short, yet it <i>mends</i> garden herbs and fruit.</blockquote> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You <i>mend</i> the jewel by the wearing it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To improve; help; better; emend; amend; correct; rectify; reform.</p>

<p><hw>Mend</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mend"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being mended.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men*da"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mendax</i>, <i>-acis</i>, lying, cf. <i>mentiri</i> to lie.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a <i>mendacious</i> person.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a <i>mendacious</i> statement.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Men*da"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Men*da"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Men*dac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mendacities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>mendacitas</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A falsehood; a lie.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.</p>

<p><hw>Mend"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mends or repairs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"di*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mendinant</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Men"di*can*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition of being mendicant; beggary; begging.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men"di*cant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mendicans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>mendicare</i> to beg, fr. <i>mendicus</i> beggar, indigent.] <def>Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, <i>mendicant</i> friars.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mendicant orders</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>certain monastic orders which are forbidden to acquire landed property and are required to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Men"di*cant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"di*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.& i.</i></pos> [L. <i>mendicatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mendicare</i> to beg.] <def>To beg.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men`di*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or practice of begging; beggary; mendicancy.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men*dic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mendicitas</i>: cf. F. <i>mendicit&eacute;</i>. See <u>Mendicant</u>.] <def>The practice of begging; the life of a beggar; mendicancy.</def> <i>Rom. of R.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men"di*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mendicant or begging friar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mend"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Amendment.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Men"dole</hw> (m&ebreve;n"d&omacr;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mendol</i>, <i>mendole</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The cackerel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"dre*gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Medregal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mends</hw> (m&ebreve;ndz), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Amends</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Menge</hw> (m&ebreve;nj), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Mente</u>, <u>Meinte</u>; <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ment</u>, <u>Meint</u>.] [See <u>Mingle</u>.] <def>To mix.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men*ha"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An American marine fish of the Herring family (<i>Brevoortia tyrannus</i>), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of fertilizers; — called also <i>mossbunker</i>, <i>bony fish</i>, <i>chebog</i>, <i>pogy</i>, <i>hardhead</i>, <i>whitefish</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"hir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. Armor. <i>men</i> stone + <i>hir</i> high.] <def>A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and throughout Northern Europe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"ial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>meneal</i>, fr. <i>meine</i>, <i>maine</i>, household, OF. <i>maisni&eacute;e</i>, <i>maisnie</i>, LL. <i>mansionaticum</i>. See <u>Mansion</u>, and cf. <u>Meine</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Meiny</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to a retinue or train of servants; performing servile office; serving.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Two <i>menial</i> dogs before their master pressed.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to servants, esp. domestic servants; servile; low; mean.</def> " <i>Menial</i> offices." <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men"ial</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank; one employed in low or servile offices.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person of a servile character or disposition.</def></p>

<p><hw>M&eacute;`ni&egrave;re's" dis*ease"</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in inco&ouml;rdination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear. Named after <i>M&eacute;ni&egrave;re</i>, a French physician.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"i*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;nilite</i>; — so called because it is found at <i>M&eacute;nil</i>montant, near Paris.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See <u>Opal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*nin"ge*al</hw> (m&esl;*n&ibreve;n"j&esl;*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the meninges.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*nin"ges</hw> (-j&emacr;z), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Meninx</b></singw> (&?;). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mh^nigx</grk>, <grk>-iggos</grk>, a membrane.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men`in*gi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Meninges</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Cerebro-spinal meningitis</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Cerebro-spinal</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*nis"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*nis"coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meniscus</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <def>Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.</def></p>

<p><hw>me*nis"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>menisci</b></plw> (-s&imacr;), E. <plw><b>Meniscuses</b></plw> (#). [NL., from Gr. <grk>mhni`skos</grk>, dim. of <grk>mh`nh</grk> the moon.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A crescent.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Converging meniscus</b></col>, <col><b>Diverging meniscus</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Lens</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Men`i*sper*ma"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mh`nh</grk> the moon + <grk>spe`rma</grk> seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to a natural order (<i>Menispermace&aelig;</i>) of climbing plants of which moonseed (<i>Menispermum</i>) is the type.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men`i*sper"mic</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed (<i>Menispermum</i>), or other plants of the same family, as the <i>Anamirta Cocculus</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men`i*sper"mine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;nispermine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of <i>Anamirta Cocculus</i>, formerly <i>Menispermum Cocculus</i>) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder; — called also <i>menispermina</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"i*ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>menuver</i>, <i>menuveir</i>, <i>menuvair</i>, a grayish fur; <i>menu</i> small + <i>vair</i> a kind of fur. See <u>Minute</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>Vair</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Miniver</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Men"non*ist</hw> (?), <hw>Men"non*ite</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from <i>Menno</i> Simons of Friesland, their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render military service.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Men"o*branch</hw> (?), <hw>||Men`o*bran"chus</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>menobranchus</i>, fr. Gr. &?; to remain + &?; a gill.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large aquatic American salamander of the genus <i>Necturus</i>, having permanent external gills.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Men`o*lo"gi*um</hw> (?), <hw>Me*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Menologia</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Menologies</b></plw> (#). [NL. <i>menologium</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse : cf. F. <i>m&eacute;nologe</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A register of months.</def> <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. Church)</i> <def>A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"o*pause</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + &?; to cause to cease. See <u>Menses</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See <i>Change of life</i>, under <u>Change</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Men`o*po"ma</hw> (?), <hw>Men"o*pome</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>menopoma</i>, fr. Gr. &?; to remain + &?; lid.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The hellbender.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Men`or*rha"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + &?; to break.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Profuse menstruation.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any profuse bleeding from the uterus; Metrorrhagia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*nos"ta*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + <grk>'istan`nai</grk> to stop.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Stoppage of the menses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men`os*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Menostasis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A minnow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"-pleas`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than God.</def> <i>Eph. vi. 6.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mensalis</i>, fr. <i>mensa</i> table.] <def>Belonging to the table; transacted at table; as, <i>mensal</i> conversation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mensis</i> month.] <def>Occurring once in a month; monthly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mense</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>menske</i>, AS. <i>mennisc</i> human, man. See <u>Man</u>.] <def>Manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] — <wf>Mense"ful</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> — <wf>Mense"less</wf>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mense</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To grace.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>||Men"ses</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. <i>mensis</i> month, pl. <i>menses</i> months, and the monthly courses of women. Cf. <u>Month</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative organs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"stru*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>menstrualis</i>: cf. F. <i>menstruel</i>. See <u>Menstruous</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; as, the <i>menstrual</i> revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the <i>menstrual</i> equation of the sun's place.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the menses; as, <i>menstrual</i> discharges; the <i>menstrual</i> period.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a menstruum.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men"stru*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>menstruans</i>, p. pr. of <i>menstruare</i> to have a monthly term, fr. <i>menstruus</i>. See <u>Menstruous</u>.] <def>Subject to monthly flowing or menses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"stru*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Menstruous.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Men"stru*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Menstruated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Menstruating</u> (?).] <def>To discharge the menses; to have the catamenial flow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men`stru*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of menstruating.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"strue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>menstrues</i>. See <u>Menstruous</u>.] <def>The menstrual flux; menses.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Men"stru*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>menstruus</i>, fr. <i>mensis</i> month. Cf. <u>Menstruum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the monthly flow or discharge; menstruating.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the monthly flow; catamenial.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"stru*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Menstruums</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Menstrua</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>menstruus</i>. See <u>Menstruous</u>.] <def>Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The proper <i>menstruum</i> to dissolve metal.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All liquors are called <i>menstruums</i> which are used as dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients by infusion or decoction.</blockquote> <i>Quincy.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The use is supposed to have originated in some notion of the old chemists about the influence of the moon in the preparation of dissolvents. <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men`su*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mensurabilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality of being mensurable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"su*ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mensurabilis</i>, fr. <i>mensurare</i> to measure, fr. <i>mensura</i> measure: cf. F. <i>mensurable</i>. See <u>Measurable</u>, <u>Measure</u>.] <def>Capable of being measured; measurable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"su*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being mensurable; measurableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"su*ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mensuralis</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to measure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"su*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>mensuratus</i>, p. p. of <i>mensurare</i>. See <u>Measure</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To measure.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Men`su*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mensuratio</i> : cf. F. <i>mensuration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act, process, or art, of measuring.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of applied geometry which gives rules for finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, or the volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and angles.</def></p>

<p><hw>-ment</hw> (?), [F. <i>-ment</i>, L. <i>-mentum</i>.] <def>A suffix denoting <i>that which does</i> a thing; <i>an act</i> or <i>process</i>; <i>the result of an act</i> or <i>process</i>; <i>state</i> or <i>condition</i>; as, ali<i>ment</i>, that which nourishes, orna<i>ment</i>, incre<i>ment</i>; frag<i>ment</i>, piece broken, seg<i>ment</i>; abridg<i>ment</i>, act of abridging, imprison<i>ment</i>, move<i>ment</i>, adjourn<i>ment</i>; amaze<i>ment</i>, state of being amazed, astonish<i>ment</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ment</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Menge</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Men"ta*gra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>mentum</i> chin + Gr. &?; a catching.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Sycosis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mentum</i> the chin.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the <i>mental</i> nerve; the <i>mental</i> region.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"tal</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>mentalis</i>, fr. <i>mens</i>, <i>mentis</i>, the mind; akin to E. <i>mind</i>. See <u>Mind</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, <i>mental</i> faculties; <i>mental</i> operations, conditions, or exercise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What a <i>mental</i> power<BR> This eye shoots forth!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mental alienation</b></col>, <cd>insanity.</cd> — <col><b>Mental arithmetic</b></col>, <cd>the art or practice of solving arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by written figures.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Men*tal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of mind.</def> "The same hard <i>mentality</i>." <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men"tal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the mind; in thought or meditation; intellectually; in idea.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Men"tha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Mint</u> the plant.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs, including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Menth</i>ol + terp<i>ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling oil of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has an agreeable odor and a cooling taste.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"thol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mentha</i> + <i>- ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (<i>Mentha</i>); — called also <i>mint camphor</i> or <i>peppermint camphor</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"thyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mentha</i> + <i>- yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A compound radical forming the base of menthol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men`ti*cul"tur*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mental culture; serving to improve or strengthen the mind.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Men"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mencioun</i>, F. <i>mention</i>, L. <i>mentio</i>, from the root of <i>meminisse</i> to remember. See <u>Mind</u>.] <def>A speaking or notice of anything, — usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase <i>to make mention of</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will make <i>mention</i> of thy righteousness.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxxi. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no <i>mention</i><BR> Of me more must be heard of.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><! p. 913 !></p>

<p><hw>Men"tion</hw> (m&ebreve;n"sh&ubreve;n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mentioned</u> (- sh&ubreve;nd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mentioning</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>mentionner</i>.] <def>To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will <i>mention</i> the loving-kindnesses of the Lord.</blockquote> <i>Is. lxiii. 7.</i></p>

<p><hw>Men"tion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fit to be mentioned.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men`to*meck*e"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st <i>ment</i>al + <i>Meckelian</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the chin and lower jaw.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some adult animals and the young of others.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Mentor</i>, the counselor of Telemachus, Gr. <grk>Me`ntwr</grk>, prop., counselor. Cf. <u>Monitor</u>.] <def>A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Men*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Mentor</u>.] <def>Containing advice or admonition.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Men"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., chin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The front median plate of the labium in insects. See <u>Labium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*nu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., slender, thin, minute. See 4th <u>Minute</u>.] <def>The details of a banquet; a bill of fare.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"nuse</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Amenuse</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Me*ow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & n.</i></pos> <def>See 6th and 7th <u>Mew</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meph`is*to*phe"li*an</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, "a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;" devilish; crafty.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Me*phit"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Me*phit"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mephiticus</i>, fr. <i>mephitis</i> mephitis: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;phitique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, <i>mephitic</i> exhalations; <i>mephitic</i> regions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Offensive to the smell; as, <i>mephitic</i> odors.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mephitic air</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>carbon dioxide; — so called because of its deadly suffocating power. See <i>Carbonic acid</i>, under <u>Carbonic</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Me*phi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mephitis</i> : cf. F. <i>m&eacute;phitis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of mammals, including the skunks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meph"i*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mephitis</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*ra"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>meracus</i>, fr. <i>merus</i> pure, inmixed.] <def>Being without mixture or adulteration; hence, strong; racy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mercabilis</i>, fr. <i>mercari</i> to trade, traffic, buy. See <u>Merchant</u>.] <def>Capable of being bought or sold.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"can*tile</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mercantile</i>, It. <i>mercantile</i>, fr. L. <i>mercans</i>, <i>- antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>mercari</i> to traffic. See <u>Merchant</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The expedition of the Argonauts was partly <i>mercantile</i>, partly military.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mercantile agency</b></col>, <cd>an agency for procuring information of the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.</cd> - - <col><b>Mercantile marine</b></col>, <cd>the persons and vessels employed in commerce, taken collectively.</cd> — <col><b>Mercantile paper</b></col>, <cd>the notes or acceptances given by merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment; drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.</cd> <i>McElrath.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Mercantile</u>, <u>Commercial</u>. <i>Commercial</i> is the wider term, being sometimes used to embrace <i>mercantile</i>. In their stricter use, <i>commercial</i> relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and other business connected with the <i>commerce</i> of a country (whether external or internal), that is, the exchange of commodities; while <i>mercantile</i> applies to the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to market. As the two employments are to some extent intermingled, the two words are often interchanged.</p>

<p><hw>Mer*cap"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mercapt</i>an + <i>al</i>dehyde.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of compounds of mercaptans with aldehydes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer*cap"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. NL. <i>mercurius</i> mercury + L. <i>captans</i>, p. pr. of <i>captare</i> to seize, v. intens. fr. <i>capere</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of series of compounds, hydrosulphides of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also the <i>sulphur alcohols</i>. In general, they are colorless liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>SH. So called from its avidity for <i>mercury</i>, and other metals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer*cap"tide</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A compound of mercaptan formed by replacing its sulphur hydrogen by a metal; as, potassium <i>mercaptide</i>, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>SK.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"cat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mercatus</i> : cf. It. <i>mercato</i>. See <u>Market</u>.] <def>Market; trade.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Sprat.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer`ca*tan"te</hw> (?; It. ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. See <u>Merchant</u>.] <def>A foreign trader.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer*ca"tor's chart"</hw> (?). <def>See under <u>Chart</u>, and see <i>Mercator's projection</i>, under <u>Projection</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ca*ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mercatura</i> commerce.] <def>Commerce; traffic; trade.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Merce</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Amerce</u>.] <def>To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mer`ce*na"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mercenary</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The quahog.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer`ce*na"ri*an</hw> (-<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mercenary.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"ce*na`ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mercenary manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ce*na*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being mercenary; venality.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ce*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mercenarie</i>, F. <i>mercenaire</i>, fr. L. <i>mercenarius</i>, fr. <i>merces</i> wages, reward. See <u>Mercy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, <i>mercenary</i> soldiers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For God forbid I should my papers blot<BR> With <i>mercenary</i> lines, with servile pen.</blockquote> <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Venal</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mer"ce*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mercenaries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mercier</i>, fr. L. <i>merx</i>, <i>mercis</i>, wares, merchandise. See <u>Merchant</u>.] <def>Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"cer*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The business of a mercer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"cer*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mercerie</i>.] <def>The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer deals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chand</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>marchander</i>. See <u>Merchant</u>.] <def>To traffic.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chan*di`sa*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be used or transferred as merchandise.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marchandise</i>, OF. <i>marcheandise</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Merchandised</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Merchandising</u> (?).] <def>To trade; to carry on commerce.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make merchandise of; to buy and sell.</def> "Love is <i>merchandised</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chan*di`ser</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A trader.</def> <i>Bunyan.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chand*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Merchant</u>.] <def>Trade; commerce.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marchant</i>, OF. <i>marcheant</i>, F. <i>marchand</i>, fr. LL. <i>mercatans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>mercatare</i> to negotiate, L. <i>mercari</i> to traffic, fr. <i>merx</i>, <i>mercis</i>, wares. See <u>Market</u>, <u>Merit</u>, and cf. <u>Commerce</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Others, like <i>merchants</i>, venture trade abroad.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A trading vessel; a merchantman.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper.</def> [U. S. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"chant</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the <i>merchant</i> service.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Merchant bar</b></col>, <col><b>Merchant iron</b></col> or <col><b>steel</b></col>, <cd>certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars.</cd> — <col><b>Merchant service</b></col>, <cd>the mercantile marine of a country.</cd> <i>Am. Cyc.</i> — <col><b>Merchant ship</b></col>, <cd>a ship employed in commerce.</cd> — <col><b>Merchant tailor</b></col>, <cd>a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chant</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be a merchant; to trade.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"chant*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fit for market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as will bring the ordinary price; as, <i>merchantable</i> wheat; sometimes, a technical designation for a particular kind or class.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Merchantlike; suitable to the character or business of a merchant.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gauden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chant*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Merchantmen</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A merchant.</def> [Obs.] <i>Matt. xiii. 45.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of goods, as, distinguished from a man-of- war.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"chant*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The body of merchants taken collectively; as, the <i>merchantry</i> of a country.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The business of a merchant; merchandise.</def> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ci*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF.] <def>Merciful.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"ci*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mercy</i> + <i>- ful</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Lord, the Lord God, <i>merciful</i> and gracious.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxiv. 6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Be <i>merciful</i>, great duke, to men of mold.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>merciful</i> man will be <i>merciful</i> to his beast.</blockquote> <i>Old Proverb.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement; benignant.</p>

<p>— <wf>Mer"ci*ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mer"ci*ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ci*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ci*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; — said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a <i>merciless</i> tyrant; <i>merciless</i> waves.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The foe is <i>merciless</i>, and will not pity.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless; barbarous; savage.</p>

<p>— <wf>Mer"ci*less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mer"ci*less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mer`cur*am*mo"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mercur</i>ic + <i>ammonium</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A radical regarded as derived from ammonium by the substitution of mercury for a portion of the hydrogen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mercurialis</i>, fr. <i>Mercurius</i> Mercury: cf. F. <i>mercuriel</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a <i>mercurial</i> youth; a <i>mercurial</i> temperament.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>mercurial</i> man<BR> Who fluttered over all things like a fan.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the form or image of Mercury; — applied to ancient guideposts.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chillingworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mercurial</i> wand of commerce.</blockquote> <i>J. Q. Adams.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, <i>mercurial</i> preparations, barometer. See <u>Mercury</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Caused by the use of mercury; as, <i>mercurial</i> sore mouth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person having mercurial qualities.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A preparation containing mercury.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One under the influence of Mercury; one resembling Mercury in character.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A physician who uses much mercury, in any of its forms, in his practice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mercurialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mercurializing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>To affect with mercury.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Photography)</i> <def>To treat with mercury; to expose to the vapor of mercury.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mercurial manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer*cu"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; — said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters in its lowest proportion.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mercuric chloride</b></col>, <cd>corrosive sublimate. See <u>Corrosive</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mer*cu`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mercurification</i>. See <u>Mercurify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>The process or operation of obtaining the mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process of compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mercurified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mercurifying</u> (?).] [<i>Mercury</i> + <i>-fy</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be done by any application of intense heat that expels the mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with mercury; to mercurialize.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"cu*rism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A communication of news; an announcement.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer*cu"rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; — said of those compounds of mercury in which it is present in its highest proportion.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mercurous chloride</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <u>Calomel</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mer"cu*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Mercurius</i>; akin to <i>merx</i> wares.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> <def>A Latin god of commerce and gain; — treated by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger of the gods, conductor of souls to the lower world, and god of eloquence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A metallic element mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar, one of its ores. It is a heavy, opaque, glistening liquid (commonly called <i>quicksilver</i>), and is used in barometers, thermometers, etc. Specific gravity 13.6. Symbol Hg (<i>Hydrargyrum</i>). Atomic weight 199.8. Mercury has a molecule which consists of only one atom. It was named by the alchemists after the god Mercury, and designated by his symbol, &mercury;.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Mercury forms alloys, called <i>amalgams</i>, with many metals, and is thus used in applying tin foil to the backs of mirrors, and in extracting gold and silver from their ores. It is poisonous, and is used in medicine in the free state as in blue pill, and in its compounds as calomel, corrosive sublimate, etc. It is the only metal which is liquid at ordinary temperatures, and it solidifies at about -39&deg; Centigrade to a soft, malleable, ductile metal.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>One of the planets of the solar system, being the one nearest the sun, from which its mean distance is about 36,000,000 miles. Its period is 88 days, and its diameter 3,000 miles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a messenger; hence, also, a newspaper.</def> <i>Sir J. Stephen.</i> "The monthly <i>Mercuries</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit; mutability; fickleness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He was so full of <i>mercury</i> that he could not fix long in any friendship, or to any design.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant (<i>Mercurialis annua</i>), of the Spurge family, the leaves of which are sometimes used for spinach, in Europe.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The name is also applied, in the United States, to certain climbing plants, some of which are poisonous to the skin, esp. to the <i>Rhus Toxicodendron</i>, or poison ivy.</p>

<p><col><b>Dog's mercury</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd><i>Mercurialis perennis</i>, a perennial plant differing from <i>M. annua</i> by having the leaves sessile.</cd> — <col><b>English mercury</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of goosefoot formerly used as a pot herb; - - called <i>Good King Henry</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Horn mercury</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a mineral chloride of mercury, having a semitranslucent, hornlike appearance.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mer"cu*ry</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wash with a preparation of mercury.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mercies</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>merci</i>, F. <i>merci</i>, L. <i>merces</i>, <i>mercedis</i>, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to <i>misericordia</i> pity, mercy. L. <i>merces</i> is prob. akin to <i>merere</i> to deserve, acquire. See <u>Merit</u>, and cf. <u>Amerce</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Examples of justice must be made for terror to some; examples of <i>mercy</i> for comfort to others.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence.</def> <i>Luke x. 37.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In whom <i>mercy</i> lacketh and is not founden.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Father of <i>mercies</i> and the God of all comfort.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. i. 3.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mercy seat</b></col> <i>(Bib.)</i>, <cd>the golden cover or lid of the Ark of the Covenant. See <u>Ark</u>, 2.</cd> — <col><b>Sisters of Mercy</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>,<cd>a religious order founded in Dublin in the year 1827. Communities of the same name have since been established in various American cities. The duties of those belonging to the order are, to attend lying-in hospitals, to superintend the education of girls, and protect decent women out of employment, to visit prisoners and the sick, and to attend persons condemned to death.</cd> — <col><b>To be at the mercy of</b></col>, <cd>to be wholly in the power of.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Grace</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Merd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>merde</i>, L. <i>merda</i>.] <def>Ordure; dung.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>-mere</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; part.] <def>A combining form meaning <i>part</i>, <i>portion</i>; as, blasto<i>mere</i>, epi<i>mere</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mere</hw> (m&emacr;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>mar</i>.] [OE. <i>mere</i>, AS. <i>mere</i> mere, sea; akin to D. <i>meer</i> lake, OS. <i>meri</i> sea, OHG. <i>meri</i>, <i>mari</i>, G. <i>meer</i>, Icel. <i>marr</i>, Goth. <i>marei</i>, Russ. <i>more</i>, W. <i>mor</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>muir</i>, L. <i>mare</i>, and perh. to L. <i>mori</i> to die, and meaning originally, that which is dead, a waste. Cf. <u>Mortal</u>, <u>Marine</u>, <u>Marsh</u>, <u>Mermaid</u>, <u>Moor</u>.] <def>A pool or lake.</def> <i>Drayton.</i> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mere</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>meer</i> and <i>mear</i>.] [AS. <i>gem&aemacr;re</i>. &radic;269.] <def>A boundary.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To divide, limit, or bound.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Which <i>meared</i> her rule with Africa.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mere</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mare.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Superl.</i></pos> <u>Merest</u>. The comparative is rarely or never used.] [L. <i>merus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then entered they the <i>mere</i>, main sea.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The sorrows of this world would be <i>mere</i> and unmixed.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple; bare; as, a <i>mere</i> boy; a <i>mere</i> form.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>From <i>mere</i> success nothing can be concluded in favor of any nation.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mere"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Purely; unmixedly; absolutely.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ulysses was to force forth his access,<BR> Though <i>merely</i> naked.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Prize not your life for other ends<BR> Than <i>merely</i> to oblige your friends.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.</p>

<p><hw>||Me*ren"chy*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a part + <i>-enchyma</i>, as in <i>parenchyma</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Tissue composed of spheroidal cells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meres"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An officer who ascertains meres or boundaries.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mere"stead</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mere</i> boundary + <i>stead</i> place.] <def>The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or farm.</def> [Archaic.] <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mere"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer`e*tri"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>meretricius</i>, from <i>meretrix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, <i>i. e.</i>, by prostitution, fr. <i>merere</i> to earn, gain. See <u>Merit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as, <i>meretricious</i> traffic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, <i>meretricious</i> dress or ornaments.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Mer`e*tri"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mer`e*tri"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mer*gan"ser</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>merg&aacute;nsar</i>, fr. <i>mergo</i> a diver (L. <i>mergus</i>, fr. <i>mergere</i> to dip, dive) + <i>&aacute;nsar</i> goose, L. <i>anser</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any bird of the genus <i>Merganser</i>, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The red-breasted merganser (<i>Merganser serrator</i>) inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also <i>sawbill</i>, <i>harle</i>, and <i>sheldrake</i>. The American merganser (<i>M. Americanus</i>.) and the hooded merganser (<i>Lophodytes cucullatus</i>) are well-known species. — <col><b>White merganser</b></col>, <cd>the smew or white nun.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Merge</hw> (m&etilde;rj), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Merged</u> (m&etilde;rjd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Merging</u> (m&etilde;r"j&ibreve;ng).] [L. <i>mergere</i>, <i>mersum</i>. Cf. <u>Emerge</u>, <u>Immerse</u>, <u>Marrow</u>.] <def>To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>merge</i> all natural . . . sentiment in inordinate vanity.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whig and Tory were <i>merged</i> and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Merge</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be sunk, swallowed up, or lost.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Native irresolution had <i>merged</i> in stronger motives.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, merges.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"i*carp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`ros</grk> a part + <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See <u>Cremocarp</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ide</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a part.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A permanent colony of cells or plastids which may remain isolated, like Rotifer, or may multiply by gemmation to form higher aggregates, termed <i>zoides</i>.</def> <i>Perrier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*rid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;ridien</i>, L. <i>meridianus</i> pertaining to noon, fr. <i>meridies</i> noon, midday, for older <i>medidies</i>; <i>medius</i> mid, middle + <i>dies</i> day. See <u>Mid</u>, and <u>Diurnal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in his diurnal course.</def> "<i>Meridian</i> hour." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Tables . . . to find the altitude <i>meridian</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as, <i>meridian</i> splendor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*rid"i*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;ridien</i>. See <u>Meridian</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Midday; noon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or the like; culmination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have touched the highest point of all my
greatness,<BR>
And from that full <i>meridian</i> of my glory<BR>
I haste now to my setting.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place. It is crossed by the sun at midday.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geog.)</i> <def>A great circle on the surface of the earth, passing through the poles and any given place; also, the half of such a circle included between the poles.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The planes of the geographical and astronomical meridians coincide. Meridians, on a map or globe, are lines drawn at certain intervals due north and south, or in the direction of the poles.</p>

<p><col><b>Calculated for</b></col>, or <col><b>fitted to</b></col>, or <col><b>adapted to</b></col>, <col><b>the meridian of</b></col>, <cd>suited to the local circumstances, capabilities, or special requirements of.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>All other knowledge merely serves the concerns of this life, and is <i>fitted to the meridian</i> there<i>of</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>First meridian</b></col>, <cd>the meridian from which longitudes are reckoned. The meridian of Greenwich is the one commonly employed in calculations of longitude by geographers, and in actual practice, although in various countries other and different meridians, chiefly those which pass through the capitals of the countries, are occasionally used; as, in France, the meridian of Paris; in the United States, the meridian of Washington, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Guide meridian</b></col> <i>(Public Land Survey)</i>, <cd>a line, marked by monuments, running North and South through a section of country between other more carefully established meridians called <i>principal meridians</i>, used for reference in surveying.</cd> [U.S.] — <col><b>Magnetic meridian</b></col>, <cd>a great circle, passing through the zenith and coinciding in direction with the magnetic needle, or a line on the earth's surface having the same direction.</cd> — <col><b>Meridian circle</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>an instrument consisting of a telescope attached to a large graduated circle and so mounted that the telescope revolves like the transit instrument in a meridian plane. By it the right ascension and the declination of a star may be measured in a single observation.</cd> — <col><b>Meridian instrument</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>any astronomical instrument having a telescope that rotates in a meridian plane.</cd> — <col><b>Meridian of a globe</b></col>, or <col><b>Brass meridian</b></col>, <cd>a graduated circular ring of brass, in which the artificial globe is suspended and revolves.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*rid"i*o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;ridional</i>, L. <i>meridionalis</i>, fr. <i>meridies</i> midday. See <u>Meridian</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the meridian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Offices that require heat . . . should be <i>meridional</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Meridional distance</b></col>, <cd>the distance or departure from the meridian; the easting or westing.</cd> — <col><b>Meridional parts</b></col>, <cd>parts of the meridian in Mercator's projection, corresponding to each minute of latitude from the equator up to 70 or 80 degrees; tabulated numbers representing these parts used in projecting charts, and in solving cases in Mercator's sailing.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*rid`i*o*nal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being in the meridian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Position in the south; aspect toward the south.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*rid"i*o*nal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the direction of the meridian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ils</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;relle</i>, <i>marelle</i>, <i>marelles</i>, LL. <i>marella</i>, <i>marrella</i>. Cf. <u>Morris</u> the game.] <def>A boy's play, called also <i>fivepenny morris</i>. See <u>Morris</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me`ringue"</hw> (F. m&etilde;`r&abreve;N"g'; E. m&ebreve;*r&abreve;ng"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of eggs whipped up, — with jam or cream added.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*ri"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>merino</i> moving from pasture to pasture, fr. <i>merino</i> a royal judge and superintendent or inspector of sheep walks, LL. <i>merinus</i>, fr. <i>majorinus</i>, i. e., major vill&?;, fr. L. <i>major</i> greater. See <u>Major</u>. Merino sheep are driven at certain seasons from one part of Spain to another, in large flocks, for pasturage.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a variety of sheep with very fine wool, originally bred in Spain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made of the wool of the merino sheep.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*ri"no</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Merinos</b></plw> (#). [Sp.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A breed of sheep originally from Spain, noted for the fineness of its wool.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fine fabric of merino wool.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer`is*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; division, fr. &?; part.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Dividing into cells or segments; characterized by separation into two or more parts or sections by the formation of internal partitions; as, <i>merismatic</i> growth, where one cell divides into many.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"i*stem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; divisible.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tissue of growing cells, or cells capable of further division.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;rite</i>, L. <i>meritum</i>, fr. <i>merere</i>, <i>mereri</i>, to deserve, merit; prob. originally, to get a share; akin to Gr. &?; part, &?; fate, doom, &?; to receive as one's portion. Cf. <u>Market</u>, <u>Merchant</u>, <u>Mercer</u>, <u>Mercy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Here may men see how sin hath his <i>merit</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Be it known, that we, the greatest, are misthought<BR> For things that others do; and when we fall,<BR> We answer other's <i>merits</i> in our name.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Reputation is . . . oft got without <i>merit</i>, and lost without deserving.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known,<BR> And every author's <i>merit</i>, but his own.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten <i>merits</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Those laurel groves, the <i>merits</i> of thy youth.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"it</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Merited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Meriting</u>.] [F. <i>m&eacute;riter</i>, L. <i>meritare</i>, v. intens. fr. <i>merere</i>. See <u>Merit</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a bad sense; as, to <i>merit</i> punishment.</def> "This kindness <i>merits</i> thanks." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reward.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"it</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"it*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Deserving of reward.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"it*ed*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By merit; deservedly.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mer"i*thal</hw> (?), <hw>||Mer`i*thal"lus</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>merithallus</i>, fr. Gr. &?;, <i>or</i> &?;, a part + &?; a young shoot.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Internode</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"it*mon`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who depends on merit for salvation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer`i*to"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>meritorius</i> that brings in money.] <def>Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>meritorious</i> shall that hand be called,<BR> Canonized, and worshiped as a saint.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mer"i*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Meritorious.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"i*tot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are dizzy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Merk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Marc</u>.] <def>An old Scotch silver coin; a mark or marc.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Merk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mark; a sign.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Merke</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Murky.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Originally, a wig; afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Merl</hw> (?), <hw>Merle</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>merle</i>, L. <i>merula</i>, <i>merulus</i>. Cf. <u>Ousel</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European blackbird. See <u>Blackbird</u>.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>merlion</i>, F. <i>&eacute;merillon</i> ; cf. OHG. <i>smirl</i>, G. <i>schmerl</i> ; prob. fr. L. <i>merula</i> blackbird. Cf. <u>Merle</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small European falcon (<i>Falco lithofalco</i>, or <i>F. &aelig;salon</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European whiting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., perh. fr. L. <i>moerus</i>, for <i>murus</i> a wall, through (assumed) dim. <i>moerulus</i>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a battlement. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Battlement</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"luce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>merluche</i>, <i>merlus</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European hake; — called also <i>herring hake</i> and <i>sea pike</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"maid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mere</i> lake, sea. See <u>Mere</u> lake, and <u>maid</u>.] <def>A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Chaucer uses this word as equivalent to the <i>siren</i> of the ancients.</p>

<p><col><b>Mermaid fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>the angel fish (<i>Squatina</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Mermaid's glove</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a British branched sponge somewhat resembling a glove.</cd> — <col><b>Mermaid's head</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a European spatangoid sea urchin (<i>Echinocardium cordatum</i>) having some resemblance to a skull.</cd> — <col><b>Mermaid weed</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an aquatic herb with dentate or pectinate leaves (<i>Proserpinaca palustris</i> and <i>P. pectinacea</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mer"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mermen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>The male corresponding to <i>mermaid</i>; a sea man, or man fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"o*blast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; part + <i>-blast</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>An ovum, as that of a mammal, only partially composed of germinal matter, that is, consisting of both a germinal portion and an albuminous or nutritive one; — opposed to <i>holoblast</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer`o*blas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Consisting only in part of germinal matter; characterized by partial segmentation only; as, <i>meroblastic</i> ova, in which a portion of the yolk only undergoes fission; <i>meroblastic</i> segmentation; — opposed to <i>holoblastic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"ro*cele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thigh + &?; tumor.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Hernia in the thigh; femoral hernia .</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer`o*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; part + &?; an egg.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Applied to the ovaries of insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as well as ova.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*rop"i*dan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>merops</i> a bee-eating bird, Gr. <grk>me`rops</grk>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a family of birds (<i>Meropid&aelig;</i>), including the bee-eaters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*rop"o*dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thigh + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The fourth joint of a typical appendage of Crustacea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer*or`gan*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; part + E. <i>organization</i>.] <def>Organization in part.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Me"ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; part.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The plain surface between the channels of a triglyph.</def> [Written also <i>merus</i>.] <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Me"ros</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the thigh.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"o*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; part + <i>- some</i> body.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the serial segments, or metameres, of which the bodies of vertebrate and articulate animals are composed.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mer`o*stom"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; thigh + &?;, -&?;, mouth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe crabs of the last group. See <u>Limulus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||M&eacute;`rou"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Jack</u>, 8 <sd><i>(c)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer`o*vin"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Merovaeus</i>, the Latin name of a king of the Franks.] <def>Of or pertaining to the first Frankish dynasty in Gaul or France.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the kings of this dynasty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Merry</u>.] <def>In a merry manner; with mirth; with gayety and laughter; jovially. See <u>Mirth</u>, and <u>Merry</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Merrily</i> sing, and sport, and play.</blockquote> <i>Granville.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ri*make`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Merrymake</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ri*make`</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Merrymake</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ri*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic.</def> "Follies and light <i>merriment</i>." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Methought it was the sound<BR> Of riot and ill-managed <i>merriment</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being merry; merriment; mirth; gayety, with laughter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Merrier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Merriest</u>.] [OE. <i>merie</i>, <i>mirie</i>, <i>murie</i>, merry, pleasant, AS. <i>merge</i>, <i>myrige</i>, pleasant; cf. <i>murge</i>, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. <i>murg</i>, short, Goth. <i>gama&uacute;rgjan</i> to shorten; cf. L. <i>murcus</i> a coward, who cuts off his thumb to escape military service; the Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of making the time seem short. Cf. <u>Mirth</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They drank, and were <i>merry</i> with him.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xliii. 34.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am never <i>merry</i> when I hear sweet music.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

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<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Is any <i>merry</i>? let him sing psalms.</blockquote> <i>Jas. v. 13.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, a <i>merry</i> jest.</def> "<i>Merry</i> wind and weather." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Merry dancers</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Dancer</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Merry men</b></col>, <cd>followers; retainers.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>merie men</i> commanded he<BR> To make him bothe game and glee.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>To make merry</b></col>, <cd>to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth.</cd> <i>Judg. ix. 27.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.</p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry</hw> (m&ebreve;r"r&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of wild red cherry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry-an"drew</hw> (-&abreve;n"dr&udd;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a zany; especially, one who attends a mountebank or quack doctor.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This term is said to have originated from one Andrew Borde, an English physician of the 16th century, who gained patients by facetious speeches to the multitude.</p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry-go`-round"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; esp., a ring of flying hobbyhorses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry*make`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mirth; frolic; a meeting for mirth; a festival.</def> [Written also <i>merrimake</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry*make`</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make merry; to be jolly; to feast.</def> [Written also <i>merrimake</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry*mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes merriment or indulges in conviviality; a jovial comrade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry*mak`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry*mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.</def> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry*meet`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A meeting for mirth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"ry*thought`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The forked bone of a fowl's breast; — called also <i>wishbone</i>. See <u>Furculum</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It is a sportive custom for two persons to break this bone by pulling the ends apart to see who will get the longer piece, the securing of which is regarded as a lucky omen, signifying that the person holding it will obtain the gratification of some secret wish.</p>

<p><hw>Mer"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mersio</i>. See <u>Merge</u>.] <def>Immersion.</def> [R.] <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*ru"li*dan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>merula</i>, <i>merulus</i>, blackbird. See <u>Merle</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bird of the Thrush family.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>See <u>Meros</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mer"vaille`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Marvel.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mes-</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Meso-</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>&?;.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.</def> [Southwestern U.S.] <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mes*ac"o*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of mesaconic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`a*con"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mes-</i> + <i>-aconic</i>, as in <i>citraconic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, one of several isomeric acids obtained from citric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mesiad</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mesial</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||M&eacute;`sal`li`ance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A marriage with a person of inferior social position; a misalliance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"al*ly</hw> (m&ebreve;s"<i>a</i>l*l&ybreve;), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mesially</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`a*m&oelig;"boid</hw> (m&ebreve;s`&ador;*m&emacr;"boid), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mes-</i> + <i>am&oelig;boid</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>One of a class of independent, isolated cells found in the mesoderm, while the germ layers are undergoing differentiation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`a*ra"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mesa`raion</grk> mesentery; <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>'araia`</grk> flank.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Mesenteric.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`a*ti*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <i>&?;</i> midmost + E. <i>cephalic</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; neither brachycephalic nor dolichocephalic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`a*ti*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Mesaticephalic.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes*cal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See <u>Agave</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`dames"</hw> (F. ?, E. ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Madame</u> and <u>Madam</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*seems"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. impers.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Meseemed</u> (?).] <def>It seems to me.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><hw>Me"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Measle</u>.] <def>A leper.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Me"sel*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Leprosy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>meshmbri`a</grk> midday + <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and f&?;eshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`en*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`en*ceph"a*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Meso-</u> and <u>Encephalon</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to <i>mesen</i>. See <u>Brain</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes*en"chy*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <i>-enchyma</i>, as in E. <i>parenchyma</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The part of the mesoblast which gives rise to the connective tissues and blood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`en*ter"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;sent&eacute;rique</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to a mesentery; mesaraic.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes*en"te*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Enteron</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>All that part of the alimentary canal which is developed from the primitive enteron and is lined with hypoblast. It is distinguished from the <i>stomod&aelig;um</i>, a part at the anterior end of the canal, including the cavity of the mouth, and the <i>proctod&aelig;um</i>, a part at the posterior end, which are formed by invagination and are lined with epiblast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"en*ter*y</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mesente`rion</grk>, <grk>me`sos</grk> + <grk>'e`nteron</grk> intestine: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;sent&egrave;re</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called <i>mesoc&aelig;cum</i>, <i>mesocolon</i>, <i>mesorectum</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`e*ra"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Mesaraic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes*eth"moid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mes-</i> + <i>ethmoid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle of the ethmoid region or ethmoid bone.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The median vertical plate, or median element, of the ethmoid bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mesh</hw> (m&ebreve;sh), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>masc</i>, <i>max</i>, <i>m&aelig;scre</i>; akin to D. <i>maas</i>, <i>masche</i>, OHG. <i>masca</i>, Icel. <i>m&ouml;skvi</i>; cf. Lith. <i>mazgas</i> a knot, <i>megsti</i> to weave nets, to knot.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space; network; a net.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A golden <i>mesh</i> to entrap the hearts of men.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gearing)</i> <def>The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mesh stick</b></col>, <cd>a stick on which the mesh is formed in netting.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mesh</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meshed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Meshing</u>.] <def>To catch in a mesh.</def> <i>Surrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mesh</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Gearing)</i> <def>To engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meshed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mashed; brewed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mesh"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed with meshes; netted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"i*ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + L. <i>ad</i> to.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Toward, or on the side toward, the mesial plane; mesially; — opposed to <i>laterad</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"sial</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; — opposed to <i>lateral</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mesial plane</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See <u>Meson</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me"sial*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>In, near, or toward, the mesial plane; mesiad.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"i*tyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl oxide.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mesityl oxide</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a volatile liquid having the odor of peppermint, obtained by certain dehydrating agents from acetone; — formerly called also <i>dumasin</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*sit"y*le*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of mesitylenic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*sit"y*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless, fragrant liquid, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, of the benzene series of hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with sulphuric acid.</def> — <wf>Me*sit`y*len"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Me*sit"y*lol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mesityl</i>ene + <i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A crystalline substance obtained from mesitylene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"lin</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maslin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`mer*ee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person subjected to mesmeric influence; one who is mesmerized.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mes*mer"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mes*mer"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mesm&eacute;rique</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, <i>mesmeric</i> sleep.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"mer*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Mesmer</i>, who first brought it into notice at Vienna, about 1775: cf. F. <i>mesm&eacute;risme</i>.] <def>The art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and communicate directly with the mind, of the recipient. See <i>Animal magnetism</i>, under <u>Magnetism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"mer*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who practices, or believes in, mesmerism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`mer*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of mesmerizing; the state of being mesmerized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"mer*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mesmerized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mesmerizing</u> (?).] <def>To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"mer*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mesmerizes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mesne</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mean</u> intermediate.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Middle; intervening; as, a <i>mesne</i> lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another person, in which case he is a <i>tenant</i> to the superior, but <i>lord</i> or superior to the second grantee, and hence is called the <i>mesne</i> lord.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mesne process</b></col>, <cd>intermediate process; process intervening between the beginning and end of a suit, sometimes understood to be the whole process preceding the execution.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i> <i>Burrill.</i> — <col><b>Mesne profits</b></col>, profits of premises during the time the owner has been wrongfully kept out of the possession of his estate. <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mes"o-</hw> (?), <hw>Mes-</hw> (?) }. [Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> in the middle.] <def>A combining form denoting <i>in the middle</i>, <i>intermediate</i>;</def> specif. <i>(Chem.)</i>, <def>denoting <i>a type of hydrocarbons</i> which are regarded as <i>methenyl derivatives</i>. Also used adjectively.</def> </p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*a"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>'w,a`rion</grk>, dim. of <grk>'w,o`n</grk> an egg.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*blast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>-blast</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The mesoderm.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The cell nucleus; mesoplast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*blas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Relating to the mesoblast; as, the <i>mesoblastic</i> layer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*bran"chi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>branchial</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*bron"chi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mesobronchia</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Bronchia</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The main bronchus of each lung.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*c&aelig;"cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> [NL. See <u>Meso-</u>, and <u>C&aelig;cum</u>.] <def>The fold of peritoneum attached to the c&aelig;cum.</def> — <wf>Mes`o*c&aelig;"cal</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*carp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>cephalic</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the middle of the head; as, the <i>mesocephalic</i> flexure.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither megacephalic nor microcephalic.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; mesaticephalic.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*ceph"a*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Cephalon</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The pons Varolii.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Mesocephalic.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mes`o*c&oelig;"le</hw> (?), <hw>||Mes`o*c&oelig;"li*a</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>mesocoelia</i>. See <u>Meso-</u>, and <u>C&oelig;lia</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*co"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; the colon : cf. F. <i>m&eacute;soc&ocirc;lon</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.</def> — <wf>Mes`o*col"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*cor"a*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>coracoid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A process from the middle of the coracoid in some animals.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mes`o*cu*ne"i*form</hw> (?), <hw>Mes`o*cu"ni*form</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>cuneiform</i>, <i>cuniform</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the bones of the tarsus. See 2d <u>Cuneiform</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*derm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. <grk>de`rma</grk> skin.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Blastoderm</u> and <u>Ectoderm</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The middle body layer in some invertebrates.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The middle layer of tissue in some vegetable structures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*der"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the mesoderm; as, <i>mesodermal</i> tissues.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*der"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mesodermal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having teeth of moderate size.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*gas"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; belly.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*gas"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>gastric</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen, or of the stomach.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesogaster.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle gastric lobe of the carapace of a crab.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*gas"tri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mesogaster</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The umbilical region.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The mesogaster.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*gl&oelig;"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; a glutinous substance.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A thin gelatinous tissue separating the ectoderm and endoderm in certain c&oelig;lenterates.</def> — <wf>Mes`o*gl&oelig;"al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Me*sog"na*thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. <grk>gna`qos</grk> jaw.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous. See <i>Gnathic index</i>, under <u>Gnathic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*he"par</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Hepar</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A fold of the peritoneum connecting the liver with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*hip"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; a horse.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct mammal of the Horse family, but not larger than a sheep, and having three toes on each foot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*labe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mesolabium</i>, Gr. &?;; <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; to take.] <def>An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean proportionals between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the duplication of the cube.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mes"ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Thomsonite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*lite</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A zeolitic mineral, grayish white or yellowish, occuring in delicate groups of crystals, also fibrous massive. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina, lime, and soda.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*log"a*rithm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>logarithm</i> : cf. F. <i>m&eacute;sologarithme</i>.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A logarithm of the cosine or cotangent.</def> [Obs.] <i>Kepler. Hutton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*me"tri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Metrium</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of the peritoneum supporting the oviduct.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*my*o"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bird having a mesomyodous larynx.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*my"o*dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, a muscle.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the middle of the semirings.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`son</grk> middle, neut. of <grk>me`sos</grk>, a., middle.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal into similar right and left halves. The line in which it meets the dorsal surface has been called the <i>dorsimeson</i>, and the corresponding ventral edge the <i>ventrimeson</i>.</def> <i>B. G. Wilder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*na"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>nasal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*neph"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesonephros; as, the <i>mesonephric</i>, or Wolffian, duct.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*neph"ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>nefro`s</grk> kidney.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; the Wolffian body.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*no"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>nw^ton</grk> the back.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*phl&oelig;"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>floio`s</grk> bark.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of bark, usually soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and obliterated.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*soph"ry*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>meso`fryon</grk>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>See <u>Glabella</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*phyl"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two surfaces.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>-plast</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The nucleus of a cell; mesoblast.</def> <i>Agassiz.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mes`o*po"di*al</hw> (m&ebreve;s`&osl;*p&omacr;"d&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia or to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*po`di*a"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mesopodialia</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?;, dim. of <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*po"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mesopodiale</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The middle portion of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*sop`te*ryg"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; a fin.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle one of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.</def> — <wf>||Me*sop`ter*yg"i*al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Me*sor"chi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; a testicle.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of peritoneum which attaches the testis to the dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotal sac.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*rec"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>rectum</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum.</def> — <wf>Mes`o*rec"tal</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*rhine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, the nose.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having the nose of medium width; between leptorhine and platyrhine.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*sau"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mosasauria</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*scap"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>scapula</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*scap"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*scu"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>scutum</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The scutum or dorsal plate of the middle thoracic segment of an insect. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Butterfly</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*seme</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. &?; sign, mark; cf. F. <i>m&eacute;sos&egrave;me</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*sid"er*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>siderite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See the Note under <u>Meteorite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*sperm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. &?; seed: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;sosperme</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A membrane of a seed. See <u>Secundine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*state</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. &?; to make to stand.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A product of metabolic action.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Every <i>mesostate</i> is either an <i>anastate</i> or <i>katastate</i>, according as it is formed by an anabolic or katabolic process. See <u>Metabolism</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*ster"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*ster"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>sternum</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle portion, or body, of the sternum.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*tar*tar"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>tartaric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also <i>inactive tartaric acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*the"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; box.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The middle layer of the gonophore in the Hydrozoa.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*the"li*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + E. epi<i>thelium</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary of the c&oelig;lum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*tho*rac"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesothorax.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*tho"rax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>thorax</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;sothorax</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The middle segment of the thorax in insects. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Coleoptera</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*tro`chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. &?; anything round, a hoop.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia; — said of the larv&aelig; of certain marine annelids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"o*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>- type</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;sotype</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An old term covering natrolite or <i>soda mesolite</i>, scolecite or <i>lime mesotype</i>, and mesolite or <i>lime-soda mesotype</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*va"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Ovary</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of peritoneum connecting the ovary with the wall of the abdominal cavity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes*ox"a*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of mesoxalic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`ox*al"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mes-</i> + <i>oxalic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, CH<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>(CO<sub>2</sub>H)<sub>2</sub>, obtained from amido malonic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`o*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mesozoic</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A group of very lowly organized, wormlike parasites, including the Dicyemata. They are found in cephalopods. See <u>Dicyemata</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. &?; life, fr. &?; to live.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Belonging, or relating, to the secondary or reptilian age, or the era between the Paleozoic and Cenozoic. See <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`o*zo"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Mesozoic age or formation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes*prise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mespris</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;pris</i>. See <u>Misprize</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Contempt; scorn.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Perh. for F. <i>m&eacute;prise</i> mistake. Cf. <u>Misprision</u>.] <def>Misadventure; ill-success.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mes*qui"te</hw> (m&ebreve;s*k&emacr;"t&asl;), <hw>Mes*quit"</hw> (m&ebreve;s*k&emacr;t") }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>mezquite</i>; said to be a Mexican Indian word.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Honey mesquite</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Algaroba</u> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</cd> — <col><b>Screw-pod mesquite</b></col>, <cd>a smaller tree (<i>Prosopis pubescens</i>), having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by the Indians.</cd> — <col><b>Mesquite grass</b></col>, <cd>a rich native grass in Western Texas (<i>Bouteloua oligostachya</i>, and other species); — so called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree; — called also <i>muskit grass</i>, <i>grama grass</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mass; church service.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mes</i>, OF. <i>mets</i>, LL. <i>missum</i>, p. p. of <i>mittere</i> to put, place (<i>e. g.</i>, on the table), L. <i>mittere</i> to send. See <u>Mission</u>, and cf. <u>Mass</u> religious service.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a <i>mess</i> of pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one time.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At their savory dinner set<BR> Of herbs and other country <i>messes</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom <i>mess</i>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A set of four; — from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.</def> [Obs.] <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The milk given by a cow at one milking.</def> [U.S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [Perh. corrupt. fr. OE. <i>mesh</i> for <i>mash</i>: cf. <i>muss</i>.] <def>A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; as, he made a <i>mess</i> of it.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Mess</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Messed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Messing</u>.] <def>To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I <i>mess</i> with the wardroom officers.</def> <i>Marryat.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mess</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with a mess.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"sage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. <i>missaticum</i>, fr. L. <i>mittere</i>, <i>missum</i>, to send. See <u>Mission</u>, and cf. <u>Messenger</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ehud said, I have a <i>message</i> from God unto thee.</blockquote> <i>Judg. iii. 20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the President's <i>message</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Message shell</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Shell</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mes"sage</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bear as a message.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mes"sage</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE., fr. OF. <i>message</i>, fr. LL. <i>missaticus</i>. See 1st <u>Message</u>.] <def>A messenger.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mes"sa*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.] <def>A messenger.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mes"sen*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>messager</i>, OF. <i>messagier</i>, F. <i>messager</i>. See <u>Message</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an office servant who bears messages.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Yon gray lines<BR> That fret the clouds are <i>messengers</i> of day.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain; — formerly used for heaving in the cable.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.</def> <i>Bouvier. Tomlins.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; forerunner; precursor; herald.</p>

<p><col><b>Messenger bird</b></col>, <cd>the secretary bird, from its swiftness.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mes"set</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dog.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mes*si"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A German epic poem on the Messiah, by Klopstock.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes*si"ah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>m&amacr;sh&imacr;akh</i> anointed, fr. <i>m&amacr;shakh</i> to anoint. Cf. <u>Messias</u>.] <def>The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And told them the <i>Messiah</i> now was born.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mes*si"ah*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or office of the Messiah.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`si*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to the Messiah; as, the <i>Messianic</i> office or character.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes*si"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., fr. Gr. &?;. See <u>Messiah</u>.] <def>The Messiah.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I know that <i>Messias</i> cometh, which is called Christ.</blockquote> <i>John iv. 25.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mes`si`dor"</hw> (F. ?; E. ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>messis</i> harvest.] <def>The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See <u>Vend&Eacute;miaire</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"sieurs</hw> (?; F. ?; 277), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F.; pl. of <i>monsieur</i>.] <def>Sirs; gentlemen; — abbreviated to <i>Messrs</i>., which is used as the plural of <i>Mr</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes`si*nese"</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Messina, or its inhabitans.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mess"mate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An associate in a mess.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes"suage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>mesuage</i>, <i>masnage</i>, LL. <i>messuagium</i>, <i>mansionaticum</i>, fr. L. <i>mansio</i>, <i>-onis</i>, a staying, remaining, dwelling, fr. <i>manere</i>, <i>mansum</i>, to stay, remain, E. <i>mansion</i>, <i>manse</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A dwelling house, with the adjacent buildings and curtilage, and the adjoining lands appropriated to the use of the household.</def> <i>Cowell. Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They wedded her to sixty thousand pounds,<BR> To lands in Kent, and <i>messuages</i> in York.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mest</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Most.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mes*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mestizo</u>.] <def>The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; — so called in the West Indies.</def> [Written also <i>mustee</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mes"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See <u>Mister</u>, a trade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes*ti"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mestinos</b></plw> (&?;). <def>See <u>Mestizo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mes*ti"zo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mestizos</b></plw> (#). [Sp. <i>mestizo</i>; akin to OF. <i>mestis</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;tis</i>; all fr. (assumed) LL. <i>mixtitius</i>, fr. L. <i>mixtus</i> mixed, p. p. of <i>miscere</i> to mix. See <u>Mix</u>, and cf. <u>Mestee</u>, <u>M&Eacute;tif</u>, <u>M&Eacute;tis</u>, <u>Mustee</u>.] <def>The offspring of an Indian or a negro and a European or person of European stock.</def> [Spanish America]</p>

<p><col><b>Mestizo wool</b></col>, <cd>wool imported from South America, and produced by mixed breeds of sheep.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mest"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of brass. See <u>Maslin</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Me*sym"ni*cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; a festive song. See <u>Hymn</u>.] <i>(Anc. Poetry)</i> <def>A repetition at the end of a stanza.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Meet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Mete</u>, to measure.</def> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Mete</u>, to dream.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Met"a-</hw> (?), <hw>Met-</hw> (?) }. [Gr. <grk>meta`</grk> between, with, after; akin to AS. <i>mid</i> with, G. <i>mit</i>, Goth. <i>mi&thorn;</i>, E. <i>mid</i>, in <i>midwife</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A prefix meaning between, with, after, behind, over, about, reversely; as, <i>meta</i>chronism, the error of placing after the correct time; <i>meta</i>phor, lit., a carrying over; <i>meta</i>thesis, a placing reversely.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> A prefix denoting: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Other; duplicate, corresponding to; resembling; hence, <i>metameric</i>; as, <i>meta</i>-arabinic, <i>met</i>aldehyde.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Organic Chem.)</i> <def>That two replacing radicals, in the benzene nucleus, occupy the <i>relative positions</i> of 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, 4 and 6, 5 and 1, or 6 and 2; as, <i>meta</i>cresol, etc. See <u>Ortho-</u>, and <u>Para-</u>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Inorganic Chem.)</i> <def>Having <i>less than the highest number</i> of hydroxyl groups; - - said of acids; as, <i>meta</i>phosphoric acid. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tab"a*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metabases</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to pass over; &?; beyond, over + &?; to go.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A transition from one subject to another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Metabola</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Me*tab"o*la</hw> (?), <hw>||Me*tab"o*le</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; change; &?; beyond + &?; to throw.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A change or mutation; a change of disease, symptoms, or treatment.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Me*tab"o*la</hw> (?), <hw>||Met`a*bo"li*a</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See 1st <u>Metabola</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A comprehensive group of insects, including those that undegro a metamorphosis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*bo"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Metabola</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*bol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See <u>Metabola</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, <i>metabolic</i> activity; <i>metabolic</i> force.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*bol"i*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Metabolism.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Me*tab"o*lism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (<i>anabolism</i>), or destructive (<i>katabolism</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tab"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol Chem.)</i> <def>A product of metabolism; a substance produced by metabolic action, as urea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tab"o*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>To change by a metabolic process. See <u>Metabolism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*bran"chi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meta-</i> + <i>branchial</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchi&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*car"pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the metacarpus.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A metacarpal bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*car"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; beyond, between + &?; the wrist.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Artiodactyla</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Met`a*cen"ter</hw> (?) or <hw>-tre</hw> }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta-</i> + <i>center</i>.] <i>(Hydrostatics)</i> <def>The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.</def></p>

<p>&fist; When the metacenter is above the center of gravity, the position of the body is stable; when below it, unstable.</p>

<p><hw>Me*tac"e*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met- </i> + <i>acetone</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O, obtained by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; — so called because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of acetone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*chlo"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>chloral</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white, amorphous, insoluble substance regarded as a polymeric variety of chloral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tach"ro*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, after the time, happening afterward; &?; beyond + &?; time: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tachronisme</i>.] <def>An error committed in chronology by placing an event after its real time.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*chro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; beyond + &?; a coloring.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The power of changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc.</def> <i>Cope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*cin"na*bar*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta-</i> + <i>cinnabar</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Sulphide of mercury in isometric form and black in color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metacismus</i>, Gr. &?; fondness for the letter &?;.] <def>A defect in pronouncing the letter <i>m</i>, or a too frequent use of it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*cro"le*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met- </i> + <i>acrolein</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash. It is a crystalline substance having an aromatic odor.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*cro"mi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*dis*coid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meta-</i> + <i>discoidal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Discoidal by derivation; — applied especially to the placenta of man and apes, because it is supposed to have been derived from a diffused placenta.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*gas"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>gastric</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mete</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Measurement, especially of coal.</def> <i>De Foe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Charge for, or price of, measuring.</def> <i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>genesis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The change of form which one animal species undergoes in a series of successively produced individuals, extending from the one developed from the ovum to the final perfected individual. Hence, metagenesis involves the production of sexual individuals by nonsexual means, either directly or through intervening sexless generations. Opposed to <i>monogenesis</i>. See <i>Alternate generation</i>, under <u>Generation</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Alternation of sexual and asexual or gemmiparous generations; — in distinction from <i>heterogamy</i>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Met`a*ge*net"ic</hw> (m&ebreve;t`&adot;*j&esl;*n&ebreve;t"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to metagenesis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*gen"ic</hw> (-j&esl;n"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Metagenetic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tag"na*thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + Gr. <grk>gna`qos</grk> the jaw.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Cross-billed; — said of certain birds, as the crossbill.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*gram"ma*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Anagrammatism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>By or pertaining to metagraphy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tag"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>The art or act of rendering the letters of the alphabet of one language into the possible equivalents of another; transliteration.</def> <i>Stormonth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met"al</hw> (? or ?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;tal</i>, L. <i>metallum</i> metal, mine, Gr. &?; mine; cf. Gr. &?; to search after. Cf. <u>Mettle</u>, <u>Medal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Popularly, the name is applied to certain hard, fusible metals, as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc, nickel, etc., and also to the mixed metals, or metallic alloys, as brass, bronze, steel, bell metal, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ore from which a metal is derived; — so called by miners.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A mine from which ores are taken.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Slaves . . . and persons condemned to <i>metals</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The substance of which anything is made; material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; temper.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not till God make men of some other <i>metal</i> than earth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Courage; spirit; mettle. See <u>Mettle</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The allusion is to the temper of the metal of a sword blade. <i>Skeat.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Glass in a state of fusion.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The rails of a railroad.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Base metal</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>any one of the metals, as iron, lead, etc., which are readily tarnished or oxidized, in contrast with the noble metals. In general, a metal of small value, as compared with gold or silver.</cd> — <col><b>Fusible metal</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>a very fusible alloy, usually consisting of bismuth with lead, tin, or cadmium.</cd> — <col><b>Heavy metals</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the metallic elements not included in the groups of the alkalies, alkaline earths, or the earths; specifically, the heavy metals, as gold, mercury, platinum, lead, silver, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Light metals</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the metallic elements of the alkali and alkaline earth groups, as sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, etc.; also, sometimes, the metals of the earths, as aluminium.</cd> — <col><b>Muntz metal</b></col>, <cd>an alloy for sheathing and other purposes, consisting of about sixty per cent of copper, and forty of zinc. Sometimes a little lead is added. It is named from the inventor.</cd> — <col><b>Prince's metal</b></col> <i>(Old Chem.)</i>, <cd>an alloy resembling brass, consisting of three parts of copper to one of zinc; — also called <i>Prince Rupert's metal</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Met"al</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Metaled</u> (? or ?) or <u>Metalled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Metaling</u> or <u>Metalling</u>.] <def>To cover with metal; as, to <i>metal</i> a ship's bottom; to <i>metal</i> a road.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`al*am*mo"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Metal</i> + <i>ammonium</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical derived from ammonium by the substitution of metallic atoms in place of hydrogen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`al*bu"min</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met- </i> + <i>albumin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain serous fluids. It is sometimes regarded as a mixture of albumin and mucin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tal"de*hyde</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met- </i> + <i>aldehyde</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline substance isomeric with, and obtained from, acetic aldehyde by polymerization, and reconvertible into the same.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*lep"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metalepses</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; participation, alteration, fr. &?; to partake, to take in exchange; &?; beyond + &?; to take.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>The continuation of a trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*lep`sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Met`a*lep"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a metalepsis.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Transverse; as, the <i>metaleptic</i> motion of a muscle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*lep"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Metaleptic.</def> — <wf>Met`a*lep"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Me*tal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>metallicus</i>, fr. <i>metallum</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tallique</i>. See <u>Metal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a <i>metallic</i> appearance; a <i>metallic</i> alloy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; basic; antacid; positive.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Metallic iron</b></col>, <cd>iron in the state of the metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron.</cd> — <col><b>Metallic paper</b></col>, <cd>paper covered with a thin solution of lime, whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter or brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced.</cd> — <col><b>Metallic tinking</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a sound heard in the chest, when a cavity communicating with the air passages contains both air and liquid.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*tal"lic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Metallic</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Me*tal"lic*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a metallic manner; by metallic means.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tal`li*fac"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metallum</i> metal + <i>facere</i>, <i>factum</i>, to make.] <def>The production and working or manufacture of metals.</def> [R.] <i>R. Park.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`al*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>metallifer</i>; <i>metallum</i> metal + <i>ferre</i> to bear: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tallif&egrave;re</i>.] <def>Producing metals; yielding metals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tal"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>metallum</i> metal + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;talliforme</i>.] <def>Having the form or structure of a metal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"al*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tallin</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, <i>metalline</i> properties.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, <i>metalline</i> water.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Met"al*line</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft, dark-colored metal, used in the bearings of machines for obviating friction, and as a substitute for lubricants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"al*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A worker in metals, or one skilled in metals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`al*li*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tallisation</i>.] <def>The act or process of metallizing.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Met"al*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Metallized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Metallizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;talliser</i>.] <def>To impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Me*tal"lo*chrome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Metallochromy</u>.] <def>A coloring produced by the deposition of some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by electricity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tal"lo*chro`my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metallum</i> metal + Gr. &?; color.] <def>The art or process of coloring metals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tal"lo*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metallum</i> metal + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>A print made by metallography.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tal`lo*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or by means of, metallography.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`al*log"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who writes on the subject of metals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`al*log"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metallum</i> metal + <i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tallographie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science or art of metals and metal working; also, a treatise on metals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A method of transferring impressions of the grain of wood to metallic surfaces by chemical action.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A substitute for lithography, in which metallic plates are used instead of stone.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met"al*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metallum</i> metal + <i>-oid</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tallo&iuml;de</i>.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth; — applied by Sir H. Davy to sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic character was supposed to be not well defined.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Now, one of several elementary substances which in the free state are unlike metals, and whose compounds possess or produce acid, rather than basic, properties; a nonmetal; as, boron, carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, bromine, etc., are <i>metalloids</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"al*loid</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the appearance of a metal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`al*loid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Metalloid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`al*lor*gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Metalorganic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tal`lo*ther"a*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metallum</i> metal + E. <i>therapy</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Treatment of disease by applying metallic plates to the surface of the body.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Met`al*lur"gic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`al*lur"gic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tallurgique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to metallurgy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"al*lur`gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tallurgiste</i>.] <def>One who works in metals, or prepares them for use; one who is skilled in metallurgy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"al*lur`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;tallurgie</i>, fr. L. <i>metallum</i> metal, Gr. &?; a mine + the root of &?; work. See <u>Metal</u>, and <u>Work</u>.] <def>The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining, and parting them; sometimes, in a narrower sense, only the process of extracting metals from their ores.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"al*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metalmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A worker in metals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Beyond the scope or province of logic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`al*or*gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Metal</i>, L. <i>metallum</i> + E. <i>organic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds of certain metallic elements with organic radicals; as, zinc methyl, sodium ethyl, etc.</def> [Written also <i>metallorganic</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Met"a*mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Metamere</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of several metameric forms of the same substance, or of different substances having the same composition; as, xylene has three <i>metamers</i>, viz., orthoxylene, metaxylene, and paraxylene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta-</i> + <i>-mere</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>One of successive or homodynamous parts in animals and plants; one of a series of similar parts that follow one another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, as in an earthworm; a segment; a somite. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Loeven's larva</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mer"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + Gr. &?; part.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but possessing a different structure and different properties; as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are <i>metameric</i> compounds. See <u>Isomeric</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The existence of metameric compounds is due to the different arrangement of the same constituents in the molecule.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a metamere or its formation; as, <i>metameric</i> segmentation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mer"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a metameric manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tam"er*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The symmetry of a metameric structure; serial symmetry; the state of being made up of metameres.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The state or quality of being metameric; also, the relation or condition of metameric compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Metamorphosis</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Subject to change; changeable; variable.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Causing a change of structure.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since their original deposition; — especially applied to the recrystallization which sedimentary rocks have undergone through the influence of heat and pressure, after which they are called <i>metamorphic</i> rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by which the material of rock masses has been more or less recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of sedimentary limestone to marble.</def> <i>Murchison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>One who believes that the body of Christ was merged into the Deity when he ascended.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To metamorphose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phose</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Metamorphosed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Metamorphosing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tamorphoser</i>.] <def>To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And earth was <i>metamorphosed</i> into man.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phose</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tamorphose</i>. See <u>Metamorphosis</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Metamorphosis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mor"pho*ser</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who metamorphoses.</def> [R.] <i>Gascoigne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mor"pho*sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Changing the form; transforming.</def> [R.] <i>Pownall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*mor"pho*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metamorphoses</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to be transformed; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Change of form, or structure; transformation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A change in the form or function of a living organism, by a natural process of growth or development; as, the <i>metamorphosis</i> of the yolk into the embryo, of a tadpole into a frog, or of a bud into a blossom. Especially, that form of sexual reproduction in which an embryo undergoes a series of marked changes of external form, as the chrysalis stage, pupa stage, etc., in insects. In these intermediate stages sexual reproduction is usually impossible, but they ultimately pass into final and sexually developed forms, from the union of which organisms are produced which pass through the same cycle of changes. See <u>Transformation</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The change of material of one kind into another through the agency of the living organism; metabolism.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Vegetable metamorphosis</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the doctrine that flowers are homologous with leaf buds, and that the floral organs are transformed leaves.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*nau"pli*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Meta-</u>, and <u>Nauplius</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A larval crustacean in a stage following the nauplius, and having about seven pairs of appendages.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*ne*phrit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the metanephros.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*neph"ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; behind + &?; kidney.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*no"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; behind + &?; back.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The dorsal portion of the metaphorax of insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`an*ti*mo"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of metantimonic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`an*ti*mon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met- </i> + <i>antimonic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (formerly called <i>antimonic acid</i>) analogous to metaphosphoric acid, and obtained as a white amorphous insoluble substance, (HSbO<sub>3</sub>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Formerly, designating an acid, which is now properly called <i>pyroantimonic acid</i>, and analogous to <i>pyrophosphoric acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*pec"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>pectic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a supposed acid obtained from pectin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*pec"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A substance obtained from, and resembling, pectin, and occurring in overripe fruits.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*pep"tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>peptone</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>An intermediate product formed in the gastric digestion of albuminous matter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*phor</hw> (m&ebreve;t"&adot;*f&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;taphore</i>, L. <i>metaphora</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>metafora`</grk>, fr. <grk>metafe`rein</grk> to carry over, transfer; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bring, bear.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; <i>e. g.</i>, the ship plows the sea.</def> <i>Abbott & Seeley.</i> "All the world's a stage." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The statement, "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but "that man is like a fox," is a simile, similitude, or comparison.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Met`a*phor"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`a*phor"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;taphorique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a <i>metaphorical</i> expression; a <i>metaphorical</i> sense.</def> — <wf>Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*phor*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes metaphors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*phos"phate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of metaphosphoric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*phos*phor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta-</i> + <i>phosphoric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO<sub>3</sub>, analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid, obtained as a crystalline substance, commonly called <i>glacial phosphoric acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*phrase</hw> (m&ebreve;t"&adot;*fr&amacr;z), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>meta`frasis</grk>, from <grk>metafra`zein</grk> to paraphrase; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + <grk>fra`zein</grk> to speak: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;taphrase</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; — opposed to <i>paraphrase</i>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An answering phrase; repartee.</def> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Met"a*phrased</hw> (m&ebreve;t"&adot;*fr&amacr;zd), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Translated literally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*taph"ra*sis</hw> (m&esl;*t&abreve;f"r&adot;*s&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Metaphrase</u>.] <def>Metaphrase.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*phrast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;taphraste</i>.] <def>A literal translator.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Met`a*phras"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`a*phras"tic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>Close, or literal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;taphysique</i>.] <def>See <u>Metaphysics</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Metaphysical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;taphysique</i>. See <u>Metaphysics</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to metaphysics.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>According to rules or principles of metaphysics; as, <i>metaphysical</i> reasoning.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Preternatural or supernatural.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The golden round<BR> Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem<BR> To have thee crowned withal.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of metaphysical science, or of a metaphysician.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*phy*si"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;taphysicien</i>.] <def>One who is versed in metaphysics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; &?; &?; after those things which relate to external nature, after physics, fr. &?; beyond, after + &?; relating to external nature, natural, physical, fr. &?; nature: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;taphysique</i>. See <u>Physics</u>. The term was first used by the followers of Aristotle as a name for that part of his writings which came <i>after</i>, or followed, the part which treated of <i>physics</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being; philosophy in general; first principles, or the science of first principles.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Metaphysics</i> is distinguished as <i>general</i> and <i>special</i>. <i>General metaphysics</i> is the science of all being as being. <i>Special metaphysics</i> is the science of one kind of being; as, the <i>metaphysics</i> of chemistry, of morals, or of politics. According to Kant, a systematic exposition of those notions and truths, the knowledge of which is altogether independent of experience, would constitute the science of metaphysics.</p>

<p><blockquote>Commonly, in the schools, called <i>metaphysics</i>, as being part of the philosophy of Aristotle, which hath that for title; but it is in another sense: for there it signifieth as much as "books written or placed after his natural philosophy." But the schools take them for "books of supernatural philosophy;" for the word <i>metaphysic</i> will bear both these senses.</blockquote> <i>Hobbes.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now the science conversant about all such inferences of unknown being from its known manifestations, is called ontology, or <i>metaphysics</i> proper.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Metaphysics</i> are [is] the science which determines what can and what can not be known of being, and the laws of being, a priori.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: The scientific knowledge of mental phenomena; mental philosophy; psychology.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Metaphysics</i>, in whatever latitude the term be taken, is a science or complement of sciences exclusively occupied with mind.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whether, after all,<BR> A larger <i>metaphysics</i> might not help<BR> Our physics.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Me*taph"y*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; after + &?; nature.] <def>Change of form; transformation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*plasm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metaplasmus</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; beyond, over + &?; to mold: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;taplasme</i>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A change in the letters or syllables of a word.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Metaplasm</u>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A word having more than one form of the root.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*pode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>metapodium</i>, from Gr. &?; behind + &?;, dim. of <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*po"di*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the metapodialia, or to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*po`di*a"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metapodialia</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Metapode</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*po"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metapodia</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Metapode</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*poph"y*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metapophyses</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Meta-</u>, and <u>Apophysis</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebr&aelig;; a mammillary process.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*tap`te*ryg"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; after + &?; fin.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.</def> — <wf>Me*tap`ter*yg"i*al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*sil"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of metasilicic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*si*lic"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>silicic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The salts of metasilicic acid are often called <i>bisilicates</i>, in mineralogy, as Wollastonite (CaSiO<sub>3</sub>).</p>

<p><col><b>Metasilicic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a gelatinous substance, or white amorphous powder, analogous to carbonic acid, and forming many stable salts.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*so"ma*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, body.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; — opposed to ordinary <i>metamorphism</i>, as implying simply a recrystallization.</def> — <wf>Met`a*so*mat"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta-</i> + <i>-some</i> body.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the component segments of the body of an animal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*stan"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of metastannic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*stan"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a compound of tin (metastannic acid), obtained, as an isomeric modification of stannic acid, in the form of a white amorphous substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tas"ta*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metastases</b></plw> (#). [L., transition, fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to place in another way; &?; after + &?; to place.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>A spiritual change, as during baptism.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*stat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis; as, a <i>metastatic</i> abscess; the <i>metastatic</i> processes of growth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*ster"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the metasternum.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*ster"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta-</i> + <i>sternum</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The most posterior element of the sternum; the ensiform process; xiphisternum.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The ventral plate of the third or last segment of the thorax of insects.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Me*tas"to*ma</hw> (?), <hw>Met"a*stome</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>metastoma</i>, from Gr. <grk>meta`</grk> behind + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*tar"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the metatarsus.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A metatarsal bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"a*tarse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Metatarsus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*tar"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metatarsi</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Meta-</u>, and <u>Tarsus</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tath"e*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metatheses</b></plw> (&?;). [L., fr. Gr. <grk>meta`thesis</grk>, fr. <grk>metatithe`nai</grk> to place differently, to transpose; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + <grk>tithe`nai</grk> to place, set. See <u>Thesis</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, <i>pistris</i> for <i>pristis</i>; <i>meagre</i> for <i>meager</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by <i>metathesis</i> an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Met`a*thet"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`a*thet"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to metathesis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*tho*rac"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the metathorax.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*tho"rax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tathorax</i>. See <u>Meta-</u>, and <u>Thorax</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Coleoptera</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*ti*tan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>titanic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium analogous to metasilicic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*tung"state</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of metatungstic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*tung"stic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>tungstic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid known only in its salts (the <i>metatungstates</i>) and properly called <i>polytungstic</i>, or <i>pyrotungstic</i>, acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*van"a*date</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of metavanadic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*va*nad"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>vanadic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a vanadic acid analogous to metaphosphoric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*xy"lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- </i> + <i>xylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>That variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each other. It is a colorless inflammable liquid.</def></p>

<p><hw>||M&eacute;`ta`yage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>M&eacute;tayer</u>.] <def>A system of farming on halves.</def> [France & Italy]</p>

<p><hw>||M&eacute;`ta`yer"</hw> (F. ?; E. ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. <i>medietarius</i>, fr. L. <i>medius</i> middle, half. See <u>Mid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord.</def> [France & Italy] <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; after + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting the egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are metamorphosed into the tissues of the body. A central cavity is commonly developed, and the cells around it are at first arranged in two layers, — the <i>ectoderm</i> and <i>endoderm</i>. The group comprises nearly all animals except the Protozoa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*zo"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Metazoans</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Metazoa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`a*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Metazoa.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`a*zo"&ouml;n</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Metazoa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mete</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Meat.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mete</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To meet.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mete</hw>, <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Mette</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Met</u>.] [AS. <i>m&?;tan</i>.] <def>To dream; also impersonally; as, <i>me mette</i>, I dreamed.</def> [Obs.] "I <i>mette</i> of him all night." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mete</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Meting</u>.] [AS. <i>metan</i>; akin to D. <i>meten</i>, G. <i>messen</i>, OHG. <i>mezzan</i>, Icel. <i>meta</i>, Sw. <i>m&auml;ta</i>, Goth. <i>mitan</i>, L. <i>modus</i> measure, moderation, <i>modius</i> a corn measure, Gr. &?; to rule, &?; a corn measure, and ultimately from the same root as E. <i>measure</i>, L. <i>metiri</i> to measure; cf. Skr. <i>m&amacr;</i> to measure. &radic;99. Cf. <u>Measure</u>, <u>Meet</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Mode</u>.] <def>To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mete</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To measure.</def> [Obs.] <i>Mark iv. 24.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mete</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>met</i>. See <u>Mete</u> to measure.] <def>Measure; limit; boundary; — used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase <i>metes and bounds</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mete"corn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A quantity of corn formerly given by the lord to his customary tenants, as an encouragement to, or reward for, labor and faithful service.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mete"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>According to measure or proportion; proportionable; proportionate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Met`em*pir"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`em*pir"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met-</i> + <i>empiric</i>, <i>- ical</i>.] <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Related, or belonging, to the objects of knowledge within the province of metempirics.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If then the empirical designates the province we include within the range of science, the province we exclude may be fitly styled the <i>metempirical</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. H. Lewes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met*em*pir"i*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The science that is concerned with metempirics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`em*pir"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The concepts and relations which are conceived as beyond, and yet as related to, the knowledge gained by experience.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*temp"sy*chose</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Metempsychosed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Metempsychosing</u> (?).] [See <u>Metempsychosis</u>.] <def>To translate or transfer, as the soul, from one body to another.</def> [R.] <i>Peacham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*temp`sy*cho"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; beyond, over + &?; to animate; &?; in + &?; soul. See <u>Psychology</u>.] <def>The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of souls.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`emp*to"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; beyond, after + &?; a falling upon, fr. &?; to fall in or upon; &?; in + &?; to fall.] <i>(Chron.)</i> <def>The suppression of a day in the calendar to prevent the date of the new moon being set a day too late, or the suppression of the bissextile day once in 134 years. The opposite to this is the <i>proemptosis</i>, or the addition of a day every 330 years, and another every 2,400 years.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`en*ceph"a*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Met-</i> + <i>encephalon</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to <i>meten</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`en*so`ma*to"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a change of body (by the soul), fr. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The assimilation by one body or organism of the elements of another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"te*or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;t&eacute;ore</i>, Gr. &?;, pl. &?; things in the air, fr. &?; high in air, raised off the ground; &?; beyond + &?;, &?;, a suspension or hovering in the air, fr. &?; to lift, raise up.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hail, an ordinary <i>meteor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The vaulty top of heaven<BR> Figured quite o'er with burning <i>meteors</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The term is especially applied to fireballs, and the masses of stone or other substances which sometimes fall to the earth; also to shooting stars and to ignes fatui. Meteors are often classed as: <i>aerial meteors</i>, winds, tornadoes, etc.; <i>aqueous meteors</i>, rain, hail, snow, dew, etc.; <i>luminous meteors</i>, rainbows, halos, etc.; and <i>igneous meteors</i>, lightning, shooting stars, and the like.</p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;t&eacute;orique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, as, <i>meteoric</i> phenomena; <i>meteoric</i> stones.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Influenced by the weather; as, <i>meteoric</i> conditions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Flashing; brilliant; transient; like a meteor; as, <i>meteoric</i> fame.</def> "<i>Meteoric</i> politician." <i>Craik.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Meteoric iron</b></col>, <col><b>Meteoric stone</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See <u>Meteorite</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Meteoric paper</b></col>, <cd>a substance of confervoid origin found floating in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper; — so called because formerly supposed to fall from meteors.</cd> — <col><b>Meteoric showers</b></col>, <cd>periodical exhibitions of shooting stars, occuring about the 9th or 10th of August and 13th of November, more rarely in April and December, and also at some other periods.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Meteoric.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"te*or*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"te*or*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;t&eacute;orite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an a&euml;rolite.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a fused crust, caused by the heat developed in their rapid passage through the earth's atmosphere. A meteorite may consist: <b>1</b>. Of metallic iron, alloyed with a small percentage of nickel (<i>meteoric iron</i>, <i>holosiderite</i>). When etched this usually exhibits peculiar crystalline figures, called <i>Widmanst&auml;tten figures</i>. <b>2</b>. Of a cellular mass of iron with imbedded silicates (<i>mesosiderite</i> or <i>siderolite</i>). <b>3</b>. Of a stony mass of silicates with little iron (<i>meteoric stone</i>, <i>sporadosiderite</i>). <b>4</b>. Of a mass without iron (<i>asiderite</i>). </p>

<p><hw>Me"te*or*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to raise to a height.] <def>To ascend in vapors; to take the form of a meteor.</def> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>An instrument which registers meteorologic phases or conditions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or`o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to meteorography.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>The registration of meteorological phenomena.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Me"te*or*oid</hw> (m&emacr;"t&esl;*&etilde;r*oid), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be deflagrated and appear as a meteor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These bodies [small, solid bodies] before they come into the air, I call <i>meteoroids</i>.</blockquote> <i>H. A. Newton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or*oid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a meteoroid or to meteoroids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*lite</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-lite</i> : cf. F. <i>m&eacute;t&eacute;orolithe</i>.] <def>A meteoric stone; an a&euml;rolite; a meteorite.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Me`te*or`o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Me`te*or`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;t&eacute;orologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the atmosphere and its phenomena, or to meteorology.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Meteorological table</b></col>, <col><b>Meteorological register</b></col>, <cd>a table or register exhibiting the state of the air and its temperature, weight, dryness, moisture, motion, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;t&eacute;orologiste</i>.] <def>A person skilled in meteorology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;t&eacute;orologie</i>. See <u>Meteor</u>.] <def>The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-mancy</i> : cf. F. <i>m&eacute;t&eacute;oromancie</i>.] <def>A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An apparatus which transmits automatically to a central station atmospheric changes as marked by the anemometer, barometer, thermometer, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*scope</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; observing the heavenly bodies; &?; + &?; to view: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;t&eacute;oroscope</i>. See <u>Meteor</u>.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An astrolabe; a planisphere.</def> [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An instrument for measuring the position, length, and direction, of the apparent path of a shooting star.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*te"o*rous</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Meteor</u>.] <def>Of the nature or appearance of a meteor.</def></p>

<p><hw>-me"ter</hw> (?). [L. <i>metrum</i> measure, or the allied Gr. &?;. See <u>Meter</u> rhythm.] <def>A suffix denoting <i>that by which anything is measured</i>; as, baro<i>meter</i>, chrono<i>meter</i>, dynamo<i>meter</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mete</u> to measure.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, metes or measures. See <u>Coal-meter</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for measuring, and usually for recording automatically, the quantity measured.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Dry meter</b></col>, <cd>a gas meter having measuring chambers, with flexible walls, which expand and contract like bellows and measure the gas by filling and emptying.</cd> — <col><b>Wet meter</b></col>, <cd>a gas meter in which the revolution of a chambered drum in water measures the gas passing through it.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Me"ter</hw>, <hw>Me"tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>metre</i>, F. <i>m&egrave;tre</i>, L. <i>metrum</i>, fr. Gr. &?;; akin to Skr. <i>m&amacr;</i> to measure. See <u>Mete</u> to measure.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian <i>meters</i>; a dactylic <i>meter</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The only strict antithesis to prose is <i>meter</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A poem.</def> [Obs.] <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See <i>Metric system</i>, under <u>Metric</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Common meter</b></col> <i>(Hymnol.)</i>, <cd>four iambic verses, or lines, making a stanza, the first and third having each four feet, and the second and fourth each three feet; — usually indicated by the initials C.M.</cd> — <col><b>Long meter</b></col> <i>(Hymnol.)</i>, <cd>iambic verses or lines of four feet each, four verses usually making a stanza; — commonly indicated by the initials L. M.</cd> — <col><b>Short meter</b></col> <i>(Hymnol.)</i>, <cd>iambic verses or lines, the first, second, and fourth having each three feet, and the third four feet. The stanza usually consists of four lines, but is sometimes doubled. <i>Short meter</i> is indicated by the initials S. M.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me"ter*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Meter</u>.] <def>The act of measuring, or the cost of measuring.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me"ter*gram`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A measure of energy or work done; the power exerted in raising one gram through the distance of one meter against gravitation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mete"wand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mete</i> to measure + <i>wand</i>.] <def>A measuring rod.</def> <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mete"yard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>metgeard</i>. See <u>Mete</u> to measure, and <u>Yard</u> stick.] <def>A yard, staff, or rod, used as a measure.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Meathe</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`h&aelig;m*o*glo"bin</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met-</i> + <i>h&aelig;moglobin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A stable crystalline compound obtained by the decomposition of hemoglobin. It is found in old blood stains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>M</i>yristic + <i>eth</i>er + <i>al</i>cohol.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Methal</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH<sub>4</sub>; marsh gas. See <i>Marsh gas</i>, under <u>Gas</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Methane series</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also the <i>paraffin (little affinity) series</i>. The lightest members are gases, as methane, ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane, heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as paraffin proper.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*theg"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>meddyglyn</i>; <i>medd</i> mead + <i>llyn</i> liquor, juice. See <u>Mead</u> a drink.] <def>A fermented beverage made of honey and water; mead.</def> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meth"ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meth</i>yl + ethyl<i>ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Methylene</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"e*nyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Methene</i> + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical CH, regarded as an essential residue of certain organic compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"ide</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Methyl</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A binary compound of methyl with some element; as, aluminium <i>methide</i>, Al<sub>2</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>6</sub>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*thinks"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. impers.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Methought</u> (?).] [AS. <i>&thorn;yncan</i> to seem, <i>m&emacr; &thorn;ynce&eth;</i>, <i>m&emacr; &thorn;&umacr;hte</i>, OE. <i>me thinketh</i>, <i>me thoughte</i>; akin to G. <i>d&uuml;nken</i> to seem, <i>denken</i> to think, and E. <i>think</i>. See <u>Me</u>, and <u>Think</u>.] <def>It seems to me; I think. See <u>Me</u>.</def> [R., except in poetry.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In all ages poets have been had in special reputation, and, <i>methinks</i>, not without great cause.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*thi"on*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of methionic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth`i*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Me</i>thyl + <i>thionic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic (<i>thionic</i>) acid derivative of methane, obtained as a stable white crystalline substance, CH<sub>2</sub>.(SO<sub>3</sub>H)<sub>2</sub>, which forms well defined salts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"od</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;thode</i>, L. <i>methodus</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>meqodos</grk> method, investigation following after; <grk>meta`</grk> after + <grk>"odo`s</grk> way.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a <i>method</i> of teaching languages; a <i>method</i> of improving the mind.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Orderly arrangement, elucidation, development, or classification; clear and lucid exhibition; systematic arrangement peculiar to an individual.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though this be madness, yet there's <i>method</i> in it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All <i>method</i> is a rational progress, a progress toward an end.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the <i>method</i> of Theophrastus; the <i>method</i> of Ray; the Linn&aelig;an <i>method</i>.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Order; system; rule; regularity; way; manner; mode; course; process; means. — <u>Method</u>, <u>Mode</u>, <u>Manner</u>. <i>Method</i> implies arrangement; <i>mode</i>, mere action or existence. <i>Method</i> is a way of reaching a given end by a <i>series</i> of acts which tend to secure it; <i>mode</i> relates to a single action, or to the form which a series of acts, viewed as a whole, exhibits. <i>Manner</i> is literally the <i>handling</i> of a thing, and has a wider sense, embracing both <i>method</i> and <i>mode</i>. An instructor may adopt a good <i>method</i> of teaching to write; the scholar may acquire a bad <i>mode</i> of holding his pen; the <i>manner</i> in which he is corrected will greatly affect his success or failure.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Me*thod"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Me*thod"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>methodicus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;thodique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; as, the <i>methodical</i> arrangement of arguments; a <i>methodical</i> treatise.</def> "<i>Methodical</i> regularity." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding with regard to method; systematic.</def> "Aristotle, strict, <i>methodic</i>, and orderly." <i>Harris.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians called methodists.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Me*thod"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Me*thod"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Me*thod"ios</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art and principles of method.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"o*dism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The system of doctrines, polity, and worship, of the sect called Methodists.</def> <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meth"o*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;thodiste</i>. See <u>Method</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who observes method.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and theory.</def> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>One of a sect of Christians, the outgrowth of a small association called the "Holy Club," formed at Oxford University, <u>A.D.</u> 1729, of which the most conspicuous members were John Wesley and his brother Charles; — originally so called from the methodical strictness of members of the club in all religious duties.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact observance of religious duties; — sometimes so called in contempt or ridicule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"o*dist</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, <i>Methodist</i> hymns; a <i>Methodist</i> elder.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Meth`o*dis"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Meth`o*dis"tic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to methodists, or to the Methodists.</def> — <wf>Meth`o*dis"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Meth`od*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of methodizing, or the state of being methodized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"od*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Methodized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Methodizing</u> (?).] <def>To reduce to method; to dispose in due order; to arrange in a convenient manner; as, to <i>methodize</i> one's work or thoughts.</def> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meth"od*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who methodizes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth`od*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to methodology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth`od*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; method + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.</def> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meth"ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine + <i>- ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit; also, by extension, the class name of any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which <i>methol</i> proper is the type. See <i>Methyl alcohol</i>, under <u>Methyl</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*thought"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Methinks</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth*ox"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meth</i>yl + hydr<i>oxyl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical, CH<sub>3</sub>O, analogous to hydroxyl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Methylene</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon radical, CH<sub>3</sub>, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, <i>methyl</i> alcohol, <i>methyl</i> ether, <i>methyl</i> amine, etc.</def> [Formerly written also <i>methule</i>, <i>methyle</i>, etc.]</p>

<p><col><b>Methyl alcohol</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a light, volatile, inflammable liquid, CH<sub>3</sub>.OH, obtained by the distillation of wood, and hence called <i>wood spirit</i>; — called also <i>methol</i>, <i>carbinol</i>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Methyl amine</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a colorless, inflammable, alkaline gas, CH<sub>3</sub>.NH<sub>2</sub>, having an ammoniacal, fishy odor. It is produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in herring brine and other fishy products. It is regarded as ammonia in which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by methyl, and is a type of the class of <i>substituted ammonias</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Methyl ether</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a light, volatile ether CH<sub>3</sub>.O.CH<sub>3</sub>, obtained by the etherification of methyl alcohol; — called also <i>methyl oxide</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Methyl green</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Green</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Methyl orange</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <u>Helianthin</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Methyl violet</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an artificial dye, consisting of certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Meth"yl*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Methyl</i>ene + <i>al</i>cohol.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A light, volatile liquid, H<sub>2</sub>C(OCH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, regarded as a complex ether, and having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the partial oxidation of methyl alcohol. Called also <i>formal</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth`yl*am"ine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <i>Methyl amine</i>, under <u>Methyl</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"yl*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Methyl</i> + alcohol<i>ate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate; as, sodium <i>methylate</i>, CH<sub>3</sub>ONa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"yl*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"yl*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Impregnated with, or containing, methyl alcohol or wood spirit; as, <i>methylated</i> spirits.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meth"yl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;thyl&egrave;ne</i>, from Gr. &?; wine + &?; wood; — a word coined to correspond to the name <i>wood spirit</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon radical, CH<sub>2</sub>, not known in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component of certain derivatives of methane; as, <i>methylene</i> bromide, CH<sub>2</sub>Br<sub>2</sub>; — formerly called also <i>methene</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Methylene blue</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an artificial dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of diphenyl amine; — called also <i>pure blue</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Me*thyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, methyl; specifically, designating methyl alcohol. See under <u>Methyl</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*thys"ti*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the thick rootstock of a species of pepper (<i>Piper methysticum</i>) of the South Sea Islands; — called also <i>kanakin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"ic</hw> (? or ?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, prop., changing one's abode; &?;, indicating change + &?; house, abode: cf. L. <i>metoecus</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;t&egrave;que</i>.] <i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <def>A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen.</def> <i>Mitford.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The whole force of Athens, <i>metics</i> as well as citizens, and all the strangers who were then in the city.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*tic"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>meticulosus</i>, fr. <i>metus</i> fear: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;ticuleux</i>.] <def>Timid; fearful.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Me*tic"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>||M&eacute;`tif"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. m.</i></pos> <hw>||M&eacute;`tive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. f.</i></pos> }[F.] <def>See <u>M&eacute;tis</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||M&eacute;`tis"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. m.</i></pos> <hw>||M&eacute;`tisse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. f.</i></pos> }[F.; akin to Sp. <i>mestizo</i>. See <u>Mestizo</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an octoroon.</def> [Local, U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met"o*che</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a sharing, fr. &?; to share in; &?; with + &?; to have.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The space between two dentils.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The space between two triglyphs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tonique</i>.] <def>Pertaining to, or discovered by, <i>Meton</i>, the Athenian.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Metonic</b></col> <col><b>cycle or year</b></col>. <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Cycle</u>.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Met`o*nym"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`o*nym"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Metonymy</u>.] <def>Used by way of metonymy.</def> — <wf>Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Me*ton"y*my</hw> (m&esl;*t&obreve;n"&ibreve;*m&ybreve;; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metonymia</i>, Gr. <grk>metwnymi`a</grk>; <grk>meta`</grk>, indicating change + <grk>'o`nyma</grk> , for <grk>'o`noma</grk> a name: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tonymie</i>. See <u>Name</u>.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A trope in which one word is put for another that suggests it; as, we say, a man keeps a good <i>table</i> instead of good <i>provisions</i>; we read <i>Virgil</i>, that is, his <i>poems</i>; a man has a warm <i>heart</i>, that is, warm <i>affections</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"o*pe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; <grk>meta`</grk> with, between + &?; opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Entablature</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The face of a crab.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes.</p>

<p><hw>Me*top"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the forehead.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal; as, the <i>metopic</i> suture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"o*po*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the forehead + <i>-mancy</i>.] <def>Fortune telling by physiognomy.</def> [R.] <i>Urquhart.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Met`o*po*scop"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`o*po*scop"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to metoposcopy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`o*pos"co*pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in metoposcopy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`o*pos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; observing the forehead; &?; the forehead + &?; to view: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;toposcopie</i>.] <def>The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the lines of the face.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Me*tos"te*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; after + &?; bone.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the part resulting from such ossification.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Me"tre</hw> (m&emacr;"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Meter</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"ric</hw> (m&ebreve;t"r&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>metricus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;trique</i>. See <u>Meter</u> rhythm.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the <i>metric</i> system; a <i>metric</i> measurement.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Metric analysis</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>analysis by volume; volumetric analysis.</cd> — <col><b>Metric system</b></col>, <cd>a system of weights and measures originating in France, the use of which is required by law in many countries, and permitted in many others, including the United States and England. The principal unit is the <i>meter</i> (see <u>Meter</u>). From this are formed the <i>are</i>, the <i>liter</i>, the <i>stere</i>, the <i>gram</i>, etc. These units, and others derived from them, are divided decimally, and larger units are formed from multiples by 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000. The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes, <i>deca- </i>, <i>hecto-</i>, <i>kilo-</i>, and <i>myria-</i>; successive parts by <i>deci-</i>, <i>centi-</i>, and <i>milli-</i>. The prefixes <i>mega-</i> and <i>micro-</i> are sometimes used to denote a multiple by one million, and the millionth part, respectively. See the words formed with these prefixes in the Vocabulary. For <i>metric tables</i>, see p. 1682.</cd> </p>

<p><hw>Met"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting of verses; as, <i>metrical</i> compositions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to measurement; as, the inch, foot, yard, etc., are <i>metrical</i> terms; esp., of or pertaining to the metric system.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"ric*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a metrical manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tri"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tricien</i>. See <u>Meter</u> rhythm.] <def>A composer of verses.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Met"ric sys"tem</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Metric</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Met`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Composition in metrical form; versification.</def> [R.] <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met"ri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>metrum</i> meter + <i>-fy</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;trifier</i>.] <def>To make verse.</def> [R.] <i>Skelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me"trist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maker of verses.</def> <i>Bale.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Spenser was no mere <i>metrist</i>, but a great composer.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Me*tri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; womb + <i>-tis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the womb.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"ro*chrome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; + &?; color.] <def>An instrument for measuring colors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"ro*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; measure + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>An instrument attached to a locomotive for recording its speed and the number and duration of its stops.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`ro*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;trologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to metrology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*trol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; measure + <i>-m&eacute;trologie</i>.] <def>The science of, or a system of, weights and measures; also, a treatise on the subject.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`ro*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; measure + E. <i>mania</i>.] <def>A mania for writing verses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`ro*ma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who has metromania.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*trom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; womb + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the size of the womb.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met"ro*nome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; measure + &?; distribute, assign: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tronome</i>, It. <i>metronomo</i>.] <def>An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*tron"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Metronome</u>.] <def>Measurement of time by an instrument.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met`ro*nym"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; mother + &?;, for &?; name.] <def>Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; as, a <i>metronymic</i> name or appellation.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A metronymic appellation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"ro*pole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tropole</i>. See <u>Metropolis</u>.] <def>A metropolis.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*trop"o*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metropolis</i>, Gr. &?;, prop., the mother city (in relation to colonies); &?; mother + &?; city. See <u>Mother</u>, and <u>Police</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or country.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Edinburgh] gray <i>metropolis</i> of the North.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The great <i>metropolis</i> and see of Rome.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>metropolitanus</i>: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;tropolitain</i>.]</p> <p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, <i>metropolitan</i> luxury.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, <i>metropolitan</i> authority.</def> "Bishops <i>metropolitan</i>." <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>metropolitanus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Lat. Church.)</i> <def>An archbishop.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. Church)</i> <def>A bishop whose see is a civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch.</def> <i>Hook.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The see of a metropolitan bishop.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Me*trop"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metropolita</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>A metropolitan.</def> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met`ro*po*lit"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis; metropolitan; as, the <i>metropolitical</i> chair.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Met`ror*rha"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; womb + &?; to break.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Profuse bleeding from the womb, esp. such as does not occur at the menstrual period.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"ro*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; womb + <i>-scope</i>.] <def>A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterus from the vagina.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Met`ro*si*de"ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; heart of a tree + &?; iron.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A myrtaceous genus of trees or shrubs, found in Australia and the South Sea Islands, and having very hard wood. <i>Metrosideros vera</i> is the true ironwood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Met"ro*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Metrotomy</u>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument for cutting or scarifying the uterus or the neck of the uterus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*trot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; womb + &?; to cut: cf. F. <i>m&eacute;trotomie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the C&aelig;sarean section.</def></p>

<p><hw>-me*try</hw> (?). [See <u>-meter</u>.] <def>A suffix denoting the <i>art</i>, <i>process</i>, or <i>science</i>, <i>of measuring</i>; as, acidi<i>metry</i>, chloro<i>metry</i>, chrono<i>metry</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mette</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Mete</u>, to dream.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [E. <i>metal</i>, used in a tropical sense in allusion to the temper of the metal of a sword blade. See <u>Metal</u>.] <def>Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; — usually in a good sense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A certain critical hour which shall . . . try what <i>mettle</i> his heart is made of.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Gentlemen of brave <i>mettle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The winged courser, like a generous horse,<BR> Shows most true <i>mettle</i> when you check his course.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To put one one's mettle</b></col>, <cd>to cause or incite one to use one's best efforts.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Met"tled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having mettle; high-spirited; ardent; full of fire.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Met"tle*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; as, a <i>mettlesome</i> horse.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Met"tle*some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Met"tle*some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Meute</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cage for hawks; a mew. See 4th <u>Mew</u>, 1.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Meve</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To move.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&?;w</i>, akin to D. <i>meeuw</i>, G. <i>m&ouml;we</i>, OHG. <i>m&?;h</i>, Icel. <i>m&amacr;r</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A gull, esp. the common British species (<i>Larus canus</i>); called also <i>sea mew</i>, <i>maa</i>, <i>mar</i>, <i>mow</i>, and <i>cobb</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mewed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mewing</u>.] [OE. <i>muen</i>, F. <i>muer</i>, fr. L. <i>mutare</i> to change, fr. <i>movere</i> to move. See <u>Move</u>, and cf. <u>Mew</u> a cage, <u>Molt</u>.] <def>To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk <i>mewed</i> his feathers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nine times the moon had <i>mewed</i> her horns.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Now everything doth <i>mew</i>,<BR> And shifts his rustic winter robe.</blockquote> <i>Turbervile.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mue</i>, F. <i>mue</i> change of feathers, scales, skin, the time or place when the change occurs, fr. <i>muer</i> to molt, mew, L. <i>mutare</i> to change. See 2d <u>Mew</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; — in the latter sense usually in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Full many a fat partrich had he in <i>mewe</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Forthcoming from her darksome <i>mew</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Violets in their secret <i>mews</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A stable or range of stables for horses; - - compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables in London, built on the site of the king's mews for hawks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From <u>Mew</u> a cage.] <def>To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>More pity that the eagle should be <i>mewed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Close <i>mewed</i> in their sedans, for fear of air.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Of imitative origin; cf. G. <i>miauen</i>.] <def>To cry as a cat.</def> [Written also <i>meaw</i>, <i>meow</i>.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The common cry of a cat.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mewl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mewled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mewling</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>miauler</i> to mew, E. <i>mew</i> to cry as a cat. Cf. <u>Miaul</u>.] <def>To cry, as a young child; to squall.</def> [Written also <i>meawl</i>.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mewl"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One that mewls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mews</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> [Prop. pl. of <i>mew</i>. See <u>Mew</u> a cage.] <def>An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Mr. Turveydrop's great room . . . was built out into a <i>mews</i> at the back.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mex*al"</hw> (?), <hw>Mex"i*cal</hw> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <pos><i>mexcal.</i></pos>] <def>See <u>Mescal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mex"i*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Mexico.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mexican poppy</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tropical American herb of the Poppy family (<i>Argemone Mexicana</i>) with much the look of a thistle, but having large yellow or white blossoms.</cd> — <col><b>Mexican tea</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an aromatic kind of pigweed from tropical America (<i>Chenopodium ambrosioides</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mex"i*can*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to be like the Mexicans, or their country, esp. in respect of frequent revolutions of government.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mex"i*can*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become like the Mexicans, or their country or government.</def></p>

<p><hw>Meyn"e</hw> (m&ebreve;n"&esl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>Same as <u>Meine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mez*cal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mescal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Me*ze"re*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;z&eacute;r&eacute;on</i>, Per. <i>m&amacr;zriy&umacr;n</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small European shrub (<i>Daphne Mezereum</i>), whose acrid bark is used in medicine.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mez*qui"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A mosque.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mez"u*zoth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>m&ebreve;z&umacr;z&omacr;th</i>, pl. of <i>m&ebreve;z&umacr;z&amacr;h</i> doorpost.] <def>A piece of parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to the doorpost; — in use among orthodox Hebrews.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mez"za*nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mezzanine</i>, It. <i>mezzanino</i>, fr. <i>mezzano</i> middle, fr. <i>mezzo</i> middle, half. See <u>Mezzo</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as <u>Entresol</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A partial story which is not on the same level with the story of the main part of the edifice, as of a back building, where the floors are on a level with landings of the staircase of the main house.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mez"za vo"ce</hw> (?). [It., fr. <i>mezzo</i>, fem. <i>mezza</i> middle, half + <i>voce</i> voice, L. <i>vox</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>With a medium fullness of sound.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mez"zo</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It., from L. <i>medius</i> middle, half. See <u>Mid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Mean; not extreme.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mez"zo-re*lie"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mezzo- rilievo.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mez"zo-ri*lie"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under <u>Alto-rilievo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mez"zo-so*pra"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; — said of the voice of a female singer.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mezzo-soprano voice.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A person having such a voice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mez"zo*tint</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mezzo- tinto</i>.] <def>A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mez"zo*tint</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To engrave in mezzotint.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mez"zo*tint`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who engraves in mezzotint.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mez`zo*tin"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>mezzo</i> half + <i>tinto</i> tinted, p. p. of <i>tingere</i> to dye, color, tinge, L. <i>tingere</i>. See <u>Mezzo</u>.] <def>Mezzotint.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mez`zo*tin"to</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mezzotintoed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mezzotintoing</u> (?).] <def>To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mhorr</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mohr</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A syllable applied to the third tone of the scale of C, <i>i. e.</i>, to E, in European solmization, but to the third tone of any scale in the American system.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*a"mis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Miami</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians that formerly occupied the country between the Wabash and Maumee rivers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*ar"gy*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; less + &?; silver. So called because it contains less silver than some kindred ore.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of an iron-black color, and very sectile, consisting principally of sulphur, antimony, and silver.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malayan.] <def>The orang-outang.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*asc"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named from <i>Miask</i>, in the Ural Mountains.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A granitoid rock containing feldspar, biotite, el&aelig;olite, and sodalite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"asm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>miasme</i>.] <def>Miasma.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*as"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Miasmata</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; defilement, fr. &?; to pollute.] <def>Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*as"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing miasma; miasmatic.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi`as*mat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`as*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>miasmatique</i>.] <def>Containing, or relating to, miasma; caused by miasma; as, <i>miasmatic</i> diseases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*as"ma*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who has made a special study of miasma.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`as*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Miasma</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>That department of medical science which treats of miasma.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*aul"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Miauled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Miauling</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>miauler</i>, of imitative origin, and E. <i>mew</i>. Cf. <u>Mewl</u>.] <def>To cry as a cat; to mew; to caterwaul.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*aul"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The crying of a cat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mica</i> crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. <i>mica</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called <i>isinglass</i>. Formerly called also <i>cat-silver</i>, and <i>glimmer</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The important species of the <i>mica group</i> are: <i>muscovite</i>, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often silvery, including <i>damourite</i> (also called <i>hydromica</i>); <i>biotite</i>, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; <i>lepidomelane</i>, iron, mica, black; <i>phlogopite</i>, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; <i>lepidolite</i>, lithia mica, rose- red, lilac.</p>

<p> <i>Mica</i> (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; <i>biotite</i> is common in many eruptive rocks; <i>phlogopite</i> in crystalline limestone and serpentine.</p>

<p><col><b>Mica diorite</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>an eruptive rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende.</cd> — <col><b>Mica powder</b></col>, <cd>a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of mica.</cd> — <col><b>Mica schist</b></col>, <col><b>Mica slate</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some feldspar.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mi*ca`ce*o-cal*ca"re*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Partaking of the nature of, or consisting of, mica and lime; — applied to a mica schist containing carbonate of lime.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*ca"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>micac&eacute;</i>.] <def>Pertaining to, or containing, mica; splitting into lamin&aelig; or leaves like mica.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl</i></pos> of <u>Mouse</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi*cel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Micell&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. of L. <i>mica</i> a morsel, grain.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A theoretical aggregation of molecules constituting a structural particle of protoplasm, capable of increase or diminution without change in chemical nature.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mich</hw>, <hw>Miche</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>michen</i>; cf. OE. <i>muchier</i>, <i>mucier</i>, to conceal, F. <i>musser</i>, and OHG. <i>m&umacr;hhen</i> to waylay. Cf. <u>Micher</u>, <u>Curmudgeon</u>, <u>Muset</u>.] <def>To lie hid; to skulk; to act, or carry one's self, sneakingly.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.] [Written also <i>meach</i> and <i>meech</i>.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mich"ael*mas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Michael</i> + <i>mass</i> religious service; OE. <i>Mighelmesse</i>.] <def>The feast of the archangel Michael, a church festival, celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially, autumn.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Michaelmas daisy</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Daisy</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mich"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>michare</i>, <i>muchare</i>. See <u>Mich</u>.] <def>One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mich"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Theft; cheating.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mich"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Hiding; skulking; cowardly.</def> [Colloq.] [Written also <i>meaching</i> and <i>meeching</i>.]</p>

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<p><hw>Mic"kle</hw> (m&ibreve;k"k'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mikel</i>, <i>muchel</i>, <i>mochel</i>, <i>mukel</i>, AS. <i>micel</i>, <i>mycel</i>; akin to OS. <i>mikil</i>, OHG. <i>mihil</i>, <i>mihhil</i>, Icel. <i>mikill</i>, <i>mykill</i>, Goth. <i>mikils</i>, L. <i>magnus</i>, Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, gen. <grk>mega`loy</grk>; cf. Skr. <i>mahat</i>. &radic;103. Cf. <u>Much</u>, <u>Muckle</u>, <u>Magnitude</u>.] <def>Much; great.</def> [Written also <i>muckle</i> and <i>mockle</i>.] [Old Eng. & Scot.] "A man of <i>mickle</i> might." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mic"macs</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Micmac</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians inhabiting Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.</def> [Written also <i>Mikmaks</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mi"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. or Pg. <i>mico</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small South American monkey (<i>Mico melanurus</i>), allied to the marmoset. The name was originally applied to an albino variety.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cra*cous"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Microustic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi*cras"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + &?; star.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in the chalk formation; — from the starlike disposal of the ambulacral furrows.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cren*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), [<i>Micr-</i> + Gr. &?; brain.] <def>Having a small brain.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi"cro-</hw> (?), <hw>Mi"cr-</hw> }. [Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small.] <def>A combining form</def> signifying: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def><i>Small</i>, <i>little</i>, <i>trivial</i>, <i>slight</i>; as, <i>micro</i>cosm, <i>micro</i>scope.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</i> <def><i>A millionth part of</i>; as, <i>micro</i>farad, <i>micro</i>ohm, <i>micro</i>meter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*am`p&egrave;re"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micr-</i> + <i>amp&egrave;re</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the smaller measures of electrical currents; the millionth part of one amp&egrave;re.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`cro*bac*te"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Micro-</u>, and <u>Bacterium</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>In the classification of Cohn, one of the four tribes of Bacteria.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In this classification bacteria are divided into four tribes: 1. <i>Spherobacteria</i>, or spherical bacteria, as the genus <i>Micrococcus</i>. 2. <i>Microbacteria</i>, or bacteria in the form of short rods, including the genus <i>Bacterium</i>. 3. <i>Desmobacteria</i>, or bacteria in straight filaments, of which the genus <i>Bacillus</i> is a type. 4. <i>Spirobacteria</i>, or bacteria in spiral filaments, as the genus <i>Vibrio</i>.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi"crobe</hw> (?), <hw>||Mi*cro"bi*on</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>microbion</i>, fr. Gr. &?; little + &?; life.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A microscopic organism; — particularly applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; as, the <i>microbe</i> of fowl cholera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*cro"bi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or caused by, microbes; as, the <i>microbian</i> theory; a <i>microbian</i> disease.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*crob"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a microbe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*crob"i*cide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Microbe</i> + L. <i>caedere</i> to kill.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of microbes or bacterial organisms.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi`cro*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`cro*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>cephalic</i>, <i>cephalous</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; — opposed to <i>megacephalic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro-chem"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to micro-chemistry; as, a <i>micro-chemical</i> test.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro-chem"is*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- </i> + <i>chemistry</i>.] <def>The application of chemical tests to minute objects or portions of matter, magnified by the use of the microscopy; — distinguished from <i>macro-chemistry</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*chro*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A chronoscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*cline</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. &?; to incline.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of the feldspar group, like orthoclase or common feldspar in composition, but triclinic in form.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*coc"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to micrococci; caused by micrococci.</def> <i>Nature.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`cro*coc"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Micrococci</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Micro-</u>, and <u>Coccus</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A genus of <i>Spherobacteria</i>, in the form of very small globular or oval cells, forming, by transverse division, filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases single organisms shaped like dumb-bells (<i>Diplococcus</i>), all without the power of motion. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ascoccus</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Physiologically, micrococci are divided into three groups; <i>chromogenic</i>, characterized by their power of forming pigment; <i>zymogenic</i>, including those associated with definite chemical processes; and <i>pathogenic</i>, those connected with disease.</p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*cosm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>microcosme</i>, L. <i>microcosmus</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + <grk>ko`smos</grk> the world.] <def>A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to <i>macrocosm</i>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi`cro*cos"mic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`cro*cos"mic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>microcosmique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the microcosm.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Microcosmic salt</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white crystalline substance obtained by mixing solutions of sodium phosphate and ammonium phosphate, and also called <i>hydric-sodic- ammonic-phosphate</i>. It is a powerful flux, and is used as a substitute for borax as a blowpipe reagent in testing for the metallic oxides. Originally obtained by the alchemists from human urine, and called <i>sal microcosmicum</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*cos*mog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Microcosm</i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>Description of man as a microcosm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*cou`lomb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>coulomb</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A measure of electrical quantity; the millionth part of one coulomb.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*cous"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>acoustic</i>: cf. F. <i>microcoustique</i>, <i>micracoustique</i>.] <def>Pertaining, or suited, to the audition of small sounds; fitted to assist hearing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*cous"tic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument for making faint sounds audible, as to a partially deaf person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*crith"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>crith</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The weight of the half hydrogen molecule, or of the hydrogen atom, taken as the standard in comparing the atomic weights of the elements; thus, an atom of oxygen weighs sixteen <i>microcriths</i>. See <u>Crith</u>.</def> <i>J. P. Cooke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*crys"tal*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- </i> + <i>crystalline</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Crystalline on a fine, or microscopic, scale; consisting of fine crystals; as, the ground mass of certain porphyrics is <i>microcrystalline</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*cyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. &?; a hollow vessel.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>One of the elementary granules found in blood. They are much smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly noticeable in disease, as in an&aelig;mia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mic"ro*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micr-</i> + Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having small teeth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*far"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>farad</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The millionth part of a farad.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>form</i>, n.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A microscopic form of life; an animal or vegetable organism of microscopic size.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro-ge`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to micro-geology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro-ge*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- </i> + <i>geology</i>.] <def>The part of geology relating to structure and organisms which require to be studied with a microscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Micrography</u>.] <def>An instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to micrography.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*crog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>micrographie</i>.] <def>The description of microscopic objects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*crohm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micr-</i> + <i>ohm</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The millionth part of an ohm.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`cro*lep`i*dop"te*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Micro-</u>, and <u>Lepidoptera</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A tribe of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`cro*les"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + &?; a robber.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of small Triassic mammals, the oldest yet found in European strata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rare mineral of resinous luster and high specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in octahedral crystals usually very minute.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A minute inclosed crystal, often observed when minerals or rocks are examined in thin sections under the microscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*lith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>lith</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Microlite</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*lith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed of small stones.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi`cro*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`cro*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to micrology; very minute; as, <i>micrologic</i> examination.</def> — <wf>Mi`cro*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mi*crol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>-logy</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That part of science which treats of microscopic objects, or depends on microscopic observation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Attention to petty items or differences.</def> <i>W. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>-mere</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>One of the smaller cells, or blastomeres, resulting from the complete segmentation of a telolecithal ovum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*crom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>microm&egrave;tre</i>.] <def>An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Circular, or Ring</b></col>, <col><b>micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a metallic ring fixed in the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and used to determine differences of right ascension and declination between stars by observations of the times at which the stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the ring.</cd> — <col><b>Double image micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a micrometer in which two images of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their line of section by a screw, and distances are determined by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is called a <i>divided-object-glass micrometer</i>, and when the instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known as a <i>heliometer</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Double refraction micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a species of double image micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the double refraction of rock crystal.</cd> — <col><b>Filar, or Bifilar</b></col>, <col><b>micrometer</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Bifilar</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Micrometer</b></col> <col><b>caliper or gauge</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a caliper or gauge with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions with great accuracy.</cd> — <col><b>Micrometer head</b></col>, <cd>the head of a micrometer screw.</cd> — <col><b>Micrometer microscope</b></col>, <cd>a compound microscope combined with a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and geodetical instruments.</cd> — <col><b>Micrometer screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw with a graduated head used in some forms of micrometers.</cd> — <col><b>Position micrometer</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Position</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Scale</b></col>, or <col><b>Linear</b></col>, <col><b>micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a minute and very delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring distances by direct comparison.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi`cro*met"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`cro*met"ric*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>microm&eacute;trique</i>.] <def>Belonging to micrometry; made by the micrometer.</def> — <wf>Mi`cro*met"ric*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mi*crom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of measuring with a micrometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*mil"li*me`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- </i> + <i>millimeter</i>.] <def>The millionth part of a meter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mic"ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*ne"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Micronesia</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + <grk>nh^sos</grk> an island.] <def>Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the Carolines, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*ne"sians</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Micronesian</b></singw>. <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A dark race inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are supposed to be a mixed race, derived from Polynesians and Papuans.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + chro<i>nometer</i>.] <def>An instrument for noting minute portions of time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*&ouml;r"gan*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>organism</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Any microscopic form of life; — particularly applied to bacteria and similar organisms, esp. such are supposed to cause infectious diseases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*pan"to*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- </i> + <i>pantograph</i>.] <def>A kind of pantograph which produces copies microscopically minute.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- </i> + <i>pegmatite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A rock showing under the microscope the structure of a graphic granite (pegmatite).</def> — <wf>Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*phone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. &?; sound, voice: cf. F. <i>microphone</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for intensifying and making audible very feeble sounds. It produces its effects by the changes of intensity in an electric current, occasioned by the variations in the contact resistance of conducting bodies, especially of imperfect conductors, under the action of acoustic vibrations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*phon"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Microphone</u>.] <def>The science which treats of the means of increasing the intensity of low or weak sounds, or of the microphone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*croph"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to augment the intensity of weak sounds; microcoustic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*pho"to*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- </i> + <i>photograph</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A microscopically small photograph of a picture, writing, printed page, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An enlarged representation of a microscopic object, produced by throwing upon a sensitive plate the magnified image of an object formed by a microscope or other suitable combination of lenses.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A picture of this kind is preferably called a <i>photomicrograph</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*pho*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of making microphotographs.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi`croph*thal"mi*a</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`croph*thal"my</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. <grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> eye.] <def>An unnatural smallness of the eyes, occurring as the result of disease or of imperfect development.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*croph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Small- leaved.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*croph"y*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*phyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. &?; a plant: cf. F. <i>microphyte</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A very minute plant, one of certain unicellular alg&aelig;, such as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*pyle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. &?; gate, orifice: cf. F. <i>micropyle</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the ovule.</def> — <wf>Mi*crop"y*lar</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mi*cros"co*pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to microscopy, or to the use of the microscope.</def> <i>Huxley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>-scope</i>.] <def>An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by the naked eye.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Compound microscope</b></col>, <cd>an instrument consisting of a combination of lenses such that the image formed by the lens or set of lenses nearest the object (called the <i>objective</i>) is magnified by another lens called the <i>ocular</i> or <i>eyepiece</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Oxyhydrogen microscope</b></col>, and <col><b>Solar microscope</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Oxyhydrogen</u>, and <u>Solar</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Simple, or Single</b></col>, <col><b>microscope</b></col>, <cd>a single convex lens used to magnify objects placed in its focus.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*sco"pi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Microscopic.</def> [R.] <i>Berkeley.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>microscopique</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the microscope or to microscopy; made with a microscope; as, <i>microscopic</i> observation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Able to see extremely minute objects.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Why has not man a <i>microscopic</i> eye?</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Very small; visible only by the aid of a microscope; as, a <i>microscopic</i> insect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By the microscope; with minute inspection; in a microscopic manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*cros"co*pist</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in, or given to, microscopy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*cros"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*seme</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. &?; sign, mark: cf. F. <i>micros&egrave;me</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits broad transversely; — opposed to <i>megaseme</i>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mi`cro*spec"tro*scope</hw> (m&imacr;`kr&osl;*sp&ebreve;k"tr&osl;*sk&omacr;p <i>or</i> m&ibreve;`kr&osl;-), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>spectroscope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A spectroscope arranged for attachment to a microscope, for observation of the spectrum of light from minute portions of any substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`cro*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Micro-</u>, and <u>Sporangium</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A sporangium or conceptacle containing only very minute spores. Cf. <u>Macrosporangium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>spore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the exceedingly minute spores found in certain flowerless plants, as <i>Selaginella</i> and <i>Isoetes</i>, which bear two kinds of spores, one very much smaller than the other. Cf. <u>Macrospore</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*spor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to microspores.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*sthene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. <grk>sqe`nos</grk> might, strength.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower orders, as the <i>Insectivora</i>, <i>Cheiroptera</i>, <i>Rodentia</i>, and <i>Edentata</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*sthen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having a typically small size; of or pertaining to the microsthenes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*ta*sim"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- </i> + <i>tasimeter</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A tasimeter, especially when arranged for measuring very small extensions. See <u>Tasimeter</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.] <def>An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*crot"o*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is skilled in or practices microtomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*crot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of using the microtome; investigation carried on with the microtome.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*volt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>volt</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A measure of electro-motive force; the millionth part of one volt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*we"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>weber</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The millionth part of one weber.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`cro*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + <grk>zw^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Infusoria.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`cro*zo"&ouml;*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>zo&ouml;spore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small motile spore furnished with two vibratile cilia, found in certain green alg&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"cro*zyme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. <grk>zy`mh</grk> leaven.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A micro&ouml;rganism which is supposed to act like a ferment in causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mic`tu*ri"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>micturire</i> to desire to make water, v. desid. fr. <i>mingere</i>, <i>mictum</i>, to make water.] <def>The act of voiding urine; also, a morbidly frequent passing of the urine, in consequence of disease.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid</hw> (m&ibreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <i>wanting</i>; <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Midmost</u>.] [AS. <i>midd</i>; akin to OS. <i>middi</i>, D. <i>mid</i> (in comp.), OHG. <i>mitti</i>, Icel. <i>mi&eth;r</i>, Goth. <i>midjis</i>, L. <i>medius</i>, Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk>, Skr. <i>madhya</i>. &radic;271. Cf. <u>Amid</u>, <u>Middle</u>, <u>Midst</u>, <u>Mean</u>, <u>Mediate</u>, <u>Meridian</u>, <u>Mizzen</u>, <u>Moiety</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Denoting the middle part; as, in <i>mid</i> ocean.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,<BR> Shall list'ning in <i>mid</i> air suspend their wings.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the <i>mid</i> finger; the <i>mid</i> hour of night.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the <i>high</i> and the <i>low</i>; — said of certain vowel sounds; as, &amacr; (&amacr;le), &ebreve; (&ebreve;ll), &omacr; (&omacr;ld). See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect; 10, 11.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Mid</i> is much used as a prefix, or combining form, denoting the <i>middle</i> or <i>middle part</i> of a thing; as, <i>mid</i>-air, <i>mid</i>-channel, <i>mid</i>-age, <i>mid</i>day, <i>mid</i>land, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle inscribed in a triangle (a <i>mid</i>circle), or relation to such a circle; as, <i>mid</i>-center, <i>mid</i>radius.</p>

<p><hw>Mid</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Middle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>About the <i>mid</i> of night come to my tent.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Amid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a destructive insect in pulse.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The larva of the bean fly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"das</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from L. <i>Midas</i>, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See <u>Marmoset</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"das's ear"</hw> (?). [See <u>Midas</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A pulmonate mollusk (<i>Auricula, or Ellobium, aurismid&aelig;</i>); — so called from resemblance to a human ear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"brain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mid</i>, a. + <i>brain</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle segment of the brain; the mesencephalon. See <u>Brain</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"day`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>midd&aelig;g</i>. See <u>Mid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>Day</u>.] <def>The middle part of the day; noon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"day`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to noon; meridional; as, the <i>midday</i> sun.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Also <i>midding</i>.] [Cf. Dan. <i>m&ouml;gdynge</i>, E. <i>muck</i>, and <i>dung</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dunghill.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones, and other refuse on the supposed site of the dwelling places of prehistoric tribes, — as on the shores of the Baltic Sea and in many other places. See <u>Kitchen middens</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"den crow"</hw> (?). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common European crow.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mid"dest</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>; <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> of <u>Mid</u>. [See <u>Midst</u>.] <def>Situated most nearly in the middle; middlemost; midmost.</def> [Obs.] " 'Mongst the <i>middest</i> crowd." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dest</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Midst; middle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Midden</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dle</hw> (-d'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>middel</i>, AS. <i>middel</i>; akin to D. <i>middel</i>, OHG. <i>muttil</i>, G. <i>mittel</i>. &radic;271. See <u>Mid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the <i>middle</i> house in a row; a <i>middle</i> rank or station in life; flowers of <i>middle</i> summer; men of <i>middle</i> age.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Intermediate; intervening.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Will, seeking good, finds many <i>middle</i> ends.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Middle</i> is sometimes used in the formation of self- explaining compounds; as, <i>middle</i>-sized, <i>middle</i>- witted.</p>

<p><col><b>Middle Ages</b></col>, <cd>the period of time intervening between the decline of the Roman Empire and the revival of letters. Hallam regards it as beginning with the sixth and ending with the fifteenth century.</cd> — <col><b>Middle class</b></col>, <cd>in England, people who have an intermediate position between the aristocracy and the artisan class. It includes professional men, bankers, merchants, and small landed proprietors</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>middle-class</i> electorate of Great Britain.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Middle distance</b></col>. <i>(Paint.)</i> <cd>See <u>Middle-ground</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Middle English</b></col>. <cd>See <u>English</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> — <col><b>Middle Kingdom</b></col>, <cd>China.</cd> — <col><b>Middle oil</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>that part of the distillate obtained from coal tar which passes over between 170&deg; and 230&deg; Centigrade; — distinguished from the <i>light</i>, and the <i>heavy</i> or <i>dead</i>, <i>oil</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Middle passage</b></col>, <cd>in the slave trade, that part of the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the West Indies.</cd> — <col><b>Middle post</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>King-post</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Middle States</b></col>, <cd>New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware; which, at the time of the formation of the Union, occupied a middle position between the Eastern States (or New England) and the Southern States.</cd> [U.S.] — <col><b>Middle term</b></col> <i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>that term of a syllogism with which the two extremes are separately compared, and by means of which they are brought together in the conclusion.</cd> <i>Brande.</i> — <col><b>Middle tint</b></col> <i>(Paint.)</i>, <cd>a subdued or neutral tint.</cd> <i>Fairholt.</i> — <col><b>Middle voice</b></col>. <i>(Gram.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Voice</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Middle watch</b></col>, <cd>the period from midnight to four <u>A. M.</u></cd>; also, <cd>the men on watch during that time.</cd> <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i> — <col><b>Middle weight</b></col>, <cd>a pugilist, boxer, or wrestler classed as of medium weight, <i>i. e.</i>, over 140 and not over 160 lbs., in distinction from those classed as <i>light weights</i>, <i>heavy weights</i>, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>middel</i>. See <u>Middle</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>The point or part equally distant from the extremities or exterior limits, as of a line, a surface, or a solid; an intervening point or part in space, time, or order of series; the midst; central portion</def>; specif., <def>the waist.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i> "The <i>middle</i> of the land." <i>Judg. ix. 37.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In this, as in most questions of state, there is a <i>middle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Midst</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mid"dle-age`</hw> (?), [<i>Middle</i> + <i>age</i>. Cf. <u>Medi&aelig;val</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the Middle Ages; medi&aelig;val.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dle-aged`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being about the middle of the ordinary age of man; between 30 and 50 years old.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dle-earth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The world, considered as lying between heaven and hell.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dle-ground`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>That part of a picture between the foreground and the background.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dle*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Middlemen</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; any dealer between the producer and the consumer; in Ireland, one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person of intermediate rank; a commoner.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The man who occupies a central position in a file of soldiers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dle*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Midmost</u>.] <def>Being in the middle, or nearest the middle; midmost.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of a middle or intermediate class in some schools and seminaries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre; ordinary.</def> "A town of but <i>middling</i> size." <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Plainly furnished, as beseemed the <i>middling</i> circumstances of its inhabitants.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mid"dling*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mid"dling*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dlings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A combination of the coarser parts of ground wheat the finest bran, separated from the fine flour and coarse bran in bolting; — formerly regarded as valuable only for feed; but now, after separation of the bran, used for making the best quality of flour. <i>Middlings</i> contain a large proportion of gluten.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In the southern and western parts of the United States, the portion of the hog between the ham and the shoulder; bacon; — called also <i>middles</i>.</def> <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Middies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A colloquial abbreviation of <i>midshipman</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"feath`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Boilers)</i> <def>A vertical water space in a fire box or combustion chamber.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A support for the center of a tunnel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"gard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>mi&eth;gar&eth;r</i>.] <i>(Scand. Myth.)</i> <def>The middle space or region between heaven and hell; the abode of human beings; the earth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Midge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>migge</i>, AS. <i>mycge</i>; akin to OS. <i>muggia</i>, D. <i>mug</i>, G. <i>m&uuml;cke</i>, OHG. <i>mucca</i>, Icel. <i>m&?;</i>, Sw. <i>mygga</i>, <i>mygg</i>, Dan. <i>myg</i>; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. &?; to low, bellow.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any one of many small, delicate, long- legged flies of the <i>Chironomus</i>, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larv&aelig; are usually aquatic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The name is also applied to various other small flies. See <i>Wheat midge</i>, under <u>Wheat</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Midg"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>midge</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A minute bloodsucking fly.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A very diminutive person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"gut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mid</i>, a. + <i>gut</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large intestine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"heav`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The midst or middle of heaven or the sky.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The meridian, or middle line of the heavens; the point of the ecliptic on the meridian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being in the interior country; distant from the coast or seashore; as, <i>midland</i> towns or inhabitants.</def> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Surrounded by the land; mediterranean.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And on the <i>midland</i> sea the French had awed.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The interior or central region of a country; — usually in the plural.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"main`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The middle part of the main or sea.</def> [Poetic] <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>middemiste</i>. Cf. <u>Foremost</u>.] <def>Middle; middlemost.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ere night's <i>midmost</i>, stillest hour was past.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"night`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>midniht</i>.] <def>The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The iron tongue of <i>midnight</i> hath told twelve.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"night`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, <i>midnight</i> studies; <i>midnight</i> gloom.</def> "<i>Midnight</i> shout and revelry." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mid*rash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Midrashim</b></plw> (#), <plw><b>Midrashoth</b></plw> (#). [Heb., explanation.] <def>A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"rib`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"riff</hw> (m&ibreve;d"r&ibreve;f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>midhrif</i>; <i>midd</i> mid, middle + <i>hrif</i> bowels, womb; akin to OFries. <i>midref</i> midriff, <i>rif</i>, <i>ref</i>, belly, OHG. <i>href</i> body, and to L. <i>corpus</i> body. See <u>Corpse</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>See <u>Diaphragm</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Smote him into the <i>midriff</i> with a stone.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p> { <hw>Mid" sea"</hw>, or <hw>Mid"-sea"</hw> (?) }. <def>The middle part of the sea or ocean.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The Mid-sea</b></col>, <cd>the Mediterranean Sea.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mid"ship`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Midship beam</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the beam or timber upon which the broadest part of a vessel is formed.</cd> — <col><b>Midship bend</b></col>, <cd>the broadest frame in a vessel.</cd> <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"ship`man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Midshipmen</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An American marine fish of the genus <i>Porichthys</i>, allied to the toadfish.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Cadet midshipman</b></col>, <cd>formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under <u>Cadet</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Cadet midshipman</b></col>, <cd>formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; — now called, in the United States, <i>midshipman</i>; in England, <i>sublieutenant</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mid"ships`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [For <i>amidships</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>In the middle of a ship; — properly <i>amidships</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"ships`</hw>, <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel.</def> <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i></p>

<p><hw>Midst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>middest</i>, <i>in the middest</i>, for older <i>in middes</i>, where <i>-s</i> is adverbial (orig. forming a genitive), or still older <i>a midde</i>, <i>a midden</i>, <i>on midden</i>. See <u>Mid</u>, and cf. <u>Amidst</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The interior or central part or place; the middle; — used chiefly in the objective case after <i>in</i>; as, in the <i>midst</i> of the forest.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And when the devil had thrown him in the <i>midst</i>, he came out of him.</blockquote> <i>Luke iv. 35.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is nothing . . . in the <i>midst</i> [of the play] which might not have been placed in the beginning.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the <i>midst</i> of official duties; in the <i>midst</i> of secular affairs.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The expressions <i>in our midst</i>, <i>in their midst</i>, etc., are avoided by some good writers, the forms <i>in the midst of us</i>, <i>in the midst of them</i>, etc., being preferred.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Midst</u>, <u>Middle</u>. <i>Midst</i> in present usage commonly denotes a part or place surrounded on enveloped by or among other parts or objects (see <u>Amidst</u>); while <i>middle</i> is used of the center of length, or surface, or of a solid, etc. We say in the <i>midst</i> of a thicket; in the <i>middle</i> of a line, or the <i>middle</i> of a room; in the <i>midst</i> of darkness; in the <i>middle</i> of the night.</p>

<p><hw>Midst</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>In the midst of; amidst.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Midst</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the middle.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"sum`mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>midsumor</i>.] <def>The middle of summer.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Midsummer daisy</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the oxeye daisy.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mid"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Situated in the middle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"ward</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In or toward the midst.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Paths indirect, or in the <i>midway</i> faint.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"way`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being in the middle of the way or distance; as, the <i>midway</i> air.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"way`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the middle of the way or distance; half way.</def> "She met his glance <i>midway</i>." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mid"week`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The middle of the week. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"wife`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Midwives</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>midwif</i>, fr. AS. <i>mid</i> with (akin to Gr. &?;) + &?; woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See <u>Meta-</u>, and <u>Wife</u>.] <def>A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"wife`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To assist in childbirth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"wife`</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To perform the office of midwife.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"wife`ry</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Assistance at childbirth; help or co&ouml;peration in production.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mid"win`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>midwinter</i>.] <def>The middle of winter.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mid"wive`</hw> (m&ibreve;d"w&ima;cv`), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To midwife.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mien</hw> (m&emacr;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mine</i>; perh. from sane source as <i>mener</i> to lead; cf. E. <i>demean</i>, <i>menace</i>, <i>mine</i>, n.] <def>Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Vice is a monster of so frightful <i>mien</i>,<BR> As, to be hated, needs but to be seen.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Miff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. G. <i>muff</i> sullenness, sulkiness, <i>muffen</i> to be silky, <i>muff&iuml;g</i> sullen, pouting.] <def>A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense.</def> <i>Fielding.</i></p>

<p><hw>Miff</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To offend slightly.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Might</hw> (m&imacr;t), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>May</u>.</def> [AS. <i>meahte</i>, <i>mihte</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Might</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>meaht</i>, <i>miht</i>, from the root of <i>magan</i> to be able, E. <i>may</i>; akin to D. <i>magt</i>, OS. <i>maht</i>, G. <i>macht</i>, Icel. <i>m&amacr;ttr</i>, Goth. <i>mahts</i>. &radic;103. See <u>May</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What so strong,<BR> But wanting rest, will also want of <i>might</i>?</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy <i>might</i>.</blockquote> <i>Deut. vi. 5.</i></p>

<p><col><b>With might and main</b></col>. <cd>See under 2d <u>Main</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Might"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mighty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Might"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Mighty</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a mighty manner; with might; with great earnestness; vigorously; powerfully.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me <i>mightily</i>.</blockquote> <i>Col. i. 29.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To a great degree; very much.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Practical jokes amused us <i>mightily</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Might"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being mighty; possession of might; power; greatness; high dignity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How soon this <i>mightiness</i> meets misery.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Highness; excellency; — with a possessive pronoun, a title of dignity; as, their high <i>mightinesses</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Might"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without; weak.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Might"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mightier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mightiest</u>.] [AS. <i>meahtig</i>, <i>mihtig</i>; akin to G. <i>m&auml;chtig</i>, Goth. <i>mahteigs</i>. See <u>Might</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Possessing might; having great power or authority.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wise in heart, and <i>mighty</i> in strength.</blockquote> <i>Job ix. 4.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.</def> "His <i>mighty</i> works." <i>Matt. xi. 20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Denoting an extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc.</def> "A <i>mighty</i> famine." <i>Luke xv. 14.</i> "Giants of <i>mighty</i> bone." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mighty</i> was their fuss about little matters.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Might"y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mighties</b></plw> (#). <def>A warrior of great force and courage.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>1 Chron. xi. 12.</i></p>

<p><hw>Might"y</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a great degree; very.</def> [Colloq.] "He was <i>mighty</i> methodical." <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We have a <i>mighty</i> pleasant garden.</blockquote> <i>Doddridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mign"iard</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mignard</i>, akin to <i>mignon</i>. See <u>Minion</u>.] <def>Soft; dainty.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mign"iard*ise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mignardise</i>.] <def>Delicate fondling.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi"gnon</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See 3d <u>Minion</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"gnon</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To flatter.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>Danie&?;.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi`gnon*ette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mignonnette</i>, dim. of <i>mignon</i> darling. See 2d <u>Minion</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant (<i>Reseda odorata</i>) having greenish flowers with orange-colored stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mignonette pepper</b></col>, <cd>coarse pepper.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mi*graine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Same as <u>Megrim</u>.</def> — <wf>Mi*grain"ous</wf>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> </p>

<p><hw>Mi"grant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>migrans</i>, p. pr. of <i>migrare</i>. See <u>Migrate</u>.] <def>Migratory.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A migratory bird or other animal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"grate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Migrated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Migrating</u> (?).] [L. <i>migratus</i>, p. p. of <i>migrare</i> to migrate, transfer.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who <i>migrated</i> from Africa into Spain; to <i>migrate</i> to the West.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; — said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*gra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>migratio</i>: cf. F. <i>migration</i>.] <def>The act of migrating.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"gra*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>migratoire</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, <i>migratory</i> birds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, <i>migratory</i> habits; a <i>migratory</i> life.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Migratory locust</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Locust</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Migratory thrush</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the American robin. See <u>Robin</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mi*ka"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Jap.] <def>The popular designation of the hereditary sovereign of Japan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mik"maks</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Micmacs</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mileage</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil`an*ese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Milan in Italy, or to its inhabitants.</def> — <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Milan; people of Milan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milch</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>milche</i>; akin to G. <i>melk</i>, Icel. <i>milkr</i>, <i>mj&omacr;lkr</i>, and to E. <i>milk</i>. See <u>Milk</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Giving milk; — now applied only to beasts.</def> "<i>Milch</i> camels." <i>Gen. xxxii.</i> "<i>Milch</i> kine." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tender; pitiful; weeping.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mild</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Milder</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mildest</u>.] [AS. <i>milde</i>; akin to OS. <i>mildi</i>, D. & G. <i>mild</i>, OHG. <i>milti</i>, Icel. <i>mildr</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>mild</i>, Goth. <i>milds</i>; cf. Lith. <i>melas</i> dear, Gr. &?; gladdening gifts.] <def>Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; — the opposite of <i>harsh</i>, <i>severe</i>, <i>irritating</i>, <i>violent</i>, <i>disagreeable</i>, etc.; — applied to persons and things; as, a <i>mild</i> disposition; a <i>mild</i> eye; a <i>mild</i> air; a <i>mild</i> medicine; a <i>mild</i> insanity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The rosy morn resigns her light<BR> And <i>milder</i> glory to the noon.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Adore him as a <i>mild</i> and merciful Being.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mild</b></col>, or <col><b>Low</b></col>, <col><b>steel</b></col>, <cd>steel that has but little carbon in it and is not readily hardened.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See <u>Gentle</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mild"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make mild, or milder.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil"dew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>melede&aacute;w</i>; akin to OHG. <i>militou</i>, G. <i>mehlthau</i>, <i>mehltau</i>; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth. <i>milip</i> honey. See <u>Mellifluous</u>, and <u>Dew</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"dew</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mildewed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mildewing</u>.] <def>To taint with mildew.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He . . . <i>mildews</i> the white wheat.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil"dew</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become tainted with mildew.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mild"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mild manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mild"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being mild; as, <i>mildness</i> of temper; the <i>mildness</i> of the winter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&imacr;l</i>, fr. L. <i>millia</i>, <i>milia</i>; pl. of <i>mille</i> a thousand, i. e., <i>milia passuum</i> a thousand paces. Cf. <u>Mill</u> the tenth of a cent, <u>Million</u>.] <def>A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The distance called a <i>mile</i> varies greatly in different countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182; in Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary, 9,139; in Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in Prussia, 8,238; in Poland, 8,100; in Italy, 2,025; in England and the United States, 1,760; in Spain, 1,552; in the Netherlands, 1,094.</p>

<p><col><b>Geographical</b></col>, or <col><b>Nautical mile</b></col>, <cd>one sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet.</cd> — <col><b>Mile run</b></col>. <cd>Same as <i>Train mile</i>. See under <u>Train</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Roman mile</b></col>, <cd>a thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English measure.</cd> — <col><b>Statute mile</b></col>, <cd>a mile conforming to statute, that is, in England and the United States, a mile of 5,280 feet, as distinguished from any other mile.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mile"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc.</def> [Written also <i>milage</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Constructive mileage</b></col>, <cd>a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made.</cd> <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mile"post`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a given place.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*le"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Milesius</i>, Gr. &?;.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Geog.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Irish Legendary Hist.)</i> <def>Descended from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland about 1300 <u>b. c.</u>; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*le"sian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Miletus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Ireland.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mile"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"foil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mille- feuille</i>, L. <i>millefolium</i>; <i>mille</i> thousand + <i>folium</i> leaf. See <u>Foil</u> a leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A common composite herb (<i>Achillea Millefolium</i>) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Water milfoil</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an aquatic herb with dissected leaves (<i>Myriophyllum</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Mil`i*a"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Miliary</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A fever accompanied by an eruption of small, isolated, red pimples, resembling a millet seed in form or size; miliary fever.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"ia*ry</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>miliarius</i>, fr. <i>milium</i> millet: cf. F. <i>miliaire</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Like millet seeds; as, a <i>miliary</i> eruption.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a <i>miliary</i> fever.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Small and numerous; as, the <i>miliary</i> tubercles of Echini.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"ia*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the small tubercles of Echini.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`lice"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Militia.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mil"i*o`la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of L. <i>milium</i> millet. So named from its resemblance to millet seed.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of Foraminifera, having a porcelanous shell with several longitudinal chambers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil shell of, or similar to, the genus Miliola.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*o*lite</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>The same <u>Miliolitic</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Miliolite limestone</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a building stone, one of the group of the Paris basin, almost entirely made up of many-chambered microscopic shells.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mil`i*o*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus Miliola; containing miliolites.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*tan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Militant</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being militant; warfare.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A military spirit or system; militarism.</def> <i>H. Spencer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>militans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>militare</i> to be soldier: cf. F. <i>militant</i>. See <u>Militate</u>.] <def>Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.</def> — <wf>Mil"i*tant*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>At which command the powers <i>militant</i> . . .<BR> Moved on in silence.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Church militant</b></col>, <cd>the Christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies, and is thus distinguished from the <i>church triumphant</i>, in heaven.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Military.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a military manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*rism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>militarisme</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A military state or condition; reliance on military force in administering government; a military system.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The spirit and traditions of military life.</def> <i>H. Spencer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*rist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A military man.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>militaris</i>, <i>militarius</i>, from <i>miles</i>, <i>militis</i>, soldier: cf. F. <i>militaire</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a <i>military</i> parade; <i>military</i> discipline; <i>military</i> bravery; <i>military</i> conduct; <i>military</i> renown.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,<BR> Troop in the throngs of <i>military</i> men.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Performed or made by soldiers; as, a <i>military</i> election; a <i>military</i> expedition.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Military law</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Martial law</i>, under <u>Martial</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Military order</b></col>. <i>(a)</i> <cd>A command proceeding from a military superior.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction.</cd> — <col><b>Military tenure</b></col>, <cd>tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>militaire</i>.] <def>The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Militated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Militating</u> (?).] [L. <i>militare</i>, <i>militatum</i>, to be a soldier, fr. <i>miles</i>, <i>militis</i>, soldier.] <def>To make war; to fight; to contend; — usually followed by <i>against</i> and <i>with</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These are great questions, where great names <i>militate</i> against each other.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The invisible powers of heaven seemed to <i>militate</i> on the side of the pious emperor.</blockquote> <i>Gibbon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*li"tia</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., military service, soldiery, fr. <i>miles</i>, <i>militis</i>, soldier: cf. F. <i>milice</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and available for such service; specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for military instruction and discipline, but not subject to be called into actual service except in emergencies.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The king's captains and soldiers fight his battles, and yet . . . the power of the <i>militia</i> is he.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Military service; warfare.</def> [Obs.] <i>Baxter.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*li"tia*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Militiamen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who belongs to the militia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*li"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To carry on, or prepare for, war.</def> [Obs.] <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Milk</hw> (m&ibreve;lk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>meoluc</i>, <i>meoloc</i>, <i>meolc</i>, <i>milc</i>; akin to OFries. <i>meloc</i>, D. <i>melk</i>, G. <i>milch</i>, OHG. <i>miluh</i>, Icel. <i>mj&omacr;lk</i>, Sw. <i>mj&ouml;lk</i>, Dan. <i>melk</i>, Goth. <i>miluks</i>, G. <i>melken</i> to milk, OHG. <i>melchan</i>, Lith. <i>milszti</i>, L. <i>mulgere</i>, Gr. <grk>'ame`lgein</grk>. &radic;107. Cf. <u>Milch</u>, <u>Emulsion</u>, <u>Milt</u> soft roe of fishes.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts.</def> "White as morne <i>milk</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color, found in certain plants; latex. See <u>Latex</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the <i>milk</i> of almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Condensed milk</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Condense</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Milk crust</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>vesicular eczema occurring on the face and scalp of nursing infants. See <u>Eczema</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Milk fever</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>A fever which accompanies or precedes the first lactation</cd>. It is usually transitory. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Vet. Surg.)</i> <cd>A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle; also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after calving.</cd> — <col><b>Milk glass</b></col>, <cd>glass having a milky appearance.</cd> — <col><b>Milk knot</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a hard lump forming in the breast of a nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and congestion of the mammary glands.</cd> — <col><b>Milk leg</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a swollen condition of the leg, usually in puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular tissue.</cd> — <col><b>Milk meats</b></col>, <cd>food made from milk, as butter and cheese.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i> — <col><b>Milk mirror</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Escutcheon</u>, 2.</cd> — <col><b>Milk molar</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>one of the deciduous molar teeth which are shed and replaced by the premolars.</cd> — <col><b>Milk of lime</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate, produced by macerating quicklime in water.</cd> — <col><b>Milk parsley</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an umbelliferous plant (<i>Peucedanum palustre</i>) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.</cd> — <col><b>Milk pea</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus (<i>Galactia</i>) of leguminous and, usually, twining plants.</cd> — <col><b>Milk sickness</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a peculiar malignant disease, occurring in some parts of the Western United States, and affecting certain kinds of farm stock (esp. cows), and persons who make use of the meat or dairy products of infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food, and to polluted drinking water.</cd> — <col><b>Milk snake</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a harmless American snake (<i>Ophibolus triangulus</i>, or <i>O. eximius</i>). It is variously marked with white, gray, and red. Called also <i>milk adder</i>, <i>chicken snake</i>, <i>house snake</i>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Milk sugar</b></col>. <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <cd>See <u>Lactose</u>, and <i>Sugar of milk</i> (below).</cd> — <col><b>Milk thistle</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an esculent European thistle (<i>Silybum marianum</i>), having the veins of its leaves of a milky whiteness.</cd> — <col><b>Milk thrush</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <u>Thrush</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Milk tooth</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>one of the temporary first set of teeth in young mammals; in man there are twenty.</cd> — <col><b>Milk tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow tree of South America (<i>Brosimum Galactodendron</i>), and the <i>Euphorbia balsamifera</i> of the Canaries, the milk of both of which is wholesome food.</cd> — <col><b>Milk vessel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a special cell in the inner bark of a plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is contained. See <u>Latex</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Rock milk</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Agaric mineral</i>, under <u>Agaric</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Sugar of milk</b></col>. <cd>The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an article of diet. See <u>Lactose</u>.</cd></p>

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<p><hw>Milk</hw> (m&ibreve;lk), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Milked</u> (m&ibreve;lkt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Milking</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To draw or press milk from the breasts or udder of, by the hand or mouth; to withdraw the milk of.</def> "<i>Milking</i> the kine." <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have given suck, and know<BR> How tender 't is to love the babe that <i>milks</i> me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To draw from the breasts or udder; to extract, as milk; as, to <i>milk</i> wholesome milk from healthy cows.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To draw anything from, as if by milking; to compel to yield profit or advantage; to plunder.</def> <i>Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They [the lawyers] <i>milk</i> an unfortunate estate as regularly as a dairyman does his stock.</blockquote> <i>London Spectator.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To milk the street</b></col>, <cd>to squeeze the smaller operators in stocks and extract a profit from them, by alternately raising and depressing prices within a short range; — said of the large dealers.</cd> [Cant] — <col><b>To milk a telegram</b></col>, <cd>to use for one's own advantage the contents of a telegram belonging to another person.</cd> [Cant]</p>

<p><hw>Milk</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To draw or to yield milk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milk"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of milk.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Milk"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who milks; also, a mechanical apparatus for milking cows.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cow or other animal that gives milk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milk"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of milk; abounding with food.</def> [R.] "<i>Milkful</i> vales." <i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Milk"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a milky manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milk"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State or quality of being milky.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milk"-liv`ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>White- livered; cowardly; timorous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milk"maid`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who milks cows or is employed in the dairy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milk"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Milkmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man who sells milk or delivers it to customers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milk"sop`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To wed a <i>milksop</i> or a coward ape.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Milk" vetch`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A leguminous herb (<i>Astragalus glycyphyllos</i>) of Europe and Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus <i>Astragalus</i>, of which there are about two hundred species in North America, and even more elsewhere.</p>

<p><hw>Milk"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genera <i>Asclepias</i> and <i>Acerates</i>, abounding in a milky juice, and having its seed attached to a long silky down; silkweed. The name is also applied to several other plants with a milky juice, as to several kinds of spurge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milk"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants (<i>Polygala</i>) of many species. The common European <i>P. vulgaris</i> was supposed to have the power of producing a flow of milk in nurses.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The species of <i>Campanula</i>, or bellflower, are sometimes called <i>milkwort</i>, from their juice.</p>

<p><hw>Milk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of, or containing, milk.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Pails high foaming with a <i>milky</i> flood.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like, or somewhat like, milk; whitish and turbid; as, the water is <i>milky</i>. "<i>Milky</i> juice."</def> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Yielding milk.</def> "<i>Milky</i> mothers." <i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Mild; tame; spiritless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Has friendship such a faint and <i>milky</i> heart?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Milky Way</b></col>. <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See <u>Galaxy</u>, 1.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mill</hw> (m&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mille</i> a thousand. Cf. <u>Mile</u>.] <def>A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mill</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mille</i>, <i>melle</i>, <i>mulle</i>, <i>milne</i>, AS. <i>myln</i>, <i>mylen</i>; akin to D. <i>molen</i>, G. <i>m&uuml;hle</i>, OHG. <i>mul&imacr;</i>, <i>mul&imacr;n</i>, Icel. <i>mylna</i>; all prob. from L. <i>molina</i>, fr. <i>mola</i> millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to <i>molere</i> to grind, Goth. <i>malan</i>, G. <i>mahlen</i>, and to E. <i>meal</i>. &radic;108. See <i>Meal</i> flour, and cf. <u>Moline</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or indented surfaces; as, a grist<i>mill</i>, a coffee <i>mill</i>; a bone <i>mill</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider <i>mill</i>; a cane <i>mill</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary <i>mill</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A common name for various machines which produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a saw<i>mill</i>; a stamping <i>mill</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton <i>mill</i>; a powder <i>mill</i>; a rolling <i>mill</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Die Sinking)</i> <def>A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A passage underground through which ore is shot.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A milling cutter. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Milling</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A pugilistic encounter.</def> [Cant] <i>R. D. Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Edge mill</b></col>, <col><b>Flint mill</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Edge</u>, <u>Flint</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Mill bar</b></col> <i>(Iron Works)</i>, <cd>a rough bar rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion into merchant iron in the mill.</cd> — <col><b>Mill cinder</b></col>, <cd>slag from a puddling furnace.</cd> — <col><b>Mill head</b></col>, <cd>the head of water employed to turn the wheel of a mill.</cd> — <col><b>Mill pick</b></col>, <cd>a pick for dressing millstones.</cd> — <col><b>Mill pond</b></col>, <cd>a pond that supplies the water for a mill.</cd> — <col><b>Mill race</b></col>, <cd>the canal in which water is conveyed to a mill wheel, or the current of water which drives the wheel.</cd> — <col><b>Mill tail</b></col>, <cd>the water which flows from a mill wheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows.</cd> — <col><b>Mill tooth</b></col>, <cd>a grinder or molar tooth.</cd> - - <col><b>Mill wheel</b></col>, <cd>the water wheel that drives the machinery of a mill.</cd> — <col><b>Roller mill</b></col>, <cd>a mill in which flour or meal is made by crushing grain between rollers.</cd> — <col><b>Stamp mill</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>a mill in which ore is crushed by stamps.</cd> — <col><b>To go through the mill</b></col>, <cd>to experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mill</hw> (m&ibreve;l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Milled</u> (m&ibreve;ld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Milling</u>.] [See <u>Mill</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Muller</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by means of a rotary cutter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To beat with the fists.</def> [Cant] <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To roll into bars, as steel.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To mill chocolate</b></col>, <cd>to make it frothy, as by churning.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mill</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>To swim under water; — said of air-breathing creatures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mill"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of stout pasteboard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mill"-cake`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The incorporated materials for gunpowder, in the form of a dense mass or cake, ready to be subjected to the process of granulation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mill"dam`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having been subjected to some process of milling.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Milled cloth</b></col>, <cd>cloth that has been beaten in a fulling mill.</cd> — <col><b>Milled lead</b></col>, <cd>lead rolled into sheets.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mil`le*fi*o"re glass`</hw> (?). [It. <i>mille</i> thousand + <i>fiore</i> flower.] <def>Slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and embedded in clear glass; — used for paperweights and other small articles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil`le*na"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Millenary</u>.] <def>Consisting of a thousand years; of or pertaining to the millennium, or to the Millenarians.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil`le*na"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who believes that Christ will personally reign on earth a thousand years; a Chiliast.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mil`le*na"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <hw>Mil"le*na*rism</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine of Millenarians.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"le*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>millenarius</i>, fr. <i>milleni</i> a thousand each, fr. <i>mille</i> a thousand: cf. F. <i>mill&eacute;naire</i>. See <u>Mile</u>.] <def>Consisting of a thousand; millennial.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"le*na*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The space of a thousand years; a millennium; also, a <u>Millenarian</u>.</def>"During that <i>millenary</i>." <i>Hare.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil*len"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the millennium, or to a thousand years; as, a <i>millennial</i> period; <i>millennial</i> happiness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil*len"ni*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who believes that Christ will reign personally on earth a thousand years; a Chiliast; also, a believer in the universal prevalence of Christianity for a long period.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mil*len"ni*an*ism</hw> (?), <hw>Mil*len"ni*a*rism</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Belief in, or expectation of, the millennium; millenarianism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"len*nist</hw> (m&ibreve;l"l&ebreve;n*n&ibreve;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who believes in the millennium.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil*len"ni*um</hw> (m&ibreve;l*l&ebreve;n"n&ibreve;*&ubreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., fr. L. <i>mille</i> a thousand + <i>annus</i> a year. See <u>Mile</u>, and <u>Annual</u>.] <def>A thousand years; especially, the thousand years mentioned in the twentieth chapter of Revelation, during which holiness is to be triumphant throughout the world. Some believe that, during this period, Christ will reign on earth in person with his saints.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"le*ped</hw> (m&ibreve;l"l&esl;*p&ebreve;d&ibreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>millepeda</i>; <i>mille</i> a thousand + <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot: cf. F. <i>mille-pieds</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm.</def> [Written also <i>millipede</i> and <i>milliped</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mil*le*po"ra</hw> (m&ibreve;l*l&esl;*p&omacr;"r&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of Hydrocorallia, which includes the millipores.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"le*pore</hw> (m&ibreve;l"l&esl;*p&omacr;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mille</i> thousand + <i>porus</i> pore: cf. F. <i>mill&eacute;pore</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are hydroids, not Anthozoa. See <u>Hydrocorallia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"le*po*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil millepore.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mill"er</hw> (m&ibreve;l"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A milling machine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A moth or lepidopterous insect; — so called because the wings appear as if covered with white dust or powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also <i>moth miller</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The eagle ray.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The hen harrier.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><col><b>Miller's thumb</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A small fresh-water fish of the genus <i>Uranidea</i> (formerly <i>Cottus</i>), as the European species (<i>U. gobio</i>), and the American (<i>U. gracilis</i>); — called also <i>bullhead</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and long-tailed tit.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mil"ler*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A believer in the doctrine of William <i>Miller</i> (d. 1849), who taught that the end of the world and the second coming of Christ were at hand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"ler*ite</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From W. H. <i>Miller</i>, of Cambridge, Eng.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; — sometimes called <i>hair pyrites</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil*les"i*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>millesimus</i>, fr. <i>mille</i> a thousand.] <def>Thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts; as, <i>millesimal</i> fractions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., dim. of <i>mil</i>, L. <i>milium</i>; akin to Gr. &?;, AS. <i>mil</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern Europe are <i>Panicum miliaceum</i>, and <i>Setaria Italica</i>.</def></p>

<p> &fist; <col><b>Arabian millet</b></col> is <i>Sorghum Halepense</i>. — <col><b>Egyptian or East Indian</b></col>, <col><b>millet</b></col> is <i>Penicillaria spicata</i>. — <col><b>Indian millet</b></col> is <i>Sorghum vulgare</i>. (See under <u>Indian</u>.) — <col><b>Italian millet</b></col> is <i>Setaria Italica</i>, a coarse, rank-growing annual grass, valuable for fodder when cut young, and bearing nutritive seeds; — called also <i>Hungarian grass</i>. — <col><b>Texas millet</b></col> is <i>Panicum Texanum</i>. — <col><b>Wild millet</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Millet grass</b></col>, is <i>Milium effusum</i>, a tail grass growing in woods.</p>

<p><hw>Mil"li-</hw> (?). [From L. <i>mille</i> a thousand.] <i>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</i> <def>A prefix denoting a <i>thousandth part of</i>; as, <i>milli</i>meter, <i>milli</i>gram, <i>milli</i>amp&egrave;re.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil`li*am`p&egrave;re"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Milli-</i> + <i>amp&egrave;re</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The thousandth part of one amp&egrave;re.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mil`liard"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from <i>mille</i>, <i>mil</i>, thousand, L. <i>mille</i>.] <def>A thousand millions; — called also <i>billion</i>. See <u>Billion</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"li*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>milliarius</i> containing a thousand, fr. <i>mille</i> thousand: cf. F. <i>milliaire</i> milliary. See <u>Mile</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting a mile or miles.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>milliary</i> column, from which they used to compute the distance of all the cities and places of note.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil"li*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Milliaries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>milliarium</i>. See <u>Milliary</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>A milestone.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mil`lier"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>mille</i> thousand.] <def>A weight of the metric system, being one million grams; a metric ton.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"li*fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mille</i> thousand + E. <i>fold</i> times.] <def>Thousandfold.</def> [R.] <i>Davies (Holy Roode).</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mil"li*gram</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*gramme</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>milligramme</i>; <i>milli-</i> milli- + <i>gramme</i>. See 3d <u>Gram</u>.] <def>A measure of weight, in the metric system, being the thousandth part of a gram, equal to the weight of a cubic millimeter of water, or .01543 of a grain avoirdupois.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mil"li*li`ter</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*li`tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>millilitre</i>; <i>milli-</i> milli- + <i>litre</i>. See <u>Liter</u>.] <def>A measure of capacity in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a liter. It is a cubic centimeter, and is equal to .061 of an English cubic inch, or to .0338 of an American fluid ounce.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mil"li*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*me`tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>millim&egrave;tre</i>; <i>milli-</i> milli- + <i>m&egrave;tre</i>. See 3d <u>Meter</u>.] <def>A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See 3d <u>Meter</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"li*ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Milaner</i> an inhabitant of <i>Milan</i>, in Italy; hence, a man from <i>Milan</i> who imported women's finery.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the fancy of women.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>No <i>milliner</i> can so fit his customers with gloves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person, usually a woman, who makes, trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Man milliner</b></col>, <cd>a man who makes or deals in millinery; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with trifling occupations or embellishments.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mil"li*ner*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The business of work of a milliner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil`li*net"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stiff cotton fabric used by milliners for lining bonnets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mill"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or employment of grinding or passing through a mill; the process of fulling; the process of making a raised or intented edge upon coin, etc.; the process of dressing surfaces of various shapes with rotary cutters. See <u>Mill</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>High milling</b></col>, <cd>milling in which grain is reduced to flour by a succession of crackings, or of slight and partial crushings, alternately with sifting and sorting the product.</cd> — <col><b>Low milling</b></col>, <cd>milling in which the reduction is effected in a single crushing or grinding.</cd> — <col><b>Milling cutter</b></col>, <cd>a fluted, sharp-edged rotary cutter for dressing surfaces, as of metal, of various shapes.</cd> — <col><b>Milling machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine tool for dressing surfaces by rotary cutters.</cd> — <col><b>Milling tool</b></col>, <cd>a roller with indented edge or surface, for producing like indentations in metal by rolling pressure, as in turning; a knurling tool; a milling cutter.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mil"lion</hw> (m&ibreve;l"y&ubreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from LL. <i>millio</i>, fr. L. <i>mille</i> a thousand. See <u>Mile</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The number of ten hundred thousand, or a thousand thousand, — written 1,000,000. See the Note under <u>Hundred</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A very great number; an indefinitely large number.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Millions</i> of truths that a man is not concerned to know.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The mass of common people; — with the article <i>the</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For the play, I remember, pleased not the <i>million</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil`lion*aire"</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>millionnaire</i>.] <def>One whose wealth is counted by millions of francs, dollars, or pounds; a very rich person; a person worth a million or more.</def> [Written also <i>millionnaire</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mil`lion*air"ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who is a millionaire, or the wife of a millionaire.</def> [Humorous] <i>Holmes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil"lion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to millions; consisting of millions; as, the <i>millionary</i> chronology of the pundits.</def> <i>Pinkerton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil"lioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Multiplied by millions; innumerable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mil`lion`naire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Millionaire.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"lionth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being the last one of a million of units or objects counted in regular order from the first of a series or succession; being one of a million.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"lionth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quotient of a unit divided by one million; one of a million equal parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"li*ped</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The same <u>Milleped</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"li*stere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>millist&egrave;re</i>, from <i>milli-</i> milli- + <i>st&egrave;re</i>.] <def>A liter, or cubic decimeter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil`li*we"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Milli-</i> + <i>weber</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The thousandth part of one weber.</def></p>

<p><! p. 925 !></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mill"rea`</hw> (m&ibreve;l"r&emacr;`), <hw>Mill"ree`</hw>, <hw>Mill"reis`</hw> (-r&emacr;s`) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Milreis</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mill"rind`</hw> (-r&imacr;nd`), <hw>Mill"rynd`</hw> (- r&imacr;nd`) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mill</i> + <i>rynd</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A figure supposed to represent the iron which holds a millstone by being set into its center.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mill"-sixpence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A milled sixpence; — the sixpence being one of the first English coins milled (1561).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mill"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No man shall take the nether or the upper <i>millstone</i> to pledge.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxiv. 6.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The cellular siliceous rock called buhrstone is usually employed for millstones; also, some kinds of lava, as that Niedermendig, or other firm rock with rough texture. The surface of a millstone has usually a series of radial grooves in which the powdered material collects.</p>

<p><col><b>Millstone girt</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a hard and coarse, gritty sandstone, dividing the Carboniferous from the Subcarboniferous strata. See <i>Farewell rock</i>, under <u>Farewell</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</cd> — <col><b>To see</b></col> <col><b>into, or through,</b></col> <col><b>a millstone</b></col>, <cd>to see into or through a difficult matter.</cd> (Colloq.)</p>

<p><hw>Mill"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The shafting, gearing, and other driving machinery of mills.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The business of setting up or of operating mill machinery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mill"wright`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"reis`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>mil reis</i>, i. e., one thousand reis; <i>mil</i> a thousand + <i>reis</i>, pl. of <i>real</i> a rei.] <def>A Portuguese money of account rated in the treasury department of the United States at one dollar and eight cents; also, a Brazilian money of account rated at fifty-four cents and six mills.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>milte</i>; akin to D. <i>milt</i>, G. <i>milz</i>, OHG. <i>milzi</i>, Icel. <i>milti</i>, Dan. <i>milt</i>, Sw. <i>mj&auml;lte</i>, and prob. to E. <i>malt</i>, <i>melt</i>. &radic;108. See <u>Malt</u> the grain.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The spleen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milt</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to Dan. <i>melk</i>, Sw. <i>mj&ouml;lke</i>, G. <i>milch</i>, and E. <i>milk</i>. See <u>Milk</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The spermatic fluid of fishes.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with spermatozoa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milt"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. D. <i>milter</i>, G. <i>milcher</i>, <i>milchner</i>. See 2d <u>Milt</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A male fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil*to"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Miltonic.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mil*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Milton, or his writings; as, <i>Miltonic</i> prose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Milt"waste`</hw> (?), [1st <i>milt</i> + <i>waste</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small European fern (<i>Asplenium Ceterach</i>) formerly used in medicine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>milvus</i> kite.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or resembling birds of the kite kind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mil"vine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bird related to the kite.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mil"vus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a kite.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of raptorial birds, including the European kite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mime</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mimus</i>, Gr. &?;, akin to &?; to imitate, to mimic: cf. F. <i>mime</i>. Cf. <u>Mimosa</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An actor in such representations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mime</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To mimic.</def> [Obs.] — <wf>Mim"er</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> </p>

<p><hw>Mim"e*o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to imitate + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>An autographic stencil copying device invented by Edison.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi*me"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; imitation.] <i>(Rhet. & Biol.)</i> <def>Imitation; mimicry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mim"e*tene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See <u>Mimetite</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi*met"ic</hw> (?; 277), <hw>Mi*met"ic*al</hw> (?), }[Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to imitate.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Characterized by mimicry; - - applied to animals and plants; as, <i>mimetic</i> species; <i>mimetic</i> organisms. See <u>Mimicry</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mim"e*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. &?; to mimic.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mimicry</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mim"e*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an imitator. So called because it resembles pyromorphite.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish hexagonal crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mim"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mim"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mimicus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; mime: cf. F. <i>mimique</i>. See <u>Mime</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Imitative; mimetic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Oft, in her absence, <i>mimic</i> fancy wakes<BR> To imitate her.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Man is, of all creatures, the most <i>mimical</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, <i>mimic</i> gestures.</def> "<i>Mimic</i> hootings." <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; — applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Mimic</i> often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than <i>imitative</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Mimic beetle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of <i>Hister</i> and allied genera.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mim"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mim"ic</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mimicked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mimicking</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply,<BR> The habit <i>mimic</i>, and the mien belie.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.</p>

<p><hw>Mim"ic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an imitative manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mim"ick*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who mimics; a mimic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An animal which imitates something else, in form or habits.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mim"ic*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, — a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*mog"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mimographus</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; a mime + &?; to write: cf. F. <i>mimographe</i>.] <def>A writer of mimes.</def> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mi*mo"sa</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; imitator. Cf. <u>Mime</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants (<i>Mimosa sensitiva</i>, and <i>M. pudica</i>).</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term <i>mimosa</i> is also applied in commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning; — called also <i>wattle bark</i>. <i>Tomlinson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi`mo*tan"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mimo</i>sa + <i>tannic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Min&aelig;</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Minas</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] <def>An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Myna</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be mined; as, <i>minable</i> earth.</def> <i>Sir T. North.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*na"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>minax</i>, <i>-acis</i>. See <u>Menace</u>.] <def>Threatening; menacing.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mi*nac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Disposition to threaten.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Min"a*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>minarete</i>, Ar. <i>man&amacr;rat</i> lamp, lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. <i>n&amacr;r</i> to shine.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min*ar"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. contr. from alu<i>min</i>ium + L. <i>argent</i>um silver.] <def>An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium; — used by jewelers.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Min`a*to"ri*al*ly</hw> (?), <hw>Min"a*to*ri*ly</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a minatory manner; with threats.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>minatorius</i>, fr. <i>minari</i> to threaten. See <u>Menace</u>.] <def>Threatening; menacing.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*naul"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Manul</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mince</hw> (m&ibreve;ns), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Minced</u> (m&ibreve;nst); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Minging</u> (m&ibreve;n"s&ibreve;ng).] [AS. <i>minsian</i> to grow less, dwindle, fr. <i>min</i> small; akin to G. <i>minder</i> less, Goth. <i>minniza</i> less, <i>mins</i> less, adv., L. <i>minor</i>, adj. (cf. <u>Minor</u>); or more likely fr. F. <i>mincer</i> to mince, prob. from (assumed) LL. <i>minutiare</i>. &radic;101. See <u>Minish</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to <i>mince</i> meat.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I know no ways to <i>mince</i> it in love, but directly to say — "I love you."</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Siren, now <i>mince</i> the sin,<BR> And mollify damnation with a phrase.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If, to <i>mince</i> his meaning, I had either omitted some part of what he said, or taken from the strength of his expression, I certainly had wronged him.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To affect; to make a parade of.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mince</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, . . . <i>mincing</i> as they go.</blockquote> <i>Is. iii. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I 'll . . . turn two <i>mincing</i> steps<BR> Into a manly stride.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mince</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A short, precise step; an affected manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mince"-meat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Minced meat; meat chopped very fine; a mixture of boiled meat, suet, apples, etc., chopped very fine, to which spices and raisins are added; — used in making mince pie.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mince" pie`</hw> (?). <def>A pie made of mince-meat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who minces.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"cing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"cing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mincing manner; not fully; with affected nicety.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mind</hw> (m&imacr;nd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mynd</i>, <i>gemynd</i>; akin to OHG. <i>minna</i> memory, love, G. <i>minne</i> love, Dan. <i>minde</i> mind, memory, remembrance, consent, vote, Sw. <i>minne</i> memory, Icel. <i>minni</i>, Goth. <i>gamunds</i>, L. <i>mens</i>, <i>mentis</i>, mind, Gr. <grk>me`nos</grk>, Skr. <i>manas</i> mind, <i>man</i> to think. &radic;104, 278. Cf. <u>Comment</u>, <u>Man</u>, <u>Mean</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, 3d <u>Mental</u>, <u>Mignonette</u>, <u>Minion</u>, <u>Mnemonic</u>, <u>Money</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; — often in distinction from the <i>body</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By the <i>mind</i> of man we understand that in him which thinks, remembers, reasons, wills.</blockquote> <i>Reid.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What we mean by <i>mind</i> is simply that which perceives, thinks, feels, wills, and desires.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let every man be fully persuaded in his own <i>mind</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xiv. 5.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mind</i> shall banquet, though the body pine.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state, at any given time, of the faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity or state; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> Opinion; judgment; belief.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A fool uttereth all his <i>mind</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xxix. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Being so hard to me that brought your <i>mind</i>, I fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling her <i>mind</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If it be your <i>minds</i>, then let none go forth.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings ix. 15.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Courage; spirit.</def> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in <i>mind</i>, to call to <i>mind</i>, to put in <i>mind</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To have a mind</b></col> or <col><b>great mind</b></col>, <cd>to be inclined or strongly inclined in purpose; — used with an infinitive.</cd> "Sir Roger de Coverly . . . told me that he <i>had a great mind</i> to see the new tragedy with me." <i>Addison.</i> — <col><b>To lose one's mind</b></col>, <cd>to become insane, or imbecile.</cd> — <col><b>To make up one's mind</b></col>, <cd>to come to an opinion or decision; to determine.</cd> — <col><b>To put in mind</b></col>, <cd>to remind.</cd> "Regard us simply as <i>putting you in mind</i> of what you already know to be good policy." <i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p>

<p><hw>Mind</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Minded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Minding</u>.] [AS. <i>myndian</i>, <i>gemynd&imacr;an</i> to remember. See <u>Mind</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark; to note.</def> "<i>Mind</i> not high things, but condescend to men of low estate." <i>Rom. xii. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My lord, you nod: you do not <i>mind</i> the play.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to attend to; as, to <i>mind</i> one's business.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Bidding him be a good child, and <i>mind</i> his book.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To obey; as, to <i>mind</i> parents; the dog <i>minds</i> his master.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To have in mind; to purpose.</def> <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>mind</i> to tell him plainly what I think.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To put in mind; to remind.</def> [Archaic] <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>minded</i> them of the mutability of all earthly things.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I do thee wrong to <i>mind</i> thee of it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Never mind</b></col>, <cd>do not regard it; it is of no consequence; no matter.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To notice; mark; regard; obey. See <u>Attend</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mind</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog <i>minds</i> well.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mind"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disposed; inclined; having a mind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Joseph . . . was <i>minded</i> to put her away privily.</blockquote> <i>Matt. i. 19.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If men were <i>minded</i> to live virtuously.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Minded</i> is much used in composition; as, high- <i>minded</i>, feeble-<i>minded</i>, sober-<i>minded</i>, double- <i>minded</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Mind"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle; as, a <i>minder</i> of a loom.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One to be attended; specif., a pauper child intrusted to the care of a private person.</def> [Eng.] <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mind"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What is man, that thou art <i>mindful</i> of him?</blockquote> <i>Ps. viii. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I promise you to be <i>mindful</i> of your admonitions.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mind"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mind"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mind"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Regard; mindfulness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mind"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unmindful; inattentive; heedless; careless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Cursed Athens, <i>mindless</i> of thy worth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mine</hw> (m&emacr;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See <u>Mien</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mine</hw> (m&imacr;n), <pos><i>pron. & a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>min</i>, fr. AS. <i>m&imacr;n</i>; akin to D. <i>mijn</i>, OS., OFries., & OHG. <i>m&imacr;n</i>, G. <i>mein</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>min</i>, Icel. <i>minn</i>, Goth. <i>meins</i> my, mine, <i>meina</i> of me, and E. <i>me</i>. &radic;187. See <u>Me</u>, and cf. <u>My</u>.] <def>Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance is <i>mine</i>; I will repay." <i>Rom. xii. 19</i>. Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of <i>my</i>, before a noun beginning with a vowel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I kept myself from <i>mine</i> iniquity.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xviii. 23.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Mine</i> is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood; as, his son is in the army, <i>mine</i> in the navy.</p>

<p><blockquote>When a man deceives me once, says the Italian proverb, it is his fault; when twice, it is <i>mine</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Horne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This title honors me and <i>mine</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She shall have me and <i>mine</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mine</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>miner</i>, L. <i>minare</i> to drive animals, in LL. also, to lead, conduct, dig a mine (cf. E. <i>lode</i>, and <i>lead</i> to conduct), akin to L. <i>minari</i> to threaten; cf. Sp. <i>mina</i> mine, conduit, subterraneous canal, a spring or source of water, It. <i>mina</i>. See <u>Menace</u>, and cf. <u>Mien</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the <i>mining</i> cony.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mining</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>mined</i> the walls.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers . . . had <i>mined</i> them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the cavity.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dig into, for ore or metal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not been <i>mined</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The principal ore <i>mined</i> there is the bituminous cinnabar.</blockquote> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. <i>mina</i>. See <u>Mine</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A subterranean cavity or passage</def>; especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; — distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called <i>quarries</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with some explosive agent.</def></p>

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<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer <i>mine</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other good.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mine dial</b></col>, <cd>a form of magnetic compass used by miners.</cd> — <col><b>Mine pig</b></col>, <cd>pig iron made wholly from ore; in distinction from <i>cinder pig</i>, which is made from ore mixed with forge or mill cinder.</cd> <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mineur</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; one who digs military mines; as, armies have sappers and <i>miners</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any of numerous insects which, in the larval state, excavate galleries in the parenchyma of leaves. They are mostly minute moths and dipterous flies.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The chattering, or garrulous, honey eater of Australia (<i>Myzantha garrula</i>).</def></p>

<p><col><b>Miner's elbow</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a swelling on the black of the elbow due to inflammation of the bursa over the olecranon; — so called because of frequent occurrence in miners.</cd> — <col><b>Miner's inch</b></col>, <cd>in hydraulic mining, the amount of water flowing under a given pressure in a given time through a hole one inch in diameter. It is a unit for measuring the quantity of water supplied.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Min"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>min&eacute;ral</i>, LL. <i>minerale</i>, fr. <i>minera</i> mine. See <u>Mine</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except certain glassy igneous forms, are either simple minerals or aggregates of minerals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mine.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"er*al</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a <i>mineral</i> substance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Impregnated with minerals; as, <i>mineral</i> waters.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mineral acids</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>inorganic acids, as sulphuric, nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as distinguished from the <i>organic acids</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral blue</b></col>, <cd>the name usually given to azurite, when reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral candle</b></col>, <cd>a candle made of paraffine.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral caoutchouc</b></col>, <cd>an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness. See <u>Caoutchouc</u>, and <u>Elaterite</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral chameleon</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Chameleon mineral</i>, under <u>Chameleon</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral charcoal</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Charcoal</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral cotton</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Mineral wool</i> (below).</cd> — <col><b>Mineral green</b></col>, <cd>a green carbonate of copper; malachite.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral kingdom</b></col> <i>(Nat. Sci.)</i>, <cd>that one of the three grand divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects, as distinguished from plants or animals.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral oil</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Naphtha</u>, and <u>Petroleum</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral paint</b></col>, <cd>a pigment made chiefly of some natural mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral patch</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Bitumen</u>, and <u>Asphalt</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral right</b></col>, <cd>the right of taking minerals from land.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral salt</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a salt of a mineral acid.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral tallow</b></col>, <cd>a familiar name for <i>hatchettite</i>, from its fatty or spermaceti- like appearance.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral water</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Water</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral wax</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Ozocerite</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mineral wool</b></col>, <cd>a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is a poor conductor of heat.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Min"er*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>min&eacute;raliste</i>.] <def>One versed in minerals; mineralogist.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Min`er*al*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>min&eacute;ralisation</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"er*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mineralized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mineralizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>min&eacute;raliser</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To transform into a mineral.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In these caverns the bones are not <i>mineralized</i>.</blockquote> <i>Buckland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To impregnate with a mineral; as, <i>mineralized</i> water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"er*al*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"er*al*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore. Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a <i>mineralizer</i>; in hematite, oxygen is a <i>mineralizer</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min`er*al*og"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>min&eacute;ralogique</i>. See <u>Mineralogy</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to mineralogy; as, a <i>mineralogical</i> table.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min`er*al*og"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to the principles of, or with reference to, mineralogy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min`er*al"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>min&eacute;ralogiste</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One versed in mineralogy; one devoted to the study of minerals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A carrier shell (<i>Phorus</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Min`er*al"o*gize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.</def> <i>Miss Edgeworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min`er*al"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mineralogies</b></plw> (#). [<i>Mineral</i> + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>min&eacute;ralogie</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A treatise or book on this science.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*ner"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> <def>The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving; — identified with the Grecian Pallas Athene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*nette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"e*ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Miniver</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Minge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>myngian</i>; akin to E. <i>mind</i>.] <def>To mingle; to mix.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Minge</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. corrupt. fr. <i>midge</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small biting fly; a midge.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Min"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mingled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mingling</u> (?).] [From OE. <i>mengen</i>, AS. <i>mengan</i>; akin to D. & G. <i>mengen</i>, Icel. <i>menga</i>, also to E. <i>among</i>, and possibly to <i>mix</i>. Cf. <u>Among</u>, <u>Mongrel</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product; to confuse; to confound.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There was . . . fire <i>mingled</i> with the hail.</blockquote> <i>Ex. ix. 24.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To associate or unite in society or by ties of relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to intermarry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The holy seed have <i>mingled</i> themselves with the people of those lands.</blockquote> <i>Ezra ix. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>mingled</i>, imperfect virtue.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To put together; to join.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] proceeded to <i>mingle</i> another draught.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become mixed or blended.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mixture.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"gle*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That can be mingled.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"gled*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Confusedly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"gle-man`gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Reduplicated fr. <i>mingle</i>.] <def>To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of.</def> [Obs.] <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"gle-man`gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hotchpotch.</def> [Obs.] <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"gle*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of mingling, or the state of being mixed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mingles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"gling*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mingling manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min`*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the color of minium or red lead; miniate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"iard</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Migniard.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Min"iard*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render delicate or dainty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Miniated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Miniating</u> (?).] [L. <i>miniatus</i>, p. p. of <i>miniare</i>. See <u>Minium</u>.] <def>To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page of a manuscript.</def> <i>T. Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>miniatura</i>, fr. L. <i>miniare</i>. See <u>Miniate</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>,<u>Minium</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a painting in colors such as those in medi&aelig;val manuscripts; in modern times, any very small painting, especially a portrait.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Lettering in red; rubric distinction.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A particular feature or trait.</def> [Obs.] <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a <i>miniature</i> copy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*a*tur`ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A painter of miniatures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*bus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>minor</i> less + <i>-bus</i>, as in <i>omnibus</i>.] <def>A kind of light passenger vehicle, carrying four persons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"ie ball`</hw> (?). [From the inventor, Captain <i>Mini&eacute;</i>, of France.] <def>A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the grooves of the barrel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"ie ri"fle</hw> (?). <def>A rifle adapted to minie balls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Minified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Minifying</u> (?).] [L. <i>minor</i> less + <i>-fly</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent dimensions of; to lessen.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To degrade by speech or action.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OD. <i>minneken</i> a darling, dim. of <i>minne</i> love; akin to G. <i>minne</i>, and to E. <i>mind</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little darling; a favorite; a minion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Florio.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A little pin.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Min"i*kin</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Small; diminutive.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"im</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>minime</i>, L. <i>minimus</i> the least, smallest, a superl. of <i>minor</i>: cf. It. <i>minima</i> a note in music. See <u>Minor</u>, and cf. <i>Minimum</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anything very minute; as, the <i>minims</i> of existence; — applied to animalcula; and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small fish; a minnow.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A little man or being; a dwarf.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of an austere order of mendicant hermits or friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A short poetical encomium.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"im</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Minute.</def> "<i>Minim</i> forms." <i>J. R. Drake.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. corrupt. of <i>moniment</i>.] <def>A trifle; a trinket; a token.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min`i*mi*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of minimizing.</def> <i>Bentham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*mize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Minimized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Minimizing</u> (?).] <def>To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.</def> <i>Bentham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*mum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Minima</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. <i>minimus</i>. See <u>Minim</u>.] <def>The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; — opposed to <i>maximum</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Minimum thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a thermometer for recording the lowest temperature since its last adjustment.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Min"i*mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Minimi</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Minim</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A being of the smallest size.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The little finger; the fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mine</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>The act or business of making mines or of working them.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mines; as, <i>mining</i> engineer; <i>mining</i> machinery; a <i>mining</i> region.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mining engineering</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <u>Engineering</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Min"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Minimum.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"ion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mignon</i>, fr. OHG. <i>minni</i> love, G. <i>minne</i>; akin to E. <i>mind</i>. See <u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Mignonette</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; — in a good sense.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>God's disciple and his dearest <i>minion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Is this the Athenian <i>minion</i> whom the world<BR> Voiced so regardfully?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite.</def> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Go, rate thy <i>minions</i>, proud, insulting boy!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A small kind of type, in size between brevier and nonpareil.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <miniontype>This line is printed in <i>minion</i> type.</miniontype></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was about three inches.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"ion</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Minion</u>.] <def>Fine; trim; dainty.</def> [Obs.] "Their . . . <i>minion</i> dancing." <i>Fryth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min`ion*ette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Small; delicate.</def> [Obs.] "His <i>minionette</i> face." <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"ion*ette</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A size of type between nonpareil and minion; — used in ornamental borders, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"ion*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Kind treatment.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Min"ion*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To flavor.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Min"ion*like`</hw> (?), <hw>Min"ion*ly</hw>, } <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Like a minion; daintily.</def> <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"ion*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being a minion.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Min"ious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>minium</i> red lead.] <def>Of the color of red or vermilion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>menusen</i>, F. <i>menuiser</i> to make small, cut small, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>minutiare</i>, for <i>minutare</i>, fr. L. <i>minutus</i> small. See <u>Minute</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Diminish</u>, <u>Minge</u>.] <def>To diminish; to lessen.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The living of poor men thereby <i>minished</i>.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"ish*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of diminishing, or the state of being diminished; diminution.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Min"is*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ministre</i>, F. <i>ministre</i>, fr. L. <i>minister</i>, orig. a double comparative from the root of <i>minor</i> less, and hence meaning, an inferior, a servant. See 1st <u>Minor</u>, and cf. <u>Master</u>, <u>Minstrel</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Moses rose up, and his <i>minister</i> Joshua.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxiv. 13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I chose<BR> Camillo for the <i>minister</i>, to poison<BR> My friend Polixenes.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An officer of justice.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I cry out the on the <i>ministres</i>, quod he,<BR> That shoulde keep and rule this cit&eacute;.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Ministers</i> to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands they are, must be answerable to God and man.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Ambassadors are classed (in the diplomatic sense) in the first rank of public ministers, ministers plenipotentiary in the second. "The United States diplomatic service employs two classes of ministers, — ministers plenipotentiary and ministers resident." <i>Abbott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Delegate; official; ambassador; clergyman; parson; priest.</p>

<p><hw>Min"is*ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ministered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ministering</u>.] [OE. <i>ministren</i>, OF. <i>ministrer</i>, fr. L. <i>ministrare</i>. See <u>Minister</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He that <i>ministereth</i> seed to the sower.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. ix. 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>minister</i> to God reason to suspect us.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"is*ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Son of man came not to be <i>ministered</i> unto, but to <i>minister</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xx. 28.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To supply or to things needful; esp., to supply consolation or remedies.</def> <i>Matt. xxv. 44.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Canst thou not <i>minister</i> to a mind diseased?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min`is*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ministerialis</i>: cf. F. <i>minist&eacute;riel</i>. See <u>Minister</u>, and cf. <u>Minstrel</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Enlightening spirits and <i>ministerial</i> flames.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal.</def> "<i>Ministerial</i> offices." <i>Bacon.</i> "A <i>ministerial</i> measure." <i>Junius.</i> "<i>Ministerial</i> garments." <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Tending to advance or promote; contributive.</def> "<i>Ministerial</i> to intellectual culture." <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The ministerial benches</b></col>, <cd>the benches in the House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their supporters; — also, the persons occupying them.</cd> "Very solid and very brilliant talents distinguish <i>the ministerial benches</i>." <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.</p>

<p><hw>Min`is*te"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A supporter of the ministers, or the party in power.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min`is*te"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a ministerial manner; in the character or capacity of a minister.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"is*ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ministry</u>.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"is*tra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ministration.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Min"is*tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ministerial.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Min"is*trant</hw> (m&ibreve;n"&ibreve;s*tr<i>a</i>nt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ministrans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, of <i>ministrare</i> to minister.] <def>Performing service as a minister; attendant on service; acting under command; subordinate.</def> "Princedoms and dominations <i>ministrant</i>." <i>Milton.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who ministers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min`is*tra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ministratio</i>, fr. <i>ministrare</i>.] <def>The act of ministering; service; ministry.</def> "The days of his <i>ministration</i>." <i>Luke i. 23.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"is*tra*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to aid; ministering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"is*tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>ministrix</i>.] <def>A woman who ministers.</def> <i>Akenside.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"is*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> Ministries (#). [L. <i>ministerium</i>. See <u>Minister</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Mystery</u> a trade.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of ministering; ministration; service.</def> "With tender <i>ministry</i>." <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>Agency; instrumentality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The ordinary <i>ministry</i> of second causes.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The wicked <i>ministry</i> of arms.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a body.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Administration; rule; term in power; as, the <i>ministry</i> of Pitt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"is*try*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a minister.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*um</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>minium</i>, an Iberian word, the Romans getting all their cinnabar from Spain; cf. Basque <i>armine&aacute;</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, Pb<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a gentle and continued heat in the air. It is used as a cement, as a paint, and in the manufacture of flint glass. Called also <i>red lead</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Meniver</u>.] <def>A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different animals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"i*vet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A singing bird of India of the family <i>Campephagid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mink</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. 2d <u>Minx</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A carnivorous mammal of the genus <i>Putorius</i>, allied to the weasel. The European mink is <i>Putorius lutreola</i>. The common American mink (<i>P. vison</i>) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also <i>minx</i>, <i>nurik</i>, and <i>vison</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"ne*sing`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., fr. <i>minne</i> love + <i>singen</i> to sing.] <def>A love-singer; specifically, one of a class of German poets and musicians who flourished from about the middle of the twelfth to the middle of the fourteenth century. They were chiefly of noble birth, and made love and beauty the subjects of their verses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"now</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>menow</i>, cf. AS. <i>myne</i>; also OE. <i>menuse</i>, OF. <i>menuise</i> small fish; akin to E. <i>minish</i>, <i>minute</i>.] [Written also <i>minow</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (<i>Phoxinus l&aelig;vis</i>, formerly <i>Leuciscus phoxinus</i>); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; — called also <i>minim</i> and <i>minny</i>. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera <i>Phoxinus</i>, <i>Notropis</i>, or <i>Minnilus</i>, and <i>Rhinichthys</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus <i>Fundulus</i>, and related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also <i>killifish</i>, <i>minny</i>, and <i>mummichog</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A minnow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"no bird"</hw> (m&imacr;"n&osl; b&etilde;rd). [Hind. <i>main&amacr;</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An Asiatic bird (<i>Gracula musica</i>), allied to the starlings. It is black, with a white spot on the wings, and a pair of flat yellow wattles on the head. It is often tamed and taught to pronounce words.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"nor</hw> (m&imacr;"n&etilde;r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L., a comparative with no positive; akin to AS. <i>min</i> small, G. <i>minder</i> less, OHG. <i>minniro</i>, a., <i>min</i>, adv., Icel. <i>minni</i>, a., <i>minnr</i>, adv., Goth. <i>minniza</i>, a., <i>mins</i>, adv., Ir. & Gael. <i>min</i> small, tender, L. <i>minuere</i> to lessen, Gr. <grk>miny`qein</grk>, Skr. <i>mi</i> to damage. Cf. <u>Minish</u>, <u>Minister</u>, <u>Minus</u>, <u>Minute</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, <i>minor</i> divisions of a body.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Less by a semitone in interval or difference of pitch; as, a <i>minor</i> third.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Asia Minor</b></col> <i>(Geog.)</i>, <cd>the Lesser Asia; that part of Asia which lies between the Euxine, or Black Sea, on the north, and the Mediterranean on the south.</cd> — <col><b>Minor mode</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>that mode, or scale, in which the third and sixth are minor, — much used for mournful and solemn subjects.</cd> — <col><b>Minor orders</b></col> <i>(Eccl.)</i>, <cd>the rank of persons employed in ecclesiastical offices who are not in holy orders, as doorkeepers, acolytes, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Minor scale</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i> <cd>The form of the minor scale is various. The strictly correct form has the third and sixth minor, with a semitone between the seventh and eighth, which involves an augmented second interval, or three semitones, between the sixth and seventh, as, <supr>6/F</supr>, <supr>7/G&sharp;</supr>, <supr>8/A</supr>. But, for melodic purposes, both the sixth and the seventh are sometimes made major in the ascending, and minor in the descending, scale, thus: —</p>

<p><i></i></p>

<p>See <u>Major</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Minor term of a syllogism</b></col> <i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>the subject of the conclusion.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mi"nor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person of either sex who has not attained the age at which full civil rights are accorded; an infant; in England and the United States, one under twenty-one years of age.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In hereditary monarchies, the minority of a sovereign ends at an earlier age than of a subject. The minority of a sovereign of Great Britain ends upon the completion of the eighteenth year of his age.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that premise which contains the minor term; in hypothetical syllogisms, the categorical premise. It is the second proposition of a regular syllogism, as in the following: Every act of injustice partakes of meanness; to take money from another by gaming is an act of injustice; therefore, the taking of money from another by gaming partakes of meanness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A Minorite; a Franciscan friar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"nor*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>minoratus</i>; p. p. of <i>minorare</i> to diminish, fr. <i>minor</i>, a. See 1st <u>Minor</u>.] <def>To diminish.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi`nor*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>minoratio</i>: cf. F. <i>minoration</i>.] <def>A diminution.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi"nor*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <i>Franciscan Nuns</i>, under <u>Franciscan</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"nor*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>minor</i> less. Cf. 2d <u>Minor</u>, 3.] <def>A Franciscan friar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*nor"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Minorities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>minorit&eacute;</i>. See <u>Minor</u>, <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a minor, or under age.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>State of being less or small.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The smaller number; — opposed to <i>majority</i>; as, the <i>minority</i> must be ruled by the majority.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"nos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <i>(Class.
Myth.)</i> <def>A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of
Jupiter and Europa. After death he was made a judge in the Lower
Regions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"o*taur</hw> (m&ibreve;n"&ocl;*t&add;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Minotaurus</i>, Gr. <grk>Minw`tayros</grk>; <grk>Mi`nos</grk>, the husband of Pasipha&euml; + <grk>tay^ros</grk> a bull, the Minotaur being the offspring of Pasipha&euml; and a bull: cf. F. <i>minotaure</i>.] <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by D&aelig;dalus in Crete.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Minnow</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mynster</i>, fr. L. <i>monasterium</i>. See <u>Monastery</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (as Beverly <i>Minster</i>, Southwell <i>Minster</i>, etc.), and is also improperly used for any large church.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Minster house</b></col>, <cd>the official house in which the canons of a cathedral live in common or in rotation.</cd> <i>Shipley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"strel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>minstrel</i>, <i>menestral</i>, OF. <i>menestrel</i>, fr. LL. <i>ministerialis</i> servant, workman (cf. <i>ministrellus</i> harpist), fr. L. <i>ministerium</i> service. See <u>Ministry</u>, and cf. <u>Ministerial</u>.] <def>In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"strel*sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Musical instruments.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A collective body of minstrels, or musicians; also, a collective body of minstrels' songs.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i> "The <i>minstrelsy</i> of heaven." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mint</hw> (m&ibreve;nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>minte</i>, fr. L. <i>mentha</i>, Gr. <grk>mi`nqa</grk>, <grk>mi`nqh</grk>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus <i>Mentha</i>, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See <u>Mentha</u>.</def></p>

<p> &fist; <col><b>Corn mint</b></col> is <i>Mentha arvensis</i>. — <col><b>Horsemint</b></col> is <i>M. sylvestris</i>, and in the United States <i>Monarda punctata</i>, which differs from the true mints in several respects. — <col><b>Mountain mint</b></col> is any species of the related genus <i>Pycnanthemum</i>, common in North America. — <col><b>Peppermint</b></col> is <i>M. piperita</i>. — <col><b>Spearmint</b></col> is <i>M. viridis</i>. — <col><b>Water mint</b></col> is <i>M. aquatica</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Mint camphor</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <u>Menthol</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mint julep</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Julep</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mint sauce</b></col>, <cd>a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mint</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mynet</i> money, coin, fr. L. <i>moneta</i> the mint, coined money, fr. <i>Moneta</i>, a surname of Juno, in whose at Rome money was coined; akin to <i>monere</i> to warn, admonish, AS. <i>manian</i>, and to E. <i>mind</i>. See <u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Money</u>, <u>Monition</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A place where money is coined by public authority.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>mint</i> of phrases in his brain.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mint</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Minted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Minting</u>.] [AS. <i>mynetian</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make by stamping, as money; to coin; to make and stamp into money.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Titles . . . of such natures as may be easily <i>minted</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Minting mill</b></col>, <cd>a coining press.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mint"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The coin, or other production, made in a mint.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Stamped in clay, a heavenly <i>mintage</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sterling.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The duty paid to the mint for coining.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mint"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mints.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mint"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mintmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One skilled in coining, or in coins; a coiner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mint"-mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The master or superintendent of a mint. Also used figuratively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"u*end</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>minuendus</i> to be diminished, fr. <i>minuere</i> to lessen, diminish. See <u>Minish</u>.] <i>(Arith.)</i> <def>The number from which another number is to be subtracted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"u*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>menu</i> small, L. <i>minutus</i> small. So called on account of the short steps of the dance. See 4th <u>Minute</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A tune or air to regulate the movements of the dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas, symphonies, etc., having the dance form, and commonly in 3-4, sometimes 3-8, measure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Minion</u>, <u>Minum</u>, 6.] [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small kind of printing type; minion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A minim.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"nus</hw> (m&imacr;"n&ubreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Minor</u>, and cf. <u>Mis-</u> pref. from the French.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a <i>minus</i> quantity.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Minus sign</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the sign [-] denoting <i>minus</i>, or <i>less</i>, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See <i>Negative sign</i>, under <u>Negative</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mi*nus"cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>minusculus</i> rather small, fr. <i>minus</i> less: cf. F. <i>minuscule</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any very small, minute object.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the size and style of minuscules; written in minuscules.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These <i>minuscule</i> letters are cursive forms of the earlier uncials.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor (The Alphabet).</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"u*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or consisting of, minutes.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"ute</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>minuta</i> a small portion, small coin, fr. L. <i>minutus</i> small: cf. F. <i>minute</i>. See 4th <u>Minute</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 <i>m.</i>)</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Four <i>minutes</i>, that is to say, <i>minutes</i> of an hour.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus (&prime;); as, 10&deg; 20&prime;).</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A nautical or a geographic mile.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A coin; a half farthing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif (Mark xii. 42)</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Minutes</i> and circumstances of his passion.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A point of time; a moment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I go this <i>minute</i> to attend the king.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take <i>minutes</i> of a contract; to take <i>minutes</i> of a conversation or debate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A fixed part of a module. See <u>Module</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Different writers take as the minute one twelfth, one eighteenth, one thirtieth, or one sixtieth part of the module.</p>

<p><hw>Min"ute</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Minute bell</b></col>, <cd>a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral.</cd> — <col><b>Minute book</b></col>, <cd>a book in which written minutes are entered.</cd> — <col><b>Minute glass</b></col>, <cd>a glass measuring a minute or minutes by the running of sand.</cd> — <col><b>Minute gun</b></col>, <cd>a discharge of a cannon repeated every minute as a sign of distress or mourning.</cd> — <col><b>Minute hand</b></col>, <cd>the long hand of a watch or clock, which makes the circuit of the dial in an hour, and marks the minutes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Min"ute</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Minuted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Minuting</u>.] <def>To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Empress of Russia, with her own hand, <i>minuted</i> an edict for universal tolerance.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*nute"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>minutus</i>, p. p. of <i>minuere</i> to lessen. See <u>Minish</u>, <u>Minor</u>, and cf. <u>Menu</u>, <u>Minuet</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable.</def> "<i>Minute</i> drops." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a <i>minute</i> observer; <i>minute</i> observation.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Little; diminutive; fine; critical; exact; circumstantial; particular; detailed. — <u>Minute</u>, <u>Circumstantial</u>, <u>Particular</u>. A <i>circumstantial</i> account embraces all the leading events; a <i>particular</i> account includes each event and movement, though of but little importance; a <i>minute</i> account goes further still, and omits nothing as to person, time, place, adjuncts, etc.</p>

<p><hw>Mi*nute"-jack`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; — called also <i>jack of the clock house</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A timeserver; an inconstant person.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*nute"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From 4th <u>Minute</u>.] <def>In a minute manner; with minuteness; exactly; nicely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Min"ute*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 1st <u>Minute</u>.] <def>Happening every minute; continuing; unceasing.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Throwing themselves absolutely upon God's <i>minutely</i> providence.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"ute*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>At intervals of a minute; very often and regularly.</def> <i>J. Philips.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Minutely</i> proclaimed in thunder from heaven.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Min"ute*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Minutemen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; — a term used in the American Revolution.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*nute"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being minute.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi*nu"ti*a</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Minuti&aelig;</b></plw> (-&emacr;). [L., fr. <i>minutus</i> small, minute. See 4th <u>Minute</u>.] <def>A minute particular; a small or minor detail; — used chiefly in the plural.</def></p>

<p><hw>Minx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. of Low German origin; cf. LG. <i>minsk</i> wench, jade, hussy, D. <i>mensch</i>; prop. the same word as D. & G. <i>mensch</i> man, human being, OHG. <i>mennisco</i>, AS. <i>mennisc</i>, fr. <i>man</i>. See <u>Man</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pert or a wanton girl.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A she puppy; a pet dog.</def> [Obs.] <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Minx</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mink</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The mink; — called also <i>minx otter</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

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<p><hw>Min"y</hw> (m&imacr;n"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding with mines; like a mine.</def> "<i>Miny</i> caverns." <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi"o*cene</hw> (m&imacr;"&osl;*s&emacr;n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mei`wn</grk> less + <grk>kaino`s</grk> new, fresh, recent.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Miocene period. See <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`o*hip"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mei`wn</grk> less + <grk>"ippo`s</grk> horse.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to the genus <i>Anhithecrium</i>, and having three usable hoofs on each foot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Miq"ue*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>miquelete</i>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>An irregular or partisan soldier; a bandit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Russian village community.</def> <i>D. M. Wallace.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mir</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. <i>m&imacr;r</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Emir</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L. <i>mirus</i> wonderful.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus (<i>&omicron; Ceti</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*rab"i*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mirabilaries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who, or a work which, narrates wonderful things; one who writes of wonders.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mi*rab"i*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., wonderful.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants. See <u>Four- o'clock</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*rab"i*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Native sodium sulphate; Glauber's salt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mirabilis</i>, fr. <i>mirari</i> to wonder: cf. OF. <i>mirable</i>. See <u>Marvel</u>.] <def>Wonderful; admirable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mir"a*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>miraculum</i>, fr. <i>mirari</i> to wonder. See <u>Marvel</u>, and cf. <u>Mirror</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wonder or wonderful thing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>miracle</i> and queen of genus.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: An event or effect contrary to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the universe is governed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They considered not the <i>miracle</i> of the loaves.</blockquote> <i>Mark vi. 52.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A miracle play.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A story or legend abounding in miracles.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>When said was all this <i>miracle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Miracle monger</b></col>, <cd>an impostor who pretends to work miracles.</cd> — <col><b>Miracle play</b></col>, <cd>one of the old dramatic entertainments founded on legends of saints and martyrs or (see 2d <u>Mystery</u>, 2) on events related in the Bible.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mir"a*cle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make wonderful.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*rac"u*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to seem to be a miracle.</def> [R.] <i>Shaftesbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*rac"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>miraculeux</i>. See <u>Miracle</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power, and not by natural causes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Supernatural; wonderful.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wonder-working.</def> "The <i>miraculous</i> harp." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mi*rac"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mi*rac"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mir`a*dor"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., fr. <i>mirar</i> to behold, view. See <u>Mirror</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Belvedere</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi`rage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>mirer</i> to look at carefully, to aim, <i>se mirer</i> to look at one's self in a glass, to reflect, to be reflected, LL. <i>mirare</i> to look at. See <u>Mirror</u>.] <def>An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at the surface common to two strata of air differently heated. The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted position, while the real object may or may not be in sight. When the surface is horizontal, and below the eye, the appearance is that of a sheet of water in which the object is seen reflected; when the reflecting surface is above the eye, the image is seen projected against the sky. The <i>fata Morgana</i> and <i>looming</i> are species of <i>mirage</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By the <i>mirage</i> uplifted the land floats vague in the ether,<BR> Ships and the shadows of ships hang in the motionless air.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mir"bane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nitrobenzene</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mire</hw> (m&imacr;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&imacr;re</i>, <i>m&ymacr;re</i>; akin to D. <i>mier</i>, Icel. <i>maurr</i>, Dan. <i>myre</i>, Sw. <i>myra</i>; cf. also Ir. <i>moirbh</i>, Gr. <grk>my`rmhx</grk>.] <def>An ant.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Pismire</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mire</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mire</i>, <i>myre</i>; akin to Icel. <i>m&ymacr;rr</i> swamp, Sw. <i>myra</i> marshy ground, and perh. to E. <i>moss</i>.] <def>Deep mud; wet, spongy earth.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He his rider from the lofty steed<BR> Would have cast down and trod in dirty <i>mire</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mire crow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the pewit, or laughing gull.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] — <col><b>Mire drum</b></col>, <cd>the European bittern.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mire</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mired</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Miring</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to <i>mire</i> a horse or wagon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To soil with mud or foul matter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Smirched thus and <i>mired</i> with infamy.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mire</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To stick in mire.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi*rif"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi*rif"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mirificus</i>; <i>mirus</i> wonderful + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>-fy</u>.] <def>Working wonders; wonderful.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*rif"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wonderful.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mir"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being miry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mirk</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Murky</u>.] <def>Dark; gloomy; murky.</def> <i>Spenser. Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mirk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Darkness; gloom; murk.</def> "In <i>mirk</i> and mire." <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mirk"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dark; gloomy; murky.</def> [Archaic] <i>Spenser.</i> — <wf>Mirk"some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Archaic]</p>

<p><hw>Mirk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dark; gloomy. See <u>Murky</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mir"ror</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mirour</i>, F. <i>miroir</i>, OF. also <i>mireor</i>, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>miratorium</i>, fr. <i>mirare</i> to look at, L. <i>mirari</i> to wonder. See <u>Marvel</u>, and cf. <u>Miracle</u>, <u>Mirador</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And in her hand she held a <i>mirror</i> bright,<BR> Wherein her face she often view&egrave;d fair.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She is <i>mirour</i> of all courtesy.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O goddess, heavenly bright,<BR> <i>Mirror</i> of grace and majesty divine.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Speculum</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mirror carp</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a domesticated variety of the carp, having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.</cd> — <col><b>Mirror plate</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A flat glass mirror without a frame</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Flat glass used for making mirrors.</cd> — <col><b>Mirror writing</b></col>, <cd>a manner or form of backward writing, making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The substitution of this manner of writing for the common manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mir"ror</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mirrored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mirroring</u>.] <def>To reflect, as in a mirror.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mirth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mirthe</i>, <i>murthe</i>, <i>merthe</i>, AS. <i>myr&eth;</i>, <i>myrg&eth;</i>, <i>merh&eth;</i>, <i>mirh&eth;</i>. See <u>Merry</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then will I cause to cease . . . from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of <i>mirth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. vii. 34.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which causes merriment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Merriment; joyousness; gladness; fun; frolic; glee; hilarity; festivity; jollity. See <u>Gladness</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mirth"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, <i>mirthful</i> children.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a <i>mirthful</i> face.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mirthful</i>, comic shows.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mirth"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mirth"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mirth"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without mirth.</def> — <wf>Mirth"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mir"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Mire</u>.] <def>Abounding with deep mud; full of mire; muddy; as, a <i>miry</i> road.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mir"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. <i>m&imacr;rz&amacr;</i>, abbrev. fr. <i>m&imacr;rz&amacr;deh</i> son of the prince; <i>m&imacr;r</i> prince (Ar. <i>am&imacr;r</i>, <i>em&imacr;r</i>) + <i>z&amacr;deh</i> son.] <def>The common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an individual. When appended to the surname, it signifies <i>Prince</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis-</hw> (m&ibreve;s-). [In words of Teutonic origin, fr. AS. <i>mis-</i>; akin to D. <i>mis-</i>, G. <i>miss-</i>, OHG. <i>missa- </i>, <i>missi-</i>, Icel. & Dan. <i>mis-</i>, Sw. <i>miss-</i>, Goth. <i>missa-</i>; orig., a p. p. from the root of G. <i>meiden</i> to shun, OHG. <i>m&imacr;dan</i>, AS. <i>m&imacr;&eth;an</i> (&radic;100. Cf. <u>Miss</u> to fail of). In words from the French, fr. OF. <i>mes-</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;-</i>, <i>mes-</i>, fr. L. <i>minus</i> less (see <u>Minus</u>). In present usage these two prefixes are commonly confounded.] <def>A prefix used adjectively and adverbially in the sense of amiss, wrong, ill, wrongly, unsuitably; as, <i>mis</i>deed, <i>mis</i>lead, <i>mis</i>chief, <i>mis</i>creant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis</hw> (m&ibreve;s), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Amiss</u>.] <def>Wrong; amiss.</def> [Obs.] "To correcten that [which] is <i>mis</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ac`cep*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ac*compt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To account or reckon wrongly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ad*just"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To adjust wrongly of unsuitably; to throw of adjustment.</def> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ad*just"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong adjustment; unsuitable arrangement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ad*ven"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mesaventure</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;saventure</i>.] <def>Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Homicide by misadventure</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another; — called also <i>excusable homicide</i>. See <u>Homicide</u>.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity.</p>

<p><hw>Mis`ad*ven"tured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unfortunate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`ad*ven"tur*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unfortunate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ad*vert"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inadvertence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ad*vice"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Bad advice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ad*vise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give bad counsel to.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ad*vised"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ill advised.</def> — <wf>Mis`ad*vis"ed*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mis`af*fect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dislike.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`af*fect"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ill disposed.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`af*fec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`af*firm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To affirm incorrectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*aimed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not rightly aimed.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*al`le*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A erroneous statement or allegation.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`al*lege"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To state erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`al*li"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;salliance</i>.] <def>A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a mesalliance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A Leigh had made a <i>misalliance</i>, and blushed<BR> A Howard should know it.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`al*lied"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wrongly allied or associated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`al*lot"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong allotment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*al"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To alter wrongly; esp., to alter for the worse.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"an*thrope</hw> (m&ibreve;s"&abreve;n*thr&omacr;p), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>misa`nqrwpos</grk>; <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <grk>'a`nqrwpos</grk> a man; cf. F. <i>misanthrope</i>. Cf. <u>Miser</u>.] <def>A hater of mankind; a misanthropist.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mis`an*throp"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mis`an*throp"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>misanthropique</i>.] <def>Hating or disliking mankind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*an"thro*pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A misanthrope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*an"thro*pos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Misanthrope</u>.] <def>A misanthrope.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*an"thro*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>misanthropie</i>.] <def>Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; — opposed to <i>philanthropy</i>.</def> <i>Orrery.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ap`pli*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong application.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ap*ply"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misapplied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misapplying</u>.] <def>To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to <i>misapply</i> a name or title; to <i>misapply</i> public money.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ap*pre"ci*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Improperly appreciated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ap`pre*hend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ap`pre*hen"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ap`pre*hen"sive*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By, or with, misapprehension.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ap*pro`pri*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ar*range"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misarranged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misarranging</u> (?).] <def>To place in a wrong order, or improper manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ar*range"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong arrangement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ar*cribe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To ascribe wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`as*say"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To assay, or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`as*sign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To assign wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`at*tend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To misunderstand; to disregard.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`a*ven"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misadventure.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`a*vize"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To misadvise.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*bear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To carry improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to misbehave.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*come"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy father will not act what <i>misbecomes</i> him.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*com"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unbecoming.</def> <i>Milton.</i> — <wf>Mis`be*com"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mis`be*com"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*bede"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Misbode</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misboden</u> (?).] [AS. <i>mis-be&ocirc;dan</i>.] <def>To wrong; to do injury to.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Who hath you <i>misboden</i> or offended?</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*fit"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not befitting.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mis`be*got"</hw> (?), <hw>Mis`be*got"ten</hw> (&?;), } <pos><i>p. a.</i></pos> <def>Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad origin; pernicious.</def> "Valor <i>misbegot</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*have"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misbehaved</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misbehaving</u>.] <def>To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; — often used with a reciprocal pronoun.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*haved"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Guilty of ill behavior; illbred; rude.</def> "A <i>misbehaved</i> and sullen wench." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*hav"ior</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*lief"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous or false belief.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*lieve"</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To believe erroneously, or in a false religion.</def> "That <i>misbelieving</i> Moor." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*liev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*seem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To suit ill.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*stow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bestow improperly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`be*stow"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of misbestowing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`bi*leve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misbelief; unbelief; suspicion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*bode"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Misbede</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*bo"den</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Misbede</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"born`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Born to misfortune.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*cal"cu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly.</def> — <wf>Mis*cal`cu*la"tion</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mis*call"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To call by a bad name; to abuse.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*car"riage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When a counselor, to save himself,<BR> Would lay <i>miscarriages</i> upon his prince.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings and <i>miscarriages</i> of the righteous.</def> <i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of bringing forth before the time; premature birth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*car"riage*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*car"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Miscarried</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Miscarrying</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My ships have all <i>miscarried</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The cardinal's letters to the pope <i>miscarried</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bring forth young before the proper time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*cast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cast or reckon wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*cast"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An erroneous cast or reckoning.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ce*ge*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>miscere</i> to mix + the root of <i>genus</i> race.] <def>A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and white.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`cel*la*na"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Miscellany</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to miscellanies.</def> <i>Shaftesbury.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of miscellanies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"cel*lane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Miscellaneous</u>, and cf. <u>Maslin</u>.] <def>A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; — now called <i>maslin</i> and <i>meslin</i>.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mis"cel*la"ne*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Miscellany</u>.] <def>A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>miscellaneus</i> mixed, miscellaneous, fr. <i>miscellus</i> mixed, fr. <i>miscere</i> to mix. See <u>Mix</u>, and cf. <u>Miscellany</u>.] <def>Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a <i>miscellaneous</i> collection.</def> "A <i>miscellaneous</i> rabble." <i>Milton.</i> — <wf>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mis"cel*la*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of miscellanies; miscellanarian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"cel*la*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Miscellanies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>miscellanea</i>, neut. pl. of. <i>miscellaneus</i>: cf. F. <i>miscellan&eacute;e</i>, pl. <i>miscellan&eacute;es</i>. See <u>Miscellaneous</u>.] <def>A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is but a bundle or <i>miscellany</i> of sin; sins original, and sins actual.</blockquote> <i>Hewyt.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Miscellany madam</b></col>, <cd>a woman who dealt in various fineries; a milliner.</cd> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mis"cel*la*ny</hw> (m&ibreve;s"s&ebreve;l*l&asl;*n&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Miscellaneous; heterogeneous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*cen"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To misjudge.</def> [Obs.] <i>Daniel.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous judgment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*chance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>meschance</i>, OF. <i>mescheance</i>.] <def>Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Never come <i>mischance</i> between us twain.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity; disaster. See <u>Calamity</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mis*chance"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To happen by mischance.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*chance"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unlucky.</def> <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*char"ac*ter*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They totally <i>mischaracterize</i> the action.</blockquote> <i>Eton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*charge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To charge erroneously, as in an account.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mistake in charging.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"chief</hw> (m&ibreve;s"ch&ibreve;f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>meschef</i> bad result, OF. <i>meschief</i>; pref. <i>mes- </i> (L. <i>minus</i> less) + <i>chief</i> end, head, F. <i>chef</i> chief. See <u>Minus</u>, and <u>Chief</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy tongue deviseth <i>mischiefs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lii. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from many <i>mischiefs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mischief</i> was, these allies would never allow that the common enemy was subdued.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To be in mischief</b></col>, <cd>to be doing harm or causing annoyance.</cd> — <col><b>To make mischief</b></col>, <cd>to do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels.</cd> — <col><b>To play the mischief</b></col>, <cd>to cause great harm; to throw into confusion.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill. — <u>Mischief</u>, <u>Damage</u>, <u>Harm</u>. <i>Damage</i> is an injury which diminishes the value of a thing; <i>harm</i> is an injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; <i>mischief</i> is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency of things. We often suffer <i>damage</i> or <i>harm</i> from accident, but <i>mischief</i> always springs from perversity or folly.</p>

<p><hw>Mis"chief</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To do harm to.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"chief*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mischievous.</def> [R.] <i>Lydgate.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"chief*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mischievous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Foote.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"chief-mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"chief-mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels.</def> <i>Rowe.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"chie*vous</hw> (m&ibreve;s"ch&esl;*v&ubreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; — now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a <i>mischievous</i> child.</def> "Most <i>mischievous</i> foul sin." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably <i>mischievous</i> to society.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive.</p>

<p>— <wf>Mis"chie*vous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mis"chie*vous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Misch"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mishna</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Misch"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mishnic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*choose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Mischose</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mischosen</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mischoosing</u>.] <def>To choose wrongly.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*choose"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a wrong choice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*chris"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To christen wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ci*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>miscibilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Capability of being mixed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"ci*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>miscible</i>, fr. L. <i>miscere</i> to mix.] <def>Capable of being mixed; mixable; as, water and alcohol are <i>miscible</i> in all proportions.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ci*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous citation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*cite"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cite erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*claim"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mistaken claim.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*cog"ni*zant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Not cognizant; ignorant; not knowing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*cog"nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fail to apprehend; to misunderstand.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*col`lo*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong collocation.</def> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*col"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give a wrong color to; figuratively, to set forth erroneously or unfairly; as, to <i>miscolor</i> facts.</def> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*com"fort</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Discomfort.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*com`pre*hend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*com`pu*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous computation; false reckoning.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`com*pute"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Miscount</u>.] <def>To compute erroneously.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*ceit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misconception.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*ceive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misconceived</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misconceiving</u>.] <def>To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge; to misapprehend.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Those things which, for want of due consideration heretofore, they have <i>misconceived</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.</p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*ceiv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who misconceives.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*cep"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.</def> <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*clu"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An erroneous inference or conclusion.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*con"duct</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Misbehavior; misdemeanor; mismanagement; misdeed; delinquency; offense.</p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*duct"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To conduct amiss; to mismanage.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To misconduct one's self</b></col>, <cd>to behave improperly.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*duct"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To behave amiss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*con"fi*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a mistaken confidence; wrongly trusting.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*jec"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong conjecture or guess.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*jec"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To conjecture wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*con"se*crate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To consecrate amiss.</def> "<i>Misconsecrated</i> flags." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*con`se*cra"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong consecration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*con"se*quence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong consequence; a false deduction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*con"stru*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be misconstrued, as language or conduct.</def> <i>R. North.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*struct"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To construct wrongly; to construe or interpret erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*struc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.</def> <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*con"strue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misconstrued</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misconstruing</u>.] <def>To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Do not, great sir, <i>misconstrue</i> his intent.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Much afflicted to find his actions <i>misconstrued</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*con"stru*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who misconstrues.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*tent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Discontent.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`con*tin"u*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Discontinuance; also, continuance by undue process.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*copy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To copy amiss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*copy"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mistake in copying.</def> <i>North Am. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`cor*rect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fail or err in attempting to correct.</def> "Scaliger <i>miscorrects</i> his author." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*coun"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To counsel or advise wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*count"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>mesconter</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;compter</i>. Cf. <u>Miscompute</u>.] <def>To count erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*count"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;compte</i> error, OF. <i>mesconte</i>.] <def>An erroneous counting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*cov"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To covet wrongfully.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mis"cre*ance</hw> (?), <hw>Mis"cre*an*cy</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mescreance</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;cr&eacute;ance</i> incredulity.] <def>The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"cre*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mescreant</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;cr&eacute;ant</i>; pref. <i>mes-</i> (L. <i>minus</i> less) + p. pr. fr. L. <i>credere</i> to believe. See <u>Creed</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser. De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the <i>miscreants</i>, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God.</blockquote> <i>Rivers.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One not restrained by Christian principles; an unscrupulous villain; a vile wretch.</def> <i>Addison.</i><BR> [1913 Webster]</p>

<p><hw>Mis"cre*ant</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Holding a false religious faith.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`cre*ate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; as, <i>miscreate</i> titles.</def> [Obs. or Poet.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`cre*ate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To create badly or amiss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`cre*at"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed unnaturally or illegitimately; deformed.</def> <i>Spenser. Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`cre*a"tive</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Creating amiss.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*cre"dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>mis-</i> + <i>credent</i>. Cf. <u>Miscreant</u>.] <def>A miscreant, or believer in a false religious doctrine.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`cre*du"li*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong credulity or belief; misbelief.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*cue"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Billiards)</i> <def>A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*date"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misdated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misdating</u>.] <def>To date erroneously.</def> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*deal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misdealt</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misdealing</u>.] <def>To deal or distribute wrongly, as cards; to make a wrong distribution.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*deal"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of misdealing; a wrong distribution of cards to the players.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*deed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>misd&aemacr;d</i>. See <u>Deed</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>An evil deed; a wicked action.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Evils which our own <i>misdeeds</i> have wrought.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Misconduct; misdemeanor; fault; offense; trespass; transgression; crime.</p>

<p><hw>Mis*deem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To misjudge.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`de*mean"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To behave ill; — with a reflexive pronoun; as, to <i>misdemean</i> one's self.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`de*mean"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One guilty of a misdemeanor.</def> <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`de*mean"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A crime less than a felony.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; As a rule, in the old English law, offenses capitally punishable were felonies; all other indictable offenses were misdemeanors. In common usage, the word <i>crime</i> is employed to denote the offenses of a deeper and more atrocious dye, while small faults and omissions of less consequence are comprised under the gentler name of <i>misdemeanors</i>. <i>Blackstone.</i><BR> <BR> The distinction, however, between felonies and misdemeanors is purely arbitrary, and is in most jurisdictions either abrogated or so far reduced as to be without practical value. Cf. <u>Felony</u>. <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Misdeed; misconduct; misbehavior; fault; trespass; transgression.</p>

<p><hw>Mis*dempt"</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Misdeem</u>.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`de*part"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To distribute wrongly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>misdeparteth</i> riches temporal.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`de*rive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To derive erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`de*scribe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To describe wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`de*sert"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ill desert.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`de*vo"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistaken devotion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*di"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Improper diet.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*di"et</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To diet improperly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*dight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Arrayed, prepared, or furnished, unsuitably.</def> [Archaic] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`di*rect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give a wrong direction to; as, to <i>misdirect</i> a passenger, or a letter; to <i>misdirect</i> one's energies.</def> <i>Shenstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`di*rec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law.</def> <i>Mozley & W.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*dis`po*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous disposal or application.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`dis*tin"guish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make wrong distinctions in or concerning.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`di*vide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To divide wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`di*vi"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong division.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*do"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*d&oomac;"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Misdid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misdone</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misdoing</u>.] [AS. <i>misd&omacr;n</i>. See <u>Do</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To do wrongly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Afford me place to show what recompense<BR> Towards thee I intend for what I have <i>misdone</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To do wrong to; to illtreat.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*do"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To do wrong; to commit a fault.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have <i>misdone</i>, and I endure the smart.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*do"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrongdoer.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*do"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong done; a fault or crime; an offense; as, it was my <i>misdoing</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*doubt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To be suspicious of; to have suspicion.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I do not <i>misdoubt</i> my wife.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*doubt"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Suspicion.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Irresolution; hesitation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*doubt"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a</i></pos> <def>Misgiving; hesitating.</def> [Obs.] "Her <i>misdoubtful</i> mind." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*dread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dread of evil.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mise</i> a putting, setting, expense, fr. <i>mis</i>, <i>mise</i>, p. p. of <i>mettre</i> to put, lay, fr. LL. <i>mittere</i> to send.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The issue in a writ of right.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Expense; cost; disbursement.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid, in the country palatine of Chester, England, at the change of the owner of the earldom.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*ease"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mesaise</i>, OF. <i>mesaise</i>.] <def>Want of ease; discomfort; misery.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*eased"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having discomfort or misery; troubled.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*eas"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not easy; painful.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`e*di"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An incorrect or spurious edition.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ed"u*cate</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To educate in a wrong manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`em*ploy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To employ amiss; as, to <i>misemploy</i> time, advantages, talents, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their frugal father's gains they <i>misemploy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`em*ploy"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or mistaken employment.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*en"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To enter or insert wrongly, as a charge in an account.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`en*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To treat wrongfully.</def> [Obs.] <i>Grafton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*en"try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An erroneous entry or charge, as of an account.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"ser</hw> (m&imacr;"z&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>miser</i> wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. <grk>mi^sos</grk> hate, <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate: cf. It. & Sp. <i>misero</i> wretched, avaricious.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great misfortune.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The woeful words of a <i>miser</i> now despairing.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A despicable person; a wretch.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and increasing his hoard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As some lone <i>miser</i>, visiting his store,<BR> Bends at his treasure, counts, recounts it o'er.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A kind of large earth auger.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"er*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mis&eacute;rable</i>, L. <i>miserabilis</i>, fr. <i>miserari</i> to lament, pity, fr. <i>miser</i> wretched. See <u>Miser</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Very unhappy; wretched.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What hopes delude thee, <i>miserable</i> man?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Causing unhappiness or misery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What 's more <i>miserable</i> than discontent?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a <i>miserable</i> fellow; a <i>miserable</i> dinner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Miserable</i> comforters are ye all.</blockquote> <i>Job xvi. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.</p>

<p><hw>Mis"er*a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A miserable person.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"er*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being miserable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"er*a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They were <i>miserably</i> entertained.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The fifth was <i>miserably</i> stabbed to death.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Commiseration.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mis`e*re"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., have mercy, fr. <i>misereri</i> to have mercy, fr. <i>miser</i>. See <u>Miser</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word <i>miserere</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where only the wind signs <i>miserere</i>.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see <u>Stall</u>). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also <i>misericordia</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ileus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"er*i*corde"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mis&eacute;ricorde</i>. See <u>Misericordia</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Compassion; pity; mercy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Armor.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Misericordia</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., mercy, compassion; <i>miser</i> wretched + <i>cor</i>, <i>cordis</i>, heart.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(O. Law)</i> <def>An amercement.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Armor.)</i> <def>A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or "mercy" stroke to a fallen adversary.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mi"ser*ly</hw> (m&imacr;"z&etilde;r*l&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Miser</u>.] <def>Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See <u>Avaricious</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mi"ser*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Miseries</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>miserie</i>, L. <i>miseria</i>, fr. <i>miser</i> wretched: cf. F. <i>mis&egrave;re</i>, OF. also, <i>miserie</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Destruction and <i>misery</i> are in their ways.</blockquote> <i>Rom. iii. 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When we our betters see bearing our woes,<BR> We scarcely think our <i>miseries</i> our foes.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish; distress; calamity; misfortune.</p>

<p><hw>Mis`es*teem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;sestime</i>.] <def>Want of esteem; disrespect.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*es"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To estimate erroneously.</def> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ex`pla*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An erroneous explanation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ex`pli*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong explication.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ex`po*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong exposition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ex*pound"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To expound erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ex*pres"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong expression.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*faith"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of faith; distrust.</def> "[Anger] born of your <i>misfaith</i>." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*fall"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Misfell</u>; <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misfallen</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misfalling</u>.] <def>To befall, as ill luck; to happen to unluckily.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*fare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. <i>misfaran</i>.] <def>To fare ill.</def> [Obs.] — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misfortune.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*fash"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*fea"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. pref. <i>mes-</i> wrong (L. <i>minus</i> less) + <i>faisance</i> doing, fr. <i>faire</i> to do, L. <i>facere</i>. Cf. <u>Malfeasance</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i> <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*fea"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ill feature.</def> [R.] <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*feel"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Insensate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*feign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To feign with an evil design.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*fit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a <i>misfit</i> in making a coat; a ludicrous <i>misfit</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something that fits badly, as a garment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat tightly on him, as if his new duties were a <i>misfit</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misformed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misforming</u>.] <def>To make in an ill form.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Malformation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*for"tu*nate</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Producing misfortune.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*for"tune</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Consider why the change was wrought,<BR> You 'll find his <i>misfortune</i>, not his fault.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; harm; disaster. See <u>Calamity</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mis*for"tune</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.</def> [Obs.] <i>Stow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*for"tuned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unfortunate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*frame"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To frame wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*get"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To get wrongfully.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*gie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Misgye</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*give"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Misgave</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misgiven</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misgiving</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give or grant amiss.</def> [Obs.] <i>Laud.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; — usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So doth my heart <i>misgive</i> me in these conflicts<BR> What may befall him, to his harm and ours.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Such whose consciences <i>misgave</i> them, how ill they had deserved.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To suspect; to dread.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*give"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.</def> "My mind <i>misgives</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*giv"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Evil premonition; doubt; distrust.</def> "Suspicious and <i>misgivings</i>." <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*go"</hw> (-g&omacr;"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go astray.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*got"ten</hw> (-g&obreve;t"t'n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unjustly gotten.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*gov"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To govern ill; as, to <i>misgovern</i> a country.</def> <i>Knolles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*gov"ern*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*gov"erned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ill governed, as a people; ill directed.</def> "Rude, <i>misgoverned</i> hands." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*gov"ern*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Bad government; want of government.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*gra"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not gracious.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*graff"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To misgraft.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*graft"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To graft wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ground"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To found erroneously.</def> "<i>Misgrounded</i> conceit." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*growth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*guess"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To guess wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*guid"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong guidance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*guide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to <i>misguide</i> the understanding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*guide"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misguidance; error.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*guid"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Misleading.</def> — <wf>Mis*guid"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mis*gye"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To misguide.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*han"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*hap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Secure from worldly chances and <i>mishaps</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*hap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To happen unluckily; — used impersonally.</def> [Obs.] "If that me <i>mishap</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*hap"pen</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To happen ill or unluckily.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*hap"py</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unhappy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mish*cup"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Scup</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The scup.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*hear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To hear incorrectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mish"mash`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>mish- mash</i>, fr. <i>mischen</i> to mix.] <def>A hotchpotch.</def> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mish"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NHeb. <i>mishn&amacr;h</i>, i. e., repetition, doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb. <i>sh&amacr;n&amacr;h</i> to change, to repeat.] <def>A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud.</def> [Written also <i>Mischna</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mish"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mishna.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`im*ag`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong imagination; delusion.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`im*prove"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to <i>misimprove</i> time, talents, advantages, etc.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p> <hw>Mis`im*prove"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ill use or employment; use for a bad purpose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"in*cline"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to have a wrong inclination or tendency; to affect wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*fer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To infer incorrectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*form"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give untrue information; (with <i>against</i>) to calumniate.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Montagu.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*form"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A misinformer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*in`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Untrue or incorrect information.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*form"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who gives untrue or incorrect information.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*struct"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To instruct amiss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*struc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or improper instruction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*tel"li*gence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wrong information; misinformation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disagreement; misunderstanding.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*tend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To aim amiss.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pret</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pret*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pre*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pret*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who interprets erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*join"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To join unfitly or improperly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*join"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure, criminal or civil.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*judge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*judg"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>misjudgement</i>.] <def>A wrong or unjust judgment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*keep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To keep wrongly.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ken"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>Not to know.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. for <i>music + - kin</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A little bagpipe.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*kin"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*know"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To have a mistaken notion of or about.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`lac*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mislaid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mislaying</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fault is generally <i>mislaid</i> upon nature.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lay in a place not recollected; to lose.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately <i>mislaid</i>: and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its stead.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*lay"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mislays.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misling</u> (?).] [Prop. <i>mistle</i>, fr. <i>mist</i>. Cf. <u>Mistle</u>, <u>Mizzle</u>.] <def>To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist; to mizzle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"sle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fine rain; a thick mist; mizzle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*lead"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*l&emacr;d"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misled</u> (- l&ebreve;d"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misleading</u>.] [AS. <i>misl&aemacr;dan</i>. See <u>Mis-</u>, and <u>Lead</u> to conduct.] <def>To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Trust not servants who <i>mislead</i> or misinform you.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To give due light<BR> To the <i>mislead</i> and lonely traveler.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To delude; deceive. See <u>Deceive</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mis*lead"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who leads into error.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*lead"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Leading astray; delusive.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*learn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To learn wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*led"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Mislead</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"len</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maslin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"le*toe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mistletoe</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*light"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To deceive or lead astray with a false light.</def> <i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*like"</hw> (-l&imacr;k"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misliked</u> (l&imacr;kt"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misliking</u>.] [AS. <i>misl&imacr;cian</i> to displease. See <u>Like</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion to; as, to <i>mislike</i> a man.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who may like or <i>mislike</i> what he says.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*like"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*lik"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who dislikes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*lik"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dislike; aversion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maslin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*live"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To live amiss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*lodge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lodge amiss.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*luck"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ill luck; misfortune.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Raining in very small drops.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*make"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*m&amacr;k"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.</def> "Limping possibilities of <i>mismade</i> human nature." <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*man"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To manage ill or improperly; as, to <i>mismanage</i> public affairs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*man"age*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through <i>mismagement</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*man"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who manages ill.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*mark"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mark wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*match"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To match unsuitably.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*mate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mate wrongly or unsuitably; as, to <i>mismate</i> gloves or shoes; a <i>mismated</i> couple.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*meas"ure</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To measure or estimate incorrectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*meas"ure*ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong measurement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*me"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse.</def> [R.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*name"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*no"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. pref. <i>mes- </i> amiss, wrong (L. <i>minus</i> less) + F. <i>nommer</i> to name, L. <i>nominare</i>, fr. <i>nomen</i> name. See <u>Name</u>.] <def>The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Many of the changes, by a great <i>misnomer</i>, called parliamentary "reforms".</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The word "synonym" is fact a <i>misnomer</i>.</blockquote> <i>Whatel&?;.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*no"mer</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To misname.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*num"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To number wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*nur"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To nurture or train wrongly; as, to <i>misnurture</i> children.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`o*be"di*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistaken obedience; disobedience.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ob*serve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`ob*serv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*sog"a*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + &?; marriage.] <def>A hater of marriage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*sog"a*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>misogamie</i>.] <def>Hatre&?; of marriage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*sog"y*nist</hw> (m&ibreve;*s&obreve;j"&ibreve;*n&ibreve;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>misogy`nhs</grk>, <grk>misogy`naios</grk>; <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <grk>gynh`</grk>: cf. F. <i>misogyne</i>.] <def>A woman hater.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*sog"y*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Hating women.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi*sog"y*ny</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>misogyni`a</grk>: cf. F. <i>misogynie</i>.] <def>Hatred of women.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi*sol"o*gy</hw> (m&ibreve;*s&obreve;l"&osl;*j&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>misologi`a</grk>; <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse.] <def>Hatred of argument or discussion; hatred of enlightenment.</def> <i>G. H. Lewes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`o*pin"ion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong opinion.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*or"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*or"der</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Irregularity; disorder.</def> [Obs.] <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*or"der*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Irregular; disorderly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*or`di*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong ordination.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"o*the`ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <grk>qeo`s</grk> god.] <def>Hatred of God.</def> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*paint"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To paint ill, or wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*pas"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong passion or feeling.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*pay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Appay</u>.] <def>To dissatisfy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*pell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <hw>Mis*pend"</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, etc. <def>See <u>Misspell</u>, <u>Misspend</u>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*pense"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Misspense</u>.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`per*cep"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous perception.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`per*suade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To persuade amiss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`per*sua"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*pick"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*place"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misplaced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misplacing</u> (?).] <def>To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he <i>misplaced</i> his confidence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*place"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of misplacing, or the state of being misplaced.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*plead"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To err in pleading.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*plead"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An error in pleading.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*point"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*pol"i*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong policy; impolicy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*prac"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong practice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*praise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To praise amiss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*print"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To print wrong.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*print"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy; as, a book full of <i>misprints</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*prise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Misprize</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*prise"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mesprise</i> mistake, F. <i>m&eacute;prise</i>, fr. <i>mespris</i>, masc., <i>mesprise</i>, fem., p. p. of <i>mesprendre</i> to mistake; F. <i>m&eacute;prendre</i>; pref. <i>mes-</i> amiss + <i>prendre</i> to take, L. <i>prehendere</i>.] <def>To mistake.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*pri"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>misprisio</i>, or OF. <i>mesprison</i>, prop., a mistaking, but confused with OF. <i>mespris</i> contempt, F. <i>m&eacute;pris</i>. See 2d <u>Misprise</u>, <u>Misprize</u>, <u>Prison</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.</def> [Archaic] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>misprision</i> of this passage has aided in fostering the delusive notion.</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Neglect; undervaluing; contempt.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A neglect, negligence, or contempt.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In its larger and older sense it was used to signify "every considerable misdemeanor which has not a certain name given to it in the law." <i>Russell.</i><BR> <BR> In a more modern sense it is applied exclusively to two offenses: - -<BR> 1. Misprision of treason, which is omission to notify the authorities of an act of treason by a person cognizant thereof. <i>Stephen.</i> 2. Misprision of felony, which is a concealment of a felony by a person cognizant thereof. <i>Stephen.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mis*prize"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*pr&imacr;z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mesprisier</i> to deprise, F. <i>m&eacute;priser</i>; pref. amiss, wrong (L. <i>minus</i> less + LL. <i>pretium</i> price. See <u>price</u>, <u>Prize</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To slight or undervalue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O, for those vanished hours, so much <i>misprized</i>!</blockquote> <i>Hillhouse.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I do not blame them, madam, nor <i>misprize</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`pro*ceed"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or irregular proceding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`pro*fess"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a false profession; to make pretensions to skill which is not possessed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`pro*fess"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make a false profession of.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`pro*nounce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mispronounced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mispronouncing</u> (?).] <def>To pronounce incorrectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`pro*nun`ci*a"tion</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or improper pronunciation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`pro*por"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give wrong proportions to; to join without due proportion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*proud"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Viciously proud.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*punc"tu*ate</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`quo*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous or inaccurate quotation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*quote"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To quote erroneously or incorrectly.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*raise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To raise or excite unreasonable.</def> "<i>Misraised</i> fury." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*rate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rate erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*read"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misread</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misreading</u> (?).] <def>To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*ceive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To receive wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*cit"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inaccurate recital.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*cite"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To recite erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*reck"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*reck"on*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An erroneous computation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*rec`ol*lect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To have an erroneous remembrance of; to suppose erroneously that one recollects.</def> <i>Hitchcock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*rec`ol*lec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous or inaccurate recollection.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reform wrongly or imperfectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*gard"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong understanding; misconstruction.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*reg"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To regulate wrongly or imperfectly; to fail to regulate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*hearse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rehearse or quote incorrectly.</def> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*late"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To relate inaccurately.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous relation or narration.</def> <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*li"gion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>False religion.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*mem"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.</def> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ren"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*peat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of.</def> <i>Gov. Winthrop.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*port"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*port"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given.</def> <i>Denham. South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfavorably); to give a false or erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignorantly, or carelessly.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make an incorrect or untrue representation.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; — usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a <i>misrepresentation</i> of a person's motives.</def> <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of intentional untruth.</p>

<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who misrepresents.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`re*pute"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To have in wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*rule"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To rule badly; to misgovern.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*rule"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act, or the result, of misruling.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Enormous riot and <i>misrule</i> surveyed.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Abbot of Misrule</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Lord of Misrule</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Abbot</u>, and <u>Lord</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mis*rul"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unruly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Miss</hw> (m&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Misses</b></plw> (-s&ebreve;z). [Contr. fr. <i>mistress</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been married. See <u>Mistress</u>, 5.</def></p>

<p>&fist; There is diversity of usage in the application of this title to two or more persons of the same name. We may write either <i>the Miss Browns</i> or <i>the Misses Brown</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A young unmarried woman or a girl; as, she is a <i>miss</i> of sixteen.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses,<BR> Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses.</blockquote> <i>Cawthorn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kept mistress. See <u>Mistress</u>, 4.</def> [Obs.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>In the game of three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the hand dealt to a player.</def></p>

<p><hw>Miss</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Missed</u> (m&ibreve;st); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Missing</u>.] [AS. <i>missan</i>; akin to D. & G. <i>missen</i>, OHG. <i>missan</i>, Icel. <i>missa</i>, Sw. <i>mista</i>, Dan. <i>miste</i>. &radic;100. See <u>Mis-</u>, pref.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to <i>miss</i> the mark one shoots at; to <i>miss</i> the train by being late; to <i>miss</i> opportunites of getting knowledge; to <i>miss</i> the point or meaning of something said.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When a man <i>misses</i> his great end, happiness, he will acknowledge he judged not right.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to dispense with; — now seldom applied to persons.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She would never <i>miss</i>, one day,<BR> A walk so fine, a sight so gay.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We cannot <i>miss</i> him; he does make our fire,<BR> Fetch in our wood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Neither <i>missed</i> we anything . . . Nothing was <i>missed</i> of all that pertained unto him.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xxv. 15, 21.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt <i>miss</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To miss stays</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Stay</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Miss</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true direction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Men observe when things hit, and not when they <i>miss</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Flying bullets now,<BR> To execute his rage, appear too slow;<BR> They <i>miss</i>, or sweep but common souls away.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fail to obtain, learn, or find; — with <i>of</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Upon the least reflection, we can not <i>miss</i> of them.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To go wrong; to err.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Amongst the angels, a whole legion<BR> Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss;<BR> What wonder then if one, of women all, did <i>miss</i>?</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be absent, deficient, or wanting.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Missing</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>What here shall <i>miss</i>, our toil shall strive to mend.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Miss</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Loss; want; felt absence.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>There will be no great <i>miss</i> of those which are lost.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Mistake; error; fault.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He did without any great <i>miss</i> in the hardest points of grammar.</blockquote> <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Harm from mistake.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mis"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Miss&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [LL. See 1st <u>Mass</u>.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>The service or sacrifice of the Mass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>missale</i>, liber <i>missalis</i>, from <i>missa</i> mass: cf. F. <i>missel</i>. See 1st <u>Mass</u>.] <def>The book containing the service of the Mass for the entire year; a Mass book.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sal</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mass, or to a missal or Mass book.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*say"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To say wrongly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To speak evil of; to slander.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*say"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To speak ill.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*seek"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To seek for wrongly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*seem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a false appearance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To misbecome; to be misbecoming.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistletoe.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Missel bird</b></col>, <col><b>Missel thrush</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a large European thrush (<i>Turdus viscivorus</i>) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; — called also <i>mistletoe thrush</i> and <i>missel</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sel*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mistletoe</u>.] [Written also <i>misselden</i>.] <def>The mistletoe.</def> [Obs.] <i>Baret.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sel*toe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mistletoe</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*sem"blance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>False resemblance or semblance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*send"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To send amiss or incorrectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*serve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To serve unfaithfully.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*set"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*s&ebreve;t"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To set or place wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*shape"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shape ill; to give an ill or unnatural from to; to deform.</def> "Figures monstrous and <i>misshaped</i>." <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*shap"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a bad or ugly form.</def> "The mountains are <i>misshapen</i>." <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mis*shap"en*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mis*shap"en*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mis*sheathed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sheathed by mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong place.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*sif"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [LL. <i>missa</i> Mass + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>fy- </u>.] <def>To perform Mass.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>missils</i>, fr. <i>mittere</i>, <i>missum</i>, to cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. <i>mesti</i> to throw: cf. F. <i>missile</i>. Cf. <u>Admit</u>, <u>Dismiss</u>, <u>Mass</u> the religious service, <u>Message</u>, <u>Mission</u>.] <def>Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine, so as to strike an object at a distance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We bend the bow, or wing the <i>missile</i> dart.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sile</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>missile</i>.] <def>A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Miss"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Miss</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>Absent from the place where it was expected to be found; lost; wanting; not present when called or looked for.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Neither was there aught <i>missing</i> unto them.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xxv. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For a time caught up to God, as once<BR> Moses was in the mount, and <i>missing</i> long.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Miss"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With a sense of loss.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>missio</i>, fr. <i>mittere</i>, <i>missum</i>, to send: cf. F. <i>mission</i>. See <u>Missile</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; comission.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late,<BR> Made emulous <i>missions</i> 'mongst the gods themselves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How to begin, how to accomplish best<BR> His end of being on earth, and <i>mission</i> high.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In these ships there should be a <i>mission</i> of three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers.</def> <i>Addis & Arnold.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Dismission; discharge from service.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Mission school</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A school connected with a mission and conducted by missionaries</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A school for the religious instruction of children not having regular church privileges.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Message; errand; commission; deputation.</p>

<p><hw>Mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To send on a mission.</def> [Mostly used in the form of the past participle.] <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sion*ary</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Missionaries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>missionnaire</i>. See <u>Mission</u>, <pos><i>n</i></pos>.] <def>One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Missionary apostolic</b></col>, <cd>a Roman Catholic missionary sent by commission from the pope.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sion*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to missions; as, a <i>missionary</i> meeting; a <i>missionary</i> fund.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sion*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A missionary; an envoy; one who conducts a mission. See <u>Mission</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6.</def> "Like mighty <i>missioner</i> you come." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mistress; a wife; — so used by the illiterate.</def> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Miss"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Miss"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mis*sit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sit badly or imperfectly upon; to misbecome.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Missive</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter <i>missive</i>.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Missile.</def> "The <i>missive</i> weapons fly." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Letters missive</b></col>, <cd>letters conveying the permission, comand, or advice of a superior authority, as a sovereign. They are addressed and sent to some certain person or persons, and are distinguished from <i>letters patent</i>, which are addressed to the public.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. lettre <i>missive</i>. See <u>Mission</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is sent; a writing containing a message.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who is sent; a messenger.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*sound"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sound wrongly; to utter or pronounce incorrectly.</def> <i>E,Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*speak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To err in speaking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*speak"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*speech"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong speech.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*spell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misspelled</u> (?), or <u>Misspelt</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misspelling</u>.] <def>To spell incorrectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*spell"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong spelling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*spend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misspent</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misspending</u>.] <def>To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to squander; to waste; as, to <i>misspend</i> time or money.</def> <i>J. Philips.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*spend"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who misspends.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*spense"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spending improperly; a wasting.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*spent"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Misspend</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*state"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To state wrongly; as, to <i>misstate</i> a question in debate.</def> <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*state"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An incorrect statement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*stayed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Having missed stays; — said of a ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*step"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong step; an error of conduct.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*step"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take a wrong step; to go astray.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`suc*cess"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis`sug*ges"tion</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or evil suggestion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis`sum*ma"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong summation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*swear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To swear falsely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See <u>Misy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"sy</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An affectionate, or contemptuous, form of <i>miss</i>; a young girl; a miss.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a miss, or girl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mist</hw> (m&ibreve;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mist</i>; akin to D. & Sw. <i>mist</i>, Icel. <i>mistr</i>, G. <i>mist</i> dung, Goth. <i>ma&iacute;hstus</i>, AS. <i>m&imacr;gan</i> to make water, Icel. <i>m&imacr;ga</i>, Lith. <i>migla</i> mist, Russ. <i>mgla</i>, L. <i>mingere</i>, <i>meiere</i>, to make water, Gr. &?; to make water, &?; mist, Skr. <i>mih</i> to make water, n., a mist <i>m&fist;gha</i> cloud. &radic;102. Cf. <u>Misle</u>, <u>Mizzle</u>, <u>Mixen</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch <i>mist</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His passion cast a <i>mist</i> before his sense.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mist flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a composite plant (<i>Eupatorium c&oelig;lestinum</i>), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mist</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misting</u>.] <def>To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mist</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To rain in very fine drops; as, it <i>mists</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tak"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Liable to be mistaken; capable of being misconceived.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*take"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*t&amacr;k"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & obs. p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mistook</u> (- t&oocr;k"); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mistaken</u> (-t&amacr;k"'n); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mistaking</u>.] [Pref. <i>mis- </i> + <i>take</i>: cf. Icel. <i>mistaka</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take or choose wrongly.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to <i>mistake</i> a remark; to <i>mistake</i> one's meaning.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My father's purposes have been <i>mistook</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To substitute in thought or perception; as, to <i>mistake</i> one person for another.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A man may <i>mistake</i> the love of virtue for the practice of it.</blockquote> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mistake</i> me not so much,<BR> To think my poverty is treacherous.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*take"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Servants <i>mistake</i>, and sometimes occasion misunderstanding among friends.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><! p. 932 !></p>

<p><hw>Mis*take"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*t&amacr;k"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding from all possibility of <i>mistake</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to perform it.</def></p>

<p><col><b>No mistake</b></col>, <cd>surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the appointed time, and <i>no mistake</i>.</cd> [Low]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Blunder; error; bull. See <u>Blunder</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mis*tak"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a <i>mistaken</i> man; he is <i>mistaken</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Erroneous; wrong; as, a <i>mistaken</i> notion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tak"en*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By mistake.</def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tak"en*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneousness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tak"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mistakes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Well meaning ignorance of some <i>mistakers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tak"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An error; a mistake.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tak"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*taught"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*t&add;t"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Misteach</u>.] <def>Wrongly taught; as, a <i>mistaught</i> youth.</def> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*teach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mistaught</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misteaching</u>.] [AS. <i>mist&aemacr;can</i>.] <def>To teach wrongly; to instruct erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mistold</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mistelling</u>.] <def>To tell erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tem"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To temper ill; to disorder; as, to <i>mistemper</i> one's head.</def> <i>Warner.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This inundation of <i>mistempered</i> humor.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Master</u>, and cf. <u>Mistress</u>.] <def>A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form <i>Mr</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To call your name, inquire your where,<BR>
Or what you think of <i>Mister</i> Some-one's book,<BR>
Or <i>Mister</i> Other's marriage or decease.</blockquote> <i>Mrs.
Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To address or mention by the title Mr.; as, he <i>mistered</i> me in a formal way.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mistier</i> trade, office, ministry, need, F. <i>m&eacute;tier</i> trade, fr. L. <i>ministerium</i> service, office, ministry. See <u>Ministry</u>, <u>Mystery</u> trade.] [Written also <i>mester</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A trade, art, or occupation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In youth he learned had a good <i>mester</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manner; kind; sort.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But telleth me what <i>mester</i> men ye be.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Need; necessity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Rom. of R.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be needful or of use.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>As for my name, it <i>mistereth</i> not to tell.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*term"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To call by a wrong name; to miscall.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mystery</u>, a trade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mist"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Clouded with, or as with, mist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*think"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Think</u>.] <def>To think wrongly.</def> [Obs.] "Adam <i>misthought</i> of her." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*think"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To have erroneous thoughts or judgment of; to think ill of.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*thought"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous thought; mistaken opinion; error.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*thrive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*throw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To throw wrongly.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mis"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Mis"ti*co</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>m&iacute;stico</i>.] <def>A kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean. It is rigged partly like a xebec, and partly like a felucca.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mist&imacr;dan</i>. See <u>Tide</u>.] <def>To happen or come to pass unfortunately; also, to suffer evil fortune.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>||Mis`ti`gris"</hw> (?), <hw>||Mis`ti`gri"</hw> }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mistigri</i>.] <def>A variety of the game of poker in which the joker is used, and called <i>mistigris</i> or <i>mistigri</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mist"i*head</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistiness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mist"i*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With mist; darkly; obscurely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*time"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mist&imacr;main</i> to turn out ill.] <def>To time wrongly; not to adapt to the time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mist"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being misty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mistio</i>, <i>mixtio</i>. See <u>Mix</u>, and cf. <u>Mixtion</u>.] <def>Mixture.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*ti"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To call by a wrong title.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Eng. <i>mist</i>. See <u>Misle</u>, and <u>Mizzle</u>.] <def>To fall in very fine drops, as rain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"tle*toe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mistelt&amacr;n</i>; <i>mistel</i> mistletoe + <i>t&amacr;n</i> twig. AS. <i>mistel</i> is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw. <i>mistel</i>, OHG. <i>mistil</i>, Icel. <i>mistil</i>teinn; and AS. <i>t&amacr;n</i> to D. <i>teen</i>, OHG. <i>zein</i>, Icel. <i>teinn</i>, Goth. <i>tains</i>. Cf. <u>Missel</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe <i>(Viscum album)</i>, bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit.</def> [Written also <i>misletoe</i>, <i>misseltoe</i>, and <i>mistleto</i>.] <i>Lindley. Loudon.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The mistletoe of the United States is <i>Phoradendron flavescens</i>, having broader leaves than the European kind. In different regions various similar plants are called by this name.</p>

<p><hw>||Mis"to*nusk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the Indian name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The American badger.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*took"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & obs. p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Mistake</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`tra*di"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong tradition.</def> "Monsters of <i>mistradition</i>." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*train"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To train amiss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Proven&ccedil;al.] <def>A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in the Mediterranean provinces of France, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`trans*late"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To translate erroneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`trans*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong translation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis`trans*port"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tread"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misstep; misbehavior.</def> "To punish my <i>mistreadings</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To treat amiss; to abuse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*treat"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong treatment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maistress</i>, OF. <i>maistresse</i>, F. <i>ma&icirc;tresse</i>, LL. <i>magistrissa</i>, for L. <i>magistra</i>, fem. of <i>magister</i>. See <u>Master</u>, <u>Mister</u>, and cf. <u>Miss</u> a young woman.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The late queen's gentlewoman! a knight's daughter!<BR> To be her <i>mistress</i>' <i>mistress</i>!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A letter desires all young wives to make themselves <i>mistresses</i> of Wingate's Arithmetic.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A woman regarded with love and devotion; she who has command over one's heart; a beloved object; a sweetheart.</def> [Poetic] <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A woman filling the place, but without the rights, of a wife; a concubine; a loose woman with whom one consorts habitually.</def> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A title of courtesy formerly prefixed to the name of a woman, married or unmarried, but now superseded by the contracted forms, <i>Mrs</i>., for a married, and <i>Miss</i>, for an unmarried, woman.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Now <i>Mistress</i> Gilpin (careful soul).</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A married woman; a wife.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Several of the neighboring <i>mistresses</i> had assembled to witness the event of this memorable evening.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The old name of the jack at bowls.</def> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To be one's own mistress</b></col>, <cd>to be exempt from control by another person.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mis"tress</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wait upon a mistress; to be courting.</def> [Obs.] <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis"tress*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Female rule or dominion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ladyship, a style of address; — with the personal pronoun.</def> [Obs.] <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tri"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no result.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*trist"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mistrust.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*trow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To think wrongly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*trust"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*trust"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will never <i>mistrust</i> my wife again.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By a divine instinct, men's minds <i>mistrust</i><BR> Ensuing dangers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*trust"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mistrusts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*trust"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their light blown out in some <i>mistrustful</i> wood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mis*trust"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mis*trust"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mis*trust"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With distrust or suspicion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*trust"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no mistrust or suspicion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The swain <i>mistrustless</i> of his smutted face.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tune"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tune wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mis*tu"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Mixture</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mingled compound in which different ingredients are contained in a liquid state; a mixture. See <u>Mixture</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very active substances, and which can only be administered by drops.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*turn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To turn amiss; to pervert.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*tu"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To instruct amiss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mist"y</hw> (m&ibreve;st"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mistier</u> (-&ibreve;*&etilde;r); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mistiest</u>.] [AS. <i>mistig</i>. See <u>Mist</u>. In some senses <i>misty</i> has been confused with <i>mystic</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Accompanied with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, <i>misty</i> weather; <i>misty</i> mountains; a <i>misty</i> atmosphere.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; as, <i>misty</i> sight.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The more I muse therein [theology],<BR> The <i>mistier</i> it seemeth.</blockquote> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*un`der*stand"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*&ubreve;n`d&etilde;r*st&abreve;nd"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misunderstood</u> (- st&oocr;d"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misunderstanding</u>.] <def>To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*un`der*stand"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who misunderstands.</def> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*un`der*stand"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.</def> "<i>Misunderstandings</i> among friends." <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`su*ra"to</hw> (m&emacr;`s&oomac;*r&auml;"t&osl;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Measured; — a direction to perform a passage in strict or measured time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*us"age</hw> (m&ibreve;s*&umacr;z"&asl;j), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>m&eacute;susage</i>.] <def>Bad treatment; abuse.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*use"</hw> (-&umacr;z"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;suser</i>. See <u>Mis-</u>, prefix from French, and <u>Use</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to <i>misuse</i> one's talents.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The sweet poison of <i>misused</i> wine.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To abuse; to treat ill.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>O, she <i>misused</i> me past the endurance of a block.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.</p>

<p><hw>Mis*use"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*&umacr;s"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Words little suspected for any such <i>misuse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Violence, or its effects.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*use"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misuse.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mis*us"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who misuses.</def> "Wretched <i>misusers</i> of language." <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or varying from, one's right.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*val"ue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To value wrongly or too little; to undervalue.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But for I am so young, I dread my work<BR> Wot be <i>misvalued</i> both of old and young.</blockquote> <i>W. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*vouch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To vouch falsely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*wan"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*way"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong way.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*wear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wear ill.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*wed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wed improperly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*ween"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*wend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go wrong; to go astray.</def> [Obs.] "The world is <i>miswent</i>." <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*word"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To word wrongly; as, to <i>misword</i> a message, or a sentence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*word"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A word wrongly spoken; a cross word.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sylvester.</i> <i>Breton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*wor"ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or false worship; mistaken practices in religion.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Such hideous jungle of <i>misworships</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*wor"ship</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To worship wrongly.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mis*wor"ship*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who worships wrongly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*write"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To write incorrectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*wrought"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Badly wrought.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>misy</i> a mineral, perh. copperas, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An impure yellow sulphate of iron; yellow copperas or copiapite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*yoke"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To yoke improperly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mis*zeal"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mistakenly zealous.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mite</hw> (m&imacr;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&imacr;te</i> mite (in sense 1); akin to LG. <i>mite</i>, D. <i>mijt</i>, G. <i>miete</i>, OHG. <i>m&imacr;za</i>; cf. Goth. <i>maitan</i> to cut.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese <i>mite</i>, sugar <i>mite</i>, harvest <i>mite</i>, etc. See <u>Acarina</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [D. <i>mijt</i>; prob. the same word.] <def>A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Two <i>mites</i>, which make a farthing.</blockquote> <i>Mark xii. 49.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For in effect they be not worth a <i>myte</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mitre</i>, fr. L. <i>mitra</i> headband, turban, Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Numis.)</i> <def>A sort of base money or coin.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Miter box</b></col> <i>(Carp. & Print.)</i>, <cd>an apparatus for guiding a handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp., a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its upright sides, for guides.</cd> — <col><b>Miter dovetail</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a kind of dovetail for a miter joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and that at the angle.</cd> — <col><b>Miter gauge</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a gauge for determining the angle of a miter.</cd> — <col><b>Miter joint</b></col>, <cd>a joint formed by pieces matched and united upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass rule, etc. The term is used especially when the pieces form a right angle. See <u>Miter</u>, 2.</cd> — <col><b>Miter shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells of the genus <i>Mitra</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Miter square</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45&deg;, for striking lines on stuff to be mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any angle.</cd> — <col><b>Miter wheels</b></col>, <cd>a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter, adapted for working together, usually with their axes at right angles.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw> }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mitered</u> (?) or <u>Mitred</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mitering</u> (?) or <u>Mitring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter.</def> "<i>Mitered</i> locks." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw> }, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"ter*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genus <i>Mitella</i>, — slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's cap.</def></p>

<p><col><b>False miterwort</b></col>, <cd>a white-flowered perennial herb of the United States (<i>Tiarella cardifolia</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mythic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi"thras</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. &?;.] <def>The sun god of the Persians.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mith"ri*date</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; — so called from King <i>Mithridates</i>, its reputed inventor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no <i>mithridate</i> so effectual against the infection of vice.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><! p. 933 !></p>

<p><hw>Mith`ri*dat"ic</hw> (m&ibreve;th`r&ibreve;*d&abreve;t"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to King Mithridates, or to a mithridate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mit"i*ga*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Admitting of mitigation; that may be mitigated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mit"i*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mitigans</i>, p. pr. of <i>mitigare</i>. See <u>Mitigate</u>.] <def>Tending to mitigate; mitigating; lenitive.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mit"i*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mitigated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mitigating</u>.] [L. <i>mitigatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mitigare</i> to soften, mitigate; <i>mitis</i> mild, soft + the root of <i>agere</i> to do, drive.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to <i>mitigate</i> heat or cold; to <i>mitigate</i> grief.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make mild and accessible; to mollify; - - applied to persons.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This opinion . . . <i>mitigated</i> kings into companions.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To alleviate; assuage; allay. See <u>Alleviate</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mit`i*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mitigacioun</i>, F. <i>mitigation</i>, fr. L. <i>mitigatio</i>.] <def>The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the <i>mitigation</i> of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Alleviation; abatement; relief.</p>

<p><hw>Mit"i*ga*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mitigativus</i>: cf. F. <i>mitigatif</i>.] <def>Tending to mitigate; alleviating.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mit"i*ga`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, mitigates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mit"i*ga*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending to mitigate or alleviate; mitigative.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mit"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mite</u>.] <def>A little one; — used as a term of endearment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Skelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mi"tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a thread.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The denser part of the protoplasm of a cell.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi*to"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a thread.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>See <u>Karyokinesis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`traille"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Mitrailleur</u>.] <def>Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`tra`illeur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>One who serves a mitrailleuse.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mi`tra`illeuse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>mitrailler</i> to fire grapeshot, fr. <i>mitraille</i> old iron, grapeshot, dim. of OF. <i>mite</i> a mite.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mitral</i>. See <u>Miter</u>.] <def>Pertaining to a miter; resembling a miter; as, the <i>mitral</i> valve between the left auricle and left ventricle of the heart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mi"tre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Miter</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mit"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Miter</i> + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>mitriforme</i>.] <def>Having the form of a miter, or a peaked cap; as, a <i>mitriform</i> calyptra.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mitt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. <i>mitten</i>.] <def>A mitten; also, a covering for the wrist and hand and not for the fingers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mit"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mitaine</i>, <i>meteyn</i>, F. <i>mitaine</i>, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. <i>miotog</i>, Gael. <i>miotag</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>mutan</i> a muff, a thick glove. Cf. <u>Mitt</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A covering for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or injury. It differs from a glove in not having a separate sheath for each finger.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cover for the wrist and forearm.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To give the mitten to</b></col>, <cd>to dismiss as a lover; to reject the suit of.</cd> [Colloq.] — <col><b>To handle without mittens</b></col>, <cd>to treat roughly; to handle without gloves.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Mit"tened</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with a mitten or mittens.</def> "<i>Mittened</i> hands." <i>Whittier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mit"tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mittens</i>, p. pr. of <i>mittere</i> to send.] <def>Sending forth; emitting.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mit"ti*mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., we send, fr. <i>mittere</i> to send.] <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A precept or warrant granted by a justice for committing to prison a party charged with crime; a warrant of commitment to prison.</def> <i>Burrill.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A writ for removing records from one court to another.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mit"tler's green`</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A pigment of a green color, the chief constituent of which is oxide of chromium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mit"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The stormy petrel.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mi"tu</hw> (m&imacr;"t&usl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Braz. <i>mitu poranga</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American curassow of the genus <i>Mitua</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mit"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Mite</u>.] <def>Having, or abounding with, mites.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mix</hw> (m&ibreve;ks), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mixed</u> (m&ibreve;kst) (less properly <u>Mixt</u>); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mixing</u>.] [AS. <i>miscan</i>; akin to OHG. <i>misken</i>, G. <i>mischen</i>, Russ. <i>mieshate</i>, W. <i>mysgu</i>, Gael. <i>measg</i>, L. <i>miscere</i>, <i>mixtum</i>, Gr. <grk>mi`sgein</grk>, <grk>migny`nai</grk>, Skr. <i>mi&ccedil;ra</i> mixed. The English word has been influenced by L. <i>miscere</i>, <i>mixtum</i> (cf. <u>Mixture</u>), and even the AS. <i>miscan</i> may have been borrowed fr. L. <i>miscere</i>. Cf. <u>Admix</u>, <u>Mash</u> to bruise, <u>Meddle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend; as, to <i>mix</i> flour and salt; to <i>mix</i> wines.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fair persuasions <i>mixed</i> with sugared words.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To unite with in company; to join; to associate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ephraim, he hath <i>mixed</i> himself among the people.</blockquote> <i>Hos. vii. 8.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hast thou no poison <i>mixed</i>?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have chosen an argument <i>mixed</i> of religious and civil considerations.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mix</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become united into a compound; to be blended promiscuously together.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To associate; to mingle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had <i>mixed</i><BR> Again in fancied safety with his kind.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mix"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being mixed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mixed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See <u>Mix</u>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Mixed action</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a suit combining the properties of a real and a personal action.</cd> — <col><b>Mixed angle</b></col>, <cd>a mixtilineal angle.</cd> — <col><b>Mixed fabric</b></col>, <cd>a textile fabric composed of two or more kinds of fiber, as a poplin.</cd> — <col><b>Mixed marriage</b></col>, <cd>a marriage between persons of different races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman Catholic and a Protestant.</cd> — <col><b>Mixed number</b></col>, <cd>a whole number and a fraction taken together.</cd> — <col><b>Mixed train</b></col>, <cd>a railway train containing both passenger and freight cars.</cd> — <col><b>Mixed voices</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>voices of both males and females united in the same performance.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mix"ed*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mixed or mingled manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mix"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mixen</i>, <i>myxen</i>, fr. <i>meohx</i>, <i>meox</i>, dung, filth; akin to E. <i>mist</i>. See <u>Mist</u>.] <def>A compost heap; a dunghill.</def> <i>Chaucer. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mix"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, mixes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mix*og"a*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a mixing + &?; marriage.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Pairing with several males; — said of certain fishes of which several males accompany each female during spawning.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mix`o*lyd"i*an mode`</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; a mixing + E. <i>Lydian</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The seventh ecclesiastical mode, whose scale commences on G.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mix`ti*lin"e*al</hw> (?), <hw>Mix`ti*lin"e*ar</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mixtus</i> mixed (p. p. of <i>miscere</i> to mix) + E. <i>lineal</i>, <i>linear</i>.] <def>Containing, or consisting of, lines of different kinds, as straight, curved, and the like; as, a <i>mixtilinear</i> angle, that is, an angle contained by a straight line and a curve.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mix"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mixtio</i>, <i>mistio</i>: cf. F. <i>mixtion</i>. See <u>Mistion</u>, <u>Mix</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mixture.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mixt"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With mixture; in a mixed manner; mixedly.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mix"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mixtura</i>, fr. <i>miscere</i>, <i>mixtum</i>, to mix: cf. F. <i>mixture</i>. See <u>Mix</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a <i>mixture</i> of ingredients.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which results from mixing different ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a <i>mixture</i> of molasses and water; — also, a medley.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is also a <i>mixture</i> of good and evil wisely distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community to exist that had not a prevailing <i>mixture</i> of piety in its constitution.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A kind of liquid medicine made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to <i>solution</i>, a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely dissolved.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Physics & Chem.)</i> <def>A mass of two or more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely commingled; — contrasted with a <i>compound</i>; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical <i>mixture</i> of carbon, sulphur, and niter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and compound stops; — called also <i>furniture stop</i>. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground tone.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.</p>

<p><hw>Miz"maze`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maze or labyrinth.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Miz"zen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It. <i>mezzana</i>, fr. <i>mezzano</i> middle, fr. <i>mezzo</i> middle, half: cf. F. <i>misaine</i> foresail. See <u>Mezzo</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the <i>mizzen</i> shrouds, sails, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Miz"zen</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.</def></p>

<p><hw>Miz"zen*mast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The hindmost mast of a three-masted vessel, or of a yawl-rigged vessel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Miz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mizzled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mizzling</u> (?).] [See <u>Misle</u>, and cf. <u>Mistle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rain in very fine drops.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take one's self off; to go.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><blockquote>As long as George the Fourth could reign, he
reigned,<BR>
And then he <i>mizzled</i>.</blockquote> <i>Epigram, quoted by
Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>Miz"zle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mist; fine rain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Miz"zy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>moisi</i> moldy, musty, p. p. of <i>moisir</i> to mold, fr. L. <i>mucere</i> to be moldy.] <def>A bog or quagmire.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mne*mon"ic</hw> (n&esl;*m&obreve;n"&ibreve;k), <hw>Mne*mon"ic*al</hw> (-&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mnhmoniko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>mnh`mwn</grk> mindful, remembering, <grk>mnh`mh</grk> memory, <grk>mna^sqai</grk> to think on, remember; akin to E. <i>mind</i>.] <def>Assisting in memory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mne`mo*ni"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who instructs in the art of improving or using the memory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mne*mon"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>ta~ mnhmonika`</grk>: cf. F. <i>mn&eacute;monique</i>.] <def>The art of memory; a system of precepts and rules intended to assist the memory; artificial memory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mne*mos"y*ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. <grk>mnhmosy`nh</grk> remembrance, memory, and the goddess of memory. See <u>Mnemonic</u>.] <i>(Class Myth.)</i> <def>The goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mne"mo*tech`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; memory + &?; art: cf. F. <i>mn&eacute;motechnie</i>.] <def>Mnemonics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>a., adv., & n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>moe</i>.] [AS. <i>m&amacr;</i>. See <u>More</u>.] <def>More; — usually, more in number.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>An hundred thousand <i>mo</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Likely to find <i>mo</i> to commend than to imitate it.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>-mo</hw> (?). <def>A suffix added to the names of certain numerals or to the numerals themselves, to indicate the number of leaves made by folding a sheet of paper; as, sixteen<i>mo</i> or 16<i>mo</i>; eighteen<i>mo</i> or 18<i>mo</i>. It is taken from the Latin forms similarly used; as, <i>duodecimo</i>, <i>sextodecimo</i>, etc. A small circle, placed after the number and near its top, is often used for <i>-mo</i>; as, 16&deg;, 18&deg;, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"a</hw> (m&omacr;"&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to <i>Dinornis</i>, and other related genera, of the suborder <i>Dinornithes</i>, found in New Zealand. They are allied to the apteryx and the ostrich. They were probably exterminated by the natives before New Zealand was discovered by Europeans. Some species were much larger than the ostrich.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ab*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (<i>Gen. xix. 37.</i>) Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ab*i`tess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female Moabite.</def> <i>Ruth i. 22.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ab*i`tish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Moabite.</def> <i>Ruth ii. 6.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moan</hw> (m&omacr;n), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moaned</u> (m&omacr;nd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Moaning</u>.] [AS. <i>m&aemacr;nan</i> to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. <u>Mean</u> to intend.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Unpitied and unheard, where misery <i>moans</i>.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let there bechance him pitiful mischances,<BR> To make him <i>moan</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To emit a sound like moan; — said of things inanimate; as, the wind <i>moans</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moan</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bewail audibly; to lament.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, <i>moan</i><BR> My dear Columbo, dead and gone.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To afflict; to distress.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Which infinitely <i>moans</i> me.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mone</i>. See <u>Moan</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sullen <i>moans</i>, hollow groans.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A low mournful or murmuring sound; — of things.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Rippling waters made a pleasant <i>moan</i>.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moan"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of moaning; expressing sorrow.</def> — <wf>Moan"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Moat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mote</i> hill, dike, bank, F. <i>motte</i> clod, turf: cf. Sp. & Pg. <i>mota</i> bank or mound of earth, It. <i>motta</i> clod, LL. <i>mota</i>, <i>motta</i>, a hill on which a fort is built, an eminence, a dike, Prov. G. <i>mott</i> bog earth heaped up; or perh. F. <i>motte</i>, and OF. <i>mote</i>, are from a LL. p. p. of L. <i>movere</i> to move (see <u>Move</u>). The name of <i>moat</i>, properly meaning, bank or mound, was transferred to the ditch adjoining: cf. F. <i>dike</i> and <i>ditch</i>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moat</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surround with a moat.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Mute</u> to molt.] <def>To void the excrement, as a bird; to mute.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mob</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mobcap</u>.] <def>A mobcap.</def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mob</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mob</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mobile vulgus</i>, the movable common people. See <u>Mobile</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the lowest part of it.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A cluster of <i>mob</i> were making themselves merry with their betters.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>A throng; a rabble; esp., an unlawful or riotous assembly; a disorderly crowd.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mob</i> of gentlemen who wrote with ease.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a <i>mob</i>.</blockquote> <i>Madison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Confused by brainless <i>mobs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mob law</b></col>, <cd>law administered by the mob; lynch law.</cd> — <col><b>Swell mob</b></col>, <cd>well dressed thieves and swindlers, regarded collectively.</cd> [Slang] <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mob</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mobbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mobbing</u>.] <def>To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy; as, to <i>mob</i> a house or a person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mob"bish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a mob; tumultuous; lawless; as, a <i>mobbish</i> act.</def> <i>Bp. Kent.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mob"cap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>mop-muts</i>; OD. <i>mop</i> a woman's coif + D. <i>muts</i> cap.] <def>A plain cap or headdress for women or girls; especially, one tying under the chin by a very broad band, generally of the same material as the cap itself.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"bile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mobilis</i>, for <i>movibilis</i>, fr. <i>movere</i> to move: cf. F. <i>mobile</i>. See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition; movable.</def> "Fixed or else <i>mobile</i>." <i>Skelton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom; as, benzine and mercury are <i>mobile</i> liquids; — opposed to <i>viscous</i>, <i>viscoidal</i>, or <i>oily</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.</def> <i>Testament of Love.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The quick and <i>mobile</i> curiosity of her disposition.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind; as, <i>mobile</i> features.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"bile</hw> (m&omacr;"b&ibreve;l; L. m&obreve;b"&ibreve;*l&emacr;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mobile vulgus</i>. See <u>Mobile</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. 3d <u>Mob</u>.] <def>The mob; the populace.</def> [Obs.] "The unthinking <i>mobile</i>." <i>South.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mo*bil"i*ty</hw> (m&osl;*b&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mobilitas</i>: cf. F. <i>mobilit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being mobile; as, the <i>mobility</i> of a liquid, of an army, of the populace, of features, of a muscle.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The mob; the lower classes.</def> [Humorous] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mob`i*li*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mobilization</i>.] <def>The act of mobilizing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mob"i*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mobilized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mobilizing</u> (?).] [F. <i>mobiliser</i>.] <def>To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From <u>Mob</u> to wrap up.] <def>To wrap the head of in a hood.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Moebles</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mob*oc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mob</i> rabble + <i>-cracy</i>, as in <i>democracy</i>.] <def>A condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is good name that Dr. Stevens has given to our present situation (for one can not call it a government), a <i>mobocracy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mob"o*crat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who favors a form of government in which the unintelligent populace rules without restraint.</def> <i>Bayne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mob`o*crat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, or relating to, a mobocracy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moc"ca*sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [An Indian word. Algonquin <i>makisin</i>.] [Sometimes written <i>moccason</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (<i>Ancistrodon piscivorus</i>) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is <i>Ancistrodon atrofuscus</i>. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moccasin flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of lady's slipper (<i>Cypripedium acaule</i>) found in North America. The lower petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under coniferous trees.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moc"ca*sined</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with, or wearing, a moccasin or moccasins.</def> "<i>Moccasined</i> feet." <i>Harper's Mag.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"cha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A seaport town of Arabia, on the Red Sea.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A variety of coffee brought from Mocha.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mocha stone</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>moss agate.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Moche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A bale of raw silk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moche</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Much.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moch"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Much.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*chi"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A large leather flap which covers the saddletree.</def> [Western U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mock</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mocked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mocking</u>.] [F. <i>moquer</i>, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. <i>mocken</i> to mumble, G. <i>mucken</i>, OSw. <i>mucka</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To see the life as lively <i>mocked</i> as ever<BR> Still sleep <i>mocked</i> death.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mocking</i> marriage with a dame of France.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Elijah <i>mocked</i> them, and said, Cry aloud.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xviii. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let not ambition <i>mock</i> their useful toil.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to <i>mock</i> expectation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou hast <i>mocked</i> me, and told me lies.</blockquote> <i>Judg. xvi. 13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He will not . . . <BR> <i>Mock</i> us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To deride; ridicule; taunt; jeer; tantalize; disappoint. See <u>Deride</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mock</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make sport in contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When thou <i>mockest</i>, shall no man make thee ashamed?</blockquote> <i>Job xi. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She had <i>mocked</i> at his proposal.</blockquote> <i>Froude.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mock</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fools make a <i>mock</i> at sin.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xiv. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Imitation; mimicry.</def> [R.] <i>Crashaw.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mock</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That superior greatness and <i>mock</i> majesty.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mock bishop's weed</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs (<i>Discopleura</i>) growing in wet places.</cd> — <col><b>Mock heroic</b></col>, <cd>burlesquing the heroic; as, a <i>mock heroic</i> poem.</cd> — <col><b>Mock lead</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Blende</u> (<sd><i>a</i></sd>).</cd> — <col><b>Mock nightingale</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the European blackcap.</cd> — <col><b>Mock orange</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs (<i>Philadelphus</i>), with showy white flowers in panicled cymes. <i>P. coronarius</i>, from Asia, has fragrant flowers; the American kinds are nearly scentless.</cd> — <col><b>Mock sun</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Parhelion</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mock turtle soup</b></col>, <cd>a soup made of calf's head, veal, or other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle soup.</cd> — <col><b>Mock velvet</b></col>, <cd>a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See <u>Mockado</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mock"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be mocked.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mock"a*do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stuff made in imitation of velvet; — probably the same as <i>mock velvet</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Our rich <i>mockado</i> doublet.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mock"a*dour</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mokadour</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mock"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mockery.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mock"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European sedge warbler (<i>Acrocephalus phragmitis</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mock"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a derider.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A deceiver; an impostor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A mocking bird.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mocker nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of hickory (<i>Carya tomentosa</i>) and its fruit, which is far inferior to the true shagbark hickory nut.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mock"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mockeries</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>moquerie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is, as the air, invulnerable,<BR> And our vain blows malicious <i>mockery</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Grace at meals is now generally so performed as to look more like a <i>mockery</i> upon devotion than any solemn application of the mind to God.</blockquote> <i>Law.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And bear about the <i>mockery</i> of woe.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The laughingstock of fortune's <i>mockeries</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The cruel handling of the city whereof they made a <i>mockery</i>.</blockquote> <i>2 Macc. viii. 17.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mock"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mocking bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a North American singing bird (<i>Mimus polyglottos</i>), remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing; the outer tail feathers are partly white. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, found in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies.</cd> — <col><b>Mocking thrush</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any species of the genus <i>Harporhynchus</i>, as the brown thrush (<i>H. rufus</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Mocking wren</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any American wren of the genus <i>Thryothorus</i>, esp. <i>T. Ludovicianus</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mock"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By way of derision; in a contemptuous or mocking manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mock"ing*stock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A butt of sport; an object of derision.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mock"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mock; counterfeit; sham.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Moc"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mickle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American rodent (<i>Cavia rupestris</i>), allied to the Guinea pig, but larger; — called also <i>rock cavy</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>modal</i>. See <u>Mode</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality.</def> <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic & Metaph.)</i> <def>Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"dal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>One who regards Father, Son, and Spirit as modes of being, and not as persons, thus denying personal distinction in the Trinity.</def> <i>Eadie.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*dal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>modalit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being modal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic & Metaph.)</i> <def>A modal relation or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents itself to the mind. According to Kant, the quality of propositions, as assertory, problematical, or apodeictic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"dal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a modal manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A compound proposition, the parts of which are united <i>modally</i> . . . by the particles "as" and "so."</blockquote> <i>Gibbs.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>modus</i> a measure, due or proper measure, bound, manner, form; akin to E. <i>mete</i>: cf. F. <i>mode</i>. See <u>Mete</u>, and cf. <u>Commodious</u>, <u>Mood</u> in grammar, <u>Modus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Manner of doing or being; method; form; fashion; custom; way; style; as, the <i>mode</i> of speaking; the <i>mode</i> of dressing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The duty of itself being resolved on, the <i>mode</i> of doing it may easily be found.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A table richly spread in regal <i>mode</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Prevailing popular custom; fashion, especially in the phrase <i>the mode</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The easy, apathetic graces of a man of the <i>mode</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Variety; gradation; degree.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Any combination of qualities or relations, considered apart from the substance to which they belong, and treated as entities; more generally, condition, or state of being; manner or form of arrangement or manifestation; form, as opposed to <i>matter</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Modes</i> I call such complex ideas, which, however compounded, contain not in them the supposition of subsisting by themselves, but are considered as dependencies on, or affections of, substances.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The form in which the proposition connects the predicate and subject, whether by simple, contingent, or necessary assertion; the form of the syllogism, as determined by the quantity and quality of the constituent proposition; mood.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mood</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The scale as affected by the various positions in it of the minor intervals; as, the Dorian <i>mode</i>, the Ionic <i>mode</i>, etc., of ancient Greek music.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In modern music, only the major and the minor mode, of whatever key, are recognized.</p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A kind of silk. See <u>Alamode</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Method; manner. See <u>Method</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mod"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mod&egrave;le</i>, It. <i>modello</i>, fr. (assumed) L. <i>modellus</i>, fr. <i>modulus</i> a small measure, dim. of <i>modus</i>. See <u>Mode</u>, and cf. <u>Module</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In charts, in maps, and eke in <i>models</i> made.</blockquote> <i>Gascoigne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I had my father's signet in my purse,<BR> Which was the <i>model</i> of that Danish seal.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You have the <i>models</i> of several ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are perished.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; as, the clay <i>model</i> of a sculpture; the inventor's <i>model</i> of a machine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[The application for a patent] must be accompanied by a full description of the invention, with drawings and a <i>model</i> where the case admits of it.</blockquote> <i>Am. Cyc.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When we mean to build<BR> We first survey the plot, then draw the <i>model</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; as, a government formed on the <i>model</i> of the American constitution; a <i>model</i> of eloquence, virtue, or behavior.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He that despairs measures Providence by his own little, contracted <i>model</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou seest thy wretched brother die,<BR> Who was the <i>model</i> of thy father's life.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A person who poses as a pattern to an artist.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A professional <i>model</i>.</blockquote> <i>H. James.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Working model</b></col>, <cd>a model of a machine which can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or is expected to do.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mod"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a <i>model</i> house; a <i>model</i> husband.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"el</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Modeled</u> (?) or <u>Modelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Modeling</u> or <u>Modelling</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>modeler</i>, It. <i>modellare</i>.] <def>To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to <i>model</i> a house or a government; to <i>model</i> an edifice according to the plan delineated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"el</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to <i>model</i> in wax.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"el*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who models; hence, a worker in plastic art.</def> [Written also <i>modeller</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mod"el*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form.</def> [Written also <i>modelling</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Modeling plane</b></col>, <cd>a small plane for planing rounded objects.</cd> — <col><b>Modeling wax</b></col>, <cd>beeswax melted with a little Venice turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with coloring matter, usually red, — used in modeling.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mod"el*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To model.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mod"e*na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Modena</i>, in Italy.] <def>A certain crimsonlike color.</def> <i>Good.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod`e*nese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Modena or its inhabitants.</def> — <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Modena; the people of Modena.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. See <u>Mother</u> female parent.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mother.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mod"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To moderate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>moderabilis</i>.] <def>Moderate; temperate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Moderation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Caxton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>moderatus</i>, p. p. of <i>moderate</i>, <i>moderati</i>, to moderate, regulate, control, fr. <i>modus</i> measure. See <u>Mode</u>.] <def>Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; as, <i>moderate</i> in eating or drinking; a <i>moderate</i> table.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement; reasonable; calm; slow; as, <i>moderate</i> language; <i>moderate</i> endeavors.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Not extreme in opinion, in partisanship, and the like; as, a <i>moderate</i> Calvinist.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A number of <i>moderate</i> members managed . . . to obtain a majority in a thin house.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a <i>moderate</i> winter.</def> "<i>Moderate</i> showers." <i>Walter.</i> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Limited as to degree of progress; as, to travel at <i>moderate</i> speed.</def> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle, or faculty appears; as, an infusion of <i>moderate</i> strength; a man of <i>moderate</i> abilities.</def> <sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>Limited in scope or effects; as, a reformation of a <i>moderate</i> kind.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moderated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Moderating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to <i>moderate</i> rage, action, desires, etc.; to <i>moderate</i> heat or wind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By its astringent quality, it <i>moderates</i> the relaxing quality of warm water.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>moderate</i> stiff minds disposed to strive.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting; as, to <i>moderate</i> a synod.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has <i>moderated</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To preside as a moderator.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dr. Barlow [was] engaged . . . to <i>moderate</i> for him in the divinity disputation.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Barlow's Remains (1693).</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*ate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Each nymph but <i>moderately</i> fair.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*ate*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being moderate; temperateness; moderation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>moderatio</i>: cf. F. <i>mod&eacute;ration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being mmoderate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In <i>moderation</i> placing all my glory,<BR> While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with <i>moderation</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The calm and judicious <i>moderation</i> of Orange.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; — usually contracted to <i>mods</i>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mod"er*a*tism</hw> (m&obreve;d"&etilde;r*&asl;*t&ibreve;z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Moderation in doctrines or opinion, especially in politics or religion.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mod`e*ra"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [It. See <u>Moderate</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>With a moderate degree of quickness; moderately.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Allegro moderato</b></col>, <cd>a little slower than allegro.</cd> — <col><b>Andante moderato</b></col>, <cd>a little faster than andante.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: cf. F. <i>mod&eacute;rateur</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies.</def> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Angling was . . . a <i>moderator</i> of passions.</blockquote> <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The officer who presides over an assembly to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and declare the votes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In the University of Oxford, an examiner for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*a`tor*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a moderator.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*a`tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female moderator.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"er*a`trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A female moderator.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>moderne</i>, L. <i>modernus</i>; akin to <i>modo</i> just now, orig. abl. of <i>modus</i> measure; hence, by measure, just now. See <u>Mode</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent period; as, <i>modern</i> days, ages, or time; <i>modern</i> authors; <i>modern</i> fashions; <i>modern</i> taste; <i>modern</i> practice.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>New and common; trite; commonplace.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>We have our philosophical persons, to make <i>modern</i> and familiar, things supernatural and causeless.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Modern English</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <u>English</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ern</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person of modern times; — opposed to <i>ancient</i>.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ern*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ern*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>moderniste</i>.] <def>One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*der"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Modernness; something modern.</def> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod`ern*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of causing to conform to modern of thinking or acting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ern*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Modernized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Modernizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>moderniser</i>.] <def>To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste.</def> <i>Percy.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ern*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who modernizes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ern*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In modern times.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ern*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being modern; recentness; novelty.</def> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"est</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>modeste</i>, L. <i>modestus</i>, fr. <i>modus</i> measure. See <u>Mode</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a <i>modest</i> youth; a <i>modest</i> man.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; — said of a woman.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the <i>modest</i> wife.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The blushing beauties of a <i>modest</i> maid.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a <i>modest</i> request; <i>modest</i> joy.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy; decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.</p>

<p><hw>Mod"est*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a modest manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"es*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>modestia</i>: cf. F. <i>modestie</i>. See <u>Modest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Her blush is guiltiness, not <i>modesty</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Modesty piece</b></col>, <cd>a narrow piece of lace worn by women over the bosom.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See <u>Bashfulness</u>, and <u>Humility</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mo*dic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>modicitas</i>; cf. F. <i>modicit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Moderateness; smallness; meanness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mod"i*cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>modicus</i> moderate, fr. <i>modus</i>. See <u>Mode</u>.] <def>A little; a small quantity; a measured supply.</def> "<i>Modicums</i> of wit." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her usual <i>modicum</i> of beer and punch.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod`i*fi`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Capability of being modified; state or quality of being modifiable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"i*fi`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Modify</u>.] <def>Capable of being modified; liable to modification.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*dif"i*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Modifiable.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mod"i*fi*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Modify</u>.] <def>To qualify.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>modificatio</i> a measuring: cf. F. <i>modification</i>. See <u>Modify</u>.] <def>The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the <i>modification</i> of an opinion, or of a machine; the various <i>modifications</i> of light.</def> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"i*fi*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"i*fi*ca`to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending or serving to modify; modifying.</def> <i>Max M&uuml;ller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"i*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, modifies.</def> <i>Hume.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Modified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Modifying</u> (?).] [F. <i>modifier</i>, L. <i>modificare</i>, <i>modificari</i>; <i>modus</i> limit + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>Mode</u>, and <u>-fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to <i>modify</i> a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to <i>modify</i> the terms of a contract.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To limit or reduce in extent or degree; to moderate; to qualify; to lower.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of his grace<BR> He <i>modifies</i> his first severe decree.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*dil"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>modillon</i>, It. <i>modiglione</i>. Cf. <u>Module</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; — so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*di"o*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>modiolus</i>, dim. of <i>modius</i> the Roman corn measure.] <def>Shaped like a bushel measure.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*di"o*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Modioli</b></plw> (#). [L., a small measure.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>According to the mode, or customary manner; conformed to the fashion; fashionable; hence, conventional; as, a <i>modish</i> dress; a <i>modish</i> feast.</def> <i>Dryden.</i> "<i>Modish</i> forms of address." <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mod"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mod"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who follows the fashion.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo`diste"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Mode</u>, and cf. <u>Modist</u>.] <def>A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress of ladies; a woman who gives direction to the style or mode of dress.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo"di*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Modii</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A dry measure, containing about a peck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"docs</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Modoc</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of warlike Indians formerly inhabiting Northern California. They are nearly extinct.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mode, modulation, module, or modius; as, <i>modular</i> arrangement; <i>modular</i> accent; <i>modular</i> measure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Modulated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Modulating</u> (?).] [L. <i>modulatus</i>, p. p. of <i>modulari</i> to measure, to modulate, fr. <i>modulus</i> a small measure, meter, melody, dim. of <i>modus</i>. See <u>Mode</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical manner; as, the organs of speech <i>modulate</i> the voice in reading or speaking.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Could any person so <i>modulate</i> her voice as to deceive so many?</blockquote> <i>Broome.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"u*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To pass from one key into another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>modulatio</i>: cf. F. <i>modulation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated; as, the <i>modulation</i> of the voice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sound modulated; melody.</def> [R.] <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A change of key, whether transient, or until the music becomes established in the new key; a shifting of the tonality of a piece, so that the harmonies all center upon a new keynote or tonic; the art of transition out of the original key into one nearly related, and so on, it may be, by successive changes, into a key quite remote. There are also sudden and unprepared modulations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"u*la`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who, or that which, modulates.</def> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>modulus</i> a small measure, dim. of <i>modus</i>. See <u>Mode</u>, and cf. <u>Model</u>, <u>Modulus</u>, <u>Mold</u> a matrix.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A model or measure.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The size of some one part, as the diameter of semi-diameter of the base of a shaft, taken as a unit of measure by which the proportions of the other parts of the composition are regulated. Generally, for columns, the semi-diameter is taken, and divided into a certain number of parts, called <i>minutes</i> (see <u>Minute</u>), though often the diameter is taken, and any dimension is said to be so many <i>modules</i> and <i>minutes</i> in height, breadth, or projection.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mod"ule</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>module</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Modulate</u>.] <def>To model; also, to modulate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sandys. Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mod"u*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Moduli</b></plw> (#). [L., a small measure. See <u>Module</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Math., Mech., & Physics)</i> <def>A quantity or coefficient, or constant, which expresses the measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of elasticity, strength, efficiency, etc.; a parameter.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Modulus of a machine</b></col>, <cd>a formula expressing the work which a given machine can perform under the conditions involved in its construction; the relation between the work done upon a machine by the moving power, and that yielded at the working points, either constantly, if its motion be uniform, or in the interval of time which it occupies in passing from any given velocity to the same velocity again, if its motion be variable; — called also the <i>efficiency</i> of the machine.</cd> <i>Mosley.</i> <i>Rankine.</i> — <col><b>Modulus of a system of logarithms</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a number by which all the Napierian logarithms must be multiplied to obtain the logarithms in another system.</cd> — <col><b>Modulus of elasticity</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The measure of the elastic force of any substance, expressed by the ratio of a stress on a given unit of the substance to the accompanying distortion, or strain</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An expression of the force (usually in terms of the height in feet or weight in pounds of a column of the same body) which would be necessary to elongate a prismatic body of a transverse section equal to a given unit, as a square inch or foot, to double, or to compress it to half, its original length, were that degree of elongation or compression possible, or within the limits of elasticity; — called also <i>Young's modulus</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Modulus of rupture</b></col>, <cd>the measure of the force necessary to break a given substance across, as a beam, expressed by eighteen times the load which is required to break a bar of one inch square, supported flatwise at two points one foot apart, and loaded in the middle between the points of support.</cd> <i>Rankine.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mo"dus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Modi</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Mode</u>.] <i>(Old Law)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement between parties, and the like.</def> <i>Bracton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase <i>modus decimandi</i>.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They, from time immemorial, had paid a <i>modus</i>, or composition.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><col><b>||Modus operandi</b></col> (&?;) [L.], <cd>manner of operating.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mod"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Mode</u>.] <def>Fashionable.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Moe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wry face or mouth; a mow.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Moe</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make faces; to mow.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Moe</hw>, <pos><i>a., adv., & n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&amacr;</i> See <u>More</u>.] <def>More. See <u>Mo</u>.</def> [Obs.] "Sing no more ditties, sing no <i>moe</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moe"bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [OE., fr. OF. <i>moeble</i>, <i>mueble</i>, movable, from L. <i>mobilis</i>.] <def>Movables; furniture; — also used in the singular (<singw><b><i>moeble</i></b></singw>).</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"el*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moelle</i>, fr. L. <i>medulla</i> marrow.] <def>An unguent for the hair.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"el*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Rubble masonry.</def></p>

<p><hw>M&oelig;`so*goth"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging to the M&oelig;sogoths, a branch of the Goths who settled in M&oelig;sia.</def></p>

<p><hw>M&oelig;`so*goth"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language of the M&oelig;sogoths; — also called <i>Gothic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moeve</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To move.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A thin silk stuff made in Caucasia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mog"gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A closely fitting knit sleeve; also, a legging of knitted material.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*gul"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the Mongolian.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person of the Mongolian race.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>A heavy locomotive for freight traffic, having three pairs of connected driving wheels and a two-wheeled truck.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Great</b></col>, or <col><b>Grand</b></col>, <col><b>Mogul</b></col>, <cd>the sovereign of the empire founded in Hindostan by the Mongols under Baber in the sixteenth century. Hence, a very important personage; a lord; — sometimes only <i>mogul</i>.</cd> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of millet (<i>Setaria Italica</i>); German millet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"hair`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moire</i>, perh. from Ar. <i>mukhayyar</i> a kind of coarse camelot or haircloth; but prob. fr. L. <i>marmoreus</i> of marble, resembling marble. Cf. <u>Moire</u>, <u>Marble</u>.] <def>The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material, or an imitation of such fabric.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ham"med*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Mohammed</i>, fr. Ar. <i>muh&aacute;mmad</i> praiseworthy, highly praised.] <def>Of or pertaining to Mohammed, or the religion and institutions founded by Mohammed.</def> [Written also <i>Mahometan</i>, <i>Mahomedan</i>, <i>Muhammadan</i>, etc.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*ham"med*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of Mohammed, the founder of Islamism; one who professes Mohammedanism or Islamism.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo*ham"med*an*ism</hw>, <hw>Mo*ham"med*ism</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism.</def></p>

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

<p><hw>Mo"hawk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians.</def> [Slang] <i>Spectator. Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*hi"cans</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Mohican</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited Western Connecticut and Eastern New York.</def> [Written also <i>Mohegans</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mo"ho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A gallinule (<i>Notornis Mantelli</i>) formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct. It was incapable of flight. See <u>Notornis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"hock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mohawk</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*ho"li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Maholi</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mohr</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A West African gazelle (<i>Gazella mohr</i>), having horns on which are eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is one of the species which produce bezoar.</def> [Written also <i>mhorr</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo"hur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind., fr. Per. <i>muhur</i>, <i>muhr</i>, a gold coin, a seal, seal ring.] <def>A British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver rupees, or $7.21.</def> <i>Malcom.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Mo*hur"rum</hw> (?), <hw>||Mu*har"ram</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>muharram</i>, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The first month of the Mohammedan year.</def> <i>Whitworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.</def></p>

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

<p><hw>Moi"dore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>moeda d'ouro</i>, lit., coin of gold. Cf. <u>Money</u>, and <u>Aureate</u>.] <def>A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Moi"e*ty</hw> (moi"&esl;*t&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Moieties</b></plw> (-t&ibreve;z). [F. <i>moiti&eacute;</i>, L. <i>medietas</i>, fr. <i>medius</i> middle, half. See <u>Mid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Mediate</u>, <u>Mediety</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of two equal parts; a half; as, a <i>moiety</i> of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the <i>moiety</i> of a jury, or of a nation.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The more beautiful <i>moiety</i> of his majesty's subject.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An indefinite part; a small part.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

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

<p><blockquote>Thou . . . doest thy mind in dirty pleasures <i>moil</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

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

<p><blockquote><i>Moil</i> not too much under ground.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Now he must <i>moil</i> and drudge for one he loathes.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moil</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spot; a defilement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>moil</i> of death upon them.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mule</i> a slipper.] <def>A kind of high shoe anciently worn.</def> [Written also <i>moyle</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Moi"neau</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A small flat bastion, raised in the middle of an overlong curtain.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Moi"ra</hw> (moi"r&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>Moi^ra</grk>.] <i>(Greek Myth.)</i> <def>The deity who assigns to every man his lot.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Moire</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. Cf. <u>Mohair</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the process of calendering.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moire antique</b></col>, <cd>a superior kind of thick moire.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Moi`r&eacute;" m&eacute;`tal`lique"</hw> (?). [F.] <def>A crystalline or frosted appearance produced by some acids on tin plate; also, the tin plate thus treated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moist</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moiste</i>, OF. <i>moiste</i>, F. <i>moite</i>, fr. L. <i>muccidus</i>, for <i>mucidus</i>, moldy, musty. Cf. <u>Mucus</u>, <u>Mucid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a <i>moist</i> atmosphere or air.</def> "<i>Moist</i> eyes." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fresh, or new.</def> [Obs.] "Shoes full <i>moist</i> and new." "A draught of <i>moist</i> and corny ale." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moist</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To moisten.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

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

<p><blockquote>A pipe a little <i>moistened</i> on the inside.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To soften by making moist; to make tender.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It <i>moistened</i> not his executioner's heart with any pity.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mois"ten*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, moistens.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moist"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of moisture.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Moist"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without moisture; dry.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Moist"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being moist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mois"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>moistour</i>, F. <i>moiteur</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A moderate degree of wetness.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All my body's <i>moisture</i><BR> Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mois"ture*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without moisture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moist"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Moist.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Moi"ther</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>To perplex; to confuse.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Lamb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moi"ther</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To toil; to labor.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mok"a*dour</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>mocador</i> handkerchief.] <def>A handkerchief.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Moke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A donkey.</def> [Cant] <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net.</def> <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ky</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>m&ouml;kkvi</i> cloud, mist, <i>m&ouml;kkr</i> a dense cloud, W. <i>mwg</i> smoke, and E. <i>muggy</i>, <i>muck</i>.] <def>Misty; dark; murky; muggy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Sunfish</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>moles</i> mass.] <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; — said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms.</def> <i>Carpenter.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"lar</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>molaris</i>, fr. <i>mola</i> mill, fr. <i>molere</i> to grind in a mill. See <u>Mill</u> the machine.] <def>Having power to grind; grinding; as, the <i>molar</i> teeth; also, of or pertaining to the molar teeth.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molars which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as <i>premolars</i>, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called <i>true molars</i>. See <u>Tooth</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as 2d <u>Molar</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lasse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>molasse</i>, prob. fr. <i>mollasse</i> flabby, flimsy, fr. L. <i>mollis</i> soft.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A soft Tertiary sandstone; — applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*las"ses</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&eacute;lasse</i>, cf. Sp. <i>melaza</i>, Pg. <i>mela&ccedil;o</i>, fr. L. <i>mellaceus</i> honeylike, honey-sweet, <i>mel</i>, <i>mellis</i>, honey. See <u>Mellifluous</u>, and cf. <u>Melasses</u>.] <def>The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See <u>Treacle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mold</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mole</u> a spot.] <def>A spot; a blemish; a mole.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>molde</i>, AS. <i>molde</i>; akin to D. <i>mul</i>, G. <i>mull</i>, <i>mulm</i>, OHG. <i>molt</i>, <i>molta</i>, Icel. <i>mold</i>, Dan. <i>muld</i>, Sw. <i>mull</i>, Goth. <i>mulda</i>, and E. <i>meal</i> flour. See <u>Meal</u>, and cf. <u>Mole</u> an animal, <u>Mull</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, <i>mould</i>; but as the <i>u</i> has not been inserted in the other words of this class, as <i>bold</i>, <i>gold</i>, <i>old</i>, <i>cold</i>, etc., it seems desirable to complete the analogy by dropping it from this word, thus spelling it as Spenser, South, and many others did. The omission of the <i>u</i> is now very common in America.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composing substance; material.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The etherial <i>mold</i>,<BR> Incapable of stain.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nature formed me of her softest <i>mold</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Molded</u> or <u>Moulded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Molding</u> or <u>Moulding</u>.] <def>To cover with mold or soil.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the p. p. of OE. <i>moulen</i> to become moldy, to rot, prob. fr. Icel. <i>mygla</i> to grow musty, <i>mugga</i> mugginess; cf. Sw. <i>m&ouml;gla</i> to grow moldy. See <u>Muggy</u>, and cf. <u>Moldy</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups <i>Hyphomycetes</i>, and <i>Physomycetes</i>, forming on damp or decaying organic matter.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The common blue mold of cheese, the brick-red cheese mold, and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on tubers or roots stored up for use, when commencing to decay, are familiar examples. <i>M. J. Berkley.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, } <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>molde</i>, OF. <i>mole</i>, F. <i>moule</i>, fr. L. <i>modulus</i>. See <u>Model</u>.] [For spelling, see 2d <u>Mold</u>, above.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand <i>mold</i>; a jelly <i>mold</i>.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The glass of fashion and the <i>mold</i> of form.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Cast; form; shape; character.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Crowned with an architrave of antique <i>mold</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A group of moldings; as, the arch <i>mold</i> of a porch or doorway; the pier <i>mold</i> of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A fontanel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Paper Making)</i> <def>A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mouler</i>, OF. <i>moler</i>, <i>moller</i>. See <u>Mold</u> the matrix.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He forgeth and <i>moldeth</i> metals.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay<BR> To <i>mold</i> me man?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a <i>molded</i> window jamb.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To knead; as, to <i>mold</i> dough or bread.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"a*ble</hw>, <hw>Mould"a*ble</hw> } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being molded or formed.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"board`</hw>, <hw>Mould"board`</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>A follow board.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically <i>(Founding)</i>, one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>, } <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moldered</u> (?) or <u>Mouldered</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Moldering</u> or <u>Mouldering</u>.] [From <u>Mold</u> fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. <i>multern</i>.] <def>To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>moldering</i> of earth in frosts and sun.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When statues <i>molder</i>, and when arches fall.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have <i>moldered</i> to nothing.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>, } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Time's] gradual touch<BR> Has <i>moldered</i> into beauty many a tower.</blockquote> <i>Mason.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"er*y</hw>, <hw>Mould"er*y</hw> } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling, mold.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"i*ness</hw>, <hw>Mould"i*ness</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Moldy</u>.] <def>The state of being moldy.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"ing</hw>, <hw>Mould"ing</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See <u>Cable</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3, and <i>Crenelated molding</i>, under <u>Crenelate</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"ing</hw>, <hw>Mould"ing</hw>, } <pos><i>p. a.</i></pos> <def>Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Molding, or Moulding</b></col>, <col><b>board</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>See <i>Follow board</i>, under <u>Follow</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.</cd> — <col><b>Molding, or Moulding</b></col>, <col><b>machine</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Woodworking)</i> <cd>A planing machine for making moldings</cd>. (<sd><i>b</i></sd>) <i>(Founding)</i> <cd>A machine to assist in making molds for castings.</cd> — <col><b>Molding, or Moulding</b></col>, <col><b>mill</b></col>, <cd>a mill for shaping timber.</cd> — <col><b>Molding, or Moulding</b></col>, <col><b>sand</b></col> <i>(Founding)</i>, <cd>a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"warp</hw>, <hw>Mould"warp</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moldwerp</i>: AS. <i>molde</i> soil + <i>weorpan</i> to throw up; cf. OD. <i>molworp</i>, G. <i>maulwurf</i>, Icel. <i>moldvarpa</i>, Dan. <i>muldvarp</i>. See <u>Mold</u> soil, <u>Warp</u>, and cf. <u>Mole</u> the animal.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mole</u> the animal.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mold"y</hw>, <hw>Mould"y</hw> } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Moldier</u> (?) or <u>Mouldier</u>; <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Moldiest</u> or <u>Mouldiest</u>.] [From <u>Mold</u> the growth of fungi.] <def>Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, <i>moldy</i> cheese or bread.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&amacr;l</i>; akin to OHG. <i>meil</i>, Goth. <i>mail</i> Cf. <u>Mail</u> a spot.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which commonly issue one or more hairs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mola</i>.] <def>A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&ocirc;le</i>, L. <i>moles</i>. Cf. <u>Demolish</u>, <u>Emolument</u>, <u>Molest</u>.] <def>A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>molle</i>, either shortened fr. <i>moldwerp</i>, or from the root of E. <i>mold</i> soil: cf. D. <i>mol</i>, OD. <i>molworp</i>. See <u>Moldwarp</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any insectivore of the family <i>Talpid&aelig;</i>. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The common European mole, or moldwarp (<i>Talpa Europ&aelig;a</i>), is noted for its extensive burrows. The common American mole, or shrew mole (<i>Scalops aquaticus</i>), and star- nosed mole (<i>Condylura cristata</i>) have similar habits.</p>

<p>&fist; In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole rat.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains.</def> [U.S.]</p>

<p><col><b>Duck mole</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Duck</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Golden mole</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Chrysochlore</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mole cricket</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an orthopterous insect of the genus <i>Gryllotalpa</i>, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The common European species (<i>Gryllotalpa vulgaris</i>), and the American (<i>G. borealis</i>), are the best known.</cd> — <col><b>Mole rat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of Old World rodents of the genera <i>Spalax</i>, <i>Georychus</i>, and several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary.</cd> — <col><b>Mole shrew</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus <i>Blarina</i>, esp. <i>B. brevicauda</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Water mole</b></col>, <cd>the duck mole.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Moling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to <i>mole</i> the earth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To clear of molehills.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Pegge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mole"but</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The sunfish (<i>Orthagoriscus</i>, or <i>Mola</i>).</def> [Written also <i>molebat</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mole"cast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"lech</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>molek</i> king.] <i>(Script.)</i> <def>The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch.</def> <i>Lev. xviii. 21.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lec"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mol&eacute;culare</i>. See <u>Molecule</u>.] <i>(Phys. & Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, <i>molecular</i> forces; <i>molecular</i> groups of atoms, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Molecular attraction</b></col> <i>(Phys.)</i>, <cd>attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances.</cd> — <col><b>Molecular weight</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the weight of a molecule of any gas or vapor as compared with the hydrogen atom as a standard; the sum of the atomic weights of the constituents of a molecule; thus, the <i>molecular weight</i> of water (H<sub>2</sub>O) is 18.</cd> </p>

<p><hw>Mo*lec`u*lar"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Phys. & Chem.)</i> <def>The state of consisting of molecules; the state or quality of being molecular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lec"u*lar*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>(Phys. & Chem.)</i> <def>With molecules; in the manner of molecules.</def> <i>W. R. Grove.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mol"e*cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. fr. L. <i>moles</i> a mass: cf. F. <i>mol&eacute;cule</i>. See 3d <u>Mole</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The smallest part of any substance which possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular compound that can exist in a free state; as, a <i>molecule</i> of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Cf. <u>Atom</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mole"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having eyes like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mole"hill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Having leapt over such mountains, lie down before a <i>molehill</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><! p. 937 !></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo*len`di*na"ceous</hw> (m&osl;*l&ebreve;n`d&ibreve;*n&amacr;"sh&ubreve;s), <hw>Mo*len`di*na"ri*ous</hw> (m&osl;*l&ebreve;n`d&ibreve;*n&amacr;"r&ibreve;*&ubreve;s), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>molendinarius</i>, fr. <i>molendinum</i> a mill, fr. <i>molere</i> to grind.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Resembling the sails of a windmill.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mole"skin`</hw> (m&omacr;l"sk&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Molested</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Molesting</u>.] [F. <i>molester</i>, L. <i>molestare</i>, fr. <i>molestus</i> troublesome, fr. <i>moles</i> a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d <u>Mole</u>.] <def>To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They have <i>molested</i> the church with needless opposition.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy; vex; tease.</p>

<p><hw>Mo*lest"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Molestation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mol`es*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>molestation</i>.] <def>The act of molesting, or the state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lest"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who molests.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lest"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Troublesome; vexatious.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo*les"tie</hw>, <hw>Mo*les"ty</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>molestia</i>.] <def>Molestation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mole"warp`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Moldwarp</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lim"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>molimen</i> a great exertion; <i>moles</i> a heavy mass.] <def>Of great bulk or consequence; very important.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>molina</i> mill, fr. <i>molere</i> to grind. See <u>Mill</u>.] <def>The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Cross moline</b></col> <i>(Her.)</i>, <cd>a cross each arm of which is divided at the end into two rounded branches or divisions.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mo"lin*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>The doctrines of the Molinists, somewhat resembling the tenets of the Arminians.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"lin*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit (in respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Moll</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [G., fr. L. <i>mollis</i> soft, tender, elegiac. Cf. <u>Molle</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Minor; in the minor mode; as, A <i>moll</i>, that is, A minor.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mol"lah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>maul&amacr;</i>, commonly <i>moll&amacr;</i>in Turkey.] <def>One of the higher order of Turkish judges; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man.</def> [Written also <i>moolah</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mol"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Moll</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Lower by a semitone; flat; as, E <i>molle</i>, that is, E flat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol"le*bart</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man.</def> [Written also <i>molleb&aelig;rt</i> and <i>mouldeb&aelig;rt</i>.] <i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mol"le*moke`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sw. <i>mallemucke</i> the stormy petrel.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, as <i>Fulmarus glacialis</i>, of the North Atlantic, and several species of <i>&AElig;strelata</i>, of the Southern Ocean. See <u>Fulmar</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mollymawk</i>, <i>malmock</i>, <i>mollemock</i>, <i>mallemocke</i>, etc.]</p>

<p><hw>Mol"lient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>molliens</i>, p. p. of <i>mollire</i> to soften, fr. <i>mollis</i> soft.] <def>Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol"lient*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Assuagingly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol"li*fi`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being mollified.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>mollificatio</i>; cf. F. <i>mollification</i>.] <def>The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mol"li*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, mollifies.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mol"li*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mollified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mollifying</u> (?).] [F. <i>mollifier</i>, L. <i>mollificare</i>; <i>mollis</i> soft + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>Enmollient</u>, <u>Moil</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and <u>- fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to <i>mollify</i> the ground.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With sweet science <i>mollified</i> their stubborn hearts.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol"li*net</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Moline</u>.] <def>A little mill.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol`li*pi*lose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mollis</i> soft + <i>pilosus</i> hairy.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having soft hairs; downy.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mol*li"ti*es</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., softness.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Unnatural softness of any organ or part.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mol"li*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mollitudo</i>, fr. <i>mollis</i> soft.] <def>Softness; effeminacy; weakness.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mol"lusc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mollusk</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mol*lus"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mollusk</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, including the classes Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, and Lamellibranchiata, or Conchifera. These animals have an unsegmented bilateral body, with most of the organs and parts paired, but not repeated longitudinally. Most of them develop a mantle, which incloses either a branchial or a pulmonary cavity. They are generally more or less covered and protected by a calcareous shell, which may be univalve, bivalve, or multivalve.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Formerly the Brachiopoda, Bryzoa, and Tunicata were united with the Lamellibranchiata in an artificial group called Acephala, which was also included under Mollusca. See <u>Molluscoidea</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mol*lus"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to mollusks.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mollusk; one of the Mollusca.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol*lus"coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mollusca</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Resembling the true mollusks; belonging to the Molluscoidea.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Molluscoidea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol`lus*coid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Molluscoid.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mol`lus*coi"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mollusk</u>, and <u>-oid</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Invertebrata which includes the classes Brachiopoda and Bryozoa; - - called also <i>Anthoid Mollusca</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Originally the Tunicata were included under Molluscoidea, from which they are known to differ widely in structure and embryology. Molluscoidea were formerly considered a subdivision of Mollusca, but they are now known to have more relationship with Annelida than with Mollusca.</p>

<p><hw>Mol*lus"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Molluscan.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mol*lus"cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mollusk</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A cutaneous disease characterized by numerous tumors, of various forms, filled with a thick matter; — so called from the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous animals.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mol"lusk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mollusque</i>, L. <i>mollusca</i> a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. <i>molluscus</i> soft, <i>mollis</i> soft. See <u>Mollify</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Mollusca.</def> [Written also <i>mollusc</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mol"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mollemoke</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol"ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pet or colloquial name for <i>Mary</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Molly cottontail</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Cottontail</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Molly Maguire</b></col> (m&adot;*gw&imacr;r"); <i>pl.</i> <u>Molly Maguires</u> (- gw&imacr;rz). <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A member of a secret association formed among the tenantry in Ireland about 1843, principally for the purpose of intimidating law officers and preventing the service of legal writs. Its members disguised themselves in the dress of women.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A member of a similar association of Irishmen organized in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, about 1854, for the purpose of intimidating employers and officers of the law, and for avenging themselves by murder on persons obnoxious to them. The society was broken up by criminal prosecutions in 1876.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mol"ly-mawk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mollemoke</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"loch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>molek</i> king.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A spiny Australian lizard (<i>Moloch horridus</i>). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.</def> </p>

<p><hw>Mo*losse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Molossus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*los"ses</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Molasses.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*los"sine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bat of the genus <i>Molossus</i>, as the monk bat.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*los"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, prop., Molossian, belonging to the Molossians, a people in the eastern part of Epirus.] <i>(Gr. & Lat. Pros.)</i> <def>A foot of three long syllables.</def> [Written also <i>molosse</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Molt</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Melt</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Molted</u> or <u>Moulted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Molting</u> or <u>Moulting</u>.] [OE. <i>mouten</i>, L. <i>mutare</i>. See <u>Mew</u> to molt, and cf. <u>Mute</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, <i>moult</i>; but as the <i>u</i> has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, <i>bolt</i>, <i>colt</i>, <i>dolt</i>, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling <i>molt</i>.] <def>To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw>, } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Molt"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mol"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Melt</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Melted; being in a state of fusion, esp. when the liquid state is produced by a high degree of heat; as, <i>molten</i> iron.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made by melting and casting the substance or metal of which the thing is formed; as, a <i>molten</i> image.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mol"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Much; very; as, <i>molto</i> adagio, very slow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of garlic (<i>Allium Moly</i>) with large yellow flowers; — called also <i>golden garlic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lyb"date</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of molybdic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol`yb*de"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>molybdaena</i> galena, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; lead.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See <u>Molybdenite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lyb"de*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>molybd&eacute;nite</i>. See <u>Molybdena</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lyb"de*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Molybdous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mol`yb*de"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.: cf. F. <i>molybd&egrave;ne</i>. See <u>Molybdena</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and when reduced obtained as a hard, silver-white, difficulty fusible metal. Symbol Mo. Atomic weight 95.9.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lyb"dic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>molybdique</i>. See <u>molybdena</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with <i>molybdous</i> compounds; as, <i>molybdic</i> oxide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lyb"dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Molybdic ocher.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*lyb"dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Molybdena</u>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted with <i>molybdic</i> compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mumm</u>, <u>Momus</u>.] <def>A dull, silent person; a blockhead.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moment</i>, L. <i>momentum</i>, for <i>movimentum</i> movement, motion, moment, fr. <i>movere</i> to move. See <u>Move</u>, and cf. <u>Momentum</u>, <u>Movement</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at that very <i>moment</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In a <i>moment</i>, in the twinkling of an eye.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. xv. 52.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Impulsive power; force; momentum.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>moments</i> or quantities of motion in bodies.</blockquote> <i>Berkley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Touch, with lightest <i>moment</i> of impulse,<BR> His free will.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Matters of great <i>moment</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It is an abstruse speculation, but also of far less <i>moment</i> and consequence of us than the others.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moment of a couple</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>the product of either of its forces into the perpendicular distance between them.</cd> — <col><b>Moment of a force</b></col>. <i>(Mech.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> With respect to a point, <cd>the product of the intensity of the force into the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of direction of the force</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> With respect to a line, <cd>the product of that component of the force which is perpendicular to the plane passing through the line and the point of application of the force, into the shortest distance between the line and this point</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> With respect to a plane that is parallel to the force, <cd>the product of the force into the perpendicular distance of its point of application from the plane.</cd> — <col><b>Moment of inertia</b></col>, <cd>of a rotating body, the sum of the mass of each particle of matter of the body into the square of its distance from the axis of rotation; — called also <i>moment of rotation</i> and <i>moment of the mass</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Statical moment</b></col>, <cd>the product of a force into its leverage; the same as <i>moment of a force</i> with respect to a point, line, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Virtual moment</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Virtual</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Instant; twinkling; consequence; weight; force; value; consideration; signification; avail.</p>

<p><hw>Mo*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>momental</i>.] [Obs.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Lasting but a moment; brief.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not one <i>momental</i> minute doth she swerve.</blockquote> <i>Breton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Important; momentous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to moment or momentum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>For a moment.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo`men*ta"ne*ous</hw> (?), <hw>Mo"men*ta*ny</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>momentaneus</i>: cf. F. <i>momentan&eacute;</i>.] <def>Momentary.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i> "<i>Momentany</i> as a sound." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"men*ta*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Every moment; from moment to moment.</def> <i>Shenstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"men*ta*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"men*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>momentarius</i>. See <u>Moment</u>.] <def>Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a <i>momentary</i> pang.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>momentary</i> joy breeds months of pain.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ment*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>For a moment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a moment; every moment; momentarily.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*men"tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>momentosus</i> rapid, momentary.] <def>Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a <i>momentous</i> decision; <i>momentous</i> affairs.</def> — <wf>Mo*men"tous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mo*men"tous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mo*men"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Momenta</b></plw> (#), F. <plw><b>Momentums</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Moment</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Essential element, or constituent element.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall state the several <i>momenta</i> of the distinction in separate propositions.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mom"i*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>m&ocirc;mier</i>, fr. OF. <i>momer</i>, <i>mommer</i>, to mumm, to mask one's self.] <def>A name given in contempt to strict Calvinists in Switzerland, France, and some parts of Germany, in the early part of the 19th century.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mom"mer*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mummery</u>.</def> <i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"mot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Momot</i> and <i>motmot</i>, the native American name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Motmot</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; blame, ridicule, Momus.] <i>(Gr. Myth.)</i> <def>The god of mockery and censure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon-</hw> (?). <def>Same as <u>Mono-</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. Sp. & Pg. <i>mona</i>, fem. of <i>mono</i> a monkey, ape.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey (<i>Cercopithecus mona</i>). The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the haunches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"a*chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>monachus</i> a monk: cf. F. <i>monacal</i>. See <u>Monk</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"a*chism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monachisme</i>.] <def>The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*ac"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + <i>acid</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical; capable of neutralizing a monobasic acid; — said of bases, and of certain metals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monas</i>, <i>- adis</i>, a unit, Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Philos. of Leibnitz)</i> <def>The elementary and indestructible units which were conceived of as endowed with the power to produce all the changes they undergo, and thus determine all physical and spiritual phenomena.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the smallest flagellate Infusoria; esp., the species of the genus Monas, and allied genera.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A simple, minute organism; a primary cell, germ, or plastid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An atom or radical whose valence is one, or which can combine with, be replaced by, or exchanged for, one atom of hydrogen.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Monad deme</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>in tectology, a unit of the first order of individuality.</cd></p>

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<p><hw>||Mon`a*da"ri*a</hw> (m&obreve;n`&adot;*d&amacr;"r&ibreve;*&adot;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Monad</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Infusoria.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`a*del"phi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <grk>'adelfo`s</grk> brother.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linn&aelig;an class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`a*del"phi*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`a*del"phous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monadelphie</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens united in one body by the filaments.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo*nad"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*nad"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses. See <u>Monad</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nad"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Monad</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the form of a monad; resembling a monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm; as, <i>monadiform</i> young.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`ad*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Monad</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>The doctrine or theory of monads.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus <i>Lophophorus</i>, as the Impeyan pheasant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*am"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + <i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An amido compound with only one amido group.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*am"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + <i>amine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A basic compound containing one amido group; as, methyl amine is a <i>monamine</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nan"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the Monandria.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*nan"dri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, a man.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linn&aelig;an class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nan"dri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>; <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Monandrous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nan"dric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system of marriage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nan"drous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one stamen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nan"dry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Monandria</u>.] <def>The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; — contrasted with <i>polyandry</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nan"thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having but one flower; one-flowered.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>monarque</i>, L. <i>monarcha</i>, fr. Gr. &?;, &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; to be first, rule, govern. See <u>Archi-</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He who reigns<BR> <i>Monarch</i> in heaven, . . . upheld by old repute.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the <i>monarch</i> of the forest.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A patron deity or presiding genius.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Come, thou, <i>monarch</i> of the vine,<BR> Plumpy Bacchus.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A very large red and black butterfly (<i>Danais Plexippus</i>); — called also <i>milkweed butterfly</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"arch</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Superior to others; pre&euml;minent; supreme; ruling.</def> "<i>Monarch</i> savage." <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nar"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovereign; regal; imperial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Satan, whom now transcendent glory raised<BR> Above his fellows, with <i>monarchal</i> pride.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"arch*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female monarch.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*nar"chi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monarchic.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nar"chi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a sect in the early Christian church which rejected the doctrine of the Trinity; — called also <i>patripassian</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo*nar"chic</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*nar"chic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>monarchique</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy.</def> <i>Burke.</i> — <wf>Mo*nar"chic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mon"arch*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principles of, or preference for, monarchy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"arch*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monarchiste</i>.] <def>An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"arch*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Monarchized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Monarchizing</u> (?).] <def>To play the sovereign; to act the monarch.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"arch*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rule; to govern.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon"arch*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who monarchizes; also, a monarchist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nar"cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The nickname of a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an emperor.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"arch*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Monarchies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>monarchie</i>, L. <i>monarchia</i>, Gr. &?;. See <u>Monarch</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In those days he had affected zeal for <i>monarchy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What scourage for perjury<BR> Can this dark <i>monarchy</i> afford false Clarence.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Fifth monarchy</b></col>, <cd>a universal monarchy, supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See <i>Fifth Monarchy men</i>, under <u>Fifth</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Mo"nas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Monad</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of minute flagellate Infusoria of which there are many species, both free and attached. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Monad</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`as*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>monasterials</i>, fr. <i>monasterium</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life.</def> — <wf>Mon`as*te"ri*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mon"as*te*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Monasteries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>monasterium</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a solitary, a monk, fr. &?; to be alone, live in solitude, fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone. Cf. <u>Minister</u>.] <def>A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; — more rarely applied to such a house for females.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Convent; abbey; priory. See <u>Cloister</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mo*nas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A monk.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo*nas"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*nas"tic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; monk: cf. F. <i>monastique</i>. See <u>Monastery</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, <i>monastic</i> institutions or rules.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse.</def> "A life <i>monastic</i>." <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nas"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a monastic manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nas"ti*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The monastic life, system, or condition.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nas"ti*con</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Monastic</u>.] <def>A book giving an account of monasteries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`a*tom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + <i>atomic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is <i>monatomic</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; as, the methyl radical is <i>monatomic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nax"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + <i>axial</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; as, <i>monaxial</i> development.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"a*zite</hw> (m&obreve;n"&adot;*z&imacr;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. <grk>mona`zein</grk> to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated crystals.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, — a phosphate of the cerium metals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"day</hw> (m&ubreve;n"d&asl;; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moneday</i>, <i>monenday</i>, AS. <i>m&omacr;nand&aelig;g</i>, i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to the moon; akin to D. <i>maandag</i>, G. <i>montag</i>, OHG. <i>m&amacr;natag</i>, Icel. <i>m&amacr;nadagr</i>, Dan. <i>mandag</i>, Sw. <i>m&aring;ndag</i>. See <u>Moon</u>, and <u>Day</u>.] <def>The second day of the week; the day following Sunday.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Monde</hw> (m&ocirc;Nd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Mundane</u>.] <def>The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty.</def> [R.] <i>A. Drummond.</i></p>

<p><col><b>||Le beau monde</b></col> [F.], <cd>fashionable society. See <u>Beau monde</u>.</cd> — <col><b>||Demi monde</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Demimonde</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The moon.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mone</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A moan.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo*ne"cian</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*ne"cious</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Mon&oelig;cian</u>, and <u>Mon&oelig;cious</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*em"bry*o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mono- </u>, and <u>Embryo</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo.</def> — <wf>Mon*em`bry*on"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Monera.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*ne"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the am&oelig;bas, but are destitute of a nucleus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ne"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ne"ran</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monera.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Monera.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*ne"ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Monera</b></plw> (#); E. <plw><b>Monerons</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Monera.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*ner"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of <i>moner</i>. See <u>Monera</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non- nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one-celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ne"sia</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree <i>Chrysophyllum glycyphl&oelig;um</i>. It is used as an alterative and astringent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ne"sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Admonish</u>.] <def>To warn; to admonish; to advise.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif (2 Cor. v. 20).</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"e*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>monetarius</i> belonging to a mint. See <u>Money</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary.</def> "The <i>monetary</i> relations of Europe." <i>E. Everett.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Monetary unit</b></col>, <cd>the standard of a national currency, as the dollar in the United States, the pound in England, the franc in France, the mark in Germany.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mon"eth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A month.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon`e*ti*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of converting into money, or of adopting as money; as, the <i>monetization</i> of silver.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"e*tize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To convert into money; to adopt as current money; as, to <i>monetize</i> silver.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Moneys</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>moneie</i>, OF. <i>moneie</i>, F. <i>monnaie</i>, fr. L. <i>moneta</i>. See <u>Mint</u> place where coin is made, <u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Moidore</u>, <u>Monetary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To prevent such abuses, . . . it has been found necessary . . . to affix a public stamp upon certain quantities of such particular metals, as were in those countries commonly made use of to purchase goods. Hence the origin of coined <i>money</i>, and of those public offices called mints.</blockquote> <i>A. Smith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and selling.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium of effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of which values are reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper rings, quills of salt or of gold dust, shovel blades, etc., is, in common language, called their <i>money</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In general, wealth; property; as, he has much <i>money</i> in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, <i>money</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The love of <i>money</i> is a root of all kinds of evil.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim vi. 10 (Rev. Ver. ).</i></p>

<p><col><b>Money bill</b></col> <i>(Legislation)</i>, <cd>a bill for raising revenue.</cd> — <col><b>Money broker</b></col>, <cd>a broker who deals in different kinds of money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; — called also <i>money changer</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Money cowrie</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of <i>Cypr&aelig;a</i> (esp. <i>C. moneta</i>) formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See <u>Cowrie</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Money of account</b></col>, <cd>a denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin; <i>e. g.</i>, the mill is a <i>money of account</i> in the United States, but not a coin.</cd> — <col><b>Money order</b></col>, <cd>an order for the payment of money; specifically, a government order for the payment of money, issued at one post office as payable at another; — called also <i>postal money order</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Money scrivener</b></col>, <cd>a person who procures the loan of money to others.</cd> [Eng.] — <col><b>Money spider</b></col>, <col><b>Money spinner</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small spider; — so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money matters.</cd> — <col><b>Money's worth</b></col>, <cd>a fair or full equivalent for the money which is paid.</cd> — <col><b>A piece of money</b></col>, <cd>a single coin.</cd> — <col><b>Ready money</b></col>, <cd>money held ready for payment, or actually paid, at the time of a transaction; cash.</cd> - - <col><b>To make money</b></col>, <cd>to gain or acquire money or property; to make a profit in dealings.</cd> </p>

<p><hw>Mon"ey</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with money.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon"ey*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monnayage</i> coinage.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tax paid to the first two Norman kings of England to prevent them from debashing the coin.</def> <i>Hume.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mintage; coinage.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon"eyed</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, <i>moneyed</i> men.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Converted into money; coined.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If exportation will not balance importation, away must your silver go again, whether <i>moneyed</i> or not <i>moneyed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Consisting in, or composed of, money.</def> <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ey*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Money</u>; cf. OF. <i>monoier</i>, F. <i>monnoayeur</i>, L. <i>monetarius</i> a master of the mint. Cf. <u>Monetary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person who deals in money; banker or broker.</def> [Obs. or R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An authorized coiner of money.</def> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The Company of Moneyers</b></col>, <cd>the officials who formerly coined the money of Great Britain, and who claimed certain prescriptive rights and privileges.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ey*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of money; penniless; impecunious.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ey-mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing motive.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ey-mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of making money; the acquisition and accumulation of wealth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Obstinacy in <i>money-making</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ey-mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a <i>money- making</i> business.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Successful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as, a <i>money-making</i> man.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ey*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A trailing plant (<i>Lysimachia Nummularia</i>), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mong"corn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mangcorn</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mangere</i>, fr. <i>mangian</i> to trade; akin to Icel. <i>manga</i> to trade, <i>mangari</i> a trader, OHG. <i>mangari</i>, <i>mengari</i>; cf. L. <i>mango</i> a dealer in slaves.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A trader; a dealer; — now used chiefly in composition; as, fish<i>monger</i>, iron<i>monger</i>, news<i>monger</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small merchant vessel.</def> [Obs.] <i>Blount.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ger</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; — used chiefly of discreditable traffic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"gol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Mongols.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*go"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Mongols.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*gol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mongolian</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"go*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mongol</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <def>Resembling a Mongol or the Mongols; having race characteristics, such as color, hair, and features, like those of the Mongols.</def> <i>Huxley.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon"gols</hw> (?), <hw>Mon*go"li*ans</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the great races of man, including the greater part of the inhabitants of China, Japan, and the interior of Asia, with branches in Northern Europe and other parts of the world. By some American Indians are considered a branch of the Mongols. In a more restricted sense, the inhabitants of Mongolia and adjacent countries, including the Burats and the Kalmuks.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon"goose</hw>, <hw>Mon"goos</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A species of ichneumon (<i>Herpestes griseus</i>), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (<i>Crossarchus fasciatus</i>).</def> [Written also <i>mungoose</i>, <i>mungoos</i>, <i>mungous</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon"grel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. shortened fr. <i>mongrel</i>, and akin to AS. <i>mengan</i> to mix, and E. <i>mingle</i>. See <u>Mingle</u>.] <def>The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"grel</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Not of a pure breed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of mixed kinds; as, <i>mongrel</i> language.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"grel*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce mongrels.</def></p>

<p><hw>'Mongst</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Amongst</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Moneyed</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nif"i*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>monile</i> necklace + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nil"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>monile</i> necklace + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>moniliforme</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a string of beads; as, a <i>moniliform</i> root; a <i>moniliform</i> antenna. See <i>Illust</i>. of <u>Antenna</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"i*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monimentum</i>, <i>monumentum</i>. See <u>Monument</u>.] <def>Something to preserve memory; a reminder; a monument; hence, a mark; an image; a superscription; a record.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>monesten</i>. See <u>Admonish</u>, <u>Monition</u>.] <def>To admonish; to warn. See <u>Admonish</u>.</def> [Archaic] <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ish*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who monishes; an admonisher.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><hw>Mon"ish*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Admonition.</def> [Archaic]</p>

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<p><hw>Mon"ism</hw> (m&obreve;n"&ibreve;z'm <i>or</i> m&omacr;"n&ibreve;z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate constituent or agent; — the opposite of <i>dualism</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The doctrine has been held in three generic forms: matter and its phenomena have been explained as a modification of mind, involving an idealistic <i>monism</i>; or mind has been explained by and resolved into matter, giving a materialistic <i>monism</i>; or, thirdly, matter, mind, and their phenomena have been held to be manifestations or modifications of some one substance, like the substance of Spinoza, or a supposed unknown something of some evolutionists, which is capable of an objective and subjective aspect.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>See <u>Monogenesis</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A believer in monism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nis"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or involving, monism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ni"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>monitio</i>, from <i>monere</i> to warn, bring to mind; akin to E. <i>mind</i>. See <u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Admonish</u>, <u>Money</u>, <u>Monster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an admonition; a warning; a caution.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sage <i>monitions</i> from his friends.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Information; indication; notice; advice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We have no visible <i>monition</i> of . . . other periods, such as we have of the day by successive light and darkness.</blockquote> <i>Holder.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Admiralty Practice)</i> <def>A process in the nature of a summons to appear and answer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Law)</i> <def>An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"i*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Conveying admonition; admonitory.</def> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"i*tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>monere</i>. See <u>Monition</u>, and cf. <u>Mentor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You need not be a <i>monitor</i> to the king.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any large Old World lizard of the genus <i>Varanus</i>; esp., the Egyptian species (<i>V. Niloticus</i>), which is useful because it devours the eggs and young of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [So called from the name given by Captain Ericson, its designer, to the first ship of the kind.] <def>An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring successively the several tools in holds into proper position for cutting.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Monitor top</b></col>, <cd>the raised central portion, or clearstory, of a car roof, having low windows along its sides.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mon`i*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a monitor or monitors.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Done or performed by a monitor; as, <i>monitorial</i> work; conducted or taught by monitors; as, a <i>monitorial</i> school; <i>monitorial</i> instruction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`i*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a monitorial manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"i*tor*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The post or office of a monitor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"i*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>monitorius</i>.] <def>Giving admonition; instructing by way of caution; warning.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Losses, miscarriages, and disappointments, are <i>monitory</i> and instructive.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"i*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Admonition; warning; especially, a monition proceeding from an ecclesiastical court, but not addressed to any one person.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon"i*tress</hw> (?), <hw>Mon"i*trix</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female monitor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Monk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>munuc</i>, <i>munec</i>, <i>munc</i>, L. <i>monachus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone. Cf. <u>Monachism</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty.</def> "A <i>monk</i> out of his cloister." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Monks</i> in some respects agree with regulars, as in the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects <i>monks</i> and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as <i>monks</i> are.</blockquote> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a <i>friar</i>, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A South American monkey (<i>Pithecia monachus</i>); also applied to other species, as <i>Cebus xanthocephalus</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The European bullfinch.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Monk bat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a South American and West Indian bat (<i>Molossus nasutus</i>); — so called because the males live in communities by themselves.</cd> — <col><b>Monk bird</b></col><i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the friar bird.</cd> — <col><b>Monk seal</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a species of seal (<i>Monachus albiventer</i>) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.</cd> — <col><b>Monk's rhubarb</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of dock; — also called <i>patience</i> (<i>Rumex Patientia</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Monk"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Monkeries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; — now usually applied by way of reproach.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Miters, and wretched dead medi&aelig;val <i>monkeries</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A collective body of monks.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Though he have a whole <i>monkery</i> to sing for him.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"key</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Monkeys</b></plw> (#). [Cf. OIt. <i>monicchio</i>, It. <i>monnino</i>, dim. of <i>monna</i> an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. <i>madonna</i>. See <u>Madonna</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The monkeys are often divided into three groups: (<i>a</i>) <i>Catarrhines</i>, or <i>Simid&aelig;</i>. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. (<i>b</i>) <i>Platyrhines</i>, or <i>Cebid&aelig;</i>. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. (<i>c</i>) <i>Strepsorhines</i>, or <i>Lemuroidea</i>. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This is the <i>monkey's</i> own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Monkey boat</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A small boat used in docks</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A half- decked boat used on the River Thames.</cd> — <col><b>Monkey block</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a small single block strapped with a swivel.</cd> <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i> — <col><b>Monkey flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the genus <i>Mimulus</i>; — so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla.</cd> <i>Gray.</i> — <col><b>Monkey gaff</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea.</cd> — <col><b>Monkey jacket</b></col>, <cd>a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors.</cd> — <col><b>Monkey rail</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship.</cd> — <col><b>Monkey shine</b></col>, <cd>monkey trick.</cd> [Slang, U.S.] — <col><b>Monkey trick</b></col>, <cd>a mischievous prank.</cd> <i>Saintsbury.</i> — <col><b>Monkey wheel</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Gin block</i>, under 5th <u>Gin</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Monkey wrench</b></col>, <cd>a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mon"key</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To monkey with</b></col>, <cd>to handle in a meddlesome manner.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon"key-bread`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The fruit of the <i>Adansonia digitata</i>; also, the tree. See <u>Adansonia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"key-cup`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Nepenthes</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"key-pot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The fruit of two South American trees (<i>Lecythis Ollaria</i>, and <i>L. Zabucajo</i>), which have for their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top. Vases and pots are made of this capsule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"key's puz"zle</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (<i>Araucaria imbricata</i>), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted "as to puzzle a monkey to climb." The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called <i>pi&ntilde;on</i> by the Chilians.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"key*tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery.</def> <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><hw>Monk"fish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The angel fish (<i>Squatina</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The angler (<i>Lophius</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Monk"flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name of certain curious orchids which bear three kinds of flowers formerly referred to three genera, but now ascertained to be sexually different forms of the same genus (<i>Catasetum tridentatum</i>, etc.).</def></p>

<p><hw>Monk"hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Monk</i> + <i>- hood</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The character or condition of a monk.</def> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Monks, regarded collectively.</def> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Monk"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monkish.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Monk"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, <i>monkish</i> manners; <i>monkish</i> dress; <i>monkish</i> solitude.</def> — <wf>Monk"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Monk"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like, or suitable to, a monk.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Monks"hood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the genus <i>Aconitum</i>; aconite. See <u>Aconite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Monk's" seam`</hw> (?). <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon"o-</hw> (?), <hw>Mon-</hw> (?) }. [Gr. &?;.] <def>A prefix signifying one, <i>single</i>, <i>alone</i>; as, <i>mono</i>carp, <i>mono</i>poly; <i>(Chem.)</i> indicating that a compound contains <i>one atom</i>, <i>radical</i>, or <i>group</i> of that to the name of which it is united; as, <i>mon</i>oxide, <i>mono</i>sulphide, <i>mon</i>atomic, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The black howler of Central America (<i>Mycetes villosus</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*ba"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>basic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; — said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are <i>monobasic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*car*bon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>carbonic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a <i>monocarbonic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*car"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; heart.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An animal having a single heart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*carp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A monocarpic plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*car"pel*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono- </i> + <i>carpellary</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Consisting of a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*car"pic</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*car"pous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; fruit: cf. F. <i>monocarpe</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer duration, as the century plant.</p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a solitary head; — said of unbranched composite plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*noc"e*ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, single + <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Mighty <i>monoceroses</i> with immeasured tails.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*chla*myd"e*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono- </i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, cloak: cf. F. <i>monochlamyd&eacute;</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monochordon</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; with but one string; &?; only, single + &?; string: cf. F. <i>monocorde</i>. See <u>Chord</u>, and cf. <u>Mainchord</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*chro*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monochromatique</i>. See <u>Monochrome</u>.] <def>Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Monochromatic lamp</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>,<cd>a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*chrome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; of one color; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; color: cf. F. <i>monochrome</i>.] <def>A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*chro"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made, or done, with a single color; as, a <i>monochromic</i> picture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*chro`my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of painting or drawing in monochrome.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*chron"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; time.] <def>Existing at the same time; contemporaneous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*cil"i*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>ciliated</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having but one cilium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Monocular</u>.] <def>An eyeglass for one eye.</def> <i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*cli"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Monoclinic</u>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Having one oblique inclination; — applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*cline</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A monoclinal fold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*clin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; to incline.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Having one oblique intersection; — said of that system of crystallization in which the vertical axis is inclined to one, but at right angles to the other, lateral axis. See <u>Crystallization</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*noc"li*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; couch, fr. &?; to lie down: cf. F. <i>monocline</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`o*con"dy*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mono-</u>, and <u>Condyle</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*co*tyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any monocotyledonous plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*co*tyle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monocotyle</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Monocotyledonous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*cot`y*le"don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono- </i> + <i>cotyledon</i>: cf. F. <i>monocotyl&eacute;done</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The plural, <i>monocotyledons</i>, is used as the name of a large class of plants, and is generally understood to be equivalent to the term <i>endogens</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monocotyl&eacute;don&eacute;</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf.</def> <i>Lindley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*noc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>-cracy</i>, as in <i>democracy</i>.] <def>Government by a single person; undivided rule.</def> <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*crat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Gr. &?; ruling alone.] <def>One who governs alone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*crot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or showing, monocrotism; as, a <i>monocrotic</i> pulse; a pulse of the <i>monocrotic</i> type.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*noc"ro*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; a beating.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*noc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>monoculus</i>; Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + L. <i>oculus</i> eye: cf. F. <i>monoculaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having only one eye; with one eye only; as, <i>monocular</i> vision.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; as, a <i>monocular</i> microscope.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mon"o*cule</hw> (m&obreve;n"&osl;*k&umacr;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Monocular</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small crustacean with one median eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*noc"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monocular.</def> <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*cys"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mono- </u>, and <u>Cyst</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a division (<i>Monocystidea</i>) of Gregarinida, in which the body consists of one sac.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*dac"tyl*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>monoda`ktylos</grk>; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger: cf. F. <i>monodactyle</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having but one finger or claw.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon"o*delph</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*del"phi*an</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Monodelphia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`o*del"phi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>delfy`s</grk> the womb.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The group that includes all ordinary or placental mammals; the Placentalia. See <u>Mammalia</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*del"phic</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*del"phous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo*nod"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*nod"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to a monody.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>For one voice; monophonic.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Homophonic; — applied to music in which the melody is confined to one part, instead of being shared by all the parts as in the style called <i>polyphonic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*di*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>dimetric</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Dimetric.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of a monody.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon"o*dra`ma</hw> (?), <hw>Mon"o*drame</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; drama.] <def>A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*dra*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to a monodrama.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Monodies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>monodia</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; singing alone; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; song: cf. F. <i>monodie</i>. See <u>Ode</u>.] <def>A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*dy*nam"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>dynamic</i>.] <def>Possessing but one capacity or power.</def> "<i>Monodynamic</i> men." <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*dy"na*mism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force.</def> <i>G. H. Lewes.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*n&oelig;"ci*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; house.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linn&aelig;an class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in distinct flowers in the same plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*n&oelig;"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mon&oelig;cia; mon&oelig;cious.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Mon&oelig;cia.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A mon&oelig;cious animal, as certain mollusks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*n&oelig;"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; — opposed to <i>di&oelig;cious</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*n&oelig;"cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The state or condition of being mon&oelig;cious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*gam</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the Monogamia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`o*ga"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Monogamous</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linn&aelig;an order of plants, having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in the genus <i>Lobelia</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*ga"mi*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*gam"ic</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Monogamous</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monogamia; having a simple flower with united anthers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"a*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who practices or upholds monogamy.</def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"a*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>monogamus</i> having but one wife, Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; marriage.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Monogamian</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Mating with but one of the opposite sex; — said of birds and mammals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"a*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monogamia</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>monogamie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; — opposed to <i>polygamy</i>. Also, one marriage only during life; — opposed to <i>deuterogamy</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>State of being paired with a single mate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*gas"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; belly.] <def>Having but a single stomach.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>genesis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Oneness of origin; esp. <i>(Biol.)</i>, development of all beings in the universe from a single cell; — opposed to <i>polygenesis</i>. Called also <i>monism</i>.</def> <i>Dana.</i> <i>Haeckel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>That form of reproduction which requires but one parent, as in reproduction by fission or in the formation of buds, etc., which drop off and form new individuals; asexual reproduction.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The direct development of an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent organism; — opposed to <i>metagenesis</i>.</def> <i>E. van Beneden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*ge*net"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Monogenesis</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>One in genesis; resulting from one process of formation; — used of a mountain range.</def> <i>Dana.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Relating to, or involving, monogenesis; as, the <i>monogenetic</i> school of physiologists, who admit but one cell as the source of all beings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to monogenesis.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anthropol.)</i> <def>The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common origin, or constitute a single species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anthropol.)</i> <def>One who maintains that the human races are all of one species; — opposed to <i>polygenist</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*ge*nis"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monogenic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to monogenesis; as, <i>monogenous</i>, or asexual, reproduction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Monogenesis.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anthropol.)</i> <def>The doctrine that the members of the human race have all a common origin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*go*neu"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; offspring.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having but one brood in a season.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*gram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monogramma</i>; Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>gra`mma</grk> letter, fr. <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write: cf. F. <i>monogramme</i>. See <u>Graphic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works.</def></p>

<p><i>Monogram.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The monogram above, combining the letters of the name <u>Karolvs</u>, was used by Charlemagne.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A picture in lines; a sketch.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An arbitrary sign for a word.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*gram`mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Monogrammic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*gram*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monogrammic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*gram"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*gram`mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monogrammic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of a monograph.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monographique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; as, a <i>monographic</i> writing; a <i>monographic</i> picture.</def> — <wf>Mon`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who writes a monograph.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*phous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monographic.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>monographie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Representation by lines without color; an outline drawing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A monograph.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*gyn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the Monogynia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`o*gyn"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; woman, female.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linn&aelig;an order of plants, including those which have only one style or stigma.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*gyn"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the Monogynia; monogynous.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Monogynia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"y*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monogyne</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to Monogynia; having only one style or stigma.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nog"y*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Monogynia</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Marriage with the one woman only.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The state or condition of being monogynous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*hem"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; day.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Lasting but one day.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*noi"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Mon&oelig;cious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; worship.] <def>Worship of a single deity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*lith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>monolithe</i>, L. <i>monolithus</i> consisting of a single stone, Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>li`qos</grk> stone.] <def>A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*lith`al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monolithic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*lith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a monolith; consisting of a single stone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Monologue</u>.] <def>One who soliloquizes; esp., one who monopolizes conversation in company.</def> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*logue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>monologue</i>, Gr. &?; speaking alone; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, single, sole + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech, discourse, <grk>le`gein</grk> to speak. See <u>Legend</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in <i>monologue</i>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic composition for a single performer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>The habit of soliloquizing, or of monopolizing conversation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It was not by an insolent usurpation that Coleridge persisted in <i>monology</i> through his whole life.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Mon`o*ma"chi*a</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*nom"a*chy</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monomachia</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; fighting in single combat; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single, alone + &?; to fight.] <def>A duel; single combat.</def> "The duello or <i>monomachia</i>." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nom"a*chist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who fights in single combat; a duelist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*mane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A monomaniac.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>mania</i>.] <def>Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement; mania. See <u>Insanity</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mon`oma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person affected by monomania.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`oma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`oma"ni*a*cal</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monomaniaque</i>.] <def>Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a <i>monomaniacal</i> delusion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <i>-nome</i> as in <i>binome</i>. See <u>Binomial</u>.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A monomial.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mo*nom"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; part.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having but one joint; — said of the foot of certain insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*me*tal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to monometallism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*met"al*lism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>metal</i>.] <def>The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money values. See <u>Bimetallism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*met"al*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; of one meter; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; measure.] <def>A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monom&eacute;trique</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Isometric</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*no"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Monome</u>, <u>Binomial</u>.] <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>A single algebraic expression; that is, an expression unconnected with any other by the sign of addition, substraction, equality, or inequality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*no"mi*al</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>Consisting of but a single term or expression.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*mor"phic</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*mor"phous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; form.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having but a single form; retaining the same form throughout the various stages of development; of the same or of an essentially similar type of structure; — opposed to <i>dimorphic</i>, <i>trimorphic</i>, and <i>polymorphic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*nom"pha*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; the navel.] <def>A form of double monster, in which two individuals are united by a common umbilicus.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Mo*no"my*a</hw> (?), <hw>||Mon`o*my*a"ri*a</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?;, &?;, muscle.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing the shell, as the oyster.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*my"a*ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*my"a*ry</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monomya.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Monomya.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*no"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>Monomyal.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*ou"si*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*ou"si*ous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; being, substance, essence.] <i>(Theil.)</i> <def>Having but one and the same nature or essence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nop"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?;, &?;, to suffer.] <def>Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function.</def> — <wf>Mon`o*path"ic</wf>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*per"son*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>personal</i>.] <def>Having but one person, or form of existence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>petal</i>: cf. F. <i>monop&eacute;tale</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The most recent authors restrict this form to flowers having a solitary petal, as in species of <i>Amorpha</i>, and use <i>gamopetalous</i> for a corolla of several petals combined into one piece. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Gamopetalous</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mo*noph"a*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; to show.] <def>Having one and the same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*phon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; a voice.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a <i>monophonic</i> composition; — opposed to <i>polyphonic</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"oph*thong</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; with one sound; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; sound, voice.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A single uncompounded vowel sound.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`oph*thon"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*phy*let"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; of one tribe, fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; clan.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to development from a single common parent form; — opposed to <i>polyphyletic</i>; as, <i>monophyletic</i> origin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*noph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mono`fyllos</grk>; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf: cf. F. <i>monophylle</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One-leaved; composed of a single leaf; as, a <i>monophyllous</i> involucre or calyx.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*phy"o*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single (<grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; to produce) + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having but one set of teeth; — opposed to <i>diphyodont</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*noph"y*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; nature: cf. F. <i>monophysite</i>.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a sect, in the ancient church, who maintained that the human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but one composite nature. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*phy*sit"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Monophysites, or their doctrines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>-plast</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A monoplastic element.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>-plastic</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a <i>monoplastic</i> element.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`ople"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; a stroke.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Paralysis affecting a single limb.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`op*neu"mo*na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mono-</u>, and <u>Pneumonia</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus.</def> [Written also <i>monopneumonia</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*pode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one leg and foot.</def> <i>Sir J. Mandeville.</i> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A monopodium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*po"di*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`o*po"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Monopodia</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>-ums</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Monopody</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A single and continuous vegetable axis; — opposed to <i>sympodium</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot: cf. &?;, &?;, one-footed.] <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>A measure of but a single foot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*ler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A monopolist.</def> [Obs.]</p>

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<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*list</hw> (m&osl;*n&obreve;p"&osl;*l&ibreve;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nop`o*lis"tic</hw> (-l&ibreve;s"t&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a monopolist.</def> <i>North Am. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A monopolist.</def> <i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Monopolized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Monopolizing</u> (?).] [From <u>Monopoly</u>.] <def>To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to <i>monopolize</i> the coffee trade; to <i>monopolize</i> land.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*li`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who monopolizes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Monopolies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>monopolium</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; to sell.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a <i>monopoly</i> of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a <i>monopoly</i> of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a <i>monopoly</i> of a particular product.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Raleigh held a <i>monopoly</i> of cards, Essex a <i>monopoly</i> of sweet wines.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exclusive possession; as, a <i>monopoly</i> of land.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If I had a <i>monopoly</i> out, they would have part on 't.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a <i>monopoly</i> in France.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*pol"y*logue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. <grk>poly`s</grk> many + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech.] <def>An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*psy"chism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; soul.] <def>The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all men are endowed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nop"ter*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; with a row of pillars only; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, only + &?; feather, wing, also, a row of pillars: cf. F. <i>monopt&egrave;re</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; — said esp. of a temple.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*nop"ter*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Monoptera</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Monopteral</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a cella.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"op*tote</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monoptotum</i>, Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; apt to fall, fallen, fr. &?; to fall; cf. &?; case.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A noun having only one case.</def> <i>Andrews.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*py*re"nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>pyrene</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having but a single stone or kernel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`or*gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + <i>organic</i>.] <i>(Biol. & Med.)</i> <def>Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`o*rhi"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?;, &?;, nose.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Marsipobranchiata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*rhyme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>rhyme</i>: cf. F. <i>monorime</i>.] <def>A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*sep"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>sepal</i>: cf. F. <i>monos&eacute;pale</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers having a solarity sepal, and use <i>gamosepalous</i> for a calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece. Cf. <u>Monopetalous</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*sperm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A monospermous plant.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*sper"mal</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*sper"mous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. <grk>spe`rma</grk> seed: cf. F. <i>monosperme</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having only one seed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*spher"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>spherical</i>.] <def>Consisting of one sphere only.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*stich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, from &?; consisting of one verse; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>sti`chos</grk> line, verse.] <def>A composition consisting of one verse only.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nos"ti*chous</hw> (m&osl;*n&obreve;s"t&ibreve;*k&ubreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Monostich</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe <i>Chlorid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nos"tro*phe</hw> (m&osl;*n&obreve;s"tr&osl;*f&esl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mono`strofos</grk> monostrophic.] <def>A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*stroph"ic</hw> (m&obreve;n`&osl;*str&obreve;f"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>monostrofiko`s</grk>; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>strofh`</grk> strophe.] <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*sul"phide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>sulphide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A sulphide containing one atom of sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; — contrasted with a <i>polysulphide</i>; as, galena is a <i>monosulphide</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*sul"phu*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>sulphuret</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Monosulphide</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*syl*lab"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monosyllabique</i>.] <def>Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a <i>monosyllabic</i> word; a <i>monosyllabic</i> language.</def> — <wf>Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*syl"la*bism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*syl`la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monosyllabus</i> of one syllable, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>monosyllabe</i>. See <u>Mono-</u>, <u>Syllable</u>.] <def>A word of one syllable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*syl`la*bled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables.</def> <i>Cleveland.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*sym*met"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*sym*met"ric*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>symmetric</i>, <i>- ical</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Monoclinic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*tes"sa*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; four.] <def>A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mon`o*thal"a*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>qa`lamos</grk> a chamber.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*thal"a*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Monothalamous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A foraminifer having but one chamber.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*thal"a*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. <grk>qa`lamos</grk> chamber: cf. F. <i>monothalame</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One-chambered.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*thal"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Monothalamous</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Formed from one pistil; — said of fruits.</def> <i>R. Brown.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*the"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Br. &?; box.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a single loculament.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*the*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; god: cf. F. <i>monoth&eacute;isme</i>.] <def>The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*the*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monoth&eacute;iste</i>.] <def>One who believes that there is but one God.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*the*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to monotheism.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo*noth"e*lism</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*noth"e*li*tism</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monoth&eacute;lisme</i>, <i>monoth&eacute;litisme</i>.] <def>The doctrine of the Monothelites.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*noth"e*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, only + &?;, &?;, to will, be willing: cf. F. <i>monoth&eacute;lite</i>.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Cf. <u>Monophysite</u>.</def> <i>Gibbon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*the*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*not"o*cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; birth, offspring.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Uniparous; laying a single egg.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*not"o*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; cutting, fr. &?; to cut.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Monotonous</u>, <u>Monotony</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A single unvaried tone or sound.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*ton"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*ton"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous.</def> "<i>Monotonical</i> declamation." <i>Chesterfield.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*not"o*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced.</def> <i>Richardson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*not"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, single + &?; tone. See <u>Tone</u>.] <def>Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome.</def> — <wf>Mo*not"o*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mo*not"o*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mo*not"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>monotonie</i>. See <u>Monotonius</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any irksome sameness, or want of variety.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At sea, everything that breaks the <i>monotony</i> of the surrounding expanse attracts attention.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`o*trem"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; hole.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See <i>Duck mole</i>, under <u>Duck</u>, and <u>Echidna</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*trem"a*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"o*treme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monotr&egrave;me</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Monotremata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon`o*tri"glyph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>triglyph</i>: cf. F. <i>monotriglyphe</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*not"ro*pa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; turn, from &?; to turn.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon"o*type</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*typ"ic</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>-type</i>: cf. F. <i>monotype</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a <i>monotypic</i> genus, which contains but one species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nov"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + L. <i>valens</i>, p. pr. See <u>Valence</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having a valence of one; univalent. See <u>Univalent</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nox"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + <i>oxide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium <i>monoxide</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*nox"y*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?;, fr. &?; made from one piece of wood; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; wood.] <def>A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*nox"y*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Monoxylon</u>.] <def>Made of one piece of wood.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`o*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Radiolaria; — called also <i>Monocyttaria</i>.</def> — <wf>Mon`o*zo"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mon*roe" doc"trine</hw>. <def>See under <u>Doctrine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`sei`gneur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Messeigneurs</b></plw> (#). [F., fr. <i>mon</i> my + <i>seigneur</i> lord, L. <i>senior</i> older. See <u>Senior</u>, and cf. <u>Monsieur</u>.] <def>My lord; — a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, <i>Monseigneur</i> the Prince, or <i>Monseigneur</i> the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"sel's salt`</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A basic sulphate of iron; — so named from <i>Monsel</i>, a Frenchman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"sel's so*lu"tion</hw> (?). [See <u>Monsel's salt</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon*sieur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Messieurs</b></plw> (#). [F., fr. <i>mon</i> my + <i>Sieur</i>, abbrev. of <i>seigneur</i> lord. See <u>Monseigneur</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir.</def> [Represented by the abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by <plw><b>MM.</b></plw> or <plw><b>Messrs.</b></plw> in the plural.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The oldest brother of the king of France.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A Frenchman.</def> [Contemptuous] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`si*gno"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Monsignors</b></plw> (#). [It., my lord. Cf. <u>Monseigneur</u>.] <def>My lord; — an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*soon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay <i>m&umacr;sim</i>, fr. Ar. <i>mausim</i> a time, season: cf. F. <i>monson</i>, <i>mousson</i>, Sr. <i>monzon</i>, Pg. <i>mon&ccedil;&atilde;o</i>, It. <i>monsone</i>.] <def>A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; — a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.</def> </p>

<p><hw>Mon"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>monstre</i>, F. <i>monstre</i>, fr. L. <i>monstrum</i>, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of <i>monstrare</i> to show, point out, indicate, and <i>monere</i> to warn. See <u>Monition</u>, and cf. <u>Demonstrate</u>, <u>Muster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>monster</i> or marvel.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically , an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ster</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monstrous in size.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ster</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make monstrous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"strance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>monstrantia</i>, fr. L. <i>monstrare</i> to show: cf. OF. <i>monstrance</i>. See <u>Monster</u>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*stra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monstratio</i>.] <def>The act of demonstrating; proof.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A certain <i>monstration</i>.</blockquote> <i>Grafton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon*stros"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Monstrosities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>monstruosit&eacute;</i>. See <u>Monstrous</u>.] <def>The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>monstrosity</i> never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species.</blockquote> <i>Adanson (Trans. ).</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"strous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>monstruous</i>, F. <i>monstrueux</i>, fr. L. <i>monstruosus</i>, fr. <i>monstrum</i>. See <u>Monster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Marvelous; strange.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a <i>monstrous</i> birth.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is bound to love . . . is unnatural and <i>monstrous</i> in his affections.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; — said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a <i>monstrous</i> height; a <i>monstrous</i> ox; a <i>monstrous</i> story.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So bad a death argues a <i>monstrous</i> life.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Abounding in monsters.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide<BR> Visitest the bottom of the <i>monstrous</i> world.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"strous</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Exceedingly; very; very much.</def> "A <i>monstrous</i> thick oil on the top." <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And will be <i>monstrous</i> witty on the poor.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"strous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a monstrous manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; as, <i>monstrously</i> wicked.</def> "Who with his wife is <i>monstrously</i> in love." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"strous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being monstrous, unusual, extraordinary.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon`stru*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Monstrosity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"stru*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monstrous.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mont</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Mountain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"taigne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mountain.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon*tan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>montanus</i>, fr. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain. See <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ta*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying and guiding men in the Christian life.</def> — <wf>Mon`ta*nis"tic</wf> (#), <wf>Mon`ta*nis"tic*al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mon"tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.,prop., mounting, fr. <i>monter</i> to mount, fr. L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain. See <u>Mount</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fencing)</i> <def>An upward thrust or blow.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>An upright piece in any framework; a mullion or muntin; a stile.</def> [R.] See <u>Stile</u>.</p>

<p><hw>||Mont" de pi`&eacute;`t&eacute;"</hw> (?). [F., fr. It. <i>monte di piet&agrave;</i> mount of piety.] <def>One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in need; — called also <i>mount of piety</i>. The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See <u>Lombard-house</u>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>||Mon"te</hw> (m&obreve;n"t&asl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain.] <def>A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards.</def></p>

<p><hw>Monte`-ac"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>monter</i> to raise + <i>acide</i> acid.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An acid elevator, as a tube through which acid is forced to some height in a sulphuric acid manufactory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*teith"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Monteth</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"tem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ad montem</i> to the hillock. See <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A custom, formerly practiced by the scholars at Eton school, England, of going every third year, on Whittuesday, to a hillock near the Bath road, and exacting money from all passers-by, to support at the university the senior scholar of the school.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*te"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>montera</i> a hunting cap, fr. <i>montero</i> a huntsman, <i>monte</i> a mountain, forest, L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain. See <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>An ancient kind of cap worn by horsemen or huntsmen.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mon*teth"</hw> (?), <hw>Mon*teith"</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vessel in which glasses are washed; — so called from the name of the inventor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>New things produce new words, and thus <i>Monteth</i><BR> Has by one vessel saved his name from death.</blockquote> <i>King.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mont`gol"fier</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; — so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph <i>Montgolfier</i>, of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Month</hw> (m&ubreve;nth), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>month</i>, <i>moneth</i>, AS. <i>m&omacr;n&eth;</i>, <i>m&omacr;na&eth;</i>; akin to <i>m&omacr;na</i> moon, and to D. <i>maand</i> month, G. <i>monat</i>, OHG. <i>m&amacr;n&omacr;d</i>, Icel. <i>m&amacr;nu&eth;r</i>, <i>m&amacr;na&eth;r</i>, Goth. <i>m&emacr;n&omacr;&thorn;s</i>. &radic;272. See <u>Moon</u>.] <def>One of the twelve portions into which the year is divided; the twelfth part of a year, corresponding nearly to the length of a synodic revolution of the moon, — whence the name. In popular use, a period of four weeks is often called a <i>month</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the common law, a <i>month</i> is a lunar month, or twenty-eight days, unless otherwise expressed. <i>Blackstone.</i> In the United States the rule of the common law is generally changed, and a <i>month</i> is declared to mean a calendar month. <i>Cooley's Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><col><b>A month mind</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A strong or abnormal desire</cd>. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A celebration made in remembrance of a deceased person a month after death.</cd> <i>Strype.</i> — <col><b>Calendar months</b></col>, <cd>the months as adjusted in the common or Gregorian calendar; April, June, September, and November, containing 30 days, and the rest 31, except February, which, in common years, has 28, and in leap years 29.</cd> — <col><b>Lunar month</b></col>, <cd>the period of one revolution of the moon, particularly a synodical revolution; but several kinds are distinguished, as the <i>synodical month</i>, or period from one new moon to the next, in mean length 29 d. 12 h. 44 m. 2.87 s.; the <i>nodical month</i>, or time of revolution from one node to the same again, in length 27 d. 5 h. 5 m. 36 s.; the <i>sidereal</i>, or time of revolution from a star to the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 11.5 s.; the <i>anomalistic</i>, or time of revolution from perigee to perigee again, in length 27 d. 13 h. 18 m. 37.4 s.; and the <i>tropical</i>, or time of passing from any point of the ecliptic to the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 4.7 s.</cd> — <col><b>Solar month</b></col>, <cd>the time in which the sun passes through one sign of the zodiac, in mean length 30 d. 10 h. 29 m. 4.1 s.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Month"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is a month old, or which lives for a month.</def> [R.] <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Continued a month, or a performed in a month; as, the <i>monthly</i> revolution of the moon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Done, happening, payable, published, etc., once a month, or every month; as, a <i>monthly</i> visit; <i>monthly</i> charges; a <i>monthly</i> installment; a <i>monthly</i> magazine.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Monthly nurse</b></col>, <cd>a nurse who serves for a month or some short time, esp. one which attends women after childbirth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Monthlies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A publication which appears regularly once a month.</def></p>

<p><hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Once a month; in every month; as, the moon changes <i>monthly</i>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>As if under the influence of the moon; in the manner of a lunatic.</def> [Obs.] <i>Middleton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ti*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monticulus</i>, dim. of <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain: cf. F. <i>monticule</i>. See <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence.</def> [Written also <i>monticule</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon*tic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with monticles or little elevations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ti*cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Monticle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*tic"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monticulate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ti*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Resembling a mountain in form.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*tig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>montigena</i>; <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain + the root of <i>gignere</i> to beget.] <def>Produced on a mountain.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mon`toir"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>monter</i> to mount. See <u>Montant</u>.] <def>A stone used in mounting a horse; a horse block.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*tross"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Matross</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mon"true</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>monter</i> to mount. See <u>Montoir</u>.] <def>That on which anything is mounted; a setting; hence, a saddle horse.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon"u*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>monumentum</i>, fr. <i>monere</i> to remind, admonish. See <u>Monition</u>, and cf. <u>Moniment</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of ancient British art<BR> A pleasing <i>monument</i>.</blockquote> <i>Philips.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our bruised arms hung up for <i>monuments</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington <i>monument</i>; the Bunker Hill <i>monument</i>. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On your family's old <i>monument</i><BR> Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites<BR> That appertain unto a burial.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Acts and <i>Monuments</i> of these latter and perilous days.</blockquote> <i>Foxe.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Memorial; remembrance; tomb; cenotaph.</p>

<p><hw>Mon`u*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>monumentalis</i>: cf. F. <i>monumental</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a <i>monumental</i> inscription.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory.</def> "Of pine, or <i>monumental</i> oak." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A work outlasting <i>monumental</i> brass.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mon`u*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>By way of memorial.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>By means of monuments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mon*u"re*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + <i>ureid</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as derived from one molecule of urea; as, alloxan is a <i>monureid</i>.</def> [Written also <i>monureide</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Moo</hw> (m&omacr;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <pos><i>adv., & n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mo</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moo</hw> (m&oomac;), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mooed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mooing</u>.] [Of imitative origin.] <def>To make the noise of a cow; to low; — a child's word.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moo</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lowing of a cow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mood</hw> (m&oomac;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The same word as <i>mode</i>, perh. influenced by <i>mood</i> temper. See <u>Mode</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Manner; style; mode; logical form; musical style; manner of action or being. See <u>Mode</u> which is the preferable form).</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Manner of conceiving and expressing action or being, as positive, possible, hypothetical, etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; as, the indicative <i>mood</i>; the infinitive <i>mood</i>; the subjunctive <i>mood</i>. Same as <u>Mode</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mood</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mood</i>, <i>mod</i>, AS. <i>m&omacr;d</i>mind, feeling, heart, courage; akin to OS. & OFries. <i>m&omacr;d</i>, D. <i>moed</i>, OHG. <i>muot</i>, G. <i>muth</i>, <i>mut</i>, courage, Dan. & Sw. <i>mod</i>, Icel. <i>m&omacr;&eth;r</i> wrath, Goth. <i>m&omacr;ds</i>.] <def>Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy <i>mood</i>; a suppliant <i>mood</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Till at the last aslaked was his <i>mood</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fortune is merry,<BR> And in this <i>mood</i> will give us anything.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The desperate recklessness of her <i>mood</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moo"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mother.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mood"i*ly</hw> (m&oomac;d"&ibreve;*l&ybreve;), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a moody manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mood"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Moo"dir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>mud&imacr;r</i>.] <def>The governor of a province in Egypt, etc.</def> [Written also <i>mudir</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mood"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Moody.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mood"ish*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Moodily.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mood"y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Moodier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Moodiest</u>.] [AS. <i>m&omacr;dig</i> courageous.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Subject to varying moods, especially to states of mind which are unamiable or depressed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy.</def> "Every peevish, <i>moody</i> malcontent." <i>Rowe.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Arouse thee from thy <i>moody</i> dream!</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Gloomy; pensive; sad; fretful; capricious.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Moo"lah</hw> (?), <hw>Mool"lah</hw> }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mollah</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mool"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mulley</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon</hw> (m&oomac;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mone</i>, AS. <i>m&omacr;na</i>; akin to D. <i>maan</i>, OS. & OHG. <i>m&amacr;no</i>, G. <i>mond</i>, Icel. <i>m&amacr;ni</i>, Dan. <i>maane</i>, Sw. <i>m&aring;ne</i>, Goth. <i>m&emacr;na</i>, Lith. <i>men&uring;</i>, L. <i>mensis</i> month, Gr. <grk>mh`nh</grk> moon, <grk>mh`n</grk> month, Skr. <i>m&amacr;s</i> moon, month; prob. from a root meaning to measure (cf. Skr. <i>m&amacr;</i> to measure), from its serving to measure the time. &radic;271. Cf. <u>Mete</u> to measure, <u>Menses</u>, <u>Monday</u>, <u>Month</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See <i>Lunar month</i>, under <u>Month</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The crescent <i>moon</i>, the diadem of night.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the <i>moons</i> of Jupiter or Saturn.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A crescentlike outwork. See <u>Half-moon</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moon blindness</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Far.)</i> <cd>A kind of ophthalmia liable to recur at intervals of three or four weeks</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>Hemeralopia.</cd> — <col><b>Moon dial</b></col>, <cd>a dial used to indicate time by moonlight.</cd> — <col><b>Moon face</b></col>, <cd>a round face like a full moon.</cd> — <col><b>Moon madness</b></col>, <cd>lunacy.</cd> [Poetic] — <col><b>Moon month</b></col>, <cd>a lunar month.</cd> — <col><b>Moon trefoil</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a shrubby species of medic (<i>Medicago arborea</i>). See <u>Medic</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Moon year</b></col>, <cd>a lunar year, consisting of lunar months, being sometimes twelve and sometimes thirteen.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moon</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mooned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mooning</u>.] <def>To expose to the rays of the moon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If they have it to be exceeding white indeed, they seethe it yet once more, after it hath been thus sunned and <i>mooned</i>.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Elsley was <i>mooning</i> down the river by himself.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon"beam`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A ray of light from the moon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"blind`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dim-sighted; purblind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"blink`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A temporary blindness, or impairment of sight, said to be caused by sleeping in the moonlight; — sometimes called <i>nyctalopia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"calf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A monster; a false conception; a mass of fleshy matter, generated in the uterus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dolt; a stupid fellow.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon"-cul"mi*na`ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same time with the moon; — said of a star or stars, esp. of certain stars selected beforehand, and named in an ephemeris (as the Nautical Almanac), as suitable to be observed in connection with the moon at culmination, for determining terrestrial longitude.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mooned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or resembling the moon; symbolized by the moon.</def> "Sharpening in <i>mooned</i> horns." "<i>Mooned</i> Ashtaroth." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who abstractedly wanders or gazes about, as if moonstruck.</def> [R.] <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Conduct of one who moons.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Moon"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little moon.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon"-eye`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a horse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any species of American fresh-water fishes of the genus <i>Hyodon</i>, esp. <i>H. tergisus</i> of the Great Lakes and adjacent waters.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The cisco.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"-faced`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a round, full face.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An American marine fish (<i>Vomer setipennis</i>); — called also <i>bluntnosed shiner</i>, <i>horsefish</i>, and <i>sunfish</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (<i>Selene vomer</i>); — called also <i>lookdown</i>, and <i>silver moonfish</i>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The mola. See <u>Sunfish</u>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The oxeye daisy; — called also <i>moon daisy</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A kind of morning glory (<i>Ipom&oelig;a Bona-nox</i>) with large white flowers opening at night.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moong</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mung</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"glade`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The bright reflection of the moon's light on an expanse of water.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><hw>Moo"nie</hw> (m&oomac;"n&ibreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European goldcrest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"ish</hw> (m&oomac;n"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like the moon; variable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Being but a <i>moonish</i> youth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without a moon or moonlight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon`light`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The light of the moon.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Occurring during or by moonlight; characterized by moonlight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A simpleton; a lunatic.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Moon"lit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Illumined by the moon.</def> "The <i>moonlit</i> sea." <i>Moore.</i> "<i>Moonlit</i> dells." <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon"rak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Moonsail</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"rise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The rising of the moon above the horizon; also, the time of its rising.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"sail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail.</def> <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon"seed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A climbing plant of the genus <i>Menispermum</i>; — so called from the crescentlike form of the seeds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon sets.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Moon"shee</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>munish&imacr;</i>, fr. Ar. <i>munish&imacr;</i> a writer, author, secretary, tutor.] <def>A Mohammedan professor or teacher of language.</def> [India]</p>

<p><hw>Moon"shine`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The light of the moon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, show without substance or reality.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A month.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A preparation of eggs for food.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Moon"shine`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Moonlight.</def> [R.] <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon"shin`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person engaged in illicit distilling; — so called because the work is largely done at night.</def> [Cant, U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Moon"shin`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Moonlight.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I went to see them in a <i>moonshiny</i> night.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moon"stone`</hw> (-st&omacr;n`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The best specimens come from Ceylon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"strick`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Moonstruck</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"struck`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of the moon; lunatic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Produced by the supposed influence of the moon.</def> "<i>Moonstruck</i> madness." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Made sick by the supposed influence of the moon, as a human being; made unsuitable for food, as fishes, by such supposed influence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The herb lunary or honesty. See <u>Honesty</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any fern of the genus <i>Botrychium</i>, esp. <i>B. Lunaria</i>; — so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moon"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the moon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Soft and pale as the <i>moony</i> beam.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Drake.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But soon the miscreant <i>moony</i> host<BR> Before the victor cross shall fly.</blockquote> <i>Fenton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Silly; weakly sentimental.</def> [Colloq.] <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moor</hw> (m&oomac;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>More</i>, <i>Maure</i>, L. <i>Maurus</i> a Moor, a Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania, Gr. <grk>May^ros</grk>; cf. <grk>may^ros</grk> black, dark. Cf. <u>Morris</u> a dance, <u>Morocco</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hist.)</i> <def>Any individual of the swarthy races of Africa or Asia which have adopted the Mohammedan religion.</def> "In Spanish history the terms <i>Moors</i>, Saracens, and Arabs are synonymous." <i>Internat. Cyc.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moor</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mor</i>, AS. <i>m&omacr;r</i> moor, morass; akin to D. <i>moer</i> moor, G. <i>moor</i>, and prob. to Goth. <i>marei</i> sea, E. <i>mere</i>. See <u>Mere</u> a lake.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In her girlish age she kept sheep on the <i>moor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A game preserve consisting of moorland.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moor buzzard</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the marsh harrier.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] — <col><b>Moor coal</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a friable variety of lignite.</cd> — <col><b>Moor cock</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the male of the moor fowl or red grouse of Europe.</cd> — <col><b>Moor coot</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Gallinule</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Moor fowl</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The European ptarmigan, or red grouse (<i>Lagopus Scoticus</i>)</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The European heath grouse. See under <u>Heath</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Moor game</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Moor fowl</i> (above).</cd> — <col><b>Moor grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tufted perennial grass (<i>Sesleria c&aelig;rulea</i>), found in mountain pastures of Europe.</cd> — <col><b>Moor hawk</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the marsh harrier.</cd> — <col><b>Moor hen</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The female of the moor fowl</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A gallinule, esp. the European species. See <u>Gallinule</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>An Australian rail (<i>Tribonyx ventralis</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Moor monkey</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the black macaque of Borneo (<i>Macacus maurus</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Moor titling</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the European stonechat (<i>Pratinocola rubicola</i>).</cd></p>

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<p><hw>Moor</hw> (m&oomac;r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moored</u> (m&oomac;rd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mooring</u>.] [Prob. fr. D. <i>marren</i> to tie, fasten, or moor a ship. See <u>Mar</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was <i>moored</i> in the stream; they <i>moored</i> the boat to the wharf.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly.</def> <i>Brougham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moor</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cast anchor; to become fast.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>On oozy ground his galleys <i>moor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moor"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A place for mooring.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moor"ball`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A fresh-water alga (<i>Cladophora &AElig;gagropila</i>) which forms a globular mass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moor"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Moorpan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moor"ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female Moor; a Moorish woman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moor"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The place or condition of a ship thus confined.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And the tossed bark in <i>moorings</i> swings.</blockquote> <i>Moore.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mooring block</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a heavy block of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring vessels.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moor"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Moor</u>.] <def>Having the characteristics of a moor or heath.</def> "<i>Moorish</i> fens." <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moor"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Moor</u>, and cf. <u>Morris</u>, <u>Moresque</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moorish architecture</b></col>, <cd>the style developed by the Moors in the later Middle Ages, esp. in Spain, in which the arch had the form of a horseshoe, and the ornamentation admitted no representation of animal life. It has many points of resemblance to the Arabian and Persian styles, but should be distinguished from them. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Moresque</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moor"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&omacr;rland</i>.] <def>Land consisting of a moor or moors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moor"pan`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <i>Hard pan</i>, under <u>Hard</u>.] <def>A clayey layer or pan underlying some moors, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moor"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A species of English granite, used as a building stone.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Moo"ruk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A species of cassowary (<i>Casuarius Bennetti</i>) found in New Britain, and noted for its agility in running and leaping. It is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary. Its crest is bilobed; the neck and breast are black; the back, rufous mixed with black; and the naked skin of the neck, blue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moor"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to moors; marshy; fenny; boggy; moorish.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As when thick mists arise from <i>moory</i> vales.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moor"y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of blue cloth made in India.</def> <i>Balfour (Cyc of India).</i></p>

<p><hw>Moose</hw> (m&oomac;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A native name; Knisteneaux <i>mouswah</i>; Algonquin <i>monse</i>. <i>Mackenzie</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large cervine mammal (<i>Alces machlis</i>, or <i>A. Americanus</i>), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many zo&ouml;logists is considered the same species. See <u>Elk</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moose bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the Canada jayor whisky jack. See <u>Whisky jack</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Moose deer</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Moose</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Moose yard</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moose"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The striped maple <i>(Acer Pennsylvanicum)</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Leatherwood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moot</hw> (m&omacr;t), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>See 1st <u>Mot</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moot</hw> (m&oomac;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>A ring for gauging wooden pins.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moot</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mooted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mooting</u>.] [OE. <i>moten</i>, <i>motien</i>, AS. <i>m&omacr;tan</i> to meet or assemble for conversation, to discuss, dispute, fr. <i>m&omacr;t</i>, <i>gem&omacr;t</i>, a meeting, an assembly; akin to Icel. <i>m&omacr;t</i>, MHG. <i>muoz</i>. Cf. <u>Meet</u> to come together.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To argue for and against; to debate; to discuss; to propose for discussion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A problem which hardly has been mentioned, much less <i>mooted</i>, in this country.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise; to argue for practice; to propound and discuss in a mock court.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>First a case is appointed to be <i>mooted</i> by certain young men, containing some doubtful controversy.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moot</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To argue or plead in a supposed case.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a difference between <i>mooting</i> and pleading; between fencing and fighting.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moot</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&omacr;t</i>, <i>gem&omacr;t</i>, a meeting; — usually in comp.] [Written also <i>mote</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of common interest; — usually in composition; as, folk- <i>moot</i>.</def> <i>J. R. Green.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [From <u>Moot</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>A discussion or debate; especially, a discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The pleading used in courts and chancery called <i>moots</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Moot case</b></col>, <cd>a case or question to be mooted; a disputable case; an unsettled question.</cd> <i>Dryden.</i> — <col><b>Moot court</b></col>, <cd>a mock court, such as is held by students of law for practicing the conduct of law cases.</cd> — <col><b>Moot point</b></col>, <cd>a point or question to be debated; a doubtful question.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moot</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Subject, or open, to argument or discussion; undecided; debatable; mooted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moot"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being mooted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moot"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A disputer of a mooted case.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Moot"-hall`</hw> (?), <hw>Moot"-house`</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&omacr;th&?;s</i>.] <def>A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>moot- hall</i> of Herod." <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moot"-hill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or courts were held by the Saxons; - - called, in Scotland, <i>mute-hill</i>.</def> <i>J. R. Green.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moot"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mootmen</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>One who argued moot cases in the inns of court.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mope</u>.] <def>A made-up face; a grimace.</def> "What <i>mops</i> and mowes it makes!" <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mop</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a wry mouth.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mop</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. W. <i>mop</i>, <i>mopa</i>, Ir. <i>moipal</i>, Gael. <i>moibeal</i>, <i>moibean</i>; or OF. <i>mappe</i> a napkin (see <u>Map</u>, <u>Napkin</u>).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fair where servants are hired.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mop head</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The end of a mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop.</cd> [U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mop</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mopped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mopping</u>.] <def>To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to <i>mop</i> a floor; to <i>mop</i> one's face with a handkerchief.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mop"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the floor; skirting board; baseboard. See <u>Baseboard</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mope</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Moping</u>.] [Cf. D. <i>moppen</i> to pout, Prov. G. <i>muffen</i> to sulk.] <def>To be dull and spiritless.</def> "<i>Moping</i> melancholy." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A sickly part of one true sense<BR> Could not so <i>mope</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mope</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make spiritless and stupid.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mope</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dull, spiritless person.</def> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mope"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shortsighted; purblind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mope"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mopish.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mop"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dull; spiritless; dejected.</def> — <wf>Mop"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mop"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mop"lah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malayalam <i>m&amacr;pplia</i>.] <def>One of a class of Mohammedans in Malabar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mop"pet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From 3d <u>Mop</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth; hence, also, in fondness, a little girl, or a woman.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A long-haired pet dog.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mop"sey</hw>, <hw>Mop"sy</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A moppet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slatternly, untidy woman.</def> <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mop"si*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shortsighted; mope-eyed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mop"stick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The long handle of a mop.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"pus</hw> (m&omacr;"p&ubreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mope; a drone.</def> [Obs.] <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*quette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A kind of carpet having a short velvety pile.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mor"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <def>A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, — much played by Italians of the lower classes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (<i>Dimorphandra excelsa</i>); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making furniture.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo"ra</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Rom. & Civil Law)</i> <def>Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*raine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. Cf. Prov. G. <i>mur</i> stones broken off, It. <i>mora</i> a heap of stones, hillock, G. <i>m&uuml;rbe</i> soft, broken up, OHG. <i>muruwi</i>, AS. <i>mearu</i> tender, Gr. &?; to cause to wither, Skr. <i>ml&amacr;</i> to relax.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier.</def> <i>Lyell.</i></p>

<p>&fist; If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is a <i>terminal moraine</i>; if at the side, a <i>lateral moraine</i>; if parallel to the side on the central portion of the glacier, a <i>medial moraine</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Glacier</u>. In the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral moraines of the branches of the glacier. A <i>ground moraine</i> is one beneath the mass of ice.</p>

<p><hw>Mo*rain"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a moranie.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. <i>moralis</i>, fr. <i>mos</i>, <i>moris</i>, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so far as they are properly subject to rules.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Keep at the least within the compass of <i>moral</i> actions, which have in them vice or virtue.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Mankind is broken loose from <i>moral</i> bands.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She had wandered without rule or guidance in a <i>moral</i> wilderness.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a <i>moral</i> man. Used sometimes in distinction from <i>religious</i>; as, a <i>moral</i> rather than a religious life.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wiser and more <i>moral</i> part of mankind.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Capable of right and wrong action or of being governed by a sense of right; subject to the law of duty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>moral</i> agent is a being capable of those actions that have a <i>moral</i> quality, and which can properly be denominated good or evil in a <i>moral</i> sense.</blockquote> <i>J. Edwards.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of right, or suited to act in such a manner; as, a <i>moral</i> arguments; <i>moral</i> considerations. Sometimes opposed to <i>material</i> and <i>physical</i>; as, <i>moral</i> pressure or support.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Supported by reason or probability; practically sufficient; — opposed to <i>legal</i> or <i>demonstrable</i>; as, a <i>moral</i> evidence; a <i>moral</i> certainty.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Serving to teach or convey a moral; as, a <i>moral</i> lesson; <i>moral</i> tales.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moral agent</b></col>, <cd>a being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong.</cd> — <col><b>Moral certainty</b></col>, <cd>a very high degree or probability, although not demonstrable as a certainty; a probability of so high a degree that it can be confidently acted upon in the affairs of life; as, there is a <i>moral certainty</i> of his guilt.</cd> — <col><b>Moral insanity</b></col>, <cd>insanity, so called, of the moral system; badness alleged to be irresponsible.</cd> — <col><b>Moral philosophy</b></col>, <cd>the science of duty; the science which treats of the nature and condition of man as a moral being, of the duties which result from his moral relations, and the reasons on which they are founded.</cd> — <col><b>Moral play</b></col>, <cd>an allegorical play; a morality.</cd> [Obs.] — <col><b>Moral sense</b></col>, <cd>the power of moral judgment and feeling; the capacity to perceive what is right or wrong in moral conduct, and to approve or disapprove, independently of education or the knowledge of any positive rule or law.</cd> — <col><b>Moral theology</b></col>, <cd>theology applied to morals; practical theology; casuistry.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mor"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The doctrine or practice of the duties of life; manner of living as regards right and wrong; conduct; behavior; — usually in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Corrupt in their <i>morals</i> as vice could make them.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The inner meaning or significance of a fable, a narrative, an occurrence, an experience, etc.; the practical lesson which anything is designed or fitted to teach; the doctrine meant to be inculcated by a fiction; a maxim.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus may we gather honey from the weed,<BR> And make a <i>moral</i> of the devil himself.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To point a <i>moral</i>, or adorn a tale.</blockquote> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We protest against the principle that the world of pure comedy is one into which no <i>moral</i> enters.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A morality play. See <u>Morality</u>, 5.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"al</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To moralize.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mo`rale"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Moral</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>The moral condition, or the condition in other respects, so far as it is affected by, or dependent upon, moral considerations, such as zeal, spirit, hope, and confidence; mental state, as of a body of men, an army, and the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"al*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A moralizer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maxim or saying embodying a moral truth.</def> <i>Farrar.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>moraliste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who moralizes; one who teaches or animadverts upon the duties of life; a writer of essays intended to correct vice and inculcate moral duties.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who practices moral duties; a person who lives in conformity with moral rules; one of correct deportment and dealings with his fellow-creatures; — sometimes used in contradistinction to one whose life is controlled by religious motives.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The love (in the <i>moralist</i> of virtue, but in the Christian) of God himself.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Moralities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>moralitas</i>: cf. F. <i>moralit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentiment, when tried by the standard of right.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>morality</i> of an action is founded in the freedom of that principle, by virtue of which it is in the agent's power, having all things ready and requisite to the performance of an action, either to perform or not perform it.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality of an action which renders it good; the conformity of an act to the accepted standard of right.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of <i>moralitee</i> he was the flower.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am bold to think that <i>morality</i> is capable of demonstration.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the duties of men in their social character; ethics.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The end of <i>morality</i> is to procure the affections to obey reason, and not to invade it.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The system of <i>morality</i> to be gathered out of . . . ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the gospel.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, we often admire the politeness of men whose <i>morality</i> we question.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between actors representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death, Vice, etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late as the reign of Henry VIII.</def> <i>Strutt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Intent; meaning; moral.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Taketh the <i>morality</i> thereof, good men.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor`al*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>moralisation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Explanation in a moral sense.</def> <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mor"al*ize</hw> (m&obreve;r"<i>a</i>l*&imacr;z), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moralized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Moralizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>moraliser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This fable is <i>moralized</i> in a common proverb.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Did he not <i>moralize</i> this spectacle?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to lend a moral to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed<BR> By Wisdom, <i>moralize</i> his pensive road.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To render moral; to correct the morals of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It had a large share in <i>moralizing</i> the poor white people of the country.</blockquote> <i>D. Ramsay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality of, either for better or worse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Good and bad stars <i>moralize</i> not our actions.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a moral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"al*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who moralizes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a moral or ethical sense; according to the rules of morality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By good, good <i>morally</i> so called, "bonum honestum" ought chiefly to be understood.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>According to moral rules; virtuously.</def> "To live <i>morally</i>." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In moral qualities; in disposition and character; as, one who physically and <i>morally</i> endures hardships.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>In a manner calculated to serve as the basis of action; according to the usual course of things and human judgment; according to reason and probability.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is <i>morally</i> impossible for an hypocrite to keep himself long upon his guard.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marras</i>, <i>mareis</i> (perh. through D. <i>moeras</i>), fr. F. <i>marais</i>, prob. from L. <i>mare</i> sea, in LL., any body of water; but perh. influenced by some German word. See <u>Mere</u> a lake, and cf. <u>Marsh</u>.] <def>A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Morass ore</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See <i>Bog ore</i>, under <u>Bog</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>mo*rass"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Marshy; fenny.</def> [R.] <i>Pennant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of moric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>moratio</i>.] <def>A delaying tarrying; delay.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ra"vi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Moravia, or to the United Brethren. See <u>Moravian</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ra"vi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a religious sect called the United Brethren (an offshoot of the Hussites in Bohemia), which formed a separate church of Moravia, a northern district of Austria, about the middle of the 15th century. After being nearly extirpated by persecution, the society, under the name of The Renewed Church of the United Brethren, was re&euml;stablished in 1722-35 on the estates of Count Zinzendorf in Saxony. Called also <i>Herrnhuter</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ra"vi*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The religious system of the Moravians.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A mur&aelig;na.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"bid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morbidus</i>, fr. <i>morbus</i> disease; prob. akin to <i>mori</i> to die: cf. F. <i>morbide</i>, It. <i>morbido</i>. See <u>Mortal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, <i>morbid</i> humors; a <i>morbid</i> constitution; a <i>morbid</i> state of the juices of a plant.</def> "Her sick and <i>morbid</i> heart." <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, <i>morbid</i> anatomy.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Diseased; sickly; sick. — <u>Morbid</u>, <u>Diseased</u>. <i>Morbid</i> is sometimes used interchangeably with <i>diseased</i>, but is commonly applied, in a somewhat technical sense, to cases of a prolonged nature; as, a <i>morbid</i> condition of the nervous system; a <i>morbid</i> sensibility, etc.</p>

<p><hw>||Mor`bi*dez"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., softness, delicacy. See <u>Morbid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>Delicacy or softness in the representation of flesh.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A term used as a direction in execution, signifying, with extreme delicacy.</def> <i>Ludden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor*bid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being morbid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Morbid quality; disease; sickness.</def> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Amount of disease; sick rate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"bid*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a morbid manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"bid*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being morbid; morbidity.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mor*bif"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mor*bif"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morbus</i> disease + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make: cf. F. <i>morbifique</i>. See <u>-fy</u>.] <def>Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as, a <i>morbific</i> matter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor*bil"lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>morbilli</i> measles, dim. of L. <i>morbus</i> disease: cf. F. <i>morbilleux</i>.] <def>Pertaining to the measles; partaking of the nature of measels, or resembling the eruptions of that disease; measly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor*bose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morbosus</i>, fr. <i>morbus</i> disease.] <def>Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Morbose</i> tumors and excrescences of plants.</blockquote> <i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor*bos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>morbositas</i>.] <def>A diseased state; unhealthiness.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mor`ceau"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A bit; a morsel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor*da"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mordax</i>, <i>-acis</i>, fr. <i>mordere</i>, <i>morsum</i>, to bite. See <u>Morsel</u>.] <def>Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing.</def> — <wf>Mor*da"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mor*dac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mordacitas</i>: cf. F. <i>mordacit&eacute;</i>. See <u>Mordacious</u>.] <def>The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"dant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p. pr. of <i>mordere</i> to bite; L. <i>mordere</i>. See <u>Morsel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Dyeing & Calico Printing)</i> <def>Serving to fix colors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"dant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., originally, biting.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any corroding substance used in etching.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Dyeing & Calico Printing)</i> <def>Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or <i>bites in</i>, the dyes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gilding)</i> <def>Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"dant</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mordanted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mordanting</u>.] <def>To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to <i>mordant</i> goods for dyeing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"dant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of a mordant.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mor*den"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An embellishment resembling a trill.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"di*can*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A biting quality; corrosiveness.</def> [R.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"di*cant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mordicans</i>, p. pr. of <i>mordicare</i> to bite, fr. <i>mordere</i>: cf. F. <i>mordicant</i>.] <def>Biting; acrid; as, the <i>mordicant</i> quality of a body.</def> [R.] <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor`di*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mordicatio</i>.] <def>The act of biting or corroding; corrosion.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"di*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mordicativus</i>.] <def>Biting; corrosive.</def> [R.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>More</hw> (m&omacr;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&omacr;r</i>. See <u>Moor</u> a waste.] <def>A hill.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>more</i>, <i>moru</i>; akin to G. <i>m&ouml;hre</i> carrot, OHG. <i>moraha</i>, <i>morha</i>.] <def>A root.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos><i>a., compar.</i></pos> [<i>Positive wanting</i>; <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Most</u> (m&omacr;st).] [OE. <i>more</i>, <i>mare</i>, and (orig. neut. and adv.) <i>mo</i>, <i>ma</i>, AS. <i>m&amacr;ra</i>, and (as neut. and adv.) <i>m&amacr;</i>; akin to D. <i>meer</i>, OS. <i>m&emacr;r</i>, G. <i>mehr</i>, OHG. <i>m&emacr;ro</i>, <i>m&emacr;r</i>, Icel. <i>meiri</i>, <i>meirr</i>, Dan. <i>meere</i>, <i>meer</i>, Sw. <i>mera</i>, <i>mer</i>, Goth. <i>maiza</i>, a., <i>mais</i>, adv., and perh. to L. <i>major</i> greater, compar. of <i>magnus</i> great, and <i>magis</i>, adv., more. &radic;103. Cf. <u>Most</u>, <u>uch</u>, <u>Major</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Greater; superior; increased</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He gat <i>more</i> money.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If we procure not to ourselves <i>more</i> woe.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>More</i>, in this sense, was formerly used in connection with some other qualifying word, — <i>a</i>, <i>the</i>, <i>this</i>, <i>their</i>, etc., — which now requires the substitution of <i>greater</i>, <i>further</i>, or the like, for <i>more</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse height,<BR> Do make them music for their <i>more</i> delight.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>more</i> part knew not wherefore they were come together.</blockquote> <i>Acts xix. 32.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wrong not that wrong with a <i>more</i> contempt.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; — with the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The people of the children of Israel are <i>more</i> and mighter than we.</blockquote> <i>Ex. i. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no <i>more</i> worlds to conquer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With open arms received one poet <i>more</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some <i>more</i>, some less.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xvi. 17.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is in addition; something other and further; an additional or greater amount.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They that would have <i>more</i> and <i>more</i> can never have enough.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O! That pang where <i>more</i> than madness lies.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Any more</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Anything or something additional or further; as, I do not need <i>any more</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Adverbially: Further; beyond a certain time; as, do not think <i>any more</i> about it.</cd> — <col><b>No more</b></col>, <cd>not anything more; nothing in addition.</cd> — <col><b>The more and less</b></col>, <cd>the high and low.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> "All cried, both <i>less and more</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree.</def> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>With a verb or participle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Admiring <i>more</i><BR> The riches of Heaven's pavement.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>With an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix <i>-er</i>) to form the comparative degree; as, <i>more</i> durable; <i>more</i> active; <i>more</i> sweetly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Happy here, and <i>more</i> happy hereafter.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Double comparatives were common among writers of the Elizabeth period, and for some time later; as, <i>more</i> brighter; <i>more</i> dearer.</p>

<p><blockquote>The duke of Milan<BR> And his <i>more</i> braver daughter.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i> </p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In addition; further; besides; again.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Yet once <i>more</i>, O ye laurels, and once <i>more</i>,<BR> Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere,<BR> I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>More and more</b></col>, <cd>with continual increase.</cd> "Amon trespassed <i>more and more</i>." <i>2 Chron. xxxiii. 23.</i> - - <col><b>The more</b></col>, <cd>to a greater degree; by an added quantity; for a reason already specified.</cd> — <col><b>The more — the more</b></col>, <cd>by how much more — by so much more.</cd> "<i>The more</i> he praised it in himself, <i>the more</i> he seems to suspect that in very deed it was not in him." <i>Milton.</i> — <col><b>To be no more</b></col>, <cd>to have ceased to be; as, Cassius <i>is no more</i>; Troy <i>is no more</i>.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Those oracles which set the world in flames,<BR> Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were <i>no more</i>.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i> </p>

<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make more; to increase.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*reen"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mohair</u>.] <def>A thick woolen fabric, watered or with embossed figures; — used in upholstery, for curtains, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Moril</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An edible fungus (<i>Morchella esculenta</i>), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces.</def> [Written also <i>moril</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mor"el</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Morelle</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nightshade; — so called from its blackish purple berries.</def> [Written also <i>morelle</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cherry. See <u>Morello</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Great morel</b></col>, <cd>the deadly nightshade.</cd> — <col><b>Petty morel</b></col>, <cd>the black nightshade. See <u>Nightshade</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>More"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Moorland.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*relle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., orig. fem. of <i>moreau</i> black, OF. <i>morel</i>, fr. LL. <i>morellus</i>. Cf. <u>Morello</u>, <u>Murrey</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Nightshade. See 2d <u>Morel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rel"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. It. <i>morello</i> blackish, OF. <i>morel</i>. Cf. <u>Morelle</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of nearly black cherry with dark red flesh and juice, — used chiefly for preserving.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo*ren"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Dying; a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence.</def></p>

<p><hw>More"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Greatness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>More*o"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>More</i> + <i>over</i>.] <def>Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Moreover</i>, he hath left you all his walks.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Besides</u>, <u>Moreover</u>. Of the two words, <i>moreover</i> is the stronger and is properly used in solemn discourse, or when what is added is important to be considered. See <u>Besides</u>.</p>

<p><hw>More"pork`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named from its cry.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Australian crested goatsucker (<i>&AElig;gotheles Nov&aelig;-Hollandi&aelig;</i>). Also applied to other allied birds, as <i>Podargus Cuveiri</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*resk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Moresque.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*resque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. <i>moresco</i>, or Sp. <i>morisco</i>. See <u>Morris</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See <i>Moorish architecture</i>, under <u>Moorish</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mauresque</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mor`ga*nat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>matrimonium ad morganaticam</i>, fr. <i>morganatica</i> a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. <i>morgan</i> morning, in <i>morgangeba</i> morning gift, G. <i>morgengabe</i>. See <u>Morn</u>.] <def>Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also <i>left-handed marriage</i>, between a man of superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i> — <wf>Mor`ga*nat"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mor"gay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>morgi</i> dogfish, shark; <i>mor</i> sea + <i>ci</i> dog.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. See the Note under <u>Houndfish</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"glay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Claymore</u>.] <def>A sword.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Morgue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A place where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be identified, or claimed by their friends; a deadhouse.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; folly.] <def>Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity; foolishness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A Moor.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In vain the Turks and <i>Morians</i> armed be.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"i*bund</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>moribundus</i>, from <i>moriri</i> to die. See <u>Mortal</u>.] <def>In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The patient was comatose and <i>moribund</i>.</blockquote> <i>Copland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"i*bund</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dying person.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, fustic (see <u>Morin</u>); as, <i>moric</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Morisco</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rig"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morigeratus</i>, p. p. of <i>morigerari</i> to comply with. See <u>Morigerous</u>.] <def>Obedient.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*rig`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>morigeratio</i>.] <def>Obsequiousness; obedience.</def> [Obs.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rig"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morigerus</i>; <i>mos</i>, <i>moris</i>, custom, manner + <i>gerere</i> to bear, conduct.] <def>Obedient; obsequious.</def> [Obs.] <i>Brathwait.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"il</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>morille</i>; cf. OHG. <i>morhila</i>, G. <i>morchel</i>, OHG. <i>morha</i> carrot. See <u>More</u> a root.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An edible fungus. Same as 1st <u>Morel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A yellow crystalline substance of acid properties extracted from fustic (<i>Maclura tinctoria</i>, formerly called <i>Morus tinctoria</i>); - - called also <i>moric acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rin"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian, many species of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes. The wood is hard and beautiful, and used for gunstocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rin"din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A yellow dyestuff extracted from the root bark of an East Indian plant (<i>Morinda citrifolia</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"i*nel`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>morinelle</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The dotterel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rin"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malayam <i>murunggi</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of trees of Southern India and Northern Africa. One species (<i>Moringa pterygosperma</i>) is the horse-radish tree, and its seeds, as well as those of <i>M. aptera</i>, are known in commerce as <i>ben</i> or <i>ben nuts</i>, and yield the oil called <i>oil of ben</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rin"gic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Designating an organic acid obtained from oil of ben. See <u>Moringa</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo`rin*tan"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Morus</i> fustic + E. <i>tannic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid extracted from fustic (<i>Maclura, formerly Morus, tinctoria</i>) as a yellow crystalline substance; — called also <i>maclurin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ri*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>morion</i>, Sp. <i>morrion</i>; cf. Sp. <i>morra</i> the upper part of the head, <i>morro</i> anything that is round.] <def>A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A battered <i>morion</i> on his brow.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ri*on</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A dark variety of smoky quartz.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ri*o*plas`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; piece (dim. of &?; a part + <i>-plasty</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The restoration of lost parts of the body.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mo*ris"co</hw> (m&osl;*r&ibreve;s"k&osl;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Sp. See <u>Morris</u> the dance.] <def>Moresque.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ris"co</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>morisco</i> Moorish.] <def>A thing of Moorish origin;</def> as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The Moorish language.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A Moorish dance, now called <i>morris dance</i>.</def> <i>Marston</i>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>One who dances the Moorish dance.</def> <i>Shak</i>. <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Moresque decoration or architecture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"risk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Morisco</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to Sw. <i>murken</i> putrefied, Icel. <i>morkinn</i> putrid.] <def>A beast that has died of disease or by mischance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Moorland.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mor"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mort</i> dead, L. <i>mortuus</i>, fr. <i>moriri</i> to die.] <def>Mortling.</def> [Eng.] <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mort-mai</i> a deadly evil. <i>Nares</i>.] <def>A bad sore; a gangrene; a cancer.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>morrimal</i> and <i>mortmal</i>.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mormw`</grk> a hideous she-monster, a bugbear.] <def>A bugbear; false terror.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jonhson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mor"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mormw`n</grk> monster, bugbear.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the puffin.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The mandrill.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>One of a sect in the United States, followers of Joseph Smith, who professed to have found an addition to the Bible, engraved on golden plates, called the <i>Book of Mormon</i>, first published in 1830. The Mormons believe in polygamy, and their hierarchy of apostles, etc., has control of civil and religious matters.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The Mormons call their religious organization The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its head claims to receive revelations of God's will, and to have certain supernatural powers.</p>

<p><hw>Mor"mon</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mormons; as, the <i>Mormon</i> religion; <i>Mormon</i> practices.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"mon*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The country inhabited by the Mormons; the Mormon people.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"mon*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine, system, and practices of the Mormons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"mon*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Mormon.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mormon.</def> "<i>Mormonite</i> religion." <i>F. W. Newman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Morn</hw> (m&ocirc;rn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>morwen</i>, <i>morgen</i>, AS. <i>morgen</i>; akin to D. <i>morgen</i>, OS. <i>morgan</i>, G. <i>morgen</i>, Icel. <i>morginn</i>, <i>morgunn</i>, Sw. <i>morgon</i>, Dan. <i>morgen</i>, Goth. <i>ma&uacute;rgins</i>. Cf. <u>Morrow</u>, <u>Morning</u>.] <def>The first part of the day; the morning; — used chiefly in poetry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>From <i>morn</i><BR> To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ne</hw> (m&ocirc;r"n<i>e</i>), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the morn; morning.</def> [Obs.] "White as <i>morne</i> milk." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Morne</hw> (m&ocirc;rn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>morne</i> sad, sorrowful. See <u>Mourn</u>.] <def>A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mor`n&eacute;"</hw> (m&ocirc;r`n&asl;"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>morne</i> a morne.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Without teeth, tongue, or claws; — said of a lion represented heraldically.</def></p>

<p><hw>Morn"ing</hw> (m&ocirc;rn"&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>morning</i>, <i>morwening</i>. See <u>Morn</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The first or early part of the day, variously understood as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The first or early part; as, the <i>morning</i> of life.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The goddess Aurora.</def> [Poetic] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Morn"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, <i>morning</i> dew; <i>morning</i> light; <i>morning</i> service.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She looks as clear<BR> As <i>morning</i> roses newly washed with dew.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Morning gown</b></col>, <cd>a gown worn in the morning before one is dressed for the day.</cd> — <col><b>Morning gun</b></col>, <cd>a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at military posts.</cd> — <col><b>Morning sickness</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>nausea and vomiting, usually occurring in the morning; — a common sign of pregnancy.</cd> — <col><b>Morning star</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn) when it precedes the sun in rising, esp. Venus. Cf. <i>Evening star</i>, <u>Evening</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Satan. See <u>Lucifer</u>.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Since he miscalled the <i>morning star</i>,<BR> Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes, either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a chain.</cd> — <col><b>Morning watch</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the watch between four <u>A. M.</u> and eight <u>A. M.</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Morn"ing-glo`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A climbing plant (<i>Ipom&oelig;a purpurea</i>) having handsome, funnel-shaped flowers, usually red, pink, purple, white, or variegated, sometimes pale blue. See <u>Dextrorsal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Morn"ing*tide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Morning time.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><hw>Morn"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Towards the morn.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>mornward</i> now the starry hands move on.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. It. <i>mora</i> mulberry, L. <i>morum</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A small abscess or tumor having a resemblance to a mulberry.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*roc"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Morocco, or its inhabitants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*roc"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named from <i>Morocco</i>, the country. Cf. <u>Morris</u> the dance.] <def>A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed of various colors; — said to have been first made by the Moors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mwrologi`a</grk> foolish talk, <grk>mw^ros</grk> foolish + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse.] <def>Foolish talk; nonsense; folly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*rone"</hw> (m&osl;*r&omacr;n"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Maroon; the color of an unripe black mulberry.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo`ro*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>mw^ros</grk> stupid + <grk>sau^ros</grk> lizard.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs, found in Jurassic strata in America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rose"</hw> (m&osl;*r&omacr;s"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morosus</i>, prop., excessively addicted to any particular way or habit, fr. <i>mos</i>, <i>moris</i>, manner, habit, way of life: cf. F. <i>morose</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.</def> "A <i>morose</i> and affected taciturnity." <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Sullen; gruff; severe; austere; gloomy; crabbed; crusty; churlish; surly; ill-humored.</p>

<p><hw>Mo*rose"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Sourly; with sullen austerity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rose"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Sourness of temper; sulenness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Learn good humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degrees of pride and <i>moroseness</i>.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Moroseness</i> is not precisely <i>peevishness</i> or <i>fretfulness</i>, though often accompanied with it. It denotes more of silence and severity, or ill-humor, than the irritability or irritation which characterizes <i>peevishness</i>.</p>

<p><hw>||Mo*ro"sis</hw> (m&osl;*r&omacr;"s&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mw`rwsis</grk>, fr. <grk>mw^ros</grk> silly, foolish.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Idiocy; fatuity; stupidity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ros"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>morositas</i>: cf. F. <i>morosit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Moroseness.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ro*soph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mo^ros</grk> foolish + <grk>sofo`s</grk> wise.] <def>A philosophical or learned fool.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*ro"sous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Morose.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sheldon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rox"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Gr. &?;, &?;, a sort of pipe clay.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of apatite of a greenish blue color.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*rox"y*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A morate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor`ox*yl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morus</i> a mulberry tree + Gr. &?; wood.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the mulberry; moric.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"phe*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to Morpheus, to dreams, or to sleep.</def> <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"pheus</hw> (m&ocirc;r"f&umacr;s <i>or</i> m&ocirc;r"f&esl;*&ubreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. <grk>Morfey`s</grk> prop., the fashioner or molder, because of the shapes he calls up before the sleeper, fr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form, shape.] <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The god of dreams.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"phew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>morphe&eacute;</i>, LL. <i>morphea</i>; cf. It. <i>morfea</i>.] <def>A scurfy eruption.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"phew</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover with a morphew.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mor"phi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Morphine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"phine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Morpheus: cf. F. <i>morphine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; — called also <i>morphia</i>, and <i>morphina</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"phin*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A morbid condition produced by the excessive or prolonged use of morphine.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mor"pho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, an epithet of Venus.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of large, handsome, tropical American butterflies, of the genus <i>Morpho</i>. They are noted for the very brilliant metallic luster and bright colors (often blue) of the upper surface of the wings. The lower surface is usually brown or gray, with eyelike spots.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor*phog"e*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>form</i> + root of &?; to be born.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms; — distinguished from <i>physiogeny</i>.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mor`pho*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mor`pho*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>morphologique</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of morphology.</def> — <wf>Mor`pho*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mor*phol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>One who is versed in the science of morphology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor*phol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; form + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>morphologie</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>That branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses. See <u>Tectology</u>, and <u>Promorphology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"phon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, p. pr. of &?; to form.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form, in distinction from <i>bion</i>, a physiological individual. See <u>Tectology</u>.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Of morphons there are six orders or categories: 1. Plastids or elementary organisms. 2. Organs, homoplastic or heteroplastic. 3. Antimeres (opposite or symmetrical or homotypic parts). 4. Metameres (successive or homodynamous parts). 5. Person&aelig; (shoots or buds of plants, individuals in the narrowest sense among the higher animals). 6. Corms (stocks or colonies). For orders 2, 3, and 4 the term <i>idorgan</i> has been recently substituted. See <u>Idorgan</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mor*phon"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; form + &?; a law.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The laws of organic formation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"pho*phy`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; form + &?; a clan.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The tribal history of forms; that part of phylogeny which treats of the tribal history of forms, in distinction from the tribal history of functions.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mor*pho"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; form, fr. &?; form.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The order or mode of development of an organ or part.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor*phot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; fit for forming.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework; as, <i>morphotic</i>, or tissue, proteids.</def> <i>Foster.</i></p>

<p><hw>-mor"phous</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; form.] <def>A combining form denoting <i>form</i>, <i>shape</i>; as, iso<i>morphous</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"pi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>mordre</i> to bite + L. <i>pedis</i> louse.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A louse.</def> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"rice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as 1st <u>Morris</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"rice</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dancing the morrice; dancing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In shoals and bands, a <i>morrice</i> train.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ri*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A morris dancer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mor"ri*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mormal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>morisco</i> Moorish, fr. <i>Moro</i> a Moor: cf. F. <i>moresque</i>, It. <i>moresca</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with castanets.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dance formerly common in England, often performed in pagenats, processions, and May games. The dancers, grotesquely dressed and ornamented, took the parts of Robin Hood, Maidmarian, and other fictitious characters.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An old game played with counters, or men, which are placed at the angles of a figure drawn on a board or on the ground; also, the board or ground on which the game is played.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The nine-men's <i>morris</i> is filled up with mud.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The figure consists of three concentric squares, with lines from the angles of the outer one to those of the inner, and from the middle of each side of the outer square to that of the inner. The game is played by two persons with nine or twelve pieces each (hence called <i>nine-men's morris</i> or <i>twelve-men's morris</i>). The pieces are placed alternately, and each player endeavors to prevent his opponent from making a straight row of three. Should either succeed in making a row, he may take up one of his opponent's pieces, and he who takes off all of his opponent's pieces wins the game.</p>

<p><hw>Mor"ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from its discoverer.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A marine fish having a very slender, flat, transparent body. It is now generally believed to be the young of the conger eel or some allied fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ris-pike`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Moorish pike.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mor"rot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Marrot</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>morwe</i>, <i>morwen</i>, AS. <i>morgen</i>. See <u>Morn</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Morning.</def> [Obs.] "White as <i>morrow's</i> milk." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We loved he by the <i>morwe</i> a sop in wine.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The next following day; the day subsequent to any day specified or understood.</def> <i>Lev. vii. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Till this stormy night is gone,<BR> And the eternal <i>morrow</i> dawn.</blockquote> <i>Crashaw.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The day following the present; to- morrow.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Good morrow</b></col>, <cd>good morning; — a form of salutation.</cd> — <col><b>To morrow</b></col>. <cd>See <u>To- morrow</u> in the Vocabulary.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Morse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>morse</i>, Russ. <i>morj'</i>; perh. akin to E. <i>mere</i> lake; cf. Russ. <i>more</i> sea.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The walrus. See <u>Walrus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Morse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>morsus</i> a biting, a clasp, fr. <i>mordere</i> to bite.] <def>A clasp for fastening garments in front.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Morse" al"pha*bet</hw> (?). <def>A telegraphic alphabet in very general use, inventing by Samuel F.B.Morse, the inventor of Morse's telegraph. The letters are represented by dots and dashes impressed or printed on paper, as, .- (A), - . . . (B), -.. (D), . (E), .. (O), . . . (R), — (T), etc., or by sounds, flashes of light, etc., with greater or less intervals between them.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>morsel</i>, F. <i>morceau</i>, LL. <i>morsellus</i>, a dim. fr. L. <i>morsus</i> a biting, bite, fr. <i>mordere</i> to bite; prob. akin to E. <i>smart</i>. See <u>Smart</u>, and cf. <u>Morceau</u>, <u>Mordant</u>, <u>Muse</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <u>Muzzle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little bite or bit of food.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every <i>morsel</i> to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"sing horn`</hw> (?). <def>A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming.</def> [Scot.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor`si*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of biting or gnawing.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mor"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>mordere</i>, <i>morsum</i>, to bite.] <def>The act of biting.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mort</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>margt</i>, neut. of <i>margr</i> many.] <def>A great quantity or number.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>There was a <i>mort</i> of merrymaking.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mort</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etym. uncert.] <def>A woman; a female.</def> [Cant]</p>

<p><blockquote>Male gypsies all, not a <i>mort</i> among them.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mort</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A salmon in its third year.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mort</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., death, fr. L. <i>mors</i>, <i>mortis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Death; esp., the death of game in the chase.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A note or series of notes sounded on a horn at the death of game.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The sportsman then sounded a treble <i>mort</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><col><b>Mort cloth</b></col>, <cd>the pall spread over a coffin; black cloth indicative or mourning; funeral hangings.</cd> <i>Carlyle.</i> — <col><b>Mort stone</b></col>, <cd>a large stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin.</cd> [Eng.] <i>H. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mortel</i>, L. <i>mortalis</i>, from <i>mors</i>, <i>mortis</i>, death, fr. <i>moriri</i> 8die; akin to E. <i>murder</i>. See <u>Murder</u>, and cf. <u>Filemot</u>, <u>Mere</u> a lake, <u>Mortgage</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is <i>mortal</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly; as, a <i>mortal</i> wound; a <i>mortal</i> sin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fatally vulnerable; vital.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but missing the <i>mortal</i> place, with his poniard finishes the work.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the time of death.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Safe in the hand of one disposing Power,<BR> Or in the natal or the <i>mortal</i> hour.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The nymph grew pale, and in a <i>mortal</i> fright.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, <i>mortal</i> wit or knowledge; <i>mortal</i> power.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The voice of God<BR> To <i>mortal</i> ear is dreadful.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting two <i>mortal</i> hours.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mortal foe</b></col>, <col><b>Mortal enemy</b></col>, <cd>an inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy; a foe bent on one's destruction.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A being subject to death; a human being; man.</def> "Warn poor <i>mortals</i> left behind." <i>Tickell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor*tal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mortalitas</i>: cf. F. <i>mortalit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When I saw her die,<BR> I then did think on your <i>mortality</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carew.</i></p>

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<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Human life; the life of a mortal being.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>From this instant<BR> There 's nothing serious in <i>mortality</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human race; humanity; human nature.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Take these tears, <i>mortality's</i> relief.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Death; destruction.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, <i>mortality</i>; the <i>mortality</i> among the settlers was alarming.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Bill of mortality</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Bill</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Law of mortality</b></col>, <cd>a mathematical relation between the numbers living at different ages, so that from a given large number of persons alive at one age, it can be computed what number are likely to survive a given number of years.</cd> — <col><b>Table of mortality</b></col>, <cd>a table exhibiting the average relative number of persons who survive, or who have died, at the end of each year of life, out of a given number supposed to have been born at the same time.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mortalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mortalizing</u> (?).] <def>To make mortal.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mor"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a mortal manner; so as to cause death; as, <i>mortally</i> wounded.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In the manner of a mortal or of mortal beings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I was <i>mortally</i> brought forth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In an extreme degree; to the point of dying or causing death; desperately; as, <i>mortally</i> jealous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Adrian <i>mortally</i> envied poets, painters, and artificers, in works wherein he had a vein to excel.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tal*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being mortal; mortality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>morter</i>, AS. <i>mort&emacr;re</i>, L. <i>mortarium</i>: cf. F. <i>mortier</i> mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d <u>Mortar</u>, <u>Martel</u>, <u>Morter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>mortier</i>, fr. L. <i>mortarium</i> mortar (for trituarating).] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45&deg;, and even higher; — so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mortar bed</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar.</cd> — <col><b>Mortar boat</b></col> or <col><b>vessel</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch.</cd> — <col><b>Mortar piece</b></col>, <cd>a mortar.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mortier</i>, F. <i>mortier</i>, L. <i>mortarium</i> mortar, a large basin or trough in which mortar is made, a mortar (in sense 1, above). See 1st <u>Mortar</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; — used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mortar bed</b></col>, <cd>a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed.</cd> — <col><b>Mortar board</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A cap with a broad, projecting, square top; — worn by students in some colleges.</cd> [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To plaster or make fast with mortar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mortier</i>. See <u>Mortar</u> a vessel.] <def>A chamber lamp or light.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mort"gage</hw> (m&ocirc;r"g&asl;j; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mort-gage</i>; <i>mort</i> dead (L. <i>mortuus</i>) + <i>gage</i> pledge. See <u>Mortal</u>, and <u>Gage</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a duty, and to become void upon payment or performance according to the stipulated terms; also, the written instrument by which the conveyance is made.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It was called a <i>mortgage</i> (or <i>dead pledge</i>) because, whatever profit it might yield, it did not thereby redeem itself, but became lost or <i>dead</i> to the mortgager upon breach of the condition. But in equity a <i>right of redemption</i> is an inseparable incident of a mortgage until the mortgager is debarred by his own laches, or by judicial decree. <i>Cowell.</i> <i>Kent.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>State of being pledged; as, lands given in <i>mortgage</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Chattel mortgage</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Chattel</u>.</cd> — <col><b>To foreclose a mortgage</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Foreclose</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mortgage deed</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a deed given by way of mortgage.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mort"gage</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mortgaged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mortgaging</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To grant or convey, as property, for the security of a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to become absolute, subject, however, to the right of redemption.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to make subject to a claim or obligation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mortgaging</i> their lives to covetise.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I myself an <i>mortgaged</i> to thy will.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mort`ga*gee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a mortgage is made or given.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mort"gage*or</hw>, <hw>Mort"ga*gor</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who gives a mortgage.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The letter <i>e</i> is required analogically after the second <i>g</i> in order to soften it; but the spelling <i>mortgagor</i> is in fact the prevailing form. When the word is contradistinguished from <i>mortgagee</i> it is accented on the last syllable (-j&ocirc;r").</p>

<p><hw>Mort"ga*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who gives a mortgage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mortifier</i>; <i>mors</i>, <i>mortis</i>, death + <i>ferre</i> to bring: cf. F. <i>mortif&egrave;re</i>.] <def>Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; as, a <i>mortiferous</i> herb.</def> <i>Gov. of Tongue.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>mortificatio</i> a killing. See <u>Mortify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of mortifying, or the condition of being mortified</def>; especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The death of one part of an animal body, while the rest continues to live; loss of vitality in some part of a living animal; gangrene.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Alchem. & Old Chem.)</i> <def>Destruction of active qualities; neutralization.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Subjection of the passions and appetites, by penance, abstinence, or painful severities inflicted on the body.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mortification</i> of our lusts has something in it that is troublesome, yet nothing that is unreasonable.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Hence: Deprivation or depression of self- approval; abatement of pride; humiliation; chagrin; vexation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We had the <i>mortification</i> to lose sight of Munich, Augsburg, and Ratisbon.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which mortifies; the cause of humiliation, chagrin, or vexation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is one of the vexatious <i>mortifications</i> of a studious man to have his thoughts discovered by a tedious visit.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>A gift to some charitable or religious institution; — nearly synonymous with <i>mortmain</i>.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Chagrin; vexation; shame. See <u>Chagrin</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mor"ti*fied</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Mortify</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ti*fied*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being mortified; humiliation; subjection of the passions.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mor"ti*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, mortifies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mortified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mortifying</u> (?).] [OE. <i>mortifien</i>, F. <i>mortifier</i>, fr. L. <i>mortificare</i>; L. <i>mors</i>, <i>mortis</i>, death + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>Mortal</u>, and <u>- fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Quicksilver is <i>mortified</i> with turpentine.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>mortified</i> pearls in vinegar.</blockquote> <i>Hakewill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With fasting <i>mortified</i>, worn out with tears.</blockquote> <i>Harte.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mortify</i> thy learned lust.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mortify</i>, therefore, your members which are upon the earth.</blockquote> <i>Col. iii. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To affect with vexation, chagrin, or humiliation; to humble; to depress.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly <i>mortified</i> our expectations.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>How often is the ambitious man <i>mortified</i> with the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he thinks they ought!</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath, watch, fast, and <i>mortify</i>.</blockquote> <i>Law.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a <i>mortifying</i> wound; <i>mortifying</i> flesh.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, <i>mortifying</i> penances.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a <i>mortifying</i> repulse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy`ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mortifying manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mortaise</i>; cf. Sp. <i>mortaja</i>, Ar. <i>murtazz</i> fixed, or W. <i>mortais</i>, Ir. <i>mortis</i>, <i>moirtis</i>, Gael. <i>moirteis</i>.] <def>A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a <i>tenon</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mortise and tenon</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; — used adjectively.</cd> — <col><b>Mortise joint</b></col>, <cd>a joint made by a mortise and tenon.</cd> — <col><b>Mortise lock</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Lock</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mortise wheel</b></col>, <cd>a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge; — also called <i>mortise gear</i>, and <i>core gear</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tise</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mortised</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mortising</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut or make a mortise in.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to <i>mortise</i> a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mort"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Morling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An animal, as a sheep, dead of disease or privation; a morling.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wool plucked from a dead sheep; morling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mort"main`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mort</i>, <i>morte</i>, dead + <i>main</i> hand; F. <i>main-morte</i>. See <u>Mortal</u>, and <u>Manual</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term was originally applied to conveyance of land made to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance made to <i>any</i> corporate body. <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mort"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mormal</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mort"pay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mort</i> dead + E. <i>pay</i>.] <def>Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mor"tress</hw> (?), <hw>Mor"trew</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mortar</u>.] <def>A dish of meats and other ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mortuaries</b></plw> (#). [LL. <i>mortuarium</i>. See <u>Mortuary</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A burial place; a place for the dead.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mortuarius</i>, fr. <i>mortuus</i> dead: cf. F. <i>mortuaire</i>. See <u>Mortal</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the dead; as, <i>mortuary</i> monuments.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mortuary urn</b></col>, <cd>an urn for holding the ashes of the dead.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Mor"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Morul&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. of L. <i>morum</i> a mulberry.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The sphere or globular mass of cells (<i>blastomeres</i>), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; — called also <i>mulberry mass</i>, <i>segmentation sphere</i>, and <i>blastosphere</i>. See <u>Segmentation</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mor`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The process of cleavage, or segmentation, of the ovum, by which a morula is formed.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mo"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., mulberry tree. See <u>Mulberry</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit; the mulberry. See <u>Mulberry</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <col><b>Morus alba</b></col> is the white mulberry, a native of India or China, the leaves of which are extensively used for feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food. — <col><b>Morus multicaulis</b></col>, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its more abundant leaves. — <col><b>Morus nigra</b></col>, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored fruit, of an agreeable flavor.</p>

<p><hw>Mor"we</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Morrow</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mor"wen*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Morning.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mosa&iuml;que</i>; cf. Pr. <i>mozaic</i>, <i>musec</i>, Sp. & Pg. <i>mosaico</i>, It. <i>mosaico</i>, <i>musaico</i>, LGr. &?;, &?;, L. <i>musivum</i>; all fr. Gr. &?; belonging to the Muses. See <u>Muse</u> the goddess.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; — called also <i>mosaic work</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A very beautiful <i>mosaic</i> pavement.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Florentine mosaic</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Florentine</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mosaic gold</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>See <u>Ormolu</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Stannic sulphide, SnS<sub>2</sub>, obtained as a yellow scaly crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists <i>aurum musivum</i>, or <i>aurum mosaicum</i>. Called also <i>bronze powder</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Mosaic work</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Mosaic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Moses</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency; as, the <i>Mosaic</i> law, rites, or institutions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mosaic (in either sense).</def> "A <i>mosaical</i> floor." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of a mosaic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"sa*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Attachment to the system or doctrines of Moses; that which is peculiar to the Mosaic system or doctrines.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mos"a*saur</hw> (?), <hw>Mos`a*sau"ri*an</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>One of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and allied genera. See <u>Mosasauria</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mos`a*sau"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Mosasaurus</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An order of large, extinct, marine reptiles, found in the Cretaceous rocks, especially in America. They were serpentlike in form and in having loosely articulated and dilatable jaws, with large recurved teeth, but they had paddlelike feet. Some of them were over fifty feet long. They are, essentially, fossil sea serpents with paddles. Called also <i>Pythonomarpha</i>, and <i>Mosasauria</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mos`a*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>Mosa</i> the River Meuse (on which Meastricht is situated) + Gr. &?; a lizard.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht, in the Netherlands.</def> [Written also <i>Mososaurus</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mos"cha*tel`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; musk: cf. F. <i>moscatelline</i>. See <u>Muscadel</u>, <u>Musk</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the genus <i>Adoxa</i> (<i>A. moschatellina</i>), the flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky smell. It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is called also <i>hollow root</i> and <i>musk crowfoot</i>.</def> <i>Loudon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mos"chine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <i>Moschus</i>, a genus including the musk deer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mos"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Muzzle</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*selle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A light wine, usually white, produced in the vicinity of the river Moselle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ses</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large flatboat, used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mosk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mosque</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mos"lem</hw> (m&obreve;z"l&ebreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Moslems</b></plw> (-l&ebreve;mz), <i>or collectively</i> <plw><b>Moslem</b></plw>. [Ar. <i>muslim</i> a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. <i>salama</i> to submit to God, to resign one's self to the divine will. Cf. <u>Islam</u>, <u>Mussulman</u>.] <def>A Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan.</def> [Written also <i>muslim</i>.] "Heaps of slaughtered <i>Moslem</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They piled the ground with <i>Moslem</i> slain.</blockquote> <i>Halleck.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mos"lem</hw> (m&obreve;z"l&ebreve;m), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mohammedans; Mohammedan; as, <i>Moslem</i> lands; the <i>Moslem</i> faith.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mos"lings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Thin shreds of leather shaved off in dressing skins.</def> <i>Simmonds.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mos`o*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mosasaurus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mosque</hw> (m&obreve;sk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mosqu&eacute;e</i>, Sp. <i>mezquita</i>, Ar. <i>masjid</i>, from <i>sajada</i> to bend, adore.] <def>A Mohammedan church or place of religious worship.</def> [Written also <i>mosk</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mos*qui"to</hw> (m&obreve;s*k&emacr;*t&osl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mosquitoes</b></plw> (#). [Sp. <i>mosquito</i>, fr. <i>mosca</i>fly, L. <i>musca</i>. Cf. <u>Musket</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of various species of gnats of the genus <i>Culex</i> and allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some pain. The larv&aelig; and pup&aelig;, called <i>wigglers</i>, are aquatic.</def> [Written also <i>musquito</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Mosquito bar</b></col>, <col><b>Mosquito net</b></col>, <cd>a net or curtain for excluding mosquitoes, — used for beds and windows.</cd> — <col><b>Mosquito fleet</b></col>, <cd>a fleet of small vessels.</cd> — <col><b>Mosquito hawk</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a dragon fly; — so called because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.</cd> — <col><b>Mosquito netting</b></col>, <cd>a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for making mosquito bars.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moss</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mos</i>; akin to AS. <i>me&oacute;s</i>, D. <i>mos</i>, G. <i>moos</i>, OHG. <i>mos</i>, <i>mios</i>, Icel. <i>mosi</i>, Dan. <i>mos</i>, Sw. <i>mossa</i>, Russ. <i>mokh'</i>, L. <i>muscus</i>. Cf. <u>Muscoid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so discharging the spores. There are many species, collectively termed <i>Musci</i>, growing on the earth, on rocks, and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term <i>moss</i> is also popularly applied to many other small cryptogamic plants, particularly <i>lichens</i>, species of which are called <i>tree moss</i>, <i>rock moss</i>, <i>coral moss</i>, etc. <i>Fir moss</i> and <i>club moss</i> are of the genus <i>Lycopodium</i>. See <i>Club moss</i>, under <u>Club</u>, and <u>Lycopodium</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the <i>mosses</i> of the Scottish border.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Moss</i> is used with participles in the composition of words which need no special explanation; as, <i>moss</i>-capped, <i>moss</i>-clad, <i>moss</i>-covered, <i>moss</i>-grown, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Black moss</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Black</u>, and <u>Tillandsia</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Bog moss</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Sphagnum</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Feather moss</b></col>, <cd>any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp. several species of the genus <i>Hypnum</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Florida moss</b></col>, <col><b>Long moss</b></col>, or <col><b>Spanish moss</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Tillandsia</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Iceland moss</b></col>, <cd>a lichen. See <u>Iceland Moss</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Irish moss</b></col>, <cd>a seaweed. See <u>Carrageen</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Moss agate</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of agate, containing brown, black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in part to oxide of manganese. Called also <i>Mocha stone</i>.</cd> - - <col><b>Moss animal</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a bryozoan.</cd> — <col><b>Moss berry</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the small cranberry (<i>Vaccinium Oxycoccus</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Moss campion</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of mosslike catchfly (<i>Silene acaulis</i>), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the Arctic circle.</cd> — <col><b>Moss land</b></col>, <cd>land produced accumulation of aquatic plants, forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the water is grained off or retained in its pores.</cd> — <col><b>Moss pink</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the genus <i>Phlox</i> (<i>P. subulata</i>), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the Middle United States, and often cultivated for its handsome flowers.</cd> <i>Gray.</i> — <col><b>Moss rose</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a variety of rose having a mosslike growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived from the Provence rose.</cd> — <col><b>Moss rush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a rush of the genus <i>Juncus</i> (<i>J. squarrosus</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Scale moss</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Hepatica</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moss</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mossed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mossing</u>.] <def>To cover or overgrow with moss.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An oak whose boughs were <i>mossed</i> with age.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moss"back`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss.</def> [Political Slang, U.S.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Moss"bank`er</hw> (?), <hw>Moss"bunk`er</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The menhaded.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moss"-grown`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Overgrown with moss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moss"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being mossy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moss"troop`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Moss</i> + <i>trooper</i>.] <def>One of a class of marauders or bandits that formerly infested the border country between England and Scotland; — so called in allusion to the <i>mossy</i> or boggy character of much of the border country.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moss"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mossier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mossiest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss; as, <i>mossy</i> trees; <i>mossy</i> streams.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Old trees are more <i>mossy</i> far than young.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling moss; as, <i>mossy</i> green.</def></p>

<p><hw>Most</hw> (m&omacr;st), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> of <u>More</u>. [OE. <i>most</i>, <i>mast</i>, <i>mest</i>, AS. <i>m&aemacr;st</i>; akin to D. <i>meest</i>, OS. <i>m&emacr;st</i>, G. <i>meist</i>, Icel. <i>mestr</i>, Goth. <i>maists</i>; a superl. corresponding to E. <i>more</i>. &radic;103. See <u>More</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all.</def> "<i>Most</i> men will proclaim every one his own goodness." <i>Prov. xx. 6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The cities wherein <i>most</i> of his mighty works were done.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xi. 20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Greatest in degree; as, he has the <i>most</i> need of it.</def> "In the <i>moste</i> pride." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Highest in rank; greatest.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Most</i> is used as a noun, the words <i>part</i>, <i>portion</i>, <i>quantity</i>, etc., being omitted, and has the following meanings: <b>1.</b> The greatest value, number, or part; preponderating portion; highest or chief part. <b>2.</b> The utmost; greatest possible amount, degree, or result; especially in the phrases <i>to make the most of</i>, <i>at the most</i>, <i>at most</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>A quarter of a year or some months <i>at the most</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A covetous man <i>makes the most of</i> what he has.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><col><b>For the most part</b></col>, <cd>in reference to the larger part of a thing, or to the majority of the persons, instances, or things referred to; as, human beings, <i>for the most part</i>, are superstitious; the view, <i>for the most part</i>, was pleasing.</cd> — <col><b>Most an end</b></col>, <cd>generally. See <i>An end</i>, under <u>End</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> [Obs.] "She sleeps <i>most an end</i>." <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Most</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aemacr;st</i>. See <u>Most</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>In the greatest or highest degree.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Those nearest to this king, and <i>most</i> his favorites, were courtiers and prelates.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Placed before an adjective or adverb, <i>most</i> is used to form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the termination <i>-est</i>; as, <i>most</i> vile, <i>most</i> wicked; <i>most</i> illustrious; <i>most</i> rapidly. Formerly, and until after the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of the double superlative was common. See <u>More</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>most unkindest</i> cut of all.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>most straitest</i> sect of our religion.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxvi. 5.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mos`ta*hi"ba</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mustaiba</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mos"te</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Mote</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mos"tic</hw>, <hw>Mos"tick</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Maul-stick</u>.] <def>A painter's maul-stick.</def></p>

<p><hw>Most"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mos"tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>See <u>Direct</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Most"what`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>For the most part.</def> [Obs.] "All the rest do <i>mostwhat</i> far amiss." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mot</hw> (m&omacr;t), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Sing. pres. ind.</i></pos> <u>Mot</u>, <u>Mote</u>, <u>Moot</u> (m&omacr;t), <pos><i>pl.</i></pos> <u>Mot</u>, <u>Mote</u>, <u>Moote</u>, <pos><i>pres. subj.</i></pos> <u>Mote</u>; <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Moste</u>.] [See <u>Must</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] [Obs.] <def>May; must; might.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>moot</i> as well say one word as another</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The wordes <i>mote</i> be cousin to the deed.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men <i>moot</i> [i.e., one only] give silver to the poore freres.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>So mote it be</b></col>, <cd>so be it; amen; — a phrase in some rituals, as that of the Freemasons.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mot</hw> (m&obreve;t; m&osl;, def. 2), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Motto</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A word; hence, a motto; a device.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Tarquin's eye may read the <i>mot</i> afar.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A pithy or witty saying; a witticism.</def> [A Gallicism]</p>

<p><blockquote>Here and there turns up a . . . savage <i>mot</i>.</blockquote> <i>N. Brit. Rev.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A note or brief strain on a bugle.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mot"a*cil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>motacille</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any singing bird of the genus <i>Motacilla</i>; a wagtail.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>motare</i>, <i>motatum</i>, to keep moving.] <def>The act of moving; motion.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mote</hw> (?), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>See 1st <u>Mot</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mote</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Moot</u>, a meeting.] [Obs., except in a few combinations or phrases.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a ward<i>mote</i> in the city of London.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the management of affairs; as, a folk<i>mote</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A place of meeting for discussion.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mote bell</b></col>, <cd>the bell rung to summon to a <i>mote</i>.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mote</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See <u>Mot</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3, and <u>Mort</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mote</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mot</i>, AS. <i>mot</i>.] <def>A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The little <i>motes</i> in the sun do ever stir, though there be no wind.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We are <i>motes</i> in the midst of generations.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mot"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Filled with motes, or fine floating dust; as, the air.</def> "<i>Moted</i> sunbeams." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*tet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a dim. of <i>mot</i> word; cf. It. <i>mottetto</i>, dim. of <i>motto</i> word, device. See <u>Mot</u>, <u>Motto</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth</hw> (m&obreve;th), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mote.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Moths</b></plw> (m&obreve;thz). [OE. <i>mothe</i>, AS. <i>mo&eth;&eth;e</i>; akin to D. <i>mot</i>, G. <i>motte</i>, Icel. <i>motti</i>, and prob. to E. <i>mad</i> an earthworm. Cf. <u>Mad</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Mawk</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna <i>moth</i>; Io <i>moth</i>; hawk <i>moth</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes <i>moth</i>; grain <i>moth</i>; bee <i>moth</i>. See these terms under <u>Clothes</u>, <u>Grain</u>, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv&aelig; of several species of beetles of the genera <i>Dermestes</i> and <i>Anthrenus</i>. Carpet moths are often the larv&aelig; of Anthrenus. See <i>Carpet beetle</i>, under <u>Carpet</u>, <u>Dermestes</u>, <u>Anthrenus</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moth blight</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any plant louse of the genus <i>Aleurodes</i>, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants.</cd> — <col><b>Moth gnat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a dipterous insect of the genus <i>Bychoda</i>, having fringed wings.</cd> — <col><b>Moth hunter</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the goatsucker.</cd> — <col><b>Moth miller</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a clothes moth. See <u>Miller</u>, 3, <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd> — <col><b>Moth mullein</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a common herb of the genus <i>Verbascum</i> (<i>V. Blattaria</i>), having large wheel-shaped yellow or whitish flowers.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moth"-eat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.</def> [Rarely used except in the form <i>moth-eaten</i>, p. p. or a.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Ruin and neglect have so <i>moth-eaten</i> her.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moth"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of moths.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fulke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moder</i>, AS. <i>m&omacr;dor</i>; akin to D. <i>moeder</i>, OS. <i>m&omacr;dar</i>, G. <i>mutter</i>, OHG. <i>muotar</i>, Icel. <i>m&omacr;&eth;ir</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>moder</i>, OSlav. <i>mati</i>, Russ. <i>mate</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>mathair</i>, L. <i>mater</i>, Gr. <grk>mh`thr</grk>, Skr. <i>m&amacr;t&rsdot;</i>; cf. Skr. <i>m&amacr;</i> to measure. &radic;268. Cf. <u>Material</u>, <u>Matrix</u>, <u>Metropolis</u>, <u>Father</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Alas! poor country! . . . it can not<BR> Be called our <i>mother</i>, but our grave.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I behold . . . the solitary majesty of Crete, <i>mother</i> of a religion, it is said, that lived two thousand years.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An old woman or matron.</def> [Familiar]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Hysterical passion; hysteria.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mother Carey's chicken</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of small petrels, as the stormy petrel (<i>Procellaria pelagica</i>), and Leach's petrel (<i>Oceanodroma leucorhoa</i>), both of the Atlantic, and <i>O. furcata</i> of the North Pacific.</cd> — <col><b>Mother Carey's goose</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the giant fulmar of the Pacific. See <u>Fulmar</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mother's mark</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a congenital mark upon the body; a n&aelig;vus.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, <i>mother</i> language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is the <i>mother</i> falsehood from which all idolatry is derived.</blockquote> <i>T. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mother cell</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>a cell which, by endogenous divisions, gives rise to other cells (daughter cells); a parent cell.</cd> — <col><b>Mother church</b></col>, <cd>the original church; a church from which other churches have sprung; as, the <i>mother church</i> of a diocese.</cd> — <col><b>Mother country</b></col>, <cd>the country of one's parents or ancestors; the country from which the people of a colony derive their origin.</cd> - - <col><b>Mother liquor</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the impure or complex residual solution which remains after the salts readily or regularly crystallizing have been removed.</cd> — <col><b>Mother queen</b></col>, <cd>the mother of a reigning sovereign; a queen mother.</cd> — <col><b>Mother tongue</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A language from which another language has had its origin</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The language of one's native land; native tongue.</cd> — <col><b>Mother water</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Mother liquor</i> (above).</cd> — <col><b>Mother wit</b></col>, <cd>natural or native wit or intelligence.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mothered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mothering</u>.] <def>To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the crown, would have <i>mothered</i> another body's child.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to D. <i>modder</i> mud, G. <i>moder</i> mold, mud, Dan. <i>mudder</i> mud, and to E. <i>mud</i>. See <u>Mud</u>.] <def>A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus leading to their oxidation.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The film is composed of a mass of rapidly developing micro&ouml;rganisms of the genus <i>Mycoderma</i>, and in the <i>mother of vinegar</i> the micro&ouml;rganisms (<i>Mycoderma aceti</i>) composing the film are the active agents in the Conversion of the alcohol into vinegar. When thickened by growth, the film may settle to the bottom of the fluid. See <i>Acetous fermentation</i>, under <u>Fermentation</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thick, like mother; viscid.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They oint their naked limbs with <i>mothered</i> oil.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being a mother; the character or office of a mother.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, — supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er-in-law`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The mother of one's husband or wife.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er*land`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The country of one's ancestors; — same as <i>fatherland</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&omacr;dorle&aacute;s</i>.] <def>Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as, <i>motherless</i> children.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being motherly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&omacr;dorlic</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, <i>motherly</i> authority, love, or care.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Maternal; paternal. — <u>Motherly</u>, <u>Maternal</u>. <i>Motherly</i>, being Anglo-Saxon, is the most familiar word of the two when both have the same meaning. Besides this, <i>maternal</i> is confined to the feelings of a mother toward her <i>own</i> children, whereas <i>motherly</i> has a secondary sense, denoting a care <i>like</i> that of a mother for her offspring. There is, perhaps, a growing tendency thus to separate the two, confining <i>motherly</i> to the latter signification. "They termed her the great mother, for her <i>motherly</i> care in cherishing her brethren whilst young." <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a manner of a mother.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er-na`ked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Naked as when born.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er-of-pearl`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See <u>Pearl</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er-of-thyme`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aromatic plant (<i>Thymus Serphyllum</i>); — called also <i>wild thyme</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"er*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A labiate herb (<i>Leonurus Cardiaca</i>), of a bitter taste, used popularly in medicine; lion's tail.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The mugwort. See <u>Mugwort</u>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Moth"er*y</hw> (m&ubreve;&thlig;"&etilde;r*&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of, containing, or resembling, mother (in vinegar).</def></p>

<p><hw>Moth"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Infested with moths; moth-eaten.</def> "An old <i>mothy</i> saddle." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"tif</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Motive.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*tif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>motus</i> motion (fr. <i>movere</i> to move) + <i>facere</i> to make.] <def>Producing motion.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Motive</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; as, the <i>motile</i> spores of certain seaweeds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Producing motion; as, <i>motile</i> powers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*til"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>motilit&eacute;</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Capability of motion; contractility.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>motio</i>, fr. <i>movere</i>, <i>motum</i>, to move. See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; — opposed to <i>rest</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace<BR> attends thee, and each word, each <i>motion</i>, forms.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Power of, or capacity for, motion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Devoid of sense and <i>motion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the <i>motion</i> of the planets is from west to east.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In our proper <i>motion</i> we ascend.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its <i>motion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let a good man obey every good <i>motion</i> rising in his heart, knowing that every such <i>motion</i> proceeds from God.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a <i>motion</i> to adjourn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Yes, I agree, and thank you for your <i>motion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant.</def> <i>Mozley & W.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The independent <i>motions</i> of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint.</blockquote> <i>Grove.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Conjunct motion</i> is that by single degrees of the scale. <i>Contrary motion</i> is that when parts move in opposite directions. <i>Disjunct motion</i> is motion by skips. <i>Oblique motion</i> is that when one part is stationary while another moves. <i>Similar</i> or <i>direct motion</i> is that when parts move in the same direction.</p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A puppet show or puppet.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>motion</i>'s this? the model of Nineveh?</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Motion, in mechanics, may be simple or compound. <col><b>Simple motions</b></col> are: (<i>a</i>) <i>straight translation</i>, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. (<i>b</i>) <i>Simple rotation</i>, which may be either continuous or reciprocating, and when reciprocating is called <i>oscillating</i>. (<i>c</i>) <i>Helical</i>, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. <col><b>Compound motion</b></col> consists of combinations of any of the simple motions.</p>

<p><col><b>Center of motion</b></col>, <col><b>Harmonic motion</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Center</u>, <u>Harmonic</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Motion block</b></col> <i>(Steam Engine)</i>, <cd>a crosshead.</cd> — <col><b>Perpetual motion</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>an incessant motion conceived to be attainable by a machine supplying its own motive forces independently of any action from without.</cd> </p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Movement</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mo"tion</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Motioned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Motioning</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to <i>motion</i> to one to take a seat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make proposal; to offer plans.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"tion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to <i>motion</i> one to a seat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To propose; to move.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I want friends to <i>motion</i> such a matter.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"tion*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes a motion; a mover.</def> <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mover.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mo"tion*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without motion; being at rest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>motif</i>, LL. <i>motivum</i>, from <i>motivus</i> moving, fr. L. <i>movere</i>, <i>motum</i>, to move. See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which moves; a mover.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which incites to action; anything prompting or exciting to choise, or moving the will; cause; reason; inducement; object.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By <i>motive</i>, I mean the whole of that which <i>moves</i>, excites, or invites the mind to volition, whether that be one thing singly, or many things conjunctively.</blockquote> <i>J. Edwards.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The theme or subject; a leading phrase or passage which is reproduced and varied through the course of a comor a movement; a short figure, or melodic germ, out of which a whole movement is develpoed. See also <i>Leading motive</i>, under <u>Leading</u>.</def> [Written also <i>motivo</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>That which produces conception, invention, or creation in the mind of the artist in undertaking his subject; the guiding or controlling idea manifested in a work of art, or any part of one.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Incentive; incitement; inducement; reason; spur; stimulus; cause. — <u>Motive</u>, <u>Inducement</u>, <u>Reason</u>. <i>Motive</i> is the word originally used in speaking of that which determines the choice. We call it an <i>inducement</i> when it is attractive in its nature. We call it a <i>reason</i> when it is more immediately addressed to the intellect in the form of argument.</p>

<p><hw>Mo"tive</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as, a <i>motive</i> argument; <i>motive</i> power.</def> "<i>Motive</i> faculty." <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Motive power</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a natural agent, as water, steam, wind, electricity, etc., used to impart motion to machinery; a motor; a mover.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mo"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"tive*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a motive; not incited by a motive.</def> — <wf>Mo"tive*less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo*tiv"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Motive</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The power of moving or producing motion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being influenced by motives.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mo*ti"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. See <u>Motive</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>See <u>Motive</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mot"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mottelee</i>, <i>motle</i>; cf. OF. <i>mattel&eacute;</i> clotted, curdled, OF, ciel <i>mattonn&eacute;</i> a mottled sky, <i>mate</i>, <i>maton</i>, curdled milk, Prov. G. <i>matte</i> curd. Cf. <u>Mottle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a <i>motley</i> coat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See <u>Motley</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def> "A <i>motley</i> fool." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, <i>motley</i> style.</def> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mot"ley</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i> "<i>Motley</i> 's the only wear." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a jester, a fool.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Man of motley</b></col>, <cd>a fool.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mot"ley-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a mind of a jester; foolish.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mot"mot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Momot</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of the genus <i>Momotus</i>, having a strong serrated beak. In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is said by some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed on insects, reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to Brazil. The name is derived from its note.</def> [Written also <i>momot</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mo"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Movement; manner of movement; particularly, movement with increased rapidity; — used especially in the phrase <i>con moto</i>, directing to a somewhat quicker movement; as, <i>andante con moto</i>, a little more rapidly than <i>andante</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Anc. Armor)</i> <def>A small plate covering the armpit in armor of the 14th century and later.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>movere</i>, <i>motum</i>, to move.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo"tor</hw> (?), <hw>Mo"to*ry</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*to"ri*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>motorius</i> that has motion. See <u>Motor</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; — applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo"tor*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A man who controls a motor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo`tor*path"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to motorpathy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mo*tor"pa*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>motor</i> a mover + Gr. &?;, &?;, to suffer.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Kinesiatrics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Motte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>motte</i> a clod, clump, or hillock.] <def>A clump of trees in a prairie.</def> [Local, U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mot"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mottled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mottling</u> (?).] [From <u>Mottled</u>.] <def>To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mot"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mottled appearance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mot"tled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Motley</u>.] <def>Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted; as, <i>mottled</i> wood.</def> "The <i>mottled</i> meadows." <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mot"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mottoes</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>motto</i> a word, a saying, L. <i>muttum</i> a mutter, a grunt, cf. <i>muttire</i>, <i>mutire</i>, to mutter, mumble; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. <u>Mot</u> a word.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It was the <i>motto</i> of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, . . . "Serve God, and be cheerful."</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mot"toed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bearing or having a motto; as, a <i>mottoed</i> coat or device.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mot"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of, or consisting of, motes.</def> [Written also <i>mottie</i>.] [Scot.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>motty</i> dust reek raised by the workmen.</blockquote> <i>H. Miller.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mou`choir"</hw> (m&oomac;`shw&auml;r"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A handkerchief.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mou*ez"zin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See <u>Muezzin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouf"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mouflon</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A wild sheep (<i>Ovis musimon</i>), inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also <i>musimon</i> or <i>musmon</i>.</def> [Written also <i>moufflon</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mought</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>May</u>. <def>Might.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mouil*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mouill&eacute;</u>.] <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>The act of uttering the sound of a mouill&eacute; letter.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mouil`l&eacute;"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., lit., wet.] <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Applied to certain consonants having a "liquid" or softened sound; <i>e.g.</i>, in French, <i>l</i> or <i>ll</i> and <i>gn</i> (like the <i>lli</i> in <i>million</i> and <i>ni</i> in <i>minion</i>); in Italian, <i>gl</i> and <i>gn</i>; in Spanish, <i>ll</i> and <i>&ntilde;</i>; in Portuguese, <i>lh</i> and <i>nh.</i></def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mould</hw> (m&omacr;ld), <hw>Mould"er</hw> (?), <hw>Mould"y</hw> (?), etc. } <def>See <u>Mold</u>, <u>Molder</u>, <u>Moldy</u>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moule</hw> (m&omacr;l), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moulen</i>. See <u>Mold</u>.] <def>To contract mold; to grow moldy; to mold.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Let us not <i>moulen</i> thus in idleness.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mou*line"</hw> (?), <hw>Mou"li*net</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moulinet</i>, orig., a little mill, dim. of <i>moulin</i> mill. See <u>Mill</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, or the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In sword and saber exercises, a circular swing of the weapon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moult</hw> (m&omacr;lt), <pos><i>v. & n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Molt</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moult"en</hw> (-'n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having molted.</def> [Obs.] "A <i>moulten</i> raven." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moun</hw> (moun), <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Mow</u>, may.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mounch</hw> (mounch), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To munch.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mound</hw> (mound), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>monde</i> the world, L. <i>mundus</i>. See <u>Mundane</u>.] <def>A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; — called also <i>globe</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mound</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mound</i>, <i>mund</i>, protection, AS. <i>mund</i> protection, hand; akin to OHG. <i>munt</i>, Icel. <i>mund</i> hand, and prob. to L. <i>manus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>.] <def>An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To thrid the thickets or to leap the <i>mounds</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mound bird</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Mound maker</i> (below).</cd> — <col><b>Mound builders</b></col> <i>(Ethnol.)</i>, <cd>the tribe, or tribes, of North American aborigines who built, in former times, extensive mounds of earth, esp. in the valleys of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Formerly they were supposed to have preceded the Indians, but later investigations go to show that they were, in general, identical with the tribes that occupied the country when discovered by Europeans.</cd> — <col><b>Mound maker</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of the megapodes.</cd> — <col><b>Shell mound</b></col>, <cd>a mound of refuse shells, collected by aborigines who subsisted largely on shellfish. See <u>Midden</u>, and <u>Kitchen middens</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mound</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mounded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mounding</u>.] <def>To fortify or inclose with a mound.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mount</hw> (mount), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>munt</i>, <i>mont</i>, <i>mount</i>, AS. <i>munt</i>, fr. L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>; cf. L. <i>minae</i> protections, E. <i>eminent</i>, <i>menace</i>: cf. F. <i>mont</i>. Cf. <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <u>Mountain</u>, <u>Mont</u>, <u>Monte</u>, <u>Montem</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; — used always instead of <i>mountain</i>, when put before a proper name; as, <i>Mount</i> Washington; otherwise, chiefly in poetry.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Hew ye down trees, and cast a <i>mount</i> against Jerusalem.</blockquote> <i>Jer. vi. 6.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [See <u>Mont de pi&eacute;t&eacute;</u>.] <def>A bank; a fund.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mount of piety</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Mont de pi&eacute;t&eacute;</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mount</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mounted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mounting</u>.] [OE. <i>mounten</i>, <i>monten</i>, F. <i>monter</i>, fr. L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain. See <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> (above).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; — often with <i>up</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though Babylon should <i>mount</i> up to heaven.</blockquote> <i>Jer. li. 53.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The fire of trees and houses <i>mounts</i> on high.</blockquote> <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To get up on anything, as a platform or scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for riding.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To attain in value; to amount.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Bring then these blessings to a strict account,<BR> Make fair deductions, see to what they <i>mount</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mount</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To get upon; to ascend; to climb.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Shall we <i>mount</i> again the rural throne?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses.</def> "To <i>mount</i> the Trojan troop." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To put upon anything that sustains and fits for use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth or paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a diamond by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt, scabbard, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To raise aloft; to lift on high.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What power is it which <i>mounts</i> my love so high?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; A fort or ship is said to <i>mount</i> cannon, when it has them arranged for use in or about it.</p>

<p><col><b>To mount guard</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>to go on guard; to march on guard; to do duty as a guard.</cd> — <col><b>To mount a play</b></col>, <cd>to prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc., used in the play.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mount</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>That upon which a person or thing is mounted</def>, as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A horse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She had so good a seat and hand, she might be trusted with any <i>mount</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The cardboard or cloth on which a drawing, photograph, or the like is mounted; a mounting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mount"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be mounted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moun"tain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mountaine</i>, <i>montaine</i>, F. <i>montagne</i>, LL. <i>montanea</i>, <i>montania</i>, fr. L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, a mountain; cf. <i>montanus</i> belonging to a mountain. See 1st <u>Mount</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>A range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the White <i>Mountains</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I should have been a <i>mountain</i> of mummy.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The Mountain</b></col> (<i>La montagne</i>) <i>(French Hist.)</i>, <cd>a popular name given in 1793 to a party of extreme Jacobins in the National Convention, who occupied the highest rows of seats.</cd></p>

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<p><hw>Moun"tain</hw> (moun"t&ibreve;n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a <i>mountain</i> torrent; <i>mountain</i> pines; <i>mountain</i> goats; <i>mountain</i> air; <i>mountain</i> howitzer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The high, the <i>mountain</i> majesty of worth.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mountain antelope</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the goral.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain ash</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an ornamental tree, the <i>Pyrus (Sorbus) Americana</i>, producing beautiful bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European species is the <i>P. aucuparia</i>, or rowan tree.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain barometer</b></col>, <cd>a portable barometer, adapted for safe transportation, used in measuring the heights of mountains.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain beaver</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the sewellel.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain blue</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>blue carbonate of copper; azurite.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain cat</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the catamount. See <u>Catamount</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain chain</b></col>, <cd>a series of contiguous mountain ranges, generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain cock</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>capercailzie. See <u>Capercailzie</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain cork</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of asbestus, resembling cork in its texture.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain crystal</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Crystal</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain damson</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a large tree of the genus <i>Simaruba</i> (<i>S. amarga</i>) growing in the West Indies, which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes used in medicine.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain dew</b></col>, <cd>Scotch whisky, so called because often illicitly distilled among the mountains.</cd> [Humorous] — <col><b>Mountain ebony</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a small leguminous tree (<i>Bauhinia variegata</i>) of the East and West Indies; — so called because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and in tanning.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain flax</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of asbestus, having very fine fibers; amianthus. See <u>Amianthus</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain fringe</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>climbing fumitory. See under <u>Fumitory</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain goat</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Mazama</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain green</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Green malachite, or carbonate of copper</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>See <i>Green earth</i>, under <u>Green</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Mountain holly</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a branching shrub (<i>Nemopanthes Canadensis</i>), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries. It is found in the Northern United States.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain laurel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American shrub (<i>Kalmia latifolia</i>) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is poisonous. Called also <i>American laurel</i>, <i>ivy bush</i>, and <i>calico bush</i>. See <u>Kalmia</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain leather</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of asbestus, resembling leather in its texture.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain licorice</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the genus <i>Trifolium</i> (<i>T. Alpinum</i>).</cd> - - <col><b>Mountain limestone</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a series of marine limestone strata below the coal measures, and above the old red standstone of Great Britain. See <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain linnet</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the twite.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain magpie</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The yaffle, or green woodpecker</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The European gray shrike.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain mahogany</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Mahogany</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain meal</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a light powdery variety of calcite, occurring as an efflorescence.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain milk</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a soft spongy variety of carbonate of lime.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain mint</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Mint</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain ousel</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the ring ousel; — called also <i>mountain thrush</i> and <i>mountain colley</i>. See <u>Ousel</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain pride</b></col>, or <col><b>Mountain green</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tree of Jamaica (<i>Spathelia simplex</i>), which has an unbranched palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate leaves.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain quail</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the plumed partridge (<i>Oreortyx pictus</i>) of California. It has two long, slender, plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain range</b></col>, <cd>a series of mountains closely related in position and direction.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain rice</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation, in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An American genus of grasses (<i>Oryzopsis</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Mountain rose</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of rose with solitary flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe (<i>Rosa alpina</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Mountain soap</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain sorrel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a low perennial plant (<i>Oxyria digyna</i> with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes.</cd> <i>Gray.</i> — <col><b>Mountain sparrow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the European tree sparrow.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain spinach</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Orach</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain tobacco</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a composite plant (<i>Arnica montana</i>) of Europe; called also <i>leopard's bane</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Mountain witch</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the genus <i>Geotrygon</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Moun`tain*eer"</hw> (moun`t&ibreve;n*&emacr;r"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>montanier</i>, LL. <i>montanarius</i>. See <u>Mountain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among mountains.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rude, fierce person.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>No savage fierce, bandit, or <i>mountaineer</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moun`tain*eer"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To live or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You can't go <i>mountaineering</i> in a flat country.</blockquote> <i>H. James.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moun"tain*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mountaineer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Moun"tain*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small mountain.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Moun"tain*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>montagneux</i>, L. <i>montaniosus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the <i>mountainous</i> country of the Swiss.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Inhabiting mountains.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk; as, a <i>mountainous</i> heap.</def> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Moun"tain*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being mountainous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mount"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>montance</i>.] <def>Amount; sum; quantity; extent.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mount"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>montant</i>, p. pr. of <i>monter</i>. See <u>Mount</u>, and cf. <u>Montant</u>.] <def>Raised; high.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mount"e*bank</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>montimbanco</i>, <i>montambanco</i>; <i>montare</i> to mount + <i>in</i> in, upon + <i>banco</i> bench. See <u>Mount</u>, and 4th <u>Bank</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, and vends medicines which he pretends are infallible remedies; a quack doctor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such is the weakness and easy credulity of men, that a <i>mountebank</i> . . . is preferred before an able physician.</blockquote> <i>Whitlock.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nothing so impossible in nature but <i>mountebanks</i> will undertake.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mount"e*bank</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cheat by boasting and false pretenses; to gull.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mount"e*bank</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play the mountebank.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mount"e*bank`er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mount"e*bank`ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a mountebank or his quackery.</def> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mount"e*bank*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mount"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Seated or serving on horseback or similarly; as, <i>mounted</i> police; <i>mounted</i> infantry.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Placed on a suitable support, or fixed in a setting; as, a <i>mounted</i> gun; a <i>mounted</i> map; a <i>mounted</i> gem.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mount"e*naunce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mountance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mount"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who mounts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An animal mounted; a monture.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mount"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of one that mounts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the <i>mounting</i> of a sword or diamond.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mount"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ascending manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mount"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small or low mountain.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mount"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mont&eacute;e</i>, fr. <i>monter</i>. See <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>The rise of a hawk after prey.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mourn</hw> (m&omacr;rn), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mourned</u> (m&omacr;rnd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mourning</u>.] [AS. <i>murnan</i>; akin to OS. <i>mornian</i>, OHG. <i>mornen</i>, Goth. <i>ma&uacute;rnan</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Abraham came to <i>mourn</i> for Sarah, and to weep for her.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxiii. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wear the customary garb of a mourner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>mourn</i> in black; why <i>mourn</i> we not in blood?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then <i>mourn</i> a year.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mourn</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As if he <i>mourned</i> his rival's ill success.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And looking over the hills, I <i>mourn</i><BR> The darling who shall not return.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter in a mournful manner or voice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The lovelorn nightingale<BR> Nightly to thee her sad song <i>mourneth</i> well.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Deplore</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mourne</hw> (m&omacr;rn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Morne</u>.] <def>The armed or feruled end of a staff; in a sheephook, the end of the staff to which the hook is attached.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mourn"er</hw> (m&omacr;rn"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the death of a friend.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>mourners</i> were two hosts, his friends and foes.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who attends a funeral as a hired mourner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mourners</i> were provided to attend the funeral.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mourn"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a <i>mournful</i> person; <i>mournful</i> looks, tones, loss.</def> — <wf>Mourn"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mourn"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Sorrowful; lugubrious; sad; doleful; heavy; afflictive; grievous; calamitous.</p>

<p><hw>Mourn"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>murnung</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The houses to their tops with black were spread,<BR> And ev'n the pavements were with <i>mourning</i> hid.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Deep mourning</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Deep</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mourn"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, <i>mourning</i> garments; a <i>mourning</i> ring; a <i>mourning</i> pin, and the like.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mourning bride</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a garden flower (<i>Scabiosa atropurpurea</i>) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads.</cd> — <col><b>Mourning dove</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a wild dove (<i>Zenaidura macroura</i>) found throughout the United States; — so named from its plaintive note. Called also <i>Carolina dove</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Dove</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mourning warbler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an American ground warbler (<i>Geothlypis Philadelphia</i>). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash- gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mourn"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mourning manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mour"ni*val</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Murnival</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouse</hw> (mous), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mice</b></plw> (m&imacr;s). [OE. <i>mous</i>, <i>mus</i>, AS. <i>m&umacr;s</i>, pl. <i>m&ymacr;s</i>; akin to D. <i>muis</i>, G. <i>maus</i>, OHG. & Icel. <i>m&umacr;s</i>, Dan. <i>muus</i>, Sw. <i>mus</i>, Russ. <i>muishe</i>, L. <i>mus</i>, Gr. <grk>my^s</grk>, Skr. <i>m&umacr;sh</i> mouse, <i>mush</i> to steal. &radic;277. Cf. <u>Muscle</u>, <u>Musk</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus <i>Mus</i> and various related genera of the family <i>Murid&aelig;</i>. The common house mouse (<i>Mus musculus</i>) is found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, mouse (<i>Hesperomys leucopus</i>) sometimes lives in houses. See <u>Dormouse</u>, <i>Meadow mouse</i>, under <u>Meadow</u>, and <i>Harvest mouse</i>, under <u>Harvest</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Same as 2d <u>Mousing</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A familiar term of endearment.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A match used in firing guns or blasting.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Field mouse</b></col>, <col><b>Flying mouse</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under <u>Field</u>, <u>Flying</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Mouse bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a coly.</cd> — <col><b>Mouse deer</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a chevrotain, as the kanchil.</cd> — <col><b>Mouse galago</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a very small West American galago (<i>Galago murinus</i>). In color and size it resembles a mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.</cd> — <col><b>Mouse hawk</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A hawk that devours mice</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The hawk owl; — called also <i>mouse owl</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Mouse lemur</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of very small lemurs of the genus <i>Chirogaleus</i>, found in Madagascar.</cd> — <col><b>Mouse piece</b></col> <i>(Cookery)</i>, <cd>the piece of beef cut from the part next below the round or from the lower part of the latter; — called also <i>mouse buttock</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mouse</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moused</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mousing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To watch for and catch mice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.</def> [Obs.] "[Death] <i>mousing</i> the flesh of men." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See <u>Mouse</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouse"-ear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The forget-me-not (<i>Myosotis palustris</i>) and other species of the same genus.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A European species of hawkweed (<i>Hieracium Pilosella</i>).</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mouse-ear chickweed</b></col>, <cd>a name of two common species of chickweed (<i>Cerastium vulgarium</i>, and <i>C. viscosum</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Mouse-ear cress</b></col>, <cd>a low cruciferous herb (<i>Sisymbrium Thaliana</i>). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or obovate leaves, whence the name.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mouse"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Frogfish</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouse"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouse"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little mouse.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mous"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cat that catches mice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who pries about on the lookout for something.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouse"tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of ranunculaceous plants (<i>Myosurus</i>), in which the prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mous"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Diminutive for <u>Mouse</u>.</def> <i>Burns.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mous"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.</def> "<i>Mousing</i> saints." <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mous"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of hunting mice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening out.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A ratchet movement in a loom.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mousing hook</b></col>, <cd>a hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mou"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sport with roughly; to rumple.</def> [Written also <i>mouzle</i>.] [Obs.] <i>Wycherley.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mousse`line"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Muslin.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Mousseline de laine</b></col> (&?;). [F., muslin of wool.] <cd>Muslin delaine. See under <u>Muslin</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mousseline glass</b></col>, <cd>a kind of thin blown glassware, such as wineglasses, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mous`tache"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Mustache.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mous"y</hw> (mouz"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Infested with mice; smelling of mice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mou"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The Chinese tree peony (<i>P&aelig;onia Mountan</i>), a shrub with large flowers of various colors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouth</hw> (mouth), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mouths</b></plw> (mou&thlig;z). [OE. <i>mouth</i>, <i>mu&thorn;</i>, AS. <i>m&umacr;&eth;</i>; akin to D. <i>mond</i>, OS. <i>m&umacr;&eth;</i>, G. <i>mund</i>, Icel. <i>mu&eth;r</i>, <i>munnr</i>, Sw. <i>mun</i>, Dan. <i>mund</i>, Goth. <i>mun&thorn;s</i>, and possibly L. <i>mentum</i> chin; or cf. D. <i>muil</i> mouth, muzzle, G. <i>maul</i>, OHG. <i>m&umacr;la</i>, Icel. <i>m&umacr;li</i>, and Skr. <i>mukha</i> mouth.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the pharynx; the buccal cavity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>An opening affording entrance or exit; orifice; aperture;</def> as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged; as, the <i>mouth</i> of a jar or pitcher; the <i>mouth</i> of the lacteal vessels, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a cave, pit, well, or den.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The opening of a piece of ordnance, through which it is discharged.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The opening through which the waters of a river or any stream are discharged.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>The entrance into a harbor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Saddlery)</i> <def>The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every coffeehouse has some particular statesman belonging to it, who is the <i>mouth</i> of the street where he lives.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Cry; voice.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Speech; language; testimony.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That in the <i>mouth</i> of two or three witnesses every word may be established.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xviii. 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A wry face; a grimace; a mow.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Counterfeit sad looks,<BR> Make <i>mouths</i> upon me when I turn my back.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Down in the mouth</b></col>, <cd>chapfallen; of dejected countenance; depressed; discouraged.</cd> [Obs. or Colloq.] — <col><b>Mouth friend</b></col>, <cd>one who professes friendship insincerely.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>Mouth glass</b></col>, <cd>a small mirror for inspecting the mouth or teeth.</cd> — <col><b>Mouth honor</b></col>, <cd>honor given in words, but not felt.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>Mouth organ</b></col>. <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Pan's pipes</cd>. See <u>Pandean</u>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An harmonicon.</cd> — <col><b>Mouth pipe</b></col>, <cd>an organ pipe with a lip or plate to cut the escaping air and make a sound.</cd> — <col><b>To stop the mouth</b></col>, <cd>to silence or be silent; to put to shame; to confound.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote><i>The mouth</i> of them that speak lies shall be <i>stopped</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxiii. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whose <i>mouths</i> must be <i>stopped</i>.</blockquote> <i>Titus i. 11.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Mouth</hw> (mou&thlig;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mouthed</u> (mou&thlig;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mouthing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner.</def> "<i>Mouthing</i> big phrases." <i>Hare.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mouthing</i> out his hollow oes and aes.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear her cub.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To make mouths at.</def> [R.] <i>R. Blair.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mouth</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll bellow out for Rome, and for my country,<BR> And <i>mouth</i> at C&aelig;sar, till I shake the senate.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put mouth to mouth; to kiss.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or contempt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Well I know, when I am gone,<BR> How she <i>mouths</i> behind my back.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mouthed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Furnished with a mouth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a mouth of a particular kind; using the mouth, speech, or voice in a particular way; — used only in composition; as, wide-<i>mouthed</i>; hard-<i>mouthed</i>; foul- <i>mouthed</i>; mealy-<i>mouthed</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mouths; an affected speaker.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouth"-foot`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the basal joints of the legs converted into jaws.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouth"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mouthfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>As much as is usually put into the mouth at one time.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a small quantity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouth"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&umacr;&eth;le&aacute;s</i>.] <def>Destitute of a mouth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mouth"-made`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Spoken without sincerity; not heartfelt.</def> "<i>Mouth-made</i> vows." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mouth"piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The part of a musical or other instrument to which the mouth is applied in using it; as, the <i>mouthpiece</i> of a bugle, or of a tobacco pipe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An appendage to an inlet or outlet opening of a pipe or vessel, to direct or facilitate the inflow or outflow of a fluid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who delivers the opinion of others or of another; a spokesman; as, the <i>mouthpiece</i> of his party.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Egmont was imprudent enough to make himself the <i>mouthpiece</i> of their remonstrance.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mov`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Movableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mov"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>movable</i>. See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a <i>movable</i> steam engine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Changing from one time to another; as, <i>movable</i> feasts, <i>i. e.</i>, church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Movable letter</b></col> <i>(Heb. Gram.)</i>, <cd>a letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mov"a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Movables</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Furnished with the most rich and princely <i>movables</i>.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Law)</i> <def>Property not attached to the soil.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The word is not convertible with <i>personal property</i>, since rents and similar incidents of the soil which are personal property by our law are immovables by the Roman law. <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mov"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mov"a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a movable manner or condition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Move</hw> (m&oomac;v), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moved</u> (m&oomac;vd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Moving</u>.] [OE. <i>moven</i>, OF. <i>moveir</i>, F. <i>mouvoir</i>, L. <i>movere</i>; cf. Gr. <grk>'amei`bein</grk> to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. <i>m&imacr;v</i>, p. p. <i>m&umacr;ta</i>, to move, push. Cf. <u>Emotion</u>, <u>Mew</u> to molt, <u>Mob</u>, <u>Mutable</u>, <u>Mutiny</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind <i>moves</i> a vessel; the horse <i>moves</i> a carriage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</i> <def>To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to <i>move</i> a king.</def> </p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Minds desirous of revenge were not <i>moved</i> with gold.</blockquote> <i>Knolles.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No female arts his mind could <i>move</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When he saw the multitudes, he was <i>moved</i> with compassion on them.</blockquote> <i>Matt. ix. 36.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[The use of images] in orations and poetry is to <i>move</i> pity or terror.</blockquote> <i>Felton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to <i>move</i> to adjourn.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let me but <i>move</i> one question to your daughter.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They are to be blamed alike who <i>move</i> and who decline war upon particular respects.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To apply to, as for aid.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; influence; actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite; induce; incline; propose; offer.</p>

<p><hw>Move</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship <i>moves</i> rapidly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The foundations also of the hills <i>moved</i> and were shaken, because he was wroth.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xviii. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . . <BR> Nor till her lay was ended could I <i>move</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to <i>move</i> in a matter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</i> <def>To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.</def></p>

<p><hw>Move</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of moving; a movement.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</i> <def>The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To make a move</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To take some action</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To move a piece, as in a game.</cd> — <col><b>To be on the move</b></col>, <cd>to bustle or stir about.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Move`less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Motionless; fixed.</def> "<i>Moveless</i> as a tower." <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Move"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mouvement</i>. See <u>Move</u>, and cf. <u>Moment</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the <i>movement</i> of an army in marching or maneuvering; the <i>movement</i> of a wheel or a machine; the party of <i>movement</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, <i>movement</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece.</def> "Any change of time is a change of <i>movement</i>." <i>Busby.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a larger work; as, the several <i>movements</i> of a suite or a symphony.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Febrile movement</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an elevation of the body temperature; a fever.</cd> — <col><b>Movement cure</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <u>Kinesiatrics</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Movement of the bowels</b></col>, <cd>an evacuation or stool; a passage or discharge.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Motion. — <u>Movement</u>, <u>Motion</u>. <i>Motion</i> expresses a general idea of not being at rest; <i>movement</i> is oftener used to express a definite, regulated motion, esp. a progress.</p>

<p><hw>Mo"vent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>movens</i>, p. pr. of <i>movere</i>. See <u>Move</u>.] <def>Moving.</def> [R.] <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mo"vent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which moves anything.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mov"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing that imparts motion, or causes change of place; a motor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, excites, instigates, or causes movement, change, etc.; as, <i>movers</i> of sedition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These most poisonous compounds,<BR> Which are the <i>movers</i> of a languishing death.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A proposer; one who offers a proposition, or recommends anything for consideration or adoption; as, the <i>mover</i> of a resolution in a legislative body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mov"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a <i>moving</i> car, or power.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exciting movement of the mind; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a <i>moving</i> appeal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I sang an old <i>moving</i> story.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Moving force</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a force that accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body.</cd> — <col><b>Moving plant</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a leguminous plant (<i>Desmodium gyrans</i>); — so called because its leaflets have a distinct automatic motion.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mov"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moving day</b></col>, <cd>a day when one moves; esp., a day when a large number of tenants change their dwelling place.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mov"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a moving manner.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mov"ing*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The power of moving.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>moe</i> and <i>mowe</i>.] [F. <i>moue</i> pouting, a wry face; cf. OD. <i>mouwe</i> the protruded lip.] <def>A wry face.</def> "Make <i>mows</i> at him." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make mouths.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nodding, becking, and <i>mowing</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mew</u>, a gull.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos> [<pos><i>pres. sing.</i></pos> <u>Mow</u>, <pos><i>pl.</i></pos> <u>Mowe</u>, <u>Mowen</u>, <u>Moun</u>.] [AS. <i>magan</i>. See <u>May</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>May; can.</def> "Thou <i>mow</i> now escapen." [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Our walles <i>mowe</i> not make hem resistence.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mow</hw> (m&omacr;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Mowed</u> (m&omacr;d); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mowed</u> or <u>Mown</u> (m&omacr;n); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mowing</u>.] [OE. <i>mowen</i>, <i>mawen</i>, AS. <i>m&amacr;wan</i>; akin to D. <i>maaijen</i>, G. <i>m&auml;hen</i>, OHG. <i>m&amacr;jan</i>, Dan. <i>meie</i>, L. <i>metere</i> to reap, mow, Gr. <grk>'ama^n</grk>. Cf. <u>Math</u>, <u>Mead</u> a meadow, <u>Meadow</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cut the grass from; as, to <i>mow</i> a meadow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses, as in mowing grass; — with <i>down</i>; as, a discharge of grapeshot <i>mows</i> down whole ranks of men.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mowe</i>, AS. <i>m&?;ga</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a barn.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mow</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mow"burn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To heat and ferment in the mow, as hay when housed too green.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mowe</hw> (?), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>See 4th <u>Mow</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mowe</hw>, <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See 1st & 2d <u>Mow</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, mows; a mowing machine; as, a lawn <i>mower</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mow"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Land from which grass is cut; meadow land.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mowing machine</b></col>, <cd>an agricultural machine armed with knives or blades for cutting standing grass, etc. It is drawn by a horse or horses, or propelled by steam.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mown</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> <def>Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a <i>mown</i> field.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mow"yer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mower.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mox"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corruption of Japan. <i>mogusa</i> (pronounced <i>mongsa</i>), an escharotic made from the plant <i>yomigi</i>: cf. F. <i>moxa</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of <i>Artemisia Chinensis</i>, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. <i>Artemisia Chinensis</i>, and <i>A. moxa</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mox"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [fr. Moxie, a trade name for a beverage.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>energy; pep.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>courage, determination.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Know-how, expertise.</def> <i>MW10.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Moy"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mud poured out from volcanoes during eruptions; — so called in South America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Moyle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Moil</u>, and <u>Moile</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Moz"a*rab</hw> (?), <hw>Moz`a*rab"ic</hw> (?) }. <def>Same as <u>Muzarab</u>, <u>Muzarabic</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mo*zet"ta</hw> (?), <hw>Moz*zet"ta</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>mozzetta</i>: cf. F. <i>mosette</i>. Cf. <u>Amice</u> a hood or cape.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A cape, with a small hood; — worn by the pope and other dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mr.</hw>. (&?;). <def>The customary abbreviation of <i>Mister</i> in writing and printing. See <u>Master</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mrs.</hw> (&?;). <def>The customary abbreviation of <i>Mistress</i> when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*cam"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Muc</i>ic + <i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The acid amide of mucic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of mucic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Muse</u>, and <u>Muset</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*ce"din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mucus</u>.] <i>(Bot. Chem.)</i> <def>A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; — formerly called also <i>mucin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Much</hw> (m&ubreve;ch), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar. & superl.</i></pos> wanting, but supplied by <u>More</u> (m&omacr;r), and <u>Most</u> (m&omacr;st), from another root.] [OE. <i>moche</i>, <i>muche</i>, <i>miche</i>, prob. the same as <i>mochel</i>, <i>muchel</i>, <i>michel</i>, <i>mikel</i>, fr. AS. <i>micel</i>, <i>mycel</i>; cf. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, fem. <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great, and Icel. <i>mj&ouml;k</i>, adv., much. &radic;103. See <u>Mickle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Great in quantity; long in duration; as, <i>much</i> rain has fallen; <i>much</i> time.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt carry <i>much</i> seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxviii. 38.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Many in number.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Edom came out against him with <i>much</i> people.</blockquote> <i>Num. xx. 20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>High in rank or position.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Much</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; as, you have as <i>much</i> as I.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He that gathered <i>much</i> had nothing over.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xvi. 18.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Much</i>in this sense can be regarded as an adjective qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be modified by <i>as</i>, <i>so</i>, <i>too</i>, <i>very</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something considerable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And [he] thought not <i>much</i> to clothe his enemies.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To make much of</b></col>, <cd>to treat as something of especial value or worth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Much</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>mj&ouml;k</i>. See <u>Much</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly.</def> "<i>Much</i> suffering heroes." <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou art <i>much</i> mightier than we.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxvi. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Excellent speech becometh not a fool, <i>much</i> less do lying lips a prince.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xvii. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong<BR> Life <i>much</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All left the world <i>much</i> as they found it.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><hw>Much"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [&radic;103. See <u>Mickle</u>.] <def>Much.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Much"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Greatness; extent.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The quantity and <i>muchness</i> of time which it filcheth.</blockquote> <i>W. Whately.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Much of a muchness</b></col>, <cd>much the same.</cd> [Colloq.] "Men's men; gentle or simple, they're <i>much of a muchness</i>." <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Much"what`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Nearly; almost; much.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Muchwhat</i> after the same manner." <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"cic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucus</i> mucus: cf. F. <i>mucique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white crystalline substance isomeric with saccharic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucidus</i>, fr. L. <i>mucus</i> mucus. See <u>Mucus</u>, and cf. <u>Moist</u>.] <def>Musty; moldy; slimy; mucous.</def> — <wf>Mu"cid*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mu*cif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + L. <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>-fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus; blennogenous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Secreting mucus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ci*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + <i>- form</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Resembling mucus; having the character or appearance of mucus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ci*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Muc</i>in + <i>- gen</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*cig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Connected with the formation of mucin; resembling mucin.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mucigenous</i> basis is manufactured at the expense of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell.</blockquote> <i>Foster.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ci*lage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>mucilago</i> a musty juice, fr. <i>mucus</i> mucus, slime. See <u>Mucus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. Chem.)</i> <def>A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal <i>mucilage</i>; <i>mucilage</i> for fastening envelopes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu`ci*lag"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mucilagineux</i>. See <u>Mucilage</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a <i>mucilaginous</i> liquid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the <i>mucilaginous</i> glands.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, <i>mucilaginous</i> gums or plants.</def> — <wf>Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

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<p><hw>Mu"cin</hw> (m&umacr;"s&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mucus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Mucedin</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Demilune</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*cin"o*gen</hw> (m&usl;*s&ibreve;n"&osl;*j&ebreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mucin</i> + <i>-gen</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mucigen</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*cip"a*rous</hw> (m&usl;*s&ibreve;"p&adot;*r&ubreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + L. <i>parere</i> to produce.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ci*vore</hw> (m&umacr;"s&ibreve;*v&omacr;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucus</i> slime, mucus + <i>vorare</i> to devour.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An insect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe <i>Mucivora</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muck</hw> (m&ubreve;k), <def>abbreviation of <i>Amuck</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To run a muck</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Amuck</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Muck</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>myki</i>; akin to D. <i>m&ouml;g</i>. Cf. <u>Midden</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Dung in a moist state; manure.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found in low, damp places and swamps.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything filthy or vile.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Money; — in contempt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fatal <i>muck</i> we quarreled for.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Muck bar</b></col>, <cd>bar iron which has been through the rolls only once.</cd> — <col><b>Muck iron</b></col>, <cd>crude puddled iron ready for the squeezer or rollers.</cd> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muck</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a <i>muck</i> fork.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muck</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To manure with muck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muck"en*der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>mocador</i>. Cf. <u>Mokadour</u>.] <def>A handkerchief.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>muckinder</i>, <i>muckiter</i>, <i>mockadour</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Muck"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A term of reproach for a low or vulgar labor person.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Muck"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To scrape together, as money, by mean labor or shifts.</def> [Obs.] <i>Udall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muck"er*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A miser; a niggard.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Muck"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being mucky.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muc"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mickle</u>.] <def>Much.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Muck"mid`den</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dunghill.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Muck"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat mucky; soft, sticky, and dirty; muxy.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>R. D. Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muck"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; — applied to the larv&aelig; of the tumbledung and allied beetles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser.</def> "Misers are <i>muckworms</i>." <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muck"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Filthy with muck; miry; as, a <i>mucky</i> road.</def> "<i>Mucky</i> filth." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Vile, in a moral sense; sordid.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mucky</i> money and false felicity.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"co*cele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + Gr. <grk>kh`lh</grk> tumor.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + <i>- oid</i>.] <def>Resembling mucus.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mucoid degeneration</b></col>, <cd>a form of degeneration in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance resembling mucus.</cd> <i>Quain.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"co*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of muconic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*con"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mu</i>cic + ita<i>conic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid, obtained indirectly from mucic acid, and somewhat resembling itaconic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu`co*pu"ru*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + <i>purulent</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Having the character or appearance of both mucus and pus.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mu"cor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>mucere</i> to be moldy or musty.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of minute fungi. The plants consist of slender threads with terminal globular sporangia; mold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*cos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being mucous or slimy; mucousness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucosus</i>, fr. <i>mucus</i> mucus.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a <i>mucous</i> substance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the <i>mucous</i> membrane.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mucous membrane</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Membrane</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mucous patches</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>elevated patches found in the mucous membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis.</cd> — <col><b>Mucous tissue</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a form of connective tissue in an early stage of development, found in the umbilical cord and in the embryo, and also in certain tumors called <i>myxomata</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mu"cous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being mucous; sliminess.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mu"cro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Bot. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A minute abrupt point, as of a leaf; any small, sharp point or process, terminating a larger part or organ.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mu"cro*nate</hw> (?), <hw>Mu"cro*na`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucronatus</i>, fr. <i>mucro</i> a sharp point: cf. F. <i>mucron&eacute;</i>.] <def>Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; as, a <i>mucronate</i> leaf.</def> — <wf>Mu"cro*nate*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mu*cron"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having, or tipped with, a small point or points.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"cu*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>muculentus</i>, fr. <i>mucus</i>.] <def>Slimy; moist, and moderately viscous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"cus</hw> (m&umacr;"k&ubreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucus</i>, <i>muccus</i>; cf. <i>mucere</i> to be moldy or musty, Gr. <grk>my`xa</grk> mucus, and Skr. <i>muc</i> to release. Cf. <u>Match</u> for striking fire, <u>Moist</u>, <u>Mucilage</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; — improperly so used.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain alg&aelig; and other plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"cus*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>Mucin.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mud</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to LG. <i>mudde</i>, D. <i>modder</i>, G. <i>moder</i> mold, OSw. <i>modd</i> mud, Sw. <i>modder</i> mother, Dan. <i>mudder</i> mud. Cf. <u>Mother</u> a scum on liquors.] <def>Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mud bass</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a fresh-water fish (<i>Acantharchum pomotis</i>) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep grunting note.</cd> — <col><b>Mud bath</b></col>, <cd>an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease.</cd> — <col><b>Mud boat</b></col>, <cd>a large flatboat used in dredging.</cd> — <col><b>Mud cat</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Catfish</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mud crab</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several American marine crabs of the genus <i>Panopeus</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Mud dab</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the winter flounder. See <u>Flounder</u>, and <u>Dab</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mud dauber</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a mud wasp.</cd> — <col><b>Mud devil</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the fellbender.</cd> — <col><b>Mud drum</b></col> <i>(Steam Boilers)</i>, <cd>a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment and mud in the water can settle for removal.</cd> — <col><b>Mud eel</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a long, slender, aquatic amphibian (<i>Siren lacertina</i>), found in the Southern United States. It has persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of legs. See <u>Siren</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mud frog</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a European frog (<i>Pelobates fuscus</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Mud hen</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The American coot (<i>Fulica Americana</i>)</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The clapper rail.</cd> - - <col><b>Mud lark</b></col>, <cd>a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.</cd> [Slang] — <col><b>Mud minnow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any small American fresh-water fish of the genus <i>Umbra</i>, as <i>U. limi</i>. The genus is allied to the pickerels.</cd> — <col><b>Mud plug</b></col>, <cd>a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.</cd> — <col><b>Mud puppy</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the menobranchus.</cd> — <col><b>Mud scow</b></col>, <cd>a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.</cd> [U.S.] — <col><b>Mud turtle</b></col>, <col><b>Mud tortoise</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.</cd> — <col><b>Mud wasp</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to <i>Pep&aelig;us</i>, and allied genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached, side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings, etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve as food for the larva. Called also <i>mud dauber</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mud</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bury in mud.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make muddy or turbid.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mu"dar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>mad&amacr;r</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Either one of two asclepiadaceous shrubs (<i>Calotropis gigantea</i>, and <i>C. procera</i>), which furnish a strong and valuable fiber. The acrid milky juice is used medicinally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"da*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A brown, amorphous, bitter substance having a strong emetic action, extracted from the root of the mudar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mud"di*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a muddy manner; turbidly; without mixture; cloudily; obscurely; confusedly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mud"di*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the <i>muddiness</i> of a stream.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject; intellectual dullness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mud"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Muddled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Muddling</u> (?).] [From <u>Mud</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make turbid, or muddy, as water.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He did ill to <i>muddle</i> the water.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Epicurus seems to have had brains so <i>muddled</i> and confounded, that he scarce ever kept in the right way.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Often drunk, always <i>muddled</i>.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>muddle</i> it [money] away without method or object, and without having anything to show for it.</blockquote> <i>Hazlitt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess of; as, to <i>muddle</i> matters; also, to perplex; to mystify.</def> <i>F. W. Newman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mud"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To dabble in mud.</def> [Obs.] <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To think and act in a confused, aimless way.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mud"dle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We both grub on in a <i>muddle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mud"dle*head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stupid person.</def> [Colloq.] <i>C. Reade.</i> — <wf>Mud"dle-head`ed</wf>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Colloq.] <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mud"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, muddles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mud"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Muddier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Muddiest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a <i>muddy</i> road or path; <i>muddy</i> boots.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Turbid with mud; as, <i>muddy</i> water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>muddy</i> vesture of decay.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Cold hearts and <i>muddy</i> understandings.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Dost think I am so <i>muddy</i>, so unsettled.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not clear or bright.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mud"dy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Muddied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Muddying</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To cloud; to make dull or heavy.</def> <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mud"dy-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dull; stupid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mud"dy-met`tled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dull- spirited.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mud"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The European loach.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The bowfin.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species (<i>Protopterus annectens</i>). See <u>Lipedosiren</u>.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The mud minnow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mud"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Boilers)</i> <def>A hole near the bottom, through which the sediment is withdrawn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"dir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Moodir</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mud"sill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or timber of a bridge which is laid at the bottom of the water. See <u>Sill</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mud"suck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A woodcock.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mud"wall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European bee-eater. See <u>Bee-eater</u>.</def> [Written also <i>modwall</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mud"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores (<i>Limosella aquatica</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mue</hw> (m&umacr;), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To mew; to molt.</def> [Obs.] <i>Quarles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu*ez"zin</hw> (m&usl;*&ebreve;z"z&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar.] <def>A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer.</def> [Written also <i>mouezzin</i>, <i>mueddin</i>, and <i>muwazzin</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Muff</hw> (m&ubreve;f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LG. <i>muff</i>, D. <i>mof</i>, G., Dan., & Sw. <i>muff</i>, F. <i>moufle</i> mitten, LL. <i>muffula</i>, MHG. <i>mouwe</i> sleeve, D. <i>mouw</i>, and E. <i>muffle</i>, v.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Glass Manuf.)</i> <def>A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. <i>maffle</i> to slammer.] <def>A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person.</def> [Colloq.] "A <i>muff</i> of a curate." <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [See 4.] <i>(Baseball)</i> <def>A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The whitethroat.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Muff</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Muffed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Muffing</u>.] <def>To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muf`fe*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small muff worn over the wrist.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muf"fin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Muff</u>.] <def>A light, spongy, cylindrical cake, used for breakfast and tea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muf`fin*eer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dish for keeping muffins hot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muff"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Muff</u>, 4 & 5.] <def>Stupid; awkward.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw> (m&ubreve;f"f'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; — used esp. of ruminants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Muffled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Muffling</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>moufle</i> a mitten, LL. <i>muffula</i>, OD. <i>moffel</i> a muff. See <u>Muff</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; — often with <i>up</i>.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The face lies <i>muffled</i> up within the garment.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>muffled</i> with a cloud his mournful eyes.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Muffled</i> up in darkness and superstition.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to <i>muffle</i> the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>maffle</i>, <i>mumble</i>, D. <i>moffelen</i>.] <def>To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moufle</i>, prop., a mitten, from the resemblance in shape. See <u>Muffle</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <u>Muff</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Ceramics)</i> <def>A small oven for baking and fixing the colors of painted or printed pottery, without exposing the pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A pulley block containing several sheaves.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muf"fler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fortune is painted blind, with a <i>muffler</i> above her eyes.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A cushion for terminating or softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One who muffles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muf"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mouflon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muf"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Muftis</b></plw> (#). [Ar. <i>mufti</i>.] <def>An official expounder of Mohammedan law.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muf"ti</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Citizen's dress when worn by a naval or military officer; — a term derived from the British service in India.</def> [Colloq. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mug</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Ir. <i>mugam</i> a mug, <i>mucog</i> a cup.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a handle, — usually cylindrical and without a lip.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The face or mouth.</def> [Slang] <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mug"gard</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>mucker</i> a sulky person, <i>muckish</i> sullen, peevish, <i>mucken</i> to mutter, grumble.] <def>Sullen; displeased.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mug"get</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The small entrails of a calf or a hog.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mug"gi*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition or quality of being muggy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mug"gish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Muggy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mug`gle*to"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of an extinct sect, named after Ludovic <i>Muggleton</i>, an English journeyman tailor, who (about 1657) claimed to be inspired.</def> <i>Eadie.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mug"gy</hw> (m&ubreve;g"g&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Muggier</u> (-g&ibreve;*&etilde;r); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Muggiest</u>.] [Cf. Icel. <i>mugga</i> mist, mugginess. Cf. 4th <u>Mold</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moist; damp; moldy; as, <i>muggy</i> straw.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Warm, damp, and close; as, <i>muggy</i> air, weather.</def></p>

<p><! p. 952 !></p>

<p><hw>Mug"house`</hw> (m&ubreve;g"hous`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An alehouse; a pothouse.</def> <i>Tickel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"gi*en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bellowing.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu"gi*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mugiens</i>, p. pr. of <i>mugire</i> to bellow.] <def>Lowing; bellowing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mu"gil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a sort of fish.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of fishes including the gray mullets. See <u>Mullet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"gi*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the genus Mugil, or family <i>Mugilid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mug"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A slender European weed (<i>Galium Cruciata</i>); — called also <i>crossweed</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mug"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mucgwyrt</i>. Cf. <u>Midge</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A somewhat aromatic composite weed (<i>Artemisia vulgaris</i>), at one time used medicinally; — called also <i>motherwort</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mug"wump`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Algonquin <i>mugquomp</i> a chief.] <def>A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent.</def> [Political Cant, U.S.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mug"wump`er*y</hw> (?), <hw>Mug"wump*ism</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The acts and views of the mugwumps.</def> [Political Cant, U.S.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mu*ham"mad*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mu*ham"med*an</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Mohammedan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*ham"mad*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mohammedanism.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mu*la"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A moor.</def> [Scot.] <i>Lockhart.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mu*la"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. Amer., fr. Sp. <i>mulo</i>, <i>mula</i>, a mule.] <def>A drove of mules.</def> [Southwest. U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu*lat"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mulattoes</b></plw> (#). [Sp. & Pg. <i>mulato</i>, masc., <i>mulata</i>, fem., of a mixed breed, fr. <i>mulo</i> mule, L. <i>mulus</i>. See <u>Mule</u>.] <def>The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro, — usually of a brownish yellow complexion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*lat"tress</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female mulatto.</def> <i>G. W. Gable.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ber*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mulberries</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>moolbery</i>, <i>murberie</i>, AS. <i>murberie</i>, where the first part is fr. L. <i>morum</i> mulberry; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;. Cf. <u>Murrey</u>, <u>Sycamore</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus <i>Morus</i>; also, the tree itself. See <u>Morus</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mulberry mass</b></col>. <i>(Biol.)</i> <cd>See <u>Morula</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Paper mulberry</b></col>, <cd>a tree (<i>Broussonetia papyrifera</i>), related to the true mulberry, used in Polynesia for making tapa cloth by macerating and pounding the inner bark, and in China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It is seen as a shade tree in America.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ber*ry-faced`</hw> (-f&amacr;st`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with mulberry stains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mulch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <i>mull</i> dirt, also Prov. G. <i>mulsch</i>, <i>molsch</i>, rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit.] <def>Half-rotten straw, or any like substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to preserve moisture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mulch</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mulched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mulching</u>.] <def>To cover or dress with mulch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mulct</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mulcta</i>, <i>multa</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A blemish or defect.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.</p>

<p><hw>Mulct</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mulcted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mulcting</u>.] [L. <i>mulctare</i>, <i>multare</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or discipline.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mulc"ta*ry</hw> (?), <hw>Mulc"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fines, or some known <i>mulctuary</i> punishments.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mule</hw> (m&umacr;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a she-mule, L. <i>mula</i>, fem. of <i>mulus</i>; cf. Gr. <grk>my`klos</grk>, <grk>mychlo`s</grk>. Cf. AS. <i>m&umacr;l</i>, fr. L. <i>mulus</i>. Cf. <u>Mulatto</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See <u>Hinny</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; — called also <i>hybrid</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A very stubborn person.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; — called also <i>jenny</i> and <i>mule-jenny</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mule armadillo</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a long- eared armadillo <i>(Tatusia hybrida)</i>, native of Buenos Aires; — called also <i>mulita</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Armadillo</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mule deer</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a large deer (<i>Cervus, or Cariacus, macrotis</i>) of the Western United States. The name refers to its long ears.</cd> — <col><b>Mule pulley</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel.</cd> — <col><b>Mule twist</b></col>, <cd>cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; — in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mule"-jen`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mule</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu`le*teer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>muletier</i>, fr. <i>mulet</i> a mule, dim. fr. L. <i>mulus</i>.] <def>One who drives mules.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mule"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A fern of the genus <i>Hemionitis</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Sawmills)</i> <def>A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a gate.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Muley axle</b></col> <i>(Railroad)</i>, <cd>a car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals.</cd> <i>Forney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mulley</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu`li*eb"ri*ty</hw> (m&umacr;`l&ibreve;*&ebreve;b"r&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>muliebritas</i>, fr. <i>muliebris</i> belonging to a woman, fr. <i>mulier</i> a woman.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a woman or of possessing full womanly powers; womanhood; — correlate of <i>virility</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Effeminancy; softness.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mu"li*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a woman.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Lawful issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an elder brother born of the same parents before their marriage; a lawful son.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Civ. Law)</i> <def>A woman; a wife; a mother.</def> <i>Blount. Cowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"li*er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner or condition of a mulier; in wedlock; legitimately.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu"li*er*ose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mulierosus</i>.] <def>Fond of woman.</def> [R.] <i>Charles Reade.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu`li*er*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mulierositas</i>.] <def>A fondness for women.</def> [R.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"li*er*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Condition of being a mulier; position of one born in lawful wedlock.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ish</hw> (m&umacr;l"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a mule; sullen; stubborn.</def> — <wf>Mul"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mul"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mull</hw> (m&ubreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. contr. fr. <i>mossul</i>. See <u>Muslin</u>.] <def>A thin, soft kind of muslin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>m&umacr;li</i> a snout, muzzle, projecting crag; or cf. Ir. & Gael. <i>meall</i> a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or eminence, W. <i>moel</i>. Cf. <u>Mouth</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A promontory; as, the <i>Mull</i> of Cantyre.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. akin to <i>mold</i>. &radic;108. See <u>Mold</u>.] <def>Dirt; rubbish.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mullen</i>. See 2d <u>Muller</u>.] <def>To powder; to pulverize.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; — usually with <i>over</i>; as, to <i>mull</i> over a thought or a problem.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mulled</u> (m&ubreve;ld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mulling</u>.] [From <i>mulled</i>, for <i>mold</i>, taken as a p. p.; OE. <i>mold</i>-ale funeral ale or banquet. See <u>Mold</u> soil.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to <i>mull</i> wine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>New cider, <i>mulled</i> with ginger warm.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mul"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mollah</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`la*ga*taw"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Tamil <i>milagu-tann&imacr;r</i> pepper water.] <def>An East Indian curry soup.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"lah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mollah</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A die, cut in intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon metal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"lein</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moleyn</i>, AS. <i>molegn</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genus <i>Verbascum</i>. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is <i>Verbascum Thapsus</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Moth mullein</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Moth</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mullein foxglove</b></col>, <cd>an American herb (<i>Seymeria macrophylla</i>) with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a spreading border.</cd> — <col><b>Petty mullein</b></col>, <cd>the cowslip.</cd> <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul"len</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Mullein</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mull"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, mulls.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vessel in which wine, etc., is mulled over a fire.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mull"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mullen</i> to pulverize, bruise; cf. Icel. <i>mylja</i>; prob. akin to E. <i>mold</i> soil. See <u>Mold</u> soil, and cf. <u>Mull</u> dirt.] <def>A stone or thick lump of glass, or kind of pestle, flat at the bottom, used for grinding pigments or drugs, etc., upon a slab of similar material.</def></p>

<p><hw>M&uuml;l*le"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes <i>M&uuml;ller</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>M&uuml;llerian ducts</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a pair of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the female, but disappear in the male.</cd> — <col><b>M&uuml;llerian fibers</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the sustentacular or connective- tissue fibers which form the framework of the retina.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mul"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>molet</i>, <i>mulet</i>, F. <i>mulet</i>, fr. L. <i>mullus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; — called also <i>gray mullets</i>. They are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among the most valuable species are <i>Mugil capito</i> of Europe, and <i>M. cephalus</i> which occurs both on the European and American coasts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of the genus <i>Mullus</i>, or family <i>Mullid&aelig;</i>; called also <i>red mullet</i>, and <i>surmullet</i>, esp. the plain surmullet (<i>Mullus barbatus</i>), and the striped surmullet (<i>M. surmulletus</i>) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See <u>Surmullet</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>French mullet</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Ladyfish</u> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mul"let</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>molette</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A star, usually five pointed and pierced; — when used as a difference it indicates the third son.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"let</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>molet</i> a sort of pinchers.] <def>Small pinchers for curling the hair.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mul"ley</hw> (?), <hw>Mool"ley</hw> }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. Gael. <i>maolag</i> a hornless cow, <i>maol</i> bald, hornless, blunt.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mulley or polled animal.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cow.</def> [Prov. Eng.; U.S., a child's word.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Leave milking and dry up old <i>mulley</i>, thy cow.</blockquote> <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mul"ley</hw> (?), <hw>Mool"ley</hw> }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as, <i>mulley</i> cattle; a <i>mulley</i> (or <i>moolley</i>) cow.</def> [U. S.] [Written also <i>muley</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mul`li*ga*taw"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mullagatawny</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"li*grubs</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. E. <i>mull</i> to squeeze, pull about, <i>mulling</i> numb or dull.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A griping of the intestines; colic.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><blockquote>Whose dog lies sick of the <i>mulligrubs</i>?</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, sullenness; the sulks.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Mul"lin*gong</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <i>Duck mole</i>, under <u>Duck</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mollingong</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mul"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corruption of <i>munnion</i>, F. <i>moignon</i> stump of an amputated limb, stump, OF. <i>moing</i> mutilated; cf. Armor. <i>mo&ntilde;</i>, <i>mou&ntilde;</i>, <i>mank</i>, <i>monk</i>, and also L. <i>mancus</i> maimed.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of windows, screens, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An upright member of a framing. See <u>Stile</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"lion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"lock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mull</u> dirt: cf. Scot. <i>mulloch</i>, <i>mulock</i>, crumb. &radic;108.] <def>Rubbish; refuse; dirt.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>All this <i>mullok</i> [was] in a sieve ythrowe.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul"loid</hw> (m&ubreve;l"loid), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Mullus</i>, generic name (fr. L. <i>mullus</i> surmullet) + <i>- oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the genus <i>Mullus</i>, which includes the surmullet, or red mullet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"mul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fine, soft muslin; mull.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mulse</hw> (m&ubreve;ls), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mulsum</i> (sc. <i>vinum</i>), fr. <i>mulsus</i> mixed with honey, honey-sweet, p. p. of <i>mulcere</i> to sweeten, soften.] <def>Wine boiled and mingled with honey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mult-</hw>. <def>See <u>Multi-</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tan"gu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multangulus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>angulus</i> angle: cf. F. <i>multangulaire</i>.] <def>Having many angles.</def> — <wf>Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tan"i*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mult-</i> + L. <i>animus</i> mind.] <def>Many-minded; many-sided.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>multanimous</i> nature of the poet.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul`tar*tic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mult- </i> + <i>articulate</i>.] <def>Having many articulations or joints.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*te"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>multus</i> much, many.] <def>Multiplicity.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mul"ti-</hw> (?), <hw>Mult-</hw> (?) }. [L. <i>multus</i> much.] <def>A prefix signifying <i>much</i> or <i>many</i>; <i>several</i>; <i>more than one</i>; as, <i>multi</i>axial, <i>mult</i>ocular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*ax"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>axial</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having more than one axis; developing in more than a single line or plain; — opposed to <i>monoaxial</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*cap"su*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- </i> + <i>capsular</i>: cf. F. <i>multicapsulaire</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having many, or several, capsules.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*car"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- </i> + <i>carinate</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Many- keeled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*ca"vous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multicavus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>cavum</i>, <i>cavus</i>, a cavity, hole, fr. <i>cavus</i> hollow.] <def>Having many cavities.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*cel"lu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of, or having, many cells or more than one cell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*cen"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>central</i>.] <def>Having many, or several, centers; as, a <i>multicentral</i> cell.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Multicentral development</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>growth, or development, from several centers. According as the insubordination to a single center is more or less pronounced, the resultant organism will be more or less irregular in form and may even become discontinuous.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*cip"i*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + L. <i>caput</i> head.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having many heads or many stems from one crown or root.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*col`or</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Multi- </u>, and <u>Color</u>.] <def>Having many, or several, colors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*cos"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>costate</i>.] <def>Having numerous ribs, or cost&aelig;, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*cus"pid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <i>Multi- </i>, and <i>Cuspid</i>.] <def>Multicuspidate; — said of teeth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*cus"pi*date</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- </i> + <i>cuspidate</i>.] <def>Having many cusps or points.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*den"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>dentate</i>.] <def>Having many teeth, or toothlike processes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*dig"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- </i> + <i>digitate</i>.] <def>Having many fingers, or fingerlike processes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*faced`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>face</i>.] <def>Having many faces.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multifarius</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many. Cf. <u>Bifarious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is a <i>multifarious</i> artifice in the structure of the meanest animal.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes and relations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Multiplied diversity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multifer</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <def>Bearing or producing much or many.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*fid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multifidus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>findere</i> to split: cf. F. <i>multifide</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses; as, a <i>multifid</i> leaf or corolla.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*flo"rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiflorus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>flos</i>, <i>floris</i>, flower: cf. F. <i>multiflore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having many flowers.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mul"ti*flue</hw> (m&ubreve;l"t&ibreve;*fl&umacr;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>flue</i>.] <def>Having many flues; as, a <i>multiflue</i> boiler. See <u>Boiler</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*foil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>foil</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils.</def> [R.] See <u>Foil</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*foil</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having more than five divisions or foils.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*fold</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>fold</i>.] <def>Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiformis</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>forma</i> shape: cf. F. <i>multiforme</i>.] <def>Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A plastic and <i>multiform</i> unit.</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*form"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiformitas</i>.] <def>The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing.</def> <i>Purchas.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*form"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Multiform.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*gen"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multigenerus</i>; <i>multus</i> + <i>genus</i>, <i>generis</i>, kind.] <def>Having many kinds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*gran"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- </i> + <i>granulate</i>.] <def>Having, or consisting of, many grains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tij"u*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having many pairs of leaflets.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tij"u*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multijugus</i>; <i>multus</i> + <i>jugum</i> yoke.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of many parts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Multijugate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*lat"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>lateral</i>.] <def>Having many sides; many-sided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*lin"e*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>lineal</i>.] <def>Having many lines.</def> <i>Steevens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*lo"bar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>lobar</i>.] <def>Consisting of, or having, many lobes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*loc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>locular</i>: cf. F. <i>multiloculaire</i>.] <def>Having many or several cells or compartments; as, a <i>multilocular</i> shell or capsule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*til"o*quence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being multiloquent; use of many words; talkativeness.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mul*til"o*quent</hw> (?), <hw>Mul*til"o*quous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiloquus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>loqui</i> to speak.] <def>Speaking much; very talkative; loquacious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*til"o*quy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiloquium</i>.] <def>Excess of words or talk.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*no"date</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>nodate</i>.] <def>Having many knots or nodes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*no"dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multinodus</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Multinodate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*no"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- </i> + <i>-nomial</i>, as in binomial. See <u>Binomial</u>.] <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Polynomial</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mul`ti*nom"i*nal</hw> (?), <hw>Mul`ti*nom"i*nous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multinominis</i>; <i>multus</i> many + <i>nomen nominis</i> name.] <def>Having many names or terms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>nuclear</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Containing many nuclei; as, <i>multinuclear</i> cells.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*ate</hw> (?), <hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*a`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Multinuclear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + L. <i>parere</i> to produce: cf. F. <i>multipare</i>.] <def>Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tip"ar*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multipartitus multus</i> much, many <i>partitus</i> divided, p. p.: cf. F. <i>multipartite</i>. See <u>Partite</u>.] <def>Divided into many parts; having several parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*ped</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>multipes</i>, <i>multipeda</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot: cf. F. <i>multip&egrave;de</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An insect having many feet, as a myriapod.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*ped</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having many feet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>multiple</i>, and E. <i>quadruple</i>, and <i>multiply</i>.] <def>Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Law of multiple proportion</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiples of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions FeO, Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the <i>Law of Dalton</i>, from its discoverer.</cd> — <col><b>Multiple algebra</b></col>, <cd>a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units.</cd> — <col><b>Multiple conjugation</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am&oelig;boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved.</cd> — <col><b>Multiple fruits</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Collective fruit</i>, under <u>Collective</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Multiple star</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*ple</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A quantity containing another quantity a number of times without a remainder.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A <col><b>common multiple</b></col> of two or more numbers contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a <i>common multiple</i> of 3 and 4. The <col><b>least common multiple</b></col> is the least number that will do this; thus, 12 is the <i>least common multiple</i> of 3 and 4.</p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*plex</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiplex</i>, <i>-plicis</i>. See <u>Multiply</u>.] <def>Manifold; multiple.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>multipliable</i>.] <def>Capable of being multiplied.</def> — <wf>Mul"ti*pli`a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiplicabilis</i>.] <def>Capable of being multiplied; multipliable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*cand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiplicandus</i> to be multiplied: cf. F. <i>multiplicande</i>.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The number which is to be multiplied by another number called the <i>multiplier</i>. See Note under <u>Multiplication</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiplicatus</i>, p. p. of <i>multiplicare</i>. See <u>Multiply</u>.] <def>Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Multiplicate flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiplicatio</i>: cf. F. <i>multiplication</i>. See <u>Multiply</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being multiplied; as, the <i>multiplication</i> of the human species by natural generation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The increase and <i>multiplication</i> of the world.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the operation is performed; — the reverse of <i>division</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The word <i>multiplication</i> is sometimes used in mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to denote any distributive operation expressed by one symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by another symbol. Corresponding extensions of meaning are given to the words <i>multiply</i>, <i>multiplier</i>, <i>multiplicand</i>, and <i>product</i>. Thus, since &phi;(<i>x + y</i>) = &phi;<i>x</i> + &phi;<i>y</i> (see under <u>Distributive</u>), where &phi;(<i>x + y</i>), &phi;<i>x</i>, and &phi;<i>y</i> indicate the results of any distributive operation represented by the symbol &phi; upon <i>x + y</i>, <i>x</i>, and <i>y</i>, severally, then because of many very useful analogies &phi;(<i>x + y</i>) is called the <i>product</i> of &phi; and <i>x + y</i>, and the operation indicated by &phi; is called <i>multiplication</i>. Cf. <u>Facient</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An increase above the normal number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, — attributed formerly to the alchemists.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Multiplication table</b></col>, <cd>a table giving the product of a set of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a table giving the products of the first ten or twelve numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10 or 12.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>multiplicatif</i>.] <def>Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease numbers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>So as to multiply.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: cf. F. <i>multiplicateur</i>. Cf. <u>Multiplier</u>.] <def>The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*pli"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Multiplex</u>.] <def>Manifold.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*plic"ity</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>multiplicit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a <i>multiplicity</i> of thoughts or objects.</def> "A <i>multiplicity</i> of goods." <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>multiplier</i>. Cf. <u>Multiplicator</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The number by which another number is multiplied. See the Note under <u>Multiplication</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when feeble. See <u>Thermomultiplier</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*ply</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Multiplied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Multiplying</u> (?).] [F. <i>multiplier</i>, L. <i>multiplicare</i>, fr. <i>multiplex</i> manifold. See <u>Multitude</u>, <u>Complex</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Impunity will <i>multiply</i> motives to disobedience.</blockquote> <i>Ames.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of by multiplication; thus 7 <i>multiplied</i> by 8 produces the number 56; to <i>multiply</i> two numbers. See the Note under <u>Multiplication</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of alchemy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Multiplying gear</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>gear for increasing speed.</cd> — <col><b>Multiplying lens</b></col>. <i>(Opt.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Lens</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*ply</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become greater in number; to become numerous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When men began to <i>multiply</i> on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them.</blockquote> <i>Gen. vi. 1.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To increase in extent and influence; to spread.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The word of God grew and <i>multiplied</i>.</blockquote> <i>Acts xii. 24.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of alchemy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*po"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>polar</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having many poles; — applied especially to those ganglionic nerve cells which have several radiating processes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tip"o*tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multipotens</i>; <i>multus</i> much + <i>potens</i> powerful. See <u>Potent</u>.] <def>Having manifold power, or power to do many things.</def> "Jove <i>multipotent</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*pres"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or power of being multipresent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>multipresence</i> of Christ's body.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*pres"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>present</i>, a.] <def>Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more places at once.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*ra"di*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>radiate</i>.] <def>Having many rays.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*ram"i*fied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- </i> + p. p. of <i>ramify</i>.] <def>Divided into many branches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*ra*mose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>ramose</i>.] <def>Having many branches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tis"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiscius</i>; <i>multus</i> much + <i>scius</i> knowing, fr. <i>scire</i> to know.] <def>Having much or varied knowledge.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*sect</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + L. <i>sectus</i>, p. p. of <i>secare</i> to cut.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Divided into many similar segments; — said of an insect or myriapod.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*sep"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>septate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Divided into many chambers by partitions, as the pith of the pokeweed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*se"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>serial</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Arranged in many rows, or series, as the scales of a pine cone, or the leaves of the houseleek.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*sil"i*quous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- </i> + <i>siliquious</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having many pods or seed vessels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tis"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multisonus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>sonus</i> sound.] <def>Having many sounds, or sounding much.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*spi"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>spiral</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having numerous spiral coils round a center or nucleus; — said of the opercula of certain shells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*stri"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>striate</i>.] <def>Having many streaks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*sul"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>sulcate</i>.] <def>Having many furrows.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*syl`la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- </i> + <i>syllable</i>.] <def>A word of many syllables; a polysyllable.</def> [R.] — <wf>Mul`ti*syl*lab"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*tit"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>titular</i>.] <def>Having many titles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*tu"bu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>tubular</i>.] <def>Having many tubes; as, a <i>multitubular</i> boiler.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>multitude</i>, L. <i>multitudo</i>, <i>multitudinis</i>, fr. <i>multus</i> much, many; of unknown origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A great number of persons collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But when he saw the <i>multitudes</i>, he was moved with compassion on them.</blockquote> <i>Matt. ix. 36.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A great number of persons or things, regarded collectively; as, the book will be read by a <i>multitude</i> of people; the <i>multitude</i> of stars; a <i>multitude</i> of cares.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is a fault in a <i>multitude</i> of preachers, that they utterly neglect method in their harangues.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>multitude</i> of flowers<BR> As countless as the stars on high.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The state of being many; numerousness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They came as grasshoppers for <i>multitude</i>.</blockquote> <i>Judg. vi. 5.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The multitude</b></col>, <cd>the populace; the mass of men.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Throng; crowd; assembly; assemblage; commonalty; swarm; populace; vulgar. See <u>Throng</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*tu"di*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Multitudinous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of a multitude; manifold in number or condition; as, <i>multitudinous</i> waves.</def> "The <i>multitudinous</i> seas." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A renewed jingling of <i>multitudinous</i> chains.</blockquote> <i>G. Kennan.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a multitude.</def> "The <i>multitudinous</i> tongue." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mul*tiv"a*gant</hw> (?), <hw>Mul*tiv"a*gous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multivagus</i>; <i>multus</i> much + <i>vagus</i> wandering; cf. <i>vagans</i>, p. pr. of <i>vagari</i>. See <u>Vagary</u>.] <def>Wandering much.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mul*tiv"a*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Quality, state, or degree, of a multivalent element, atom, or radical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tiv"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + L. <i>valens</i>, p. pr. See <u>Valence</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ti*valve</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>multivalve</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two pieces.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mul"ti*valve</hw> (?), <hw>Mul`ti*val"vu*lar</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>valve</i>, <i>valvular</i>: cf. F. <i>multivalve</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having many valves.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Many-valved; having more than two valves; — said of certain shells, as the chitons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tiv"er*sant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + L. <i>versans</i>, p. pr. See <u>Versant</u>.] <def>Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tiv"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [L. <i>multivius</i>; <i>multus</i> many + <i>via</i> way.] <def>Having many ways or roads; by many ways.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mul*tiv"o*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>vocal</i>.] <def>Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning; equivocal.</def> "An ambiguous <i>multivocal</i> word." <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p>— <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A multivocal word.</def> [R.] <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mul*toc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + L. <i>oculus</i> eye.] <def>Having many eyes, or more than two.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops.</def> <i>Craig.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Hard multum</b></col>, <cd>a preparation made from <i>Cocculus Indicus</i>, etc., used to impart an intoxicating quality to beer.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mul*tun"gu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>ungulate</i>.] <def>Having many hoofs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mul"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>multure</i>, <i>moulture</i>, F. <i>mouture</i>, fr. L. <i>molitura</i> a grinding, <i>molere</i> to grind. See <u>Mill</u> the machine.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>The toll for grinding grain.</def> <i>Erskine.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A grist or grinding; the grain ground.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mum</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Of imitative origin. Cf. <u>Mumble</u>.] <def>Silent; not speaking.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The citizens are <i>mum</i>, and speak not a word.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mum</hw>, <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Be silent! Hush!</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mum</i>, then, and no more.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mum</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Silence.</def> [R.] <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mum</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>mummere</i>, fr. Christian <i>Mumme</i>, who first brewed it in 1492.] <def>A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of <i>mum</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mum"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mumbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mumbling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>momelen</i>; cf. D. <i>mompelen</i>, <i>mommelen</i>, G. <i>mummelen</i>, Sw. <i>mumla</i>, Dan. <i>mumle</i>. Cf. <u>Mum</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Mumm</u>, <u>Mump</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, indicating discontent or displeasure; to mutter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Peace, you <i>mumbling</i> fool.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A wrinkled hag, with age grown double,<BR> Picking dry sticks, and <i>mumbling</i> to herself.</blockquote> <i>Otway.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To chew something gently with closed lips.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Mum"ble</hw> (m&ubreve;m"b'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter with a low, inarticulate voice.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To chew or bite gently, as one without teeth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Gums unarmed, to <i>mumble</i> meat in vain.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To suppress, or utter imperfectly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mum"ble*news`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A talebearer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mum"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mumbles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mum"bling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Low; indistinct; inarticulate.</def> — <wf>Mum"bling*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mum"bo Jum`bo</hw> (?). <def>An object of superstitious homage and fear.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The miserable <i>Mumbo Jumbo</i> they paraded.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mum"-chance`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A game of hazard played with cards in silence.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Decker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A silent, stupid person.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mum"-chance`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Silent and idle.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Boys can't sit <i>mum-chance</i> always.</blockquote> <i>J. H. Ewing.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mumm</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mummed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mumming</u>.] [D. <i>mimmen</i> to mask, <i>mom</i> a mask; akin to G. <i>mumme</i> disguise; prob. of imitative origin, and akin to E. <i>mum</i>, <i>mumble</i>, in allusion to the indistinctness of speech occasioned by talking from behind a mask. Cf. <u>Mumble</u>, <u>Mummery</u>.] <def>To sport or make diversion in a mask or disguise; to mask.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With <i>mumming</i> and with masking all around.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mumm"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>mommeur</i>. See <u>Mumm</u>, and cf. <u>Momier</u>.] <def>One who mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a buffon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Jugglers and dancers, antics, <i>mummers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mum"mer*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mummeries</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>momerie</i>, of Dutch or German origin. See <u>Mumm</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mummery</i> of foreign strollers.</blockquote> <i>Fenton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or ceremonies.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mum"mi*chog</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Amer. Indian name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus <i>Fundulus</i>, and of allied genera; the killifishes; — called also <i>minnow</i>.</def> [Written also <i>mummychog</i>, <i>mummachog</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mum`mi*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mummify</u>.] <def>The act of making a mummy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mum"mi*fied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Converted into a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a mummy; withered.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mum"mi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mummy</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having some resemblance to a mummy; — in zo&ouml;logy, said of the pup&aelig; of certain insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mum"mi*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mummified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mummifying</u> (?).] [<i>Mummy</i> + <i>-fy</i>: cf. F. <i>momifier</i>.] <def>To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy.</def> <i>Hall (1646).</i></p>

<p><hw>Mum"my</hw> (m&ubreve;m"m&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mummies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>momie</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <i>momia</i>, It. <i>mummia</i>; all fr. Per. <i>m&umacr;miy&amacr;</i>, fr. <i>m&umacr;m</i> wax.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dried flesh of a mummy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir. J. Hill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; — formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A brown color obtained from bitumen. See <i>Mummy brown</i> (below).</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Gardening)</i> <def>A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>One whose affections and energies are withered.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mummy brown</b></col>, <cd>a brown color, nearly intermediate in tint between burnt umber and raw umber. A pigment of this color is prepared from bitumen, etc., obtained from Egyptian tombs.</cd> — <col><b>Mummy wheat</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>wheat found in the ancient mummy cases of Egypt. No botanist now believes that genuine mummy wheat has been made to germinate in modern times.</cd> — <col><b>To beat to a mummy</b></col>, <cd>to beat to a senseless mass; to beat soundly.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mum"my</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mummied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mummying</u>.] <def>To embalm; to mummify.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mum"my*chog</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mummichog</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mump</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Akin to <i>mumble</i>; cf. D. <i>mompen</i> to cheat; perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, D. <i>mompelen</i> to mumble. See <u>Mumble</u>, <u>Mum</u>, and cf. <u>Mumps</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>mumps</i>, and lovers, and hangs the lip.</blockquote> <i>Taylor, 1630.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And then when <i>mumping</i> with a sore leg, . . . canting and whining.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be sullen or sulky.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mump</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mumped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mumping</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Old men who <i>mump</i> their passion.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To work over with the mouth; to mumble; as, to <i>mump</i> food.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mump"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A beggar; a begging impostor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Deceived by the tales of a Lincoln's Inn <i>mumper</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mump"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sullen, sulky.</def> — <wf>Mump"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mump"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mumps</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>mump</i> to be sulky. Cf. <u>Mump</u>, <u>Mumble</u>, and <u>Mum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks.</def> <i>Skinner.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mouth</u>.] <def>The mouth.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns,<BR> Butter them and sugar them and put them in your <i>muns</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old Rhyme. Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Munch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Munched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Munching</u>.] [Prob. akin to <i>mumble</i>: cf. also F. <i>manger</i> to eat (cf. <u>Mange</u>), and <i>m&acirc;cher</i> to cher (cf. <u>Masticate</u>). See <u>Mumble</u>.] <def>To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.</def> [Formerly written also <i>maunch</i> and <i>mounch</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I could <i>munch</i> your good dry oats.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mun*chau"sen*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called in allusion to Baron <i>Munchausen's</i> extravagant tales of travel.] <def>An extravagant fiction embodying an account of some marvelous exploit or adventure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Munch"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who munches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mund</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mun</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun"dane</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mundanus</i>, fr. <i>mundus</i> the world, an implement, toilet adornments, or dress; cf. <i>mundus</i>, a., clean, neat, Skr. <i>ma&nsdot;&dsdot;</i> to adorn, dress, <i>ma&nsdot;&dsdot;a</i> adornment. Cf. <u>Monde</u>, <u>Mound</u> in heraldry.] <def>Of or pertaining to the world; worldly; earthly; terrestrial; as, the <i>mundane</i> sphere.</def> — <wf>Mun"dane*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>The defilement of <i>mundane</i> passions.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mun*dan"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Worldliness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mun*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mundatio</i>, fr. <i>mundare</i> to make clean.] <def>The act of cleansing.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mun"da*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mundatorius</i>.] <def>Cleansing; having power to cleanse.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mun"dic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Iron pyrites, or arsenical pyrites; — so called by the Cornish miners.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun*dif"i*cant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mundificans</i>, p. pr. of <i>mundificare</i> to make clean, fr. <i>mundus</i> clean + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>- fy</u>.] <def>Serving to cleanse and heal.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mundificant ointment or plaster.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun`di*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or operation of cleansing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun*dif"i*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Cleansing.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A detergent medicine or preparation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun"di*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mondifier</i>, L. <i>mundificare</i>. See <u>Mundificant</u>.] <def>To cleanse.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mun"dil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A turban ornamented with an imitation of gold or silver embroidery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun*div"a*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mundus</i> the world + <i>vagans</i> wandering, p. pr. of <i>vagari</i>. See <u>Vagary</u>.] <def>Wandering over the world.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mun*dun"gus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. <i>mondongo</i> paunch, tripe, black pudding.] <def>A stinking tobacco.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ner*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>munerarius</i>, from <i>munus</i> a gift.] <def>Having the nature of a gift.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu"ner*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>muneratus</i>, p. p. of <i>munerare</i> to give, bestow, fr. <i>munus</i> a gift.] <def>To remunerate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu`ner*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>muneratio</i>.] <def>Remuneration.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mung</hw> (m&ubreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>m&umacr;ng</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Green gram, a kind of pulse (<i>Phaseolus Mungo</i>), grown for food in British India.</def> <i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p>

<p><hw>Mun"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <i>Bonnet monkey</i>, under <u>Bonnet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mung"corn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mangcorn</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fibrous material obtained by deviling rags or the remnants of woolen goods.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Mungo</i> properly signifies the disintegrated rags of woolen cloth, as distinguished from those of worsted, which form shoddy. The distinction is very commonly disregarded. <i>Beck (Draper's Dict. ).</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mun"goose</hw>, <hw>Mun"goos</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mongoose</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun"grel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mongrel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*nic"i*pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>municipalis</i>, fr. <i>municipium</i> a town, particularly in Italy, which possessed the right of Roman citizenship, but was governed by its own laws, a free town, fr. <i>municeps</i> an inhabitant of a free town, a free citizen; <i>munia</i> official duties, functions + <i>capere</i> to take: cf. F. <i>municipal</i>. Cf. <u>Immunity</u>, and <u>Capacoius</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government; as, <i>municipal</i> rights; <i>municipal</i> officers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a state, kingdom, or nation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Municipal</i> law is properly defined to be a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu*nic"i*pal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Municipal condition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*nic`i*pal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Municipalities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>municipalit&eacute;</i>.] <def>A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*nic"i*pal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a municipal relation or condition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*nif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Munificent</u>.] <def>Munificent; liberal.</def> [Obs. or R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>munificatus</i>, p. p. of <i>munificare</i> to present with a thing, fr. <i>munificus</i>. See <u>Munificent</u>.] <def>To enrich.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>munire</i> to fortify.] <def>Means of defense; fortification.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cence</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>munificentia</i>: cf. F. <i>munificence</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty; lavish generosity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The virtues of liberality and <i>munificence</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Benevolence; beneficence; liberality; generosity; bounty; bounteousness. See <u>Benevolence</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>munificus</i>; <i>munus</i> service, gift + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. Cf. <u>Immunity</u>, <u>-fy</u>.] <def>Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a <i>munificent</i> benefactor.</def> — <wf>Mu*nif"i*cent*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Bounteous; bountiful; liberal; generous.</p>

<p><hw>Mu"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [See <u>Munificate</u>.] <def>To prepare for defense; to fortify.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu"ni*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>munimentum</i>, fr. <i>munire</i> to fortify. See <u>Munition</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of supporting or defending.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which supports or defends; stronghold; place or means of defense; munition; assistance.</def> "Other <i>muniments</i> and petty helps." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A record; the evidences or writings whereby a man is enabled to defend the title to his estate; title deeds and papers.</def> <i>Blount.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Muniment</b></col> <col><b>house or room</b></col>, <cd>that room in a cathedral, castle, or other public building, which is used for keeping the records, charters, seals, deeds, and the like.</cd> <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu*nite"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>munitus</i>, p. p. of <i>munire</i> to wall, fortify.] <def>To fortify; to strengthen.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu*ni"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., munition of war, L. <i>munitio</i> a fortifying, fortification, fr. <i>munire</i> to fortify, defend with a wall; cf. <i>moenia</i> walls, <i>murus</i> (for <i>moirus</i>) a wall, and Skr. <i>mi</i> to fix, make firm. Cf. <u>Ammunition</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fortification; stronghold.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His place of defense shall be the <i>munitions</i> of rocks.</blockquote> <i>Is. xxxiii. 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Whatever materials are used in war for defense or for annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and provisions; military stores of all kinds.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The bodies of men, <i>munition</i>, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Immunity</u>.] <def>Freedom; security; immunity.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. Montagu.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mun*jeet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>maj&imacr;&tsdot;h</i> a drug used for dyeing red.] <def>See <i>Indian madder</i>, under <u>Madder</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun"jis*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An orange-red coloring substance resembling alizarin, found in the root of an East Indian species of madder (<i>Rubia munjista</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Mun"nion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mullion</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mun"tin</hw> (?), <hw>Mun"ting</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. <u>Montant</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mullion</u>; — especially used in joiner's work.</def></p>

<p><hw>Munt"jac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small Asiatic deer of the genus <i>Cervulus</i>, esp. <i>C. muntjac</i>, which occurs both in India and on the East Indian Islands.</def> [Written also <i>muntjak</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Muntz" met`al</hw> (?). <def>See under <u>Metal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mu*r&aelig;"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of large eels of the family <i>Mur&aelig;nid&aelig;</i>. They differ from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having the dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry (<i>Mur&aelig;na Helen&aelig;</i>) of Southern Europe was the mur&aelig;na of the Romans. It is highly valued as a food fish.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mu*r&aelig;"noid</hw>, <hw>Mu*re"noid</hw> } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Mur&aelig;na</i>, the generic name + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the genus Mur&aelig;na, or family <i>Mur&aelig;nid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"rage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>murer</i> to wall, fr. <i>mur</i> wall, L. <i>murus</i>. See <u>Mure</u> a wall.] <def>A tax or toll paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>muralis</i>, fr. <i>murus</i> wall. See <u>Mure</u> a wall.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a <i>mural</i> quadrant.</def> "<i>Mural</i> breach." <i>Milton.</i> "<i>Mural</i> fruit." <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a <i>mural</i> precipice.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mural circle</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>a graduated circle, in the plane of the meridian, attached permanently to a perpendicular wall; — used for measuring arcs of the meridian. See <u>Circle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd> — <col><b>Mural crown</b></col> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i>, <cd>a golden crown, or circle of gold indented so as to resemble a battlement, bestowed on him who first mounted the wall of a besieged place, and there lodged a standard.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mur"der</hw> (m&ucirc;r"d&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>morder</i>, <i>morther</i>, AS. <i>mor&eth;or</i>, fr. <i>mor&eth;</i> murder; akin to D. <i>moord</i>, OS. <i>mor&eth;</i>, G., Dan., & Sw. <i>mord</i>, Icel. <i>mor&eth;</i>, Goth. <i>ma&uacute;r&thorn;r</i>, OSlav. <i>mr&emacr;ti</i> to die, Lith. <i>mirti</i>, W. <i>marw</i> dead, L. <i>mors</i>, <i>mortis</i>, death, <i>mori</i>, <i>moriri</i>, to die, Gr. <grk>broto`s</grk> (for <grk>mroto`s</grk>) mortal, <grk>'a`mbrotos</grk> immortal, Skr. <i>m&rsdot;</i> to die, <i>m&rsdot;ta</i> death. &radic;105. Cf. <u>Amaranth</u>, <u>Ambrosia</u>, <u>Mortal</u>.] <def>The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide.</def> "<i>Mordre</i> will out." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The killing of their children had, in the account of God, the guilt of <i>murder</i>, as the offering them to idols had the guilt of idolatry.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Slaughter grows <i>murder</i> when it goes too far.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Murder in the second degree</i>, in most jurisdictions, is a malicious homicide committed without a specific intention to take life. <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Murdered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Murdering</u>.] [OE. <i>mortheren</i>, <i>murtheren</i>, AS. <i>myr&eth;rian</i>; akin to OHG. <i>murdiren</i>, Goth. <i>ma&uacute;r&thorn;rjan</i>. See <u>Murder</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See <u>Murder</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To destroy; to put an end to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Canst thou] <i>murder</i> thy breath in middle of a word?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to <i>murder</i> the king's English.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To kill; assassinate; slay. See <u>Kill</u>.</p>

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<p><hw>Mur"der*er</hw> (m&ucirc;r"d&etilde;r*&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; — called also <i>murdering piece</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mur"der*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who commits murder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mur"der*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Murder.</def> [Obs.] <i>Farfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"der*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; sanguinary; as, the <i>murderous</i> king; <i>murderous</i> rapine; <i>murderous</i> intent; a <i>murderous</i> assault.</def> "<i>Murderous</i> coward." <i>Shak.</i> — <wf>Mur"der*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; fell; savage; cruel.</p>

<p><hw>Mur"dress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>murus</i>; or F. <i>mur</i>, fr. L. <i>murus</i>. Cf. <u>Munition</u>.] <def>A wall.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mure</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mured</u> (?).] [F. <i>murer</i>, L. <i>murare</i>. See <u>Mure</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To inclose in walls; to wall; to immure; to shut up.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The five kings are <i>mured</i> in a cave.</blockquote> <i>John. x. (Heading).</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ren*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who had charge of the wall of a town, or its repairs.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mu"rex</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Murices</b></plw> (#). [L., the purple fish.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the rock shells. They abound in tropical seas.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*rex"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Murexide</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide, alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish, crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; — called also <i>uramil</i>, <i>dialuramide</i>, and formerly <i>purpuric acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*rex"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>murex</i> the purple fish, purple.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A crystalline nitrogenous substance having a splendid dichroism, being green by reflected light and garnet-red by transmitted light. It was formerly used in dyeing calico, and was obtained in a large quantities from guano. Formerly called also <i>ammonium purpurate</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*rex"o*&iuml;n</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex nitrogenous compound obtained as a scarlet crystalline substance, and regarded as related to murexide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Muriatic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of muriatic hydrochloric acid; a chloride; as, <i>muriate</i> of ammonia.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This term, as also the word <i>muriatic</i>, was formerly applied to the chlorides before their true composition was understood, and while they were erroneously supposed to be compounds of an acid with an oxide. <i>Muriate</i> and <i>muriatic</i> are still occasionally used as commercial terms, but are obsolete in scientific language.</p>

<p><hw>Mu"ri*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Put in brine.</def> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Combined or impregnated with muriatic or hydrochloric acid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>Prepared with chloride of silver through the agency of common salt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu`ri*at"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>muriaticus</i> pickled, from <i>muria</i> brine: cf. F. <i>muriatique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Muriatic acid</b></col>, <cd>hydrochloric acid, HCl; — formerly called also <i>marine acid</i>, and <i>spirit of salt</i>. See <u>hydrochloric</u>, and the Note under <u>Muriate</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mu`ri*a*tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Muriat</i>ic + <i>-ferous</i>.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>Producing muriatic substances or salt.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Mu"ri*cate</hw> (?), <hw>Mu"ri*ca`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>muricatus</i>, fr. <i>murex</i> a pointed rock or stone.] <def>Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or of pickles; covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points or excrescences.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ri*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mur</i>ex + <i>- oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family <i>Muricid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*ric"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Minutely muricate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ride</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>muria</i> brine.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>Bromine; — formerly so called from its being obtained from sea water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>murus</i> a wall + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Resembling courses of bricks or stones in squareness and regular arrangement; as, a <i>muriform</i> variety of cellular tissue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>murinus</i>, from <i>mus</i>, <i>muris</i>, mouse: cf. F. <i>murin</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Pertaining to a family of rodents (<i>Murid&aelig;</i>), of which the mouse is the type.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"rine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"rin*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Murenger</u>.</def> <i>Jacob.</i></p>

<p><hw>Murk</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Murky</u>.] <def>Dark; murky.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He can not see through the mantle <i>murk</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Drake.</i></p>

<p><hw>Murk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Darkness; mirk.</def> [Archaic] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Murk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The refuse of fruit, after the juice has been expressed; marc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Murk"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Darkly; gloomily.</def></p>

<p><hw>Murk"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being murky.</def></p>

<p><hw>Murk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Murkier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Murkiest</u>.] [OE. <i>mirke</i>, <i>merke</i>, AS. <i>myrce</i>, <i>mirce</i>; akin to Icel. <i>myrkr</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>m&ouml;rk</i>.] <def>Dark; obscure; gloomy.</def> "The <i>murkiest</i> den." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>murky</i> deep lowering o'er our heads.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"lins</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A seaweed. See <u>Baddrelocks</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mur"mur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>murmure</i>: cf. L. <i>murmur</i>. CF. <u>Murmur</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some discontents there are, some idle <i>murmurs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"mur</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Murmured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Murmuring</u>.] [F. <i>murmurer</i>, L. <i>murmurare</i>, <i>murmurari</i>, fr. <i>murmur</i> murmur; cf. Gr.&?; to roar and boil, said of water, Skr. <i>marmara</i> a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>murmured</i> as doth a swarm of bees.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter complaints in a low, half- articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; — often with <i>at</i> or <i>against</i>.</def> "His disciples <i>murmured</i> at it." <i>John vi. 61.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And all the children of Israel <i>murmured</i> against Moses and against Aaron.</blockquote> <i>Num. xiv. 2.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Neither <i>murmur</i> ye, as some of them also <i>murmured</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. x. 10.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"mur</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to <i>murmur</i> tales.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The people <i>murmured</i> such things concerning him.</blockquote> <i>John vii. 32.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur`mur*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>murmuratio</i>.] <def>The act of murmuring; a murmur.</def> [Obs.] <i>Skelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"mur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who murmurs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mur"mur*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining.</def> — <wf>Mur"mur*ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mur"mur*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>murmuriosus</i>, OF. <i>murmuros</i>.] <def>Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.</def> [Archaic or Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>The lime, a summer home of <i>murmurous</i> wings.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"ni*val</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. fr. F. <i>mornifle</i> a game at cards.] <def>In the game of gleek, four cards of the same value, as four aces or four kings; hence, four of anything.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>mournival</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mur"phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A potato.</def> [Humorous] <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Murr</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. abbrev. from <i>murrain</i>.] <def>A catarrh.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gascoigne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"rain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moreine</i>, OF. <i>morine</i>, fr. OF. <i>morir</i>, <i>murir</i>, 8die, L. <i>mori</i>, <i>moriri</i>.] <i>(Far.)</i> <def>An infectious and fatal disease among cattle.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><col><b>A murrain on you</b></col>, <cd>may you be afflicted with a pestilent disease.</cd> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"rain</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having, or afflicted with, murrain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mur"ray*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A glucoside found in the flowers of a plant (<i>Murraya exotica</i>) of South Asia, and extracted as a white amorphous slightly bitter substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Murre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus <i>Uria</i>, or <i>Catarractes</i>; a guillemot.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on the northern coasts of Europe and America. They often breed in large communities on the projecting ledges of precipituous cliffs, laying one or two large eggs on the bare rocks.</p>

<p><hw>Murre"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Murre</i> + <i>- let</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of several species of sea birds of the genera <i>Synthliboramphus</i> and <i>Brachyramphus</i>, inhabiting the North Pacific. They are closely related to the murres.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mur"rey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mor&eacute;e</i> a dark red color, <i>mor</i> blackish brown, fr. L. <i>morum</i> mulberry, blackberry, or fr. <i>Maurus</i> a Moor. Cf. <u>Mulberry</u>, <u>Moor</u>, <u>Morelle</u>.] <def>A dark red color.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a dark red color.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"rhine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>murrhinus</i>, fr. <i>murrha</i>: cf. F. <i>murrhin</i>.] <def>Made of the stone or material called by the Romans <i>murrha</i>; — applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; as, <i>murrhine</i> vases, cups, vessels.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Murrhine glass</b></col>, <cd>glassware made in imitation of murrhine vases and cups.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mur"ri*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Murrain</u>.] <def>Infected with or killed by murrain.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"ri*on</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A morion. See <u>Morion</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mur"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mur&aelig;na</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Murth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>Plenty; abundance.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Mur"ther</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>Murder, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> & <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def> [Obs. or Prov.] "The treason of the <i>murthering</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mur"ther*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A murderer.</def> [Obs. or Prov.]</p>

<p><hw>Mur"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the hereditary nobility among the Tatars, esp. one of the second class.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word must not be confounded with the Persian <i>Mirza</i>, though perhaps of the same origin.</p>

<p><hw>||Mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mures</b></plw> (#). [L., a mouse.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small rodents, including the common mouse and rat.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mu"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mus&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Ar. <i>mauz</i>, <i>mauza</i>, banana.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (<i>Musa sapientum</i>), the plantain (<i>M. paradisiaca</i> of Linn&aelig;us, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (<i>M. Ensete</i>), the Philippine Island (<i>M. textilis</i>, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Banana</u> and <u>Plantain</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*sa"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the genus Musa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Muses, or to Poetry.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu*sang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small animal of Java (<i>Paradoxirus fasciatus</i>), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant; hence it is called also <i>coffee rat</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"sar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An itinerant player on the musette, an instrument formerly common in Europe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"sard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>muser</i> to loiter, trifle. See <u>Muse</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>A dreamer; an absent-minded person.</def> [Obs.] <i>Rom. of R.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Mus"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Musc&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., a fly.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of dipterous insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied species.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included under the genus <i>Musca</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A small constellation situated between the Southern Cross and the Pole.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Musc&aelig; volitantes</b></col> (&?;). [L., flying flies.] <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>Specks or filaments apparently seen moving or gliding about in the field of vision. Their appearance is often a symptom of disease of the eye, or of disorder of the nervous system.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ca*del`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>moscadello</i>, <i>moscatello</i>, LL. <i>muscatellum</i> or <i>muscadellum</i> (sc. <i>vinum</i>), fr. <i>muscatellus</i> nutmeglike, dim. of <i>muscatus</i> smelling like musk, <i>muscatum</i> and <i>muscata</i> (sc. <i>nux</i>) nutmeg: cf. F. <i>muscadelle</i>, fr. Italian. See <u>Musk</u> and cf. <u>Moschatel</u>, <u>Muscardin</u>, <u>Muscat</u>, <u>Nutmeg</u>.] <def>See <u>Muscatel</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><blockquote>Quaffed off the <i>muscadel</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ca*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Muscadel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to several very different kinds of grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent stock of the Catawba. See <u>Grapevine</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A fragrant and delicious pear.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Muscardin</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Northern muscadine</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a derivative of the northern fox grape, and scarcely an improvement upon it.</cd> — <col><b>Royal muscadine</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a European grape of great value. Its berries are large, round, and of a pale amber color. Called also <i>golden chasselas</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Mus*ca"les</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>muscus</i> moss.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An old name for mosses in the widest sense, including the true mosses and also hepatic&aelig; and sphagna.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cal*longe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Muskellunge</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"car*din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>muscadin</i> a musk-scented lozenge, fr. <i>muscade</i> nutmeg, fr. L. <i>muscus</i> musk. See <u>Muscadel</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The common European dormouse; — so named from its odor.</def> [Written also <i>muscadine</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mus`car*dine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called <i>Botrytis bassiana</i>). Also, the fungus itself.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus*car"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>muscarium</i> fly brush + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the form of a brush.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus*ca"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A solid crystalline substance, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>13</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>, found in the toadstool (<i>Agaricus muscarius</i>), and in putrid fish. It is a typical ptomaine, and a violent poison.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Muscadel</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes, differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape of a pale amber color.</def> [Written also <i>muskat</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mus"ca*tel`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, or derived from, a muscat grapes or similar grapes; as, <i>muscatel</i> grapes; <i>muscatel</i> wine, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ca*tel`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine, made in Italy, Spain, and France.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Finest raisins, dried on the vine; "sun raisins."</def></p>

<p>[Variously written <i>moscatel</i>, <i>muscadel</i>, etc.]</p>

<p><hw>||Musch"el*kalk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., from <i>muschel</i> shell + <i>kalk</i> limestone.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See <i>Chart</i>, under <u>Geology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Mus"ci</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. <i>muscus</i> moss.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An order or subclass of cryptogamous plants; the mosses. See <u>Moss</u>, and <u>Cryptogamia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus*cic"a*pine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>musca</i> a fly + <i>capere</i> to catch.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the <i>Muscicapid&aelig;</i>, a family of birds that includes the true flycatchers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any fly of the genus Musca, or family <i>Muscid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ci*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Musca</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the form or structure of flies of the genus Musca, or family <i>Muscid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ci*form</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Muscus</i> + <i>- form</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the appearance or form of a moss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>musculus</i> a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of <i>mus</i> a mouse. See <u>Mouse</u>, and cf. sense 3 (below).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.</def> See <i>Illust.</i> of Muscles of the Human Body, in Appendix. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Muscles are of two kinds, <i>striated</i> and <i>nonstriated</i>. The striated muscles, which, in most of the higher animals, constitute the principal part of the flesh, exclusive of the fat, are mostly under the control of the will, or <i>voluntary</i>, and are made up of great numbers of elongated fibres bound together into bundles and inclosed in a sheath of connective tissue, the <i>perimysium</i>. Each fiber is inclosed in a delicate membrane (the <i>sarcolemma</i>), is made up of alternate segments of lighter and darker material which give it a transversely striated appearance, and contains, scattered through its substance, protoplasmic nuclei, the so-called <i>muscle corpuscles</i>.</p>

<p> The nonstriated muscles are <i>involuntary</i>. They constitute a large part of the walls of the alimentary canal, blood vessels, uterus, and bladder, and are found also in the iris, skin, etc. They are made up of greatly elongated cells, usually grouped in bundles or sheets.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's <i>muscle</i> by lifting a heavy weight.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [AS. <i>muscle</i>, L. <i>musculus</i> a muscle, mussel. See above.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mussel</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Muscle curve</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>contraction curve of a muscle; a myogram; the curve inscribed, upon a prepared surface, by means of a myograph when acted upon by a contracting muscle. The character of the curve represents the extent of the contraction.</cd></p>

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<p><hw>Mus"cled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with muscles; having muscles; as, things well <i>muscled</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>Exhibition or representation of the muscles.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A good piece, the painters say, must have good <i>muscling</i>, as well as coloring and drapery.</blockquote> <i>Shaftesbury.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus*co"gees</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Muskogees</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Muscus</i> + <i>- oid</i>: cf. F. <i>muscoide</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Mosslike; resembling moss.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"coid</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Muscus</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>Bryology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus*cos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>muscosus</i> mossy, fr. <i>muscus</i> moss.] <def>Mossiness.</def> <i>Jonhson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus`co*va"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Corrupted fr. Sp. <i>mascabado</i>; cf. Pg. <i>mascavado</i>, F. <i>moscouade</i>, n., formerly also <i>mascovade</i>, It. <i>mascavato</i>.] <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus`co*va"do</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Unrefined or raw sugar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"co*vite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Muscovy glass</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Common potash mica. See <u>Mica</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"co*vy duck`</hw> (?). [A corruption of <i>musk</i> duck.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A duck (<i>Cairina moschata</i>), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also <i>musk duck</i>. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"co*vy glass`</hw> (?). [From <i>Muscovy</i>, the old name of Russia: cf. F. verre de <i>Moscovie</i>.] <def>Mica; muscovite. See <u>Mica</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>musculaire</i>. See <u>Muscle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, <i>muscular</i> fiber.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Great <i>muscular</i> strength, accompanied by much awkwardness.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles.</def> "The <i>muscular</i> motion." <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Well furnished with muscles; having well- developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a <i>muscular</i> body or arm.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Muscular Christian</b></col>, <cd>one who believes in a part of religious duty to maintain a healthful and vigorous physical state.</cd> <i>T. Hughes.</i> — <col><b>Muscular Christianity</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The practice and opinion of those Christians who believe that it is a part of religious duty to maintain a vigorous condition of the body, and who therefore approve of athletic sports and exercises as conductive to good health, good morals, and right feelings in religious matters.</cd> <i>T. Hughes.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An active, robust, and cheerful Christian life, as opposed to a meditative and gloomy one.</cd> <i>C. Kingsley.</i> — <col><b>Muscular excitability</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>that property in virtue of which a muscle shortens, when it is stimulated; irritability.</cd> — <col><b>Muscular sense</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>muscular sensibility; the sense by which we obtain knowledge of the condition of our muscles and to what extent they are contracted, also of the position of the various parts of our bodies and the resistance offering by external objects.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mus`cu*lar"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being muscular.</def> <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cu*lar*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make muscular.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cu*lar*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a muscular manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus`cu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cu*la*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>musculature</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Musculation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>musculus</i>: cf. F. <i>muscule</i>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cu*lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>musculus</i> a muscle.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Syntonin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus`cu*lo*cu*ta"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>musculus</i> + E. <i>cutaneous</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining both to muscles and skin; as, the <i>musculocutaneous</i> nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus`cu*lo*phren"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>musculus</i> muscle + E. <i>phrenic</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm; as, the <i>musculophrenic</i> artery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus`cu*los"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being musculous; muscularity.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mus`cu*lo*spi"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>musculus</i> muscle + E. <i>spiral</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; — applied esp. to a large nerve of the arm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"cu*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>musculosus</i>: cf. F. <i>musculeux</i>.] <def>Muscular.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jonhson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From F. <i>musse</i>. See <u>Muset</u>.] <def>A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Find a hare without a <i>muse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old Prov.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>Muse</i>, L. <i>Musa</i>, Gr. &?;. Cf. <u>Mosaic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Music</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; — often used in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring:<BR> What <i>Muse</i> for Granville can refuse to sing?</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The names of the Muses were <i>Calliope</i>, <i>Clio</i>, <i>Erato</i>, <i>Euterpe</i>, <i>Melpomene</i>, <i>Polymnia</i> or <i>Polyhymnia</i>, <i>Terpsichore</i>, <i>Thalia</i>, and <i>Urania</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A particular power and practice of poetry.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A poet; a bard.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mused</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Musing</u>.] [F. <i>muser</i> to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand with open mouth, fr. LL. <i>musus</i>, <i>morsus</i>, muzzle, snout, fr. L. <i>morsus</i> a biting, bite, fr. <i>mordere</i> to bite. See <u>Morsel</u>, and cf. <u>Amuse</u>, <u>Muzzle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.</def> "Thereon <i>mused</i> he." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>mused</i> upon some dangerous plot.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things present; to be in a brown study.</def> <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To wonder.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To consider; meditate; ruminate. See <u>Ponder</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To think on; to meditate on.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Come, then, expressive Silence, <i>muse</i> his praise.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wonder at.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wonder, or admiration.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muse"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Meditative; thoughtfully silent.</def> "<i>Museful</i> mopings." <i>Dryden.</i> - - <wf>Muse"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Muse"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unregardful of the Muses; disregarding the power of poetry; unpoetical.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who muses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"set</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mussette</i>, dim. of <i>musse</i>, <i>muce</i>, a hiding place, fr. F. <i>musser</i>, OF. <i>mucier</i>, <i>muchier</i>, to conceal, hide. Cf. <u>Micher</u>.] <def>A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a muse.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu*sette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., dim. of OF. <i>muse</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small bagpipe formerly in use, having a soft and sweet tone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An air adapted to this instrument; also, a kind of rustic dance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*se"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a Muse.] <def>A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Museum beetle</b></col>, <col><b>Museum pest</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Anthrenus</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mush</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Gael. <i>mus</i>, <i>muss</i>, pap, porridge, any thick preparation of fruit, OHG. <i>muos</i>; akin to AS. & OS. <i>m&omacr;s</i> food, and prob, to E. <i>meat</i>. See <u>Meat</u>.] <def>Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in water; hasty pudding; supawn.</def> [U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mush</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>moucheter</i> to cut with small cuts.] <def>To notch, cut, or indent, as cloth, with a stamp.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mush"room</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>muscheron</i>, OF. <i>mouscheron</i>, F. <i>mousseron</i>; perhaps fr. <i>mousse</i> moss, of German origin. See <u>Moss</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An edible fungus (<i>Agaricus campestris</i>), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the <i>pileus</i>. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any large fungus, especially one of the genus <i>Agaricus</i>; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous.</def> </p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mush"room</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, <i>mushroom</i> catchup.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, <i>mushroom</i> cities.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mushroom anchor</b></col>, <cd>an anchor shaped like a mushroom, capable of grasping the ground in whatever way it falls.</cd> — <col><b>Mushroom coral</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any coral of the genus Fungia. See <u>Fungia</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mushroom spawn</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the mycelium, or primary filamentous growth, of the mushroom; also, cakes of earth and manure containing this growth, which are used for propagation of the mushroom.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mush"room-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of larger diameter; having a head like that of a mushroom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mush"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She 's not <i>mushy</i>, but her heart is tender.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>musique</i>, fr. L. <i>musica</i>, Gr. &?; (sc. &?;), any art over which the Muses presided, especially music, lyric poetry set and sung to music, fr. &?; belonging to Muses or fine arts, fr. &?; Muse.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, <i>i. e.</i>, sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Not all <i>sounds</i> are <i>tones</i>. Sounds may be unmusical and yet please the ear. <i>Music</i> deals with <i>tones</i>, and with no other sounds. See <u>Tone</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Love of music; capacity of enjoying music.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The man that hath no <i>music</i> in himself<BR> Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,<BR> Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See <u>Stridulation</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Magic music</b></col>, <cd>a game in which a person is guided in finding a hidden article, or in doing a specific art required, by music which is made more loud or rapid as he approaches success, and slower as he recedes. <i>Tennyson.</i></cd> — <col><b>Music box</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Musical box</i>, under <u>Musical</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Music hall</b></col>, <cd>a place for public musical entertainments.</cd> — <col><b>Music loft</b></col>, <cd>a gallery for musicians, as in a dancing room or a church.</cd> - - <col><b>Music of the spheres</b></col>, <cd>the harmony supposed to be produced by the accordant movement of the celestial spheres.</cd> — <col><b>Music paper</b></col>, <cd>paper ruled with the musical staff, for the use of composers and copyists.</cd> — <col><b>Music pen</b></col>, <cd>a pen for ruling at one time the five lines of the musical staff.</cd> — <col><b>Music shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a handsomely colored marine gastropod shell (<i>Voluta musica</i>) found in the East Indies; — so called because the color markings often resemble printed music. Sometimes applied to other shells similarly marked.</cd> — <col><b>To face the music</b></col>, <cd>to meet any disagreeable necessity without flinching.</cd> [Colloq. or Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Mu"sic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>musical</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, <i>musical</i> proportion; a <i>musical</i> voice; <i>musical</i> instruments; a <i>musical</i> sentence; <i>musical</i> persons.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Musical</b></col>, or <col><b>Music</b></col>, <col><b>box</b></col>, <cd>a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically.</cd> — <col><b>Musical fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Musical glasses</b></col>, <cd>glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. Cf. <u>Harmonica</u>, 1.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mu"sic*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Music.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To fetch home May with their <i>musical</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>||Mu`si`cale"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. Cf. <i>Soir&eacute;e musicale</i>.] <def>A social musical party.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu"sic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a musical manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"sic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being musical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*si"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>musicien</i>.] <def>One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu`si*co*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Music</i> + <i>mania</i>: cf. F. <i>musicomanie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A kind of monomania in which the passion for music becomes so strong as to derange the intellectual faculties.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"i*mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Musmon</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mouflon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a musing manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"sit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Muset</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Musk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>musc</i>, L. <i>muscus</i>, Per. <i>musk</i>, fr. Skr. <i>mushka</i> testicle, orig., a little mouse. See <u>Mouse</u>, and cd. <u>Abelmosk</u>, <u>Muscadel</u>, <u>Muscovy duck</u>, <u>Nutmeg</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The musk deer. See <i>Musk deer</i> (below).</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The musk plant (<i>Mimulus moschatus</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A plant of the genus <i>Erodium</i> (<i>E. moschatum</i>); — called also <i>musky heron's-bill</i>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A plant of the genus <i>Muscari</i>; grape hyacinth.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Musk beaver</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>muskrat (1).</cd> — <col><b>Musk beetle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a European longicorn beetle (<i>Aromia moschata</i>), having an agreeable odor resembling that of attar of roses.</cd> — <col><b>Musk cat</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Bondar</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Musk cattle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>musk oxen. See <i>Musk ox</i> (below).</cd> — <col><b>Musk deer</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small hornless deer (<i>Moschus moschiferus</i>), which inhabits the elevated parts of Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil and napu.</cd> — <col><b>Musk duck</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The Muscovy duck</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An Australian duck (<i>Biziura lobata</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Musk lorikeet</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the Pacific lorikeet (<i>Glossopsitta australis</i>) of Australia.</cd> — <col><b>Musk mallow</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of two malvaceous plants</cd>: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A species of mallow (<i>Malva moschata</i>), the foliage of which has a faint musky smell</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An Asiatic shrub. See <u>Abelmosk</u>.</cd> - - <col><b>Musk orchis</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a European plant of the Orchis family (<i>Herminium Minorchis</i>); — so called from its peculiar scent.</cd> — <col><b>Musk ox</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>), now existing only in America, but found fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders. The full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds.</cd> — <col><b>Musk parakeet</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Musk lorikeet</i> (above).</cd> — <col><b>Musk pear</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a fragrant kind of pear much resembling the Seckel pear.</cd> — <col><b>Musk plant</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the <i>Mimulus moschatus</i>, a plant found in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a strong musky odor.</cd> — <col><b>Musk root</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the name of several roots with a strong odor, as that of the nard (<i>Nardostachys Jatamansi</i>) and of a species of <i>Angelica</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Musk rose</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of rose (<i>Rosa moschata</i>), having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.</cd> — <col><b>Musk seed</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the seed of a plant of the Mallow family (<i>Hibiscus moschatus</i>), used in perfumery and in flavoring. See <u>Abelmosk</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Musk sheep</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the musk ox.</cd> — <col><b>Musk shrew</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a shrew (<i>Sorex murinus</i>), found in India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also <i>sondeli</i>, and <i>mondjourou</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Musk thistle</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of thistle (<i>Carduus nutans</i>), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling strongly of musk.</cd> — <col><b>Musk tortoise</b></col>, <col><b>Musk turtle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small American fresh- water tortoise (<i>Armochelys, or Ozotheca, odorata</i>), which has a distinct odor of musk; — called also <i>stinkpot</i>.</cd></p>

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<p><hw>Musk</hw> (m&ubreve;sk), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To perfume with musk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ka*del`</hw> (m&ubreve;s"k&adot;*d&ebreve;l`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Muscadel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"kat</hw> (m&ubreve;s"k&abreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Muscat</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"kel*lunge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the Amer. Indian name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large American pike (<i>Esox nobilior</i>) found in the Great Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River. It is valued as a food fish.</def> [Written also <i>maskallonge</i>, <i>maskinonge</i>, <i>muskallonge</i>, <i>muskellonge</i>, and <i>muskelunjeh</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mus"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mousquet</i>, It. <i>moschetto</i>, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. <i>mousket</i>, <i>moschet</i>, a kind of hawk falcon, F. <i>mouchet</i>, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. <i>musca</i> a fly. Cf. <u>Mosquito</u>.] [Sometimes written also <i>musquet</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The male of the sparrow hawk.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus`ket*eer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mousquetaire</i>; cf. It. <i>moschettiere</i>.] <def>A soldier armed with a musket.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus*ke"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mosquito</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus`ket*oon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mousqueton</i>; cf. It. <i>moschettone</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A short musket.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who is armed with such a musket.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ket*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mousqueterie</i>; cf. It. <i>moschetteria</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Muskets, collectively.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The fire of muskets.</def> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Musk"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being musky; the scent of musk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Musk"mel`on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Musk</i> + <i>melon</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (<i>Cucumis Melo</i>), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe (<i>Cucumis Melo</i> <i>cantalupensis</i>), of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Melon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus*ko"gees</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Muskogee</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy.</def> [Written also <i>Muscogees</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Musk"rat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (<i>Fiber zibethicus</i>). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the hind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also <i>musquash</i>, <i>musk beaver</i>, and <i>ondatra</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The musk shrew.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The desman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Musk"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from its fragrance.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family (<i>Moschoxylum Swartzii</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The wood of an Australian tree (<i>Eurybia argophylla</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Musk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having an odor of musk, or somewhat the like.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"lim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Moslem</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mousseline</i>; cf. It. <i>mussolino</i>, <i>mussolo</i>, Sp. <i>muselina</i>; all from <i>Mussoul</i> a city of Mesopotamia, Ar. <i>Mausil</i>, Syr. <i>Mauzol</i>, <i>Muzol</i>, <i>Mosul</i>, where it was first manufactured. Cf. <u>Mull</u> a kind of cloth.] <def>A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting <i>muslins</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Muslin cambric</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Cambric</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Muslin delaine</b></col>, <cd>a light woolen fabric for women's dresses. See <u>Delaine</u>.</cd> [Written also <i>mousseline de laine</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Mus`lin*et"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mousselinette</i>.] <def>A sort of coarse or light cotton cloth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>musmo</i>, <i>musimo</i>, a Sardinian animal; cf. Gr. <grk>moy`smwn</grk>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mouflon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu`so*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Musicomania</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"quash</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [American Indian name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Muskrat</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Musquash root</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an umbelliferous plant (<i>Cicuta maculata</i>), having a poisonous root. See <u>Water hemlock</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Mus"quaw</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [American Indian name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The American black bear. See <u>Bear</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"quet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Musket</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus*qui"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Mosquito</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mus"role</hw>, <hw>Mus"rol</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>muserolle</i>, fr. <i>muserau</i> a muzzle, OF. <i>musel</i>. See <u>Muzzle</u>.] <def>The nose band of a horse's bridle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muss</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>mousche</i> a fly, also, the play called <i>muss</i>, fr. L. <i>musca</i> a fly.] <def>A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muss</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A state of confusion or disorder; — prob. variant of <i>mess</i>, but influenced by <i>muss</i>, a scramble.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Muss</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mussed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mussing</u>.] <def>To disarrange, as clothing; to rumple.</def> [Colloq. U.S.] </p>

<p><hw>Muss</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OE. <i>mus</i> a mouse. See <u>Mouse</u>.] <def>A term of endearment.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Mouse</u>. <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Muscle</u>, 3.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus <i>Mytilus</i>, and related genera, of the family <i>Mytid&aelig;</i>. The common mussel (<i>Mytilus edulis</i>; see <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Byssus</u>), and the larger, or horse, mussel (<i>Modiola modiolus</i>), inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in Europe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of <i>Unio</i>, and related fresh-water genera; — called also <i>river mussel</i>. See <u>Naiad</u>, and <u>Unio</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mussel digger</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the grayback whale. See <i>Gray whale</i>, under <u>Gray</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mus`si*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mussitatio</i> suppression of the voice, fr. <i>mussitare</i> to be silent, to murmur.] <def>A speaking in a low tone; mumbling.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mus"site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont; diopside.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"sul*man</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mussulmans</b></plw> (#). [Ar. <i>muslim&imacr;n</i>, pl. of <i>muslim</i>: cf. F. & Sp. <i>musulman</i>. See <u>Moslem</u>.] <def>A Mohammedan; a Moslem.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus`sul*man"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs: Mohammedan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"sul*man*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mohammedan.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"sul*man*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mohammedanism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"sul*man*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of Moslems.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muss"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Muss</u>.] <def>Disarranged; rumpled.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Must</hw> (m&ubreve;st), <pos><i>v. i. or auxiliary</i></pos>. [OE. <i>moste</i>, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. <i>mot</i>, <i>moot</i>, AS. <i>m&omacr;ste</i>, pret. <i>m&omacr;t</i>, pres.; akin to D. <i>moetan</i> to be obliged, OS. <i>m&omacr;tan</i> to be free, to be obliged, OHG. <i>muozan</i>, G. <i>m&uuml;ssen</i> to be obliged, Sw. <i>m&aring;ste</i> must, Goth. <i>gam&omacr;tan</i> to have place, have room, to able; of unknown origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be obliged; to be necessitated; - - expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man <i>must</i> eat for nourishment; we <i>must</i> submit to the laws.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he <i>must</i> reconsider the matter; he <i>must</i> have been insane.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Likewise <i>must</i> the deacons be grave.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. iii. 8.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Morover, he [a bishop] <i>must</i> have a good report of them which are without.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. iii. 7.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The principal verb, if easily supplied by the mind, was formerly often omitted when <i>must</i> was used; as, I <i>must</i> away. "I <i>must</i> to Coventry." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Must</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>must</i>, fr. L. <i>mustum</i> (sc. <i>vinum</i>), from <i>mustus</i> young, new, fresh. Cf. <u>Mustard</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation.</def> "These men ben full of <i>must</i>." <i>Wyclif (Acts ii. 13. ).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No fermenting <i>must</i> fills . . . the deep vats.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Cf. <u>Musty</u>.] <def>Mustiness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Must</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To make musty; to become musty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"tac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moustac</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small tufted monkey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus*tache"</hw> (m&ubreve;s*t&adot;sh"; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mustaches</b></plw> (&?;). [Written also <i>moustache</i>.] [F. <i>moustache</i>, It. <i>mostaccio</i> visage, <i>mostacchio</i> mustache, fr. Gr. <grk>my`stax</grk> upper lip and the beard upon it; cf. <grk>ma`stax</grk> mouth: cf. Sp. <i>mostacho</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A West African monkey (<i>Cercopithecus cephus</i>). It has yellow whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the nose.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any conspicuous stripe of color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus*ta"cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mustachios</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A mustache.</def> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus*ta"choed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having mustachios.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus`ta*i"ba</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A close- grained, heavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like.</def> [Written also <i>mostahiba</i>.] <i>MaElrath.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"tang</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>muste&ntilde;o</i> belonging to the graziers, strayed, wild.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mustard grape</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of grape (<i>Vitis candicans</i>), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mus"tard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>moustarde</i>, F. <i>moutarde</i>, fr. L. <i>mustum</i> must, — mustard was prepared for use by being mixed with <i>must</i>. See <u>Must</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus <i>Brassica</i> (formerly <i>Sinapis</i>), as white mustard (<i>B. alba</i>), black mustard (<i>B. Nigra</i>), wild mustard or charlock (<i>B. Sinapistrum</i>).</def></p>

<p>&fist; There are also many herbs of the same family which are called <i>mustard</i>, and have more or less of the flavor of the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard (<i>Lepidium ruderale</i>); hedge mustard (<i>Sisymbrium officinale</i>); Mithridate mustard (<i>Thlaspi arvense</i>); tower mustard (<i>Arabis perfoliata</i>); treacle mustard (<i>Erysimum cheiranthoides</i>).</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mustard oil</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a substance obtained from mustard, as a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds produced either naturally or artificially.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mus*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mestee</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"te*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mustelinus</i>, fr. <i>mustela</i> weasel.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the family <i>Mustelid&aelig;</i>, or the weasels and martens.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moustre</i>, OF. <i>mostre</i>, <i>moustre</i>, F. <i>montre</i>, LL. <i>monstra</i>. See <u>Muster</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something shown for imitation; a pattern.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A show; a display.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The hurried <i>muster</i> of the soldiers of liberty.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>See how in warlike <i>muster</i> they appear,<BR> In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And the <i>muster</i> was thirty thousands of men.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye publish the <i>musters</i> of your own bands, and proclaim them to amount of thousands.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Any assemblage or display; a gathering.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of the temporal grandees of the realm, mentof their wives and daughters, the <i>muster</i> was great and splendid.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Muster book</b></col>, <cd>a book in which military forces are registered.</cd> — <col><b>Muster file</b></col>, <cd>a muster roll.</cd> — <col><b>Muster master</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>one who takes an account of troops, and of their equipment; a mustering officer; an inspector.</cd> [Eng.] — <col><b>Muster roll</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a list or register of all the men in a company, troop, or regiment, present or accounted for on the day of muster.</cd> — <col><b>To pass muster</b></col>, <cd>to pass through a muster or inspection without censure.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Such excuses will not <i>pass muster</i> with God.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mustered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mustering</u>.] [OE. <i>mustren</i>, prop., to show, OF. <i>mostrer</i>, <i>mustrer</i>, <i>moustrer</i>, <i>monstrer</i>, F. <i>montrer</i>, fr. L. <i>monstrare</i> to show. See <u>Monster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.</def> "Mustering <i>all its force</i>." <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the gay feathers he could <i>muster</i>.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To muster troops into service</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>to inspect and enter troops on the muster roll of the army.</cd> — <col><b>To muster troops out of service</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>to register them for final payment and discharge.</cd> — <col><b>To muster up</b></col>, <cd>to gather up; to succeed in obtaining; to obtain with some effort or difficulty.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>One of those who can <i>muster up</i> sufficient sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits.</blockquote> <i>Hazlitt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters <i>mustered</i> in force.</def> "The <i>mustering</i> squadron." <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ti*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>In a musty state.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ti*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being musty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mus"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mustier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mustiest</u>.] [From L. <i>mustum</i> must; or perh. fr. E. <i>moist</i>. Cf. <u>Must</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Moist</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the rank, pungent, offensive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, <i>musty</i> corn; <i>musty</i> books.</def> <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Spoiled by age; rank; stale.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The proverb is somewhat <i>musty</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Dull; heavy; spiritless.</def> "That he may not grow <i>musty</i> and unfit for conversation." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu`ta*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutabilitas</i>: cf. F. <i>mutabilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality of being mutable, or subject to change or alteration, either in form, state, or essential character; susceptibility of change; changeableness; inconstancy; variation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Plato confessed that the heavens and the frame of the world are corporeal, and therefore subject to <i>mutability</i>.</blockquote> <i>Stillingfleet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutabilis</i>, fr. <i>mutare</i> to change. See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or nature.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Things of the most accidental and <i>mutable</i> nature.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Changeable; inconstant; unsettled; unstable; fickle.</def> "Most <i>mutable</i> wishes." <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Changeable; alterable; unstable; unsteady; unsettled; wavering; inconstant; variable; fickle.</p>

<p><hw>Mu"ta*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being mutable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ta*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Changeably.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ta*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mytacism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"tage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A process for checking the fermentation of the must of grapes.</def></p>

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<p><hw>||Mu*tan"dum</hw> (m&usl;*t&abreve;n"d&ubreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mutanda</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. <i>mutare</i> to change.] <def>A thing which is to be changed; something which must be altered; — used chiefly in the plural.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu*ta"tion</hw> (m&usl;*t&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutatio</i>, fr. <i>mutare</i> to change: cf. F. <i>mutation</i>. See <u>Mutable</u>.] <def>Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The vicissitude or <i>mutations</i> in the superior globe are no fit matter for this present argument.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mutch</hw> (much), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. D. <i>mutse</i> a cap, G. <i>m&uuml;tze</i>. Cf. <u>Amice</u> a cape.] <def>The close linen or muslin cap of an old woman.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Mutch"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Mute</hw> (m&umacr;t), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutare</i> to change. See <u>Molt</u>.] <def>To cast off; to molt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Have I <i>muted</i> all my feathers?</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [F. <i>mutir</i>, <i>&eacute;meutir</i>, OF. <i>esmeltir</i>, fr. OD. <i>smelten</i>, prop., to melt. See <u>Smelt</u>.] <def>To eject the contents of the bowels; — said of birds.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The dung of birds.</def> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutus</i>; cf. Gr. &?; to shut, Skr. <i>m&?;ta</i> bound, <i>m&?;ka</i> dumb: cf. OE. <i>muet</i>, fr. F. <i>muet</i>, a dim. of OF. <i>mu</i>, L. <i>mutus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All the heavenly choir stood <i>mute</i>,<BR> And silence was in heaven.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In law a prisoner is said to stand <i>mute</i>, when, upon being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead directly, or will not put himself on trial.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Incapable of speaking; dumb.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; — said of certain letters. See 5th <u>Mute</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not giving a ringing sound when struck; — said of a metal.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mute swan</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a European wild white swan (<i>Cygnus gibbus</i>), which produces no loud notes.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Silent; dumb; speechless. — <u>Mute</u>, <u>Silent</u>, <u>Dumb</u>. One is <i>silent</i> who <i>does</i> not speak; one is <i>dumb</i> who <i>can</i> not, for want of the proper organs; as, a <i>dumb</i> beast, etc.; and hence, figuratively, we speak of a person as struck <i>dumb</i> with astonishment, etc. One is <i>mute</i> who is <i>held back</i> from speaking by some special cause; as, he was <i>mute</i> through fear; <i>mute</i> astonishment, etc. Such is the case with most of those who never speak from childhood; they are not ordinarily <i>dumb</i>, but <i>mute</i> because they are deaf, and therefore never learn to talk; and hence their more appropriate name is <i>deaf-mutes</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>They spake not a word;<BR> But, like <i>dumb</i> statues, or breathing stones,<BR> Gazed each on other.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All sat <i>mute</i>,<BR> Pondering the danger with deep thoughts.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i> </p>

<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, <i>p</i>, <i>b</i>, <i>d</i>, <i>k</i>, <i>t</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mute"-hill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Moot- hill</u>.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Mute"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mute"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mu"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Mu"ti*cous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>muticus</i>, for <i>mutilus</i>. See <u>Mutilate</u>.] <i>(Bot. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Without a point or pointed process; blunt.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ti*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutilatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mutilare</i> to mutilate, fr. <i>mutilus</i> maimed; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;. Cf. <u>Mutton</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having finlike appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ti*late</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A cetacean, or a sirenian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ti*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mutilated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mutilating</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to hack; as, to <i>mutilate</i> the body, a statue, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To destroy or remove a material part of, so as to render imperfect; as, to <i>mutilate</i> the orations of Cicero.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Among the <i>mutilated</i> poets of antiquity, there is none whose fragments are so beautiful as those of Sappho.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mutilated gear</b></col>, <col><b>Mutilated wheel</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a gear wheel from a portion of whose periphery the cogs are omitted. It is used for giving intermittent movements.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mu`ti*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutilatio</i>: cf. F. <i>mutilation</i>.] <def>The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated; deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ti*la"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mutilateur</i>.] <def>One who mutilates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ti*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutilus</i>. See <u>Mutilate</u>.] <def>Mutilated; defective; imperfect.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mutin</i>.] <def>A mutineer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu"tine</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>mutiner</i>.] <def>To mutiny.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mu"ti*neer`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mutiny</u>.] <def>One guilty of mutiny.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mut"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dung of birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ti*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mutiny</u>.] <def>Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized by mutiny; seditious; insubordinate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The city was becoming <i>mutinous</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mu"ti*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mu"ti*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mu"ti*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mutinies</b></plw> (#). [From <i>mutine</i> to mutiny, fr. F. <i>se mutiner</i>, fr. F. <i>mutin</i> stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. <i>meute</i> riot, LL. <i>movita</i>, fr. <i>movitus</i>, for L. <i>motus</i>, p. p. of <i>movere</i> to move. See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In every <i>mutiny</i> against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Violent commotion; tumult; strife.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To raise a <i>mutiny</i> betwixt yourselves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Mutiny act</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an English statute re&euml;nacted annually to punish mutiny and desertion.</cd> <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Insurrection</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Mu"ti*ny</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mutinied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mutinying</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fall into strife; to quarrel.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mut"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition, state, or habit of being mute, or without speech.</def> <i>Max M&uuml;ller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mut"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Muttered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Muttering</u>.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. <i>muttire</i>, <i>mutire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wizards that peep, and that <i>mutter</i>.</blockquote> <i>Is. viii. 19.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare,<BR> And <i>mutter</i> to himself.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sound with a low, rumbling noise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thick lightnings flash, the <i>muttering</i> thunder rolls.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mut"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to <i>mutter</i> threats.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mut"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Repressed or obscure utterance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mut"ter*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mutters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mut"ter*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With a low voice and indistinct articulation; in a muttering manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mut"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>motoun</i>, OF. <i>moton</i>, <i>molton</i>, a sheep, wether, F. <i>mouton</i>, LL. <i>multo</i>, by transposition of <i>l</i> fr. L. <i>mutilus</i> mutilated. See <u>Mutilate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sheep.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Not so much ground as will feed a <i>mutton</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Muttons</i>, beeves, and porkers are good old words for the living quadrupeds.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The flesh of a sheep.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fat of roasted <i>mutton</i> or beef.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A loose woman; a prostitute.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><col><b>Mutton bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the Australian short-tailed petrel (<i>Nectris brevicaudus</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Mutton chop</b></col>, <cd>a rib of mutton for broiling, with the end of the bone at the smaller part chopped off.</cd> — <col><b>Mutton fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the American eelpout. See <u>Eelpout</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Mutton fist</b></col>, <cd>a big brawny fist or hand.</cd> [Colloq.] <i>Dryden.</i> — <col><b>Mutton monger</b></col>, <cd>a pimp.</cd> [Low & Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i> — <col><b>To return to one's muttons</b></col>. [A translation of a phrase from a farce by De Brueys, <i>revenons &agrave; nos moutons</i> let us return to our sheep.] <cd>To return to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc.</cd> [Humorous]</p>

<p><blockquote>I willingly <i>return to my muttons</i>.</blockquote> <i>H. R. Haweis.</i> </p>

<p><hw>Mut"ton*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like mutton; having a flavor of mutton.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"tu*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mutuel</i>, L. <i>mutuus</i>, orig., exchanged, borrowed, lent; akin to <i>mutare</i> to change. See <u>Mutable</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a <i>mutual</i> love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Conspiracy and <i>mutual</i> promise.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Happy in our <i>mutual</i> help,<BR> And <i>mutual</i> love.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A certain shyness on such subjects, which was <i>mutual</i> between the sisters.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Possessed, experienced, or done by two or more persons or things at the same time; common; joint; as, <i>mutual</i> happiness; a <i>mutual</i> effort.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A vast accession of misery and woe from the <i>mutual</i> weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This use of <i>mutual</i> as synonymous with <i>common</i> is inconsistent with the idea of interchange, or reciprocal relation, which properly belongs to it; but the word has been so used by many writers of high authority. The present tendency is toward a careful discrimination.</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Mutual</i>, as Johnson will tell us, means something reciprocal, a giving and taking. How could people have <i>mutual</i> ancestors?</blockquote> <i>P. Harrison.</i> </p>

<p><col><b>Mutual insurance</b></col>, <cd>agreement among a number of persons to insure each other against loss, as by fire, death, or accident.</cd> — <col><b>Mutual insurance company</b></col>, <cd>one which does a business of insurance on the mutual principle, the policy holders sharing losses and profits <i>pro rata</i>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Reciprocal; interchanged; common.</p>

<p><hw>Mu"tu*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Ethics)</i> <def>The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare.</def> <i>F. Harrison.</i> <i>H. Spencer.</i> <i>Mallock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu`tu*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mutualit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction; interdependence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Reciprocity of consideration.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"tu*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mutual manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mu"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutuarius</i> mutual.See <u>Mutuation</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu`tu*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutuatio</i>, fr. <i>mutuare</i>, <i>mutuari</i>, to borrow, fr. <i>mutuus</i>. See <u>Mutual</u>.] <def>The act of borrowing or exchanging.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mu"tule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>mutulus</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A projecting block worked under the corona of the Doric corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the Corinthian and Composite orders. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Gutta</u>.</def> <i>Oxf. Gloss.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mux</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mixen</u>.] <def>Dirt; filth; muck.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>ose.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mux</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mix in an untidy and offensive way; to make a mess of.</def> [Prov. Eng.; Colloq. U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Mux"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Soft; sticky, and dirty.</def> [Prov. Eng.] See <u>Mucky</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Muz"a*rab</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>mozarabe</i>, fr. Ar. <i>mosta'rib</i>, a name applied to strange tribes living among the Arabs.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under the government of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and ritual of their own.</def> [Written also <i>Mozarab</i>, <i>Mostarab</i>.] <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muz`a*rab"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the <i>Muzarabic</i> liturgy.</def> [Written also <i>Mozarabic</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Muz"zi*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being muzzy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mosel</i>, OF. <i>musel</i>, F. <i>museau</i> muzzle or snout, LL. <i>musellus</i>, fr. <i>musus</i>, <i>morsus</i>. See <u>Muse</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Morsel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the <i>muzzle</i> of a gun.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With golden <i>muzzles</i> all their mouths were bound</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Muzzle sight</b></col>. <i>(Gun.)</i> <cd>See <u>Dispart</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Muz"zle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Muzzled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Muzzling</u> (?).] [F. <i>museler</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action.</def> "My dagger <i>muzzled</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt not <i>muzzle</i> the ox when he treadeth out the corn.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxv. 4.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fondle with the closed mouth.</def> [Obs.] <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muz"zle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To bring the mouth or muzzle near.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The bear <i>muzzles</i> and smells to him.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Muz"zle-load`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muz"zle-load`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Receiving its charge through the muzzle; as, a <i>muzzle-loading</i> rifle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Muz"zy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>muse</i>.] <def>Absent-minded; dazed; muddled; stupid.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The whole company stared at me with a whimsical, <i>muzzy</i> look, like men whose senses were a little obfuscated by beer rather than wine.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><hw>My</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & poss. pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mi</i>, fr. <i>min</i>. See <u>Mine</u>, and cf., for loss of <i>n</i>, <u>A</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>An</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Of or belonging to me; — used always attributively; as, <i>my</i> body; <i>my</i> book; — <i>mine</i> is used in the predicate; as, the book is <i>mine</i>. See <u>Mine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mya</i> a kind of mussel.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or soft-shelled, clam.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*al"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; muscle + &?; pain.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*all" wood`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree <i>Acacia homolophylla</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*a"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam (<i>Mya</i>) is the type.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*ce"li*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk> a mushroom.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn.</def> — <wf>My*ce"li*al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Myc"e*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mycel</i>ium + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Resembling mycelium.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*ce"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mykhth`s</grk> a bellower, fr. <grk>myka^sqai</grk> to bellow.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See <u>Howler</u>, 2, and <i>Illust.</i></def></p>

<p><hw>Myc"e*toid</hw> (?), [Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk>, <grk>-htos</grk>, a fungus + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Resembling a fungus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`co*der"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk> a fungus + <grk>de`rma</grk> skin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface of the fluid in which they are developed. This production differs from the zo&ouml;gl&oelig;a stage of bacteria by not having the intermediary mucous substance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A genus of micro&ouml;rganisms of which the acetic ferment (<i>Mycoderma aceti</i>), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. <u>Mother</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>My`co*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>My`co*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to mycology, or the fungi.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*col"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is versed in, or who studies, mycology.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk> fungus + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>That branch of botanical science which relates to the mushrooms and other fungi.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`co*mel"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. (spurious) <grk>my^kos</grk> mucus (L. <i>mucus</i>) + <grk>me`li</grk> honey.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid of the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder. Its solutions have a gelatinous consistency.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`co*pro"te*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. (spurious) <grk>my^kos</grk> mucus (L. <i>mucus</i>) + E. <i>protein</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"cose</hw> (-k&omacr;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk> a mushroom.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from certain lichens and fungi. Called also <i>trehalose</i>.</def> [Written also <i>mykose</i>.]</p>

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<p><hw>||Myc"o*thrix</hw> (m&imacr;k"&osl;*thr&ibreve;ks), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. (spurious) <grk>my`khs</grk> mucus (L. <i>mucus</i>) + <grk>qri`x</grk>, <grk>tricho`s</grk>, hair.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The chain of micrococci formed by the division of the micrococci in multiplication.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*da"le*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>myda^n</grk> to be clammy (from decay).] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrh&oelig;a, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.</def> <i>Brieger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Myd`a*tox"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>myda^n</grk> to be clammy (from decay) + <i>tox</i>ic + <i>in</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A poisonous amido acid, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>13</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Myd"a*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>myda^n</grk> to be clammy or damp.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The teledu.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*dri"a*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i> <def>A long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myd`ri*at"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing dilatation of the pupil.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mydriatic medicine or agent, as belladonna.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`e*len*ceph"a*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Myelencephalon</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Vertebrata</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`e*len`ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebro- spinal.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`e*len*ceph"a*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + E. <i>encephalon</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to <i>myelencephal</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The metencephalon.</def> <i>Huxley.</i></p>

<p><hw>My`e*len*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Myelencephala.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"e*lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. marrow.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`e*li"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"e*lo*c&oelig;le`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + <grk>koi^los</grk> hollow.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The central canal of the spinal cord.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`e*lo*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + the root of &?; to be born.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Derived from, or pertaining to, the bone marrow.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"e*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + <i>-oid</i>.] <def>Resembling marrow in appearance or consistency; as, a <i>myeloid</i> tumor.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`e*loid"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myelin</i> + <i>-oid</i> + <i>-in</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance (<i>myelin</i>) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My"e*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The spinal cord. (Sometimes abbrev. to <i>myel</i>.)</def></p>

<p><hw>My"e*lo`nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the myelon; as, the <i>myelonal</i>, or spinal, nerves.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`e*lo*neu"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> + <grk>ney^ron</grk> a nerve.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Vertebrata.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*el"o*plax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Myeloplaxes</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Myeloplaces</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + &?; anything flat and broad.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow of bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See <u>Osteoclast</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Myg"a*le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a field mouse, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (<i>Mygale avicularia</i>), and the crab spider, or matoutou (<i>M. cancerides</i>) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called <i>tarantulas</i>, as the Texas tarantula (<i>M. Hentzii</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Myl"o*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a mill + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`lo*hy"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the molar teeth + E. <i>hyoid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the <i>mylohyoid</i> nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mino bird</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the genera <i>Acridotheres</i>, <i>Sturnopastor</i>, <i>Sturnia</i>, <i>Gracula</i>, and allied genera. In habits they resemble the European starlings, and like them are often caged and taught to talk. See <i>Hill myna</i>, under <u>Hill</u>, and <u>Mino bird</u>.</def> [Spelt also <i>mynah</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Myn"chen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mynecen</i>, fr. <i>munec</i> monk. See <u>Monk</u>.] <def>A nun.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Myn"cher*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nunnery; — a term still applied to the ruins of certain nunneries in England.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myn*heer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>mijnheer</i>.] <def>The Dutch equivalent of <i>Mr</i>. or <i>Sir</i>; hence, a Dutchman.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form of Gr. &?;, &?;, a <i>muscle</i>; as, <i>myo</i>graph, <i>myo</i>chrome.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`o*car*di"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. see <u>Myocardium</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the myocardium.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`o*car"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, muscle + &?; heart.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The main substance of the muscular wall of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and endocardium.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o*chrome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + Gr. &?; color.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A colored albuminous substance in the serum from red-colored muscles. It is identical with hemoglobin.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`o*com"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Myocommata</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Myocommas</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Myo-</u>, and <u>Comma</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A myotome.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`o*dy*nam"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + <i>dynamics</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The department of physiology which deals with the principles of muscular contraction; the exercise of muscular force or contraction.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`o*dy*na`mi*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A myodynamometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`o*dy`na*mom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo- </i> + E. <i>dynamometer</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the muscular strength of man or of other animals; a dynamometer.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>My`o*ep`i*the"li*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Myo- </i> + <i>epithelial</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; — applied to structural elements in certain embryonic forms.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the characteristics of both muscle and epithelium; as, the <i>myoepithelial</i> cells of the hydra.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*og"a*lid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + Gr. &?; a weasel.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the <i>Myogalod&aelig;</i>, a family of Insectivora, including the desman, and allied species.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o*gram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + <i>- gram</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>See <i>Muscle curve</i>, under <u>Muscle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + <i>- graph</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for determining and recording the different phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>My`o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>My`o*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to myography.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>myographie</i>.] <def>The description of muscles, including the study of muscular contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as by some form of myograph; myology.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`o*h&aelig;m"a*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo- </i> + <i>h&aelig;matin</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + <i>- oid</i>.] <def>Composed of, or resembling, muscular fiber.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`o*lem"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a muscle + &?; skin.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Sarcolemma.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o*lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, muscle.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The essential material of muscle fibers.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>My`o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>My`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to myology.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in myology.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + <i>- logy</i>: cf. F. <i>myologie</i>.] <def>That part of anatomy which treats of muscles.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*o"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Myo-</u>, and <u>-oma</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor consisting of muscular tissue.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>my^s</grk> mouse + <i>-mancy</i>.] <def>Divination by the movements of mice.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o*morph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Myomorpha.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`o*mor"pha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>my^s</grk>, <grk>myo`s</grk>, a mouse + &?; form.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive group of rodents which includes the rats, mice, jerboas, and many allied forms.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`o*pa*thi"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a muscle + &?;, &?;, to suffer.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Any affection of the muscles or muscular system.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`o*path"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to myopathia.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*op"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Myopathia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"ope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;; &?; to close, shut the eyes + &?;, &?;, the eye.] <def>A person having myopy; a myops.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o*phan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + Gr. &?; to show.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A contractile striated layer found in the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*o"pi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Myope</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*op"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Myopic astigmatism</b></col>, <cd>a condition in which the eye is affected with myopia in one meridian only.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||My"ops</hw> (m&imacr;"&obreve;ps), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>See <u>Myope</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*op"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; fly + &?; sight.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The appearance of musc&aelig; volitantes. See <i>Musc&aelig; volitantes</i>, under <u>Musca</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>myopie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Myopia.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o*sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, a muscle.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>An albuminous body present in dead muscle, being formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in <i>rigor mortis</i>; the clot formed in the coagulation of muscle plasma. See <i>Muscle plasma</i>, under <u>Plasma</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Myosin belongs to the group of globulins. It is insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solution of salt, and is especially characterized by being completely precipitated by saturation of its solutions with salt.</p>

<p><hw>||My*o"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; to close the eyes or lips.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`o*sit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Myotic.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`o*si"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, muscle + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the muscles.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My`o*so"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.; Gr. &?;, lit., mouse ear.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants. See <u>Mouse- ear</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Myosis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Producing myosis, or contraction of the pupil of the eye, as opium, calabar bean, etc.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A myotic agent.</def></p>

<p><hw>My"o*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Myotomy</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A muscular segment; one of the zones into which the muscles of the trunk, especially in fishes, are divided; a myocomma.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the embryonic muscular segments arising from the protovertebr&aelig;; also, one of the protovertebr&aelig; themselves.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The muscular system of one metamere of an articulate.</def></p>

<p><hw>My`o*tom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a myotome or myotomes.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*ot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + Gr. &?; to cut: cf. F. <i>myotomie</i>.] <def>The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Myr"ci*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly related to the true myrtles (<i>Myrtus</i>), from which they differ in having very few seeds in each berry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"i*a-</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; a myriad. See <u>Myriad</u>.] <def>A prefix, esp. in the metric system, indicating <i>ten thousand</i>, <i>ten thousand times</i>; as, <i>myria</i>meter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr`i*a*can"thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; numberless + <grk>'a`kanqa</grk> a spine.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having numerous spines, as certain fishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"i*ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. &?; numberless, pl. &?; ten thousand: cf. F. <i>myriade</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The number of ten thousand; ten thousand persons or things.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An immense number; a very great many; an indefinitely large number.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"i*ad</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; as, <i>myriad</i> stars.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*gram</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*gramme</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>myriagramme</i>. See <u>Myria-</u>, and 3d <u>Gram</u>.] <def>A metric weight, consisting of ten thousand grams or ten kilograms. It is equal to 22.046 lbs. avoirdupois.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*li`ter</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*li`tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>myrialitre</i>. See <u>Myria-</u>, and <u>Liter</u>.] <def>A metric measure of capacity, containing ten thousand liters. It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*me`tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>myriam&egrave;tre</i>. See <u>Myria-</u>, and <u>Meter</u>.] <def>A metric measure of length, containing ten thousand meters. It is equal to 6.2137 miles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"i*a*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>myriapode</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Myriapoda.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Myr`i*ap"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; numberless + <i>-poda</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antenn&aelig;, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous trache&aelig;, similar to those of true insects. The larv&aelig;, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See <u>Centiped</u>, <u>Galleyworm</u>, <u>Milliped</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The existing Myriapoda are divided into three orders: <i>Chilopoda</i>, <i>Chilognatha</i> or <i>Diplopoda</i>, and <i>Pauropoda</i> (see these words in the Vocabulary). Large fossil species (very different from any living forms) are found in the Carboniferous formation.</p>

<p><hw>Myr"i*arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;; &?; ten thousand + &?; chief.] <def>A captain or commander of ten thousand men.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"i*are</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Myria- </u>, and 2d <u>Are</u>.] <def>A measure of surface in the metric system containing ten thousand ares, or one million square meters. It is equal to about 247.1 acres.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*ri"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?; tamarisk.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A widely dispersed genus of shrubs and trees, usually with aromatic foliage. It includes the bayberry or wax myrtle, the sweet gale, and the North American sweet fern, so called.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"i*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>myricine</i>. Prob. so called from a fancied resemblance to the wax of the bayberry (<i>Myrica</i>).] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the paraffin series; — called also <i>myricyl alcohol</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"i*cyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myric</i>in + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin; — called also <i>melissyl</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to a myriologue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr`i*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who composes or sings a myriologue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"i*o*logue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>myriologue</i>, <i>myriologie</i>, NGr. &?;, &?;, fr. Gr. <grk>Moi^ra</grk> the goddess of fate or death + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech, discourse.] <def>An extemporaneous funeral song, composed and sung by a woman on the death of a friend.</def> [Modern Greece]</p>

<p><hw>Myr`i*oph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; numberless + <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having an indefinitely great or countless number of leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Myr`i*op"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Myriapoda</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr`i*o*ra"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; numberless + &?; a sight, fr. &?; to see.] <def>A picture made up of several smaller pictures, drawn upon separate pieces in such a manner as to admit of combination in many different ways, thus producing a great variety of scenes or landscapes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"i*o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; numberless + <i>-scope</i>.] <def>A form of kaleidoscope.</def></p>

<p><! p. 960 !></p>

<p><hw>My*ris"tate</hw> (m&ibreve;*r&ibreve;s"t&asl;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of myristic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*ris"tic</hw> (m&ibreve;*r&ibreve;s"t&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the nutmeg (<i>Myristica</i>). Specifically, designating an acid found in nutmeg oil and otoba fat, and extracted as a white crystalline waxy substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*ris"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The myristate of glycerin, — found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*ris"tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myrist</i>ic + <i>-one</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The ketone of myristic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"mi*cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to <i>Myrmica</i>, a genus of ants including the small house ant (<i>M. molesta</i>), and many others.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"mi*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Myrmidones</i>, Gr. &?;, pl.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; — sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his <i>myrmidons</i> pressed forward.</blockquote> <i>W. H. Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Myr`mi*do"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of, or like, myrmidons.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Myr`mo*the"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an ant + &?; to hunt.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Feeding upon ants; — said of certain birds.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>My*rob"a*lan</hw> (?), <hw>My*rob"o*lan</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>myrobalanum</i> the fruit of a palm tree from which a balsam was made, Gr. &?;; &?; any sweet juice distilling from plants, any prepared unguent or sweet oil + &?; an acorn or any similar fruit: cf. F. <i>myrobolan</i>.] <def>A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species of <i>Terminalia</i> of the East Indies, and of <i>Spondias</i> of South America.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*ron"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a sweet- smelling unguent.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, mustard; — used specifically to designate a glucoside called <i>myronic acid</i>, found in mustard seed.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*rop"o*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; unguent + &?; to sell.] <def>One who sells unguents or perfumery.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jonhson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Myr"o*sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A ferment, resembling diastase, found in mustard seeds.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*rox"y*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a sweet juice distilling from a plant + &?; wood.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the different species of which yield balsamic products, among which are balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species were formerly referred to <i>Myrospermum</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myrrh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mirre</i>, OF. <i>mirre</i>, F. <i>myrrhe</i>, L. <i>myrrha</i>, <i>murra</i>, Gr. &?;; cf. Ar. <i>murr</i> bitter, also myrrh, Heb. <i>mar</i> bitter.] <def>A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the <i>Balsamodendron Myrrha</i>. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of <i>Cistus</i>, or rockrose.</def></p>

<p><col><b>False myrrh</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under <u>Bdellium</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Myr"rhic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, myrrh.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"rhine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Murrhine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>myrtaceus</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important natural order of trees and shrubs (<i>Myrtace&aelig;</i>), of which the myrtle is the type. It includes the genera <i>Eucalyptus</i>, <i>Pimenta</i>, <i>Lechythis</i>, and about seventy more.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"ti*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>myrtus</i> myrtle + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>myrtiforme</i>.] <def>Resembling myrtle or myrtle berries; having the form of a myrtle leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myr"tle</hw> (m&etilde;r"t'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>myrtil</i> bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from <i>myrte</i> myrtle, L. <i>myrtus</i>, <i>murtus</i>, Gr. <grk>my`rtos</grk>; cf. Per. <i>m&umacr;rd</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A species of the genus <i>Myrtus</i>, especially <i>Myrtus communis</i>. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The name is also popularly but wrongly applied in America to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered periwinkle and the yellow- flowered moneywort. In the West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called <i>myrtle</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Bog myrtle</b></col>, <cd>the sweet gale.</cd> — <col><b>Crape myrtle</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Crape</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Myrtle warbler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a North American wood warbler (<i>Dendroica coronata</i>); — called also <i>myrtle bird</i>, <i>yellow-rumped warbler</i>, and <i>yellow- crowned warbler</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Myrtle wax</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Bayberry tallow</i>, under <u>Bayberry</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Sand myrtle</b></col>, <cd>a low, branching evergreen shrub (<i>Leiophyllum buxifolium</i>), growing in New Jersey and southward.</cd> — <col><b>Wax myrtle</b></col> <cd>(<i>Myrica cerifera</i>). See <u>Bayberry</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>My*self"</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ourselves</b></plw> (&?;). <def>I or me in person; — used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I <i>myself</i> will do it; I have done it <i>myself</i>; — used also instead of <i>me</i>, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend <i>myself</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*selv"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>Myself.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||My"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a closing of the lips or eyes.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes of North America, and is largely eaten by the whitefish. The marine species form part of the food of right whales.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys"ta*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>my`stax</grk> mustache.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the upper lip, or mustache.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mys`ta*gog"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mys`ta*gog"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to interpretation of mysteries or to mystagogue; of the nature of mystagogy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys"ta*gogue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mystagogus</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; one initiated in mysteries + &?; leading, n., a leader, fr. &?; to lead: cf. F. <i>mystagogue</i>. See 1st <u>Mystery</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who interprets mysteries, especially of a religious kind.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps and shows church relics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys"ta*go`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue; interpretation of mysteries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mysterious.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mysteriarches</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; mystery + &?; chief.] <def>One presiding over mysteries.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>myst&egrave;rieux</i>. See 1st <u>Mystery</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult or impossible to understand; obscure; not revealed or explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God at last<BR> To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied,<BR> Thought in <i>mysterious</i> terms.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Obscure; secret; occult; dark; mystic; cabalistic; enigmatical; unintelligible; incomprehensible.</p>

<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mysterious manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being mysterious.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something mysterious; a mystery.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mys"ter*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mysterized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mysterizing</u> (?).] <def>To make mysterious; to make a mystery of.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys"ter*y</hw> (m&ibreve;s"t&etilde;r*&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mysteries</b></plw> (- &ibreve;z). [L. <i>mysterium</i>, Gr. <grk>mysth`rion</grk>, fr. <grk>my`sths</grk> one initiated in mysteries; cf. <grk>myei^n</grk> to initiate into the mysteries, fr. <grk>my`ein</grk> to shut the eyes. Cf. <u>Mute</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We speak the wisdom of God in a <i>mystery</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. ii. 7.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If God should please to reveal unto us this great <i>mystery</i> of the Trinity, or some other <i>mysteries</i> in our holy religion, we should not be able to understand them, unless he would bestow on us some new faculties of the mind.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were admitted except those who had been initiated by certain preparatory ceremonies; — usually plural; as, the Eleusinian <i>mysteries</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The consecrated elements in the eucharist.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys"ter*y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mysteries</b></plw>. [OE. <i>mistere</i>, OF. <i>mestier</i>, F. <i>m&eacute;tier</i>, L. <i>ministerium</i>. See <u>Ministry</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fie upon him, he will discredit our <i>mystery</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And that which is the noblest <i>mystery</i><BR> Brings to reproach and common infamy.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this character; as, the Chester <i>Mysteries</i>, consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th century.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>"<i>Mystery</i> plays," so called because acted by craftsmen.</blockquote> <i>Skeat.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Mys"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Mys"tic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mysticus</i>, Gr. &?; belonging to secret rites, from &?; one initiated: cf. F. <i>mystique</i>. See 1st <u>Mystery</u>, <u>Misty</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Heaven's numerous hierarchy span<BR> The <i>mystic</i> gulf from God to man.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>God hath revealed a way <i>mystical</i> and supernatural.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a <i>mystic</i> dance; <i>mystic</i> Babylon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness inspire every joint and sinew of the <i>mystical</i> body.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Mys"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Mys"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Mys"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See <u>Mysticism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys"ti*cete</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>my`stax</grk> the upper lip, also, the mustache + <grk>kh^tos</grk> a whale.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any right whale, or whalebone whale. See <u>Cetacea</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys"ti*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mysticisme</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Obscurity of doctrine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>The doctrine of the Mystics, who professed a pure, sublime, and wholly disinterested devotion, and maintained that they had direct intercourse with the divine Spirit, and aquired a knowledge of God and of spiritual things unattainable by the natural intellect, and such as can not be analyzed or explained.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>The doctrine that the ultimate elements or principles of knowledge or belief are gained by an act or process akin to feeling or faith.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mystification</i>.] <def>The act of mystifying, or the state of being mystied; also, something designed to, or that does, mystify.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The reply of Pope seems very much as though he had been playing off a <i>mystification</i> on his Grace.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Mys"ti*fi*ca`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mystifies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Mys"ti*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mystified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mystifying</u> (?).] [F. <i>mystifier</i>, fr. Gr. &?; + L. <i>- ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See 1st <u>Mystery</u>, and <u>- fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to <i>mystify</i> a passage of Scripture.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to <i>mystify</i> an opponent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He took undue advantage of his credulity and <i>mystified</i> him exceedingly.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Campbell.</i></p>

<p><hw>My"ta*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. Cf. <u>Metacism</u>.] <def>Too frequent use of the letter <i>m</i>, or of the sound represented by it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>mythe</i>.] [Gr. <grk>my^qos</grk> myth, fable, tale, talk, speech: cf. F. <i>mythe</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient legend of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as historical.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As for Mrs. Primmins's bones, they had been <i>myths</i> these twenty years.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Myth history</b></col>, <cd>history made of, or mixed with, myths.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Mythe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Myth</u>.</def> <i>Grote.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Myth"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Myth"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mythicus</i>, Gr. &?;. See <u>Myth</u>.] <def>Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful.</def> — <wf>Myth"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mythic</i> turf where danced the nymphs.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and Mordred, are <i>mythical</i> persons, whose very existence may be questioned.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>My*thog"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>myqogra`fos</grk>; <grk>my^qos</grk> + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write.] <def>A composer of fables.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*thol"o*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mythologist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myth`o*lo"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mythologist.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Myth`o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Myth`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mythologicus</i>: cf. F. <i>mytholigique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; mythical; fabulous.</def> — <wf>Myth`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>My*thol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mythologiste</i>.] <def>One versed in, or who writes on, mythology or myths.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*thol"o*gize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mythologiser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To relate, classify, and explain, or attempt to explain, myths; to write upon myths.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To construct and propagate myths.</def></p>

<p><hw>My*thol"o*gi`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, mythologizes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Imagination has always been, and still is, in a narrower sense, the great <i>mythologizer</i>.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Myth"o*logue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mythology</u>.] <def>A fabulous narrative; a myth.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>May we not . . . consider his history of the fall as an excellent <i>mythologue</i>, to account for the origin of human evil?</blockquote> <i>Geddes.</i></p>

<p><hw>My*thol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mythologies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>mythologie</i>, L. <i>mythologia</i>, Gr. <grk>myqologi`a</grk>; <grk>my^qos</grk>, fable, myth + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech, discourse.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A body of myths; esp., the collective myths which describe the gods of a heathen people; as, the <i>mythology</i> of the Greeks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myth"o*plasm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>my^qos</grk> myth + <grk>pla`ssein</grk> to form.] <def>A narration of mere fable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myth`o*p&oelig;"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>myqopoio`s</grk> making myths; <grk>my^qos</grk> myth + <grk>poiei^n</grk> to make.] <def>Making or producing myths; giving rise to mythical narratives.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>mythop&oelig;ic</i> fertility of the Greeks.</blockquote> <i>Grote.</i></p>

<p><hw>Myth`o*po*et"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>my^qos</grk> myth + &?; able to make, producing, fr. <grk>poiei^n</grk> to make.] <def>Making or producing myths or mythical tales.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myt"i*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mytilus</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus Mytilus, or family <i>Mytilid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myt`i*lo*tox"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mytilus</i> + <i>toxic</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to convulsions, including death by an accumulation of carbonic acid in the blood.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Myt"i*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a sea mussel, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Byssus</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Myx"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a lamp nozzle, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The distal end of the mandibles of a bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myx"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of marsipobranchs, including the hagfish. See <u>Hag</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myx"i*noid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus Myxine.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hagfish.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Myx`o*cys*to"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; mucus + &?; a bladder.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See <u>Noctiluca</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Myx*o"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Myxomata</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; mucus + <i>- oma</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found in the umbilical cord.</def></p>

<p><hw>Myx"o*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; mucus, slime + <i>-pod</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A rhizopod or moneran. Also used adjectively; as, a <i>myxopod</i> state.</def></p>

<p><hw>||My*zon"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; to suck.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The Marsipobranchiata.</def></p>

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

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<p><point26>N.</point26></p>

<p><hw>N</hw> (&ebreve;n), <def>the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the <i>dentinasal</i> or <i>linguanasal</i> consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in <i>ran</i>, <i>done</i>; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of <i>g</i> hard or <i>k</i> (as in <i>single</i>, <i>sink</i>, <i>conquer</i>), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph <i>ng</i> in <i>sing</i>, <i>bring</i>, etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the <i>gutturo-nasal</i> consonent. See <u>Guide to Pronunciation</u>, &sect;&sect; 243-246.</def></p>

<p> The letter N came into English through the Latin and Greek from the Ph&oelig;nician, which probably derived it from the Egyptian as the ultimate origin. It is etymologically most closely related to M. See <u>M</u>.</p>

<p><hw>N</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na</hw> (n&auml;), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>No, not. See <u>No</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nab</hw> (n&abreve;b), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Knap</u>, <u>Knop</u>, <u>Knob</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The summit of an eminence.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Firearms)</i> <def>The cock of a gunlock.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Locksmithing)</i> <def>The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nab</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nabbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nabbing</u>.] [Dan <i>nappe</i>, or Sw. <i>nappa</i>.] <def>To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Smollett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"bit</hw> (n&amacr;"b&ibreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Pulverized sugar candy.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nabk</hw> (n&abreve;bk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>nabiqa</i>, <i>nibqa</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The edible berries of the <i>Zizyphys Lotus</i>, a tree of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe.</def> [Written also <i>nubk</i>.] See <u>Lotus</u> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>, and <u>Sadr</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Na"bob</hw> (n&amacr;"b&obreve;b), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>naw&amacr;b</i>, from Ar. <i>naw&amacr;b</i>, pl. of <i>n&amacr;&iuml;b</i> a vicegerent, governor. Cf <u>Nawab</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.</def> " A bilious old <i>nabob</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nac"a*rat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nacarat</i>, fr. Sp. or Pg. <i>nacarado</i>, fr. <i>n&aacute;car</i> mother-of- pearl. See <u>Nacre</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pale red color, with a cast of orange.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fine linen or crape dyed of this color.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nack"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nacre</u>.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"cre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., cf. Sp. <i>n&aacute;cara</i>, <i>n&aacute;car</i>, It. <i>nacchera</i>, <i>naccaro</i>, LL. <i>nacara</i>, <i>nacrum</i>; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar. <i>nak&imacr;r</i> hollowed.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also <i>nacker</i> and <i>naker</i>.] See <u>Pearl</u>, and <u>Mother-of- pearl</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"cre*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Nacre</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nad</hw> (?), <hw>Nad"de</hw> (?) }. [Contr. fr. <i>ne hadde</i>.] <def>Had not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nad"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>n&aelig;dre</i>. See <u>Adder</u>.] <def>An adder.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"dir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., Sp., & It. <i>nadir</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>nas&imacr;ru's samt</i> nadir, prop., the point opposite the zenith (<i>as samt</i>), in which <i>nas&imacr;r</i> means alike, corresponding to. Cf. <u>Azimuth</u>, <u>Zenith</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The seventh century is the <i>nadir</i> of the human mind in Europe.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Nadir of the sun</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the axis of the conical shadow projected by the earth.</cd> <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>||N&aelig;"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nenia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>N&aelig;ve</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>naevus</i>.] <def>A n&aelig;vus.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>N&aelig;"void</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>N&aelig;vus</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <def>Resembling a n&aelig;vus or n&aelig;vi; as, <i>n&aelig;void</i> elephantiasis.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>N&aelig;"vose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Spotted; freckled.</def></p>

<p><hw>||N&aelig;"vus</hw> (n&emacr;"v&ubreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>N&aelig;vi</b></plw> (- v&imacr;). [L.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a birthmark; — usually applied to vascular tumors, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or capillaries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nag</hw> (n&abreve;g), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nagge</i>, D. <i>negge</i>; akin to E. <i>neigh</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A paramour; — in contempt.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nag</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nagged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nagging</u> (?).] [Cf. Sw. <i>nagga</i> to nibble, peck, Dan. <i>nage</i> to gnaw, Icel. <i>naga</i>, <i>gnaga</i>, G. <i>nagen</i>, & E. <i>gnaw</i>.] <def>To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.</def> [Colloq.] "She never <i>nagged</i>." <i>J. Ingelow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nag"ging</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a <i>nagging</i> toothache.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Nag"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Irritable; touchy.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>||Na"gor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A West African gazelle (<i>Gazella redunca</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Nag"yag*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from <i>Nagyag</i>, in Transylvania.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster, generally of a foliated massive structure; foliated tellurium. It is a telluride of lead and gold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"iad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>naias</i>, <i>- adis</i>, <i>na&iuml;s</i>, <i>-idis</i>, a water nymph, Gr &?;, &?;, fr. &?; to flow: cf. F. <i>na&iuml;ade</i>. Cf. <u>Naid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Myth.)</i> <def>A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of a tribe (<i>Naiades</i>) of freshwater bivalves, including <i>Unio</i>, <i>Anodonta</i>, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l)</i> <def>One of a group of butterflies. See <u>Nymph</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the order <i>Naiadace&aelig;</i>, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"iant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>See <u>Natant</u>.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Naiad</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of small, fresh- water, ch&aelig;topod annelids of the tribe <i>Naidina</i>. They belong to the <i>Oligoch&aelig;ta</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"&iuml;f`</hw> (&?;; <i>formerly</i> &?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>na&iuml;f</i>. See <u>Na&iuml;ve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a true natural luster without being cut; — applied by jewelers to a precious stone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Na&iuml;ve; as, a <i>na&iuml;f</i> remark.</def> <i>London Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Na"ik</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>n&amacr;yak</i>.] <def>A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal.</def> <i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p>

<p><hw>Nail</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>n&aelig;gel</i>, akin to D. <i>nagel</i>, OS &?; OHG. <i>nagal</i>, G. <i>nagel</i>, Icel. <i>nagl</i>, nail (in sense 1), <i>nagli</i> nail (in sense 3), Sw. <i>nagel</i> nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. <i>nagle</i>, Goth. <i>ganagljan</i> to nail, Lith. <i>nagas</i> nail (in sense 1), Russ. <i>nogote</i>, L. <i>unguis</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>nakha</i>. &?;] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>nayles</i> like a briddes claws were.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The nails are strictly homologous with hoofs and claws. When compressed, curved, and pointed, they are called <i>talons</i> or <i>claws</i>, and the animal bearing them is said to be <i>unguiculate</i>; when they incase the extremities of the digits they are called <i>hoofs</i>, and the animal is <i>ungulate</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven into or through them.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The different sorts of nails are named either from the use to which they are applied, from their shape, from their size, or from some other characteristic, as shingle, floor, ship-carpenters', and horseshoe nails, roseheads, diamonds, fourpenny, tenpenny (see <u>Penny</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>), chiselpointed, cut, wrought, or wire nails, etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nail ball</b></col> <i>(Ordnance)</i>, <cd>a round projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun.</cd> — <col><b>Nail plate</b></col>, <cd>iron in plates from which cut nails are made.</cd> — <col><b>On the nail</b></col>, <cd>in hand; on the spot; immediately; without delay or time of credit; as, to pay money <i>on the nail</i>.</cd> "You shall have ten thousand pounds <i>on the nail</i>." <i>Beaconsfield.</i> — <col><b>To hit the nail on the head</b></col>, <cd>to hit most effectively; to do or say a thing in the right way.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nailed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nailing</u>.] [AS. <i>n&aelig;glian</i>. See <u>Nail</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to <i>nail</i> boards to the beams.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He is now dead, and <i>nailed</i> in his chest.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The rivets of your arms were <i>nailed</i> with gold.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When they came to talk of places in town, you saw at once how I <i>nailed</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To spike, as a cannon.</def> [Obs.] <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To nail</b></col> <col><b>a lie or an assertion</b></col>, etc., <cd>to detect and expose it, so as to put a stop to its currency; — an expression probably derived from the former practice of shopkeepers, who were accustomed to nail bad or counterfeit pieces of money to the counter.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nail"brush`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A brush for cleaning the nails.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nail"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who fastens with, or drives, nails.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nail"er*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A women who makes nailes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nail"er*y</hw> (?), n.; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Naileries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A manufactory where nails are made.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nail"-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nail-headed characters</b></col>, <cd>arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under <u>Arrowheaded</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Nail-headed molding</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>an ornament consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of large nails; — called also <i>nail-head molding</i>, or <i>nail-head</i>. It is the same as the simplest form of dogtooth. See <u>Dogtooth</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nail"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without nails; having no nails.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nain`sook"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nainsukh</i>, a valley in Kaghan.] <def>A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly made in India.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Na"is</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a naiad.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Naiad</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nais`sant"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p. pr. of <i>na&icirc;tre</i> to be born, L. <i>nasci</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Jessant</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"&iuml;ve`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>na&iuml;f</i>, fem. <i>na&iuml;ve</i>, fr. L. <i>nativus</i> innate, natural, native. See <u>Native</u>, and cf. <u>Na&iuml;f</u>.] <def>Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, <i>na&iuml;ve</i> manners; a <i>na&iuml;ve</i> person; <i>na&iuml;ve</i> and unsophisticated remarks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"&iuml;ve`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a na&iuml;ve manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Na`&iuml;ve`t&eacute;"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Na&iuml;ve</u>, and cf. <u>Nativity</u>.] <def>Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A story which pleases me by its <i>na&iuml;vet&eacute;</i> — that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"&iuml;ve`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Na&iuml;vet&eacute;.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nake</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make naked.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Come, be ready, <i>nake</i> your swords.</blockquote> <i>Old Play.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"ked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nacod</i>; akin to D. <i>naakt</i>, G. <i>nackt</i>, OHG. <i>nacchot</i>, <i>nahhot</i>, Icel. <i>n&ouml;kvi&eth;r</i>, <i>nakinn</i>, Sw. <i>naken</i>, Dan. <i>n&ouml;gen</i>, Goth. <i>naqa&thorn;s</i>, Lith. <i>n&uring;gas</i>, Russ. <i>nagii</i>, L. <i>nudus</i>, Skr. <i>nagna</i>. &radic;266. Cf. <u>Nude</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a <i>naked</i> body; a <i>naked</i> limb; a <i>naked</i> sword.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed; defenseless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy power is full <i>naked</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Behold my bosom <i>naked</i> to your swords.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Patriots who had exposed themselves for the public, and whom they say now left <i>naked</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The truth appears so <i>naked</i> on my side, That any purblind eye may find it out.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All things are <i>naked</i> and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we to do.</blockquote> <i>Heb. iv. 13.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Mere; simple; plain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The very <i>naked</i> name of love.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Without pubescence; as, a <i>naked</i> leaf or stem; bare, or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Not having the full complement of tones; — said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a <i>naked</i> fourth or fifth.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Naked bed</b></col>, <cd>a bed the occupant of which is naked, no night linen being worn in ancient times.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>Naked eye</b></col>, <cd>the eye alone, unaided by glasses, or by telescope, microscope, or the like.</cd> — <col><b>Naked-eyed medusa</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Hydromedusa</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Naked flooring</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>the timberwork which supports a floor.</cd> <i>Gwilt.</i> — <col><b>Naked mollusk</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a nudibranch.</cd> — <col><b>Naked wood</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a large rhamnaceous tree (<i>Colibrina reclinata</i>) of Southern Florida and the West Indies, having a hard and heavy heartwood, which takes a fine polish.</cd> <i>C. S. Sargent.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Nude; bare; denuded; uncovered; unclothed; exposed; unarmed; plain; defenseless.</p>

<p><hw>Na"ked*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a naked manner; without covering or disguise; manifestly; simply; barely.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"ked*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition of being naked.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>The privy parts; the genitals.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ham . . . saw the <i>nakedness</i> of his father.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ix. 22.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"ker</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nacre</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"ker</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nakere</i>, F. <i>nakaire</i>, LL. <i>nacara</i>, Per. <i>naq&amacr;ret</i>.] <def>A kind of kettledrum.</def> [Obs.] <i> Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Na"koo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The gavial.</def> [Written also <i>nako</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Nale</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corrupt form arising from the older "at &thorn;e<i>n ale</i>" at the nale.] <def>Ale; also, an alehouse.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Great feasts at the <i>nale</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nall</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Either fr. Icel. <i>n&amacr;l</i> (see <u>Needle</u>); or fr. <i>awl</i>, like <i>newt</i> fr. <i>ewt</i>.] <def>An awl.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nam</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne am</i>.] <def>Am not.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nam</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Nim</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nam"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being named.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>namare</i> to take; cf. AS. <i>niman</i> to take.] <i>(O. Eng. & Scots Law)</i> <def>A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nam"ay*cush</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Indian name.] <i>(Zool.)</i> <def>A large North American lake trout (<i>Salvelinus namaycush</i>). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also <i>Mackinaw trout</i>, <i>lake trout</i>, <i>lake salmon</i>, <i>salmon trout</i>, <i>togue</i>, and <i>tuladi</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nam"by-pam`by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Ambrose Phillips</i>, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.] <def>Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nam"by-pam`by</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Namby-pamby</i> madrigals of love.</blockquote> <i>W. Gifford.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Name</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nama</i>; akin to D. <i>naam</i>, OS. & OHG. <i>namo</i>, G. <i>name</i>, Icel. <i>nafn</i>, for <i>namn</i>, Dan. <i>navn</i>, Sw. <i>namn</i>, Goth. <i>nam&omacr;</i>, L. <i>nomen</i> (perh. influenced by <i>noscere</i>, <i>gnoscere</i>, to learn to know), Gr. <grk>'o`mona</grk>, Scr. <i>n&amacr;man</i>. &radic;267. Cf. <u>Anonymous</u>, <u>Ignominy</u>, <u>Misnomer</u>, <u>Nominal</u>, <u>Noun</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the <i>name</i> thereof.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ii. 19. </i></p>

<p><blockquote>What's in a <i>name</i>? That which we call a rose<BR> By any other <i>name</i> would smell as sweet.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>name</i> shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.</blockquote> <i>Is. ix. 6.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What men of <i>name</i> resort to him?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Far above . . . every <i>name</i> that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.</blockquote> <i>Eph. i. 21.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will get me a <i>name</i> and honor in the kingdom.</blockquote> <i>1 Macc. iii. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He hath brought up an evil <i>name</i> upon a virgin.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxii. 19.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king's army . . . had left no good <i>name</i> behind.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Those of a certain name; a race; a family.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his <i>name</i>, came every day to pay their feigned civilities.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A person, an individual.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>They list with women each degenerate <i>name</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Christian name</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from <i>surname</i>; baptismal name</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A given name, whether received at baptism or not.</cd> — <col><b>Given name</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Given</u>.</cd> — <col><b>In name</b></col>, <cd>in profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend <i>in name</i>.</cd> — <col><b>In the name of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>In behalf of; by the authority of.</cd> " I charge you <i>in the duke's name</i> to obey me." <i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In the represented or assumed character of.</cd> "I'll to him again <i>in name of</i> Brook." <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>Name plate</b></col>, <cd>a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate.</cd> — <col><b>Pen name</b></col>, <cd>a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom de plume.</cd> <i>Bayard Taylor.</i> — <col><b>Proper name</b></col> <i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>a name applied to a particular person, place, or thing.</cd> — <col><b>To call names</b></col>, <cd>to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations.</cd> — <col><b>To take a name in vain</b></col>, <cd>to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths.</cd> <i>Ex. xx. 7.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination; epithet. — <u>Name</u>, <u>Appellation</u>, <u>Title</u>, <u>Denomination</u>. <i>Name</i> is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. <i>Appellation</i>, although sometimes put for <i>name</i> simply, denotes, more properly, a <i>descriptive term</i>, used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the <i>Bold</i>, Philip the <i>Stammerer</i>. A <i>title</i> is a term employed to point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the <i>Duke</i> of Bedford, Paul the <i>Apostle</i>, etc. <i>Denomination</i> is to particular bodies what <i>appellation</i> is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is divided into different <i>denominations</i>, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc.</p>

<p><hw>Name</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Named</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Naming</u>.] [AS. <i>namian</i>. See <u>Name</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She <i>named</i> the child Ichabod.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. iv. 21.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus was the building left<BR> Ridiculous, and the work Confusion <i>named</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>None <i>named</i> thee but to praise.</blockquote> <i>Halleck.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Old Yew, which graspest at the stones<BR> That <i>name</i> the underlying dead.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to <i>name</i> a day for the wedding.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whom late you have <i>named</i> for consul.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(House of Commons)</i> <def>To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; designate; nominate.</p>

<p><hw>Name"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a <i>nameless</i> star.</def> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Undistinguished; not noted or famous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>nameless</i> dwelling and an unknown name.</blockquote> <i>Harte.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous; as, a <i>nameless</i> writer.</def>"<i>Nameless</i> pens." <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Unnamable; indescribable; inexpressible.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But what it is, that is not yet known; what<BR> I can not name; &?;t is <i>nameless</i> woe,I wot.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have a <i>nameless</i> horror of the man.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Name"less*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nameless manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Name"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The solitariness of man . . . God hath <i>namely</i> and principally ordered to prevent by marriage.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That is to say; to wit; videlicet; — introducing a particular or specific designation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For the excellency of the soul, <i>namely</i>, its power of divining dreams; that several such divinations have been made, none &?;an question.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nam"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who names, or calls by name.</def></p>

<p><hw>Name"sake`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>name's sake</i>; <i>i. e.</i>, one named for the sake of another's name.] <def>One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na*mo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>No more.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nan</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> [For <i>anan</i>.] <def>Anan.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Nan"dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An African carnivore (<i>Nandinia binotata</i>), allied to the civets. It is spotted with black.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nan"dou</hw> (?), <hw>Nan"du</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Braz. <i>nhandu</i> or <i>yandu</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the genera <i>Rhea</i> and <i>Pterocnemia</i>. See <u>Rhea</u>.</def> [Written also <i>nandow</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Nan*keen"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from its being originally manufactured at <i>Nankin</i>, in China.] [Written also <i>nankin</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton (<i>Gossypium religiosum</i>) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Trousers made of nankeen.</def> <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Nankeen bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the Australian night heron (<i>Nycticorax Caledonicus</i>); — called also <i>quaker</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nan"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A diminutive of <i>Ann</i> or <i>Anne</i>, the proper name.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nanny goat</b></col>, <cd>a female goat.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Nan"ny*ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Sheepberry</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nan"pie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The magpie.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Na"os</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a temple, the cella.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A term used by modern arch&aelig;ologists instead of <i>cella</i>. See <u>Cella</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nap</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Napped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Napping</u> (?).] [OE. <i>nappen</i>, AS. <i>hn&aelig;ppian</i> to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. <i>hnipian</i> to bend one's self, Icel. <i>hnipna</i>, <i>hn&imacr;pa</i>, to droop.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be in a careless, secure state.</def> <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I took thee <i>napping</i>, unprepared.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>noppe</i>, AS. <i>hnoppa</i>; akin to D. <i>nop</i>, Dan. <i>noppe</i>, LG. <i>nobbe</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; — as, the <i>nap</i> of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nap</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To raise, or put, a nap on.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nape</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. akin to <i>knap</i> a knop.] <def>The back part of the neck.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nape"-crest`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An African bird of the genus <i>Schizorhis</i>, related to the plantain eaters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"per*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Naperies</b></plw> (#). [OF. <i>naperie</i>, fr. <i>nape</i> a tablecloth, F. <i>nappe</i>, LL. <i>napa</i>, fr. L. <i>mappa</i>. See <u>Map</u>, and cf. <u>Apron</u>, <u>Napkin</u>.] <def>Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"pha wa`ter</hw> (?). [Sp. <i>nafa</i>, from Ar. <i>napha</i> odor.] <def>A perfume distilled from orange flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"phew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Navew</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph"tha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>naphtha</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, fr.Ar. <i>nafth</i>, <i>nifth</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called <i>crude petroleum</i>, <i>mineral oil</i>, or <i>rock oil</i>. Specifically: That portion of the distillate obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about 0.7, — used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, <i>Boghead naphtha</i>, from Boghead coal (obtained at <i>Boghead</i>, Scotland); <i>crude naphtha</i>, or <i>light oil</i>, from coal tar; <i>wood naphtha</i>, from wood, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This term was applied by the earlier chemical writers to a number of volatile, strong smelling, inflammable liquids, chiefly belonging to the ethers, as the sulphate, nitrate, or acetate of ethyl. <i>Watts.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Naphtha vitrioli</b></col> [NL., naphtha of vitriol] <i>(Old Chem.)</i>, <cd>common ethyl ether; — formerly called <i>sulphuric ether</i>. See <u>Ether</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Naph"tha*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Naph"tha*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>8</sub>, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also <i>naphthaline</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Naphthalene red</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a dyestuff obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also <i>magdala red</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Naphthalene yellow</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Naph`tha*len"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; — used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called <i>naphthalenic acid</i> and also <i>hydroxy quinone</i>, and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph*tha"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; — used specifically to denote any one of a series of acids derived from naphthalene, and called <i>naphthalene acids</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with <i>phthalic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph*thal"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Naphthalene</i> + tolu<i>idine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Naphthylamine</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Naph"tha*lin</hw> (?), <hw>Naph"tha*line</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>naphthaline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Naphthalene</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph"tha*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph*thaz"a*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Naphtha</i>lene + ali<i>zarin</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; — called also <i>naphthalizarin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph"thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasian petroleum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph"thide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic element; as, mercuric <i>naphthide</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph*tho"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; — used specifically to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called <i>naphthoic acids</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph"thol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Naphth</i>alene + <i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Naphthol blue</b></col>, <col><b>Naphthol orange</b></col>, <col><b>Naphthol yellow</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex nitrogenous derivatives of naphthol or naphthoquinone.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Naph`tho*qui"none</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Naphth</i>alene + <i>quinone</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A yellow crystalline substance, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph"thyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Naphth</i>alene + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of naphthalene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naph`thyl*am"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>7</sub>.NH<sub>2</sub>, forming crystalline solids.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Na*pie"ri*an</hw>, <hw>Na*pe"ri*an</hw> , } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, <i>Napier</i>, or <i>Naper</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Naperian logarithms</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Logarithms</u>.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Na"pi*er's bones`</hw> (?), <hw>Na"pi*er's rods`</hw> (?) }. <def>A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the multiplication table; — a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor of logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and division.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"pi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>napus</i> turnip + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>napiforme</i>. Cf. <u>Navew</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nap"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of OF. <i>nape</i> a tablecloth, cloth, F. <i>nappe</i>, L. <i>mappa</i>. See <u>Napery</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A handkerchief.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Napkin pattern</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Linen scroll</i>, under <u>Linen</u>. — <u>Napkin ring</u>, a ring of metal, ivory, or other material, used to inclose a table napkin.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nap"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without nap; threadbare.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"ples yel"low</hw> (?). <def>See under <u>Yellow</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na*po"le*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the Emperor <i>Napoleon</i> 1.] <def>A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3.86.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na*po`le*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na*po"le*on*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nappe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nappe</i> cloth, sheet. See <u>Napery</u>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one <i>nappe</i>, and some have two.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nap"pi*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Nappy</u>.] <def>The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nap"ping</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hat Making)</i> <def>A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nap"py</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 1st <u>Nap</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel <i>nappy</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, <i>nappy</i> ale.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyatt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nap"py</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 3d <u>Nap</u>.] <def>Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.</def> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nap"py</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nappies</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>nap</i>, AS. <i>hn&aelig;p</i> cup, bowl. See <u>Hanaper</u>.] <def>A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.</def> [Written also <i>nappie</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Nap"-tak`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack.</def> <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Na*pu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A very small chevrotain (<i>Tragulus Javanicus</i>), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also <i>Java musk deer</i>, <i>pygmy musk deer</i>, and <i>deerlet</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Na"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of turnip. See <u>Navew</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"ce*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>narce</i> numbness, torpor, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;: cf. F. <i>narc&eacute;&iuml;ne</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also <i>narceia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar*cis"sine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Narcissus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar*cis"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Narcissuses</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>narcissus</i>, and (personified) <i>Narcissus</i>, Gr. <grk>na`rkissos</grk>, <grk>Na`rkissos</grk>, fr. <grk>na`rkh</grk> torpor, in allusion to the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. <u>Narcotic</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Classical Myth.)</i> <def>A beautiful youth fabled to have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain, and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nar*co"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>na`rkwsis</grk>. See <u>Narcotic</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar*cot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>narcotique</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to benumb, <grk>na`rkh</grk> numbness, torpor.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Nar*cot"ic*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 963 !></p>

<p><hw>Nar*cot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Nercotykes</i> and opye (opium) of Thebes.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nar*cot"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Narcotic.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Nar*cot"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nar"co*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>narcotine</i>. Cf. <u>Cotarnine</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than morphine; — called also <i>narcotia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar`co*tin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to narcotine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"co*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>narcotisme</i>.] <def>Narcosis; the state of being narcotized.</def> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nar"co*tize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Narcotized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Narcotizing</u> (?).] <def>To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of narcosis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS., fr. L. <i>nardus</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;; cf. Heb. <i>n&ecirc;rd</i>, Per. <i>nard</i>, Scr. <i>nalada</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An East Indian plant (<i>Nardostachys Jatamansi</i>) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See <u>Spikenard</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of grass (<i>Nardus stricta</i>) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nard"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nardinus</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nar*doo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An Australian name for <i>Marsilea Drummondii</i>, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nare</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>naris</i>.] <def>A nostril.</def> [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Na"res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., pl. of <i>naris</i> nostril.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The nostrils or nasal openings, — the <i>anterior nares</i> being the external or proper nostrils, and the <i>posterior nares</i>, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nar"gile</hw> (?), <hw>Nar"gi*leh</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. <i>n&amacr;rgh&imacr;l</i>, prop., a cocoanut; prob. so called because first made of a cocoanut.] <def>An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the smoke is drawn through water.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nar"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The brown coati. See <u>Coati</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>naris</i> nostril + <i>-form</i>. See <u>Nose</u>.] <def>Formed like the nose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or belonging to the nostrils.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>narrabilis</i>, fr. <i>narrare</i> to narrate.] <def>Capable of being narrated or told.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nar`ra*gan"setts</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Narragansett</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar*rate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Narrated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Narrating</u>.] [L. <i>narratus</i>, p. p. of <i>narrare</i> to narrate, prob. for <i>gnarigare</i>, fr. <i>gnarus</i> knowing. See <u>Ignore</u>, <u>Know</u>.] <def>To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To relate; recount; detail; describe.</p>

<p><hw>Nar*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>narratio</i>: cf. F. <i>narration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; story; history.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See <u>Account</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nar"ra*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>narratif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But wise through time, and <i>narrative</i> with age.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nar"ra*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Cyntio was much taken with my <i>narrative</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration; story; tale. See <u>Account</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nar"ra*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the style of narration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar*ra"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"ra*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Giving an account of events; narrative; as, <i>narratory</i> letters.</def> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Narre</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nearer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nar"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Narrower</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Narrowest</u>.] [OE. <i>narwe</i>, <i>naru</i>, AS. <i>nearu</i>; akin to OS. <i>naru</i>, <i>naro</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a <i>narrow</i> board; a <i>narrow</i> street; a <i>narrow</i> hem.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hath passed in safety through the <i>narrow</i> seas.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a <i>narrow</i> compass in the world.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; — with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a <i>narrow</i> shot; a <i>narrow</i> escape; a <i>narrow</i> majority.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, <i>narrow</i> circumstances.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a <i>narrow</i> mind; <i>narrow</i> views.</def> "A <i>narrow</i> understanding." <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A very <i>narrow</i> and stinted charity.</blockquote> <i>Smalridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But first with <i>narrow</i> search I must walk round<BR> This garden, and no corner leave unspied.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; — distinguished from <i>wide</i>; as &emacr; (&emacr;ve) and &oomac; (f&oomac;d), etc., from &ibreve; (&ibreve;ll) and &oocr; (f&oocr;t), etc. See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect; 13.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Narrow</i> is not unfrequently prefixed to words, especially to participles and adjectives, forming compounds of obvious signification; as, <i>narrow</i>-bordered, <i>narrow</i>- brimmed, <i>narrow</i>-breasted, <i>narrow</i>-edged, <i>narrow</i>- faced, <i>narrow</i>-headed, <i>narrow</i>-leaved, <i>narrow</i>- pointed, <i>narrow</i>-souled, <i>narrow</i>-sphered, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Narrow gauge</b></col>. <i>(Railroad)</i> <cd>See Note under <u>Gauge</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nar"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Narrows</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; — usually in the plural; as, The <i>Narrows</i> of New York harbor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous<BR> <i>narrow</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gladstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nar"row</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Narrowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Narrowing</u>.] [AS. <i>nearwian</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.</def> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to <i>narrow</i> one's views or knowledge; to <i>narrow</i> a question in discussion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our knowledge is much more <i>narrowed</i> if we confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Knitting)</i> <def>To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"row</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the sea <i>narrows</i> into a strait.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Man.)</i> <def>Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse <i>narrows</i>.</def> <i>Farrier's Dict.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Knitting)</i> <def>To contract the size of a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into one.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"row*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, narrows or contracts.</def> <i>Hannah More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nar"row*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The part of a stocking which is narrowed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"row*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nearulice</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>With little breadth; in a narrow manner.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without much extent; contractedly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch <i>narrowly</i>; to search <i>narrowly</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; — often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he <i>narrowly</i> escaped.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Sparingly; parsimoniously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"row-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of narrow mental scope; illiberal; mean.</def> — <wf>Nar"row- mind`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nar"row*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nearunes</i>.] <def>The condition or quality of being narrow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nart</hw> (?). [For <i>ne art</i>.] <def>Art not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nar"thex</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., giant fennel, Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tall umbelliferous plant (<i>Ferula communis</i>). See <i>Giant fennel</i>, under <u>Fennel</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; — used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"wal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Narwhal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nar"we</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Narrow.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nar"whal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sw. or Dan. <i>narvhal</i>; akin to Icel. <i>n&amacr;hvalr</i>, and E. <i>whale</i>. the first syllable is perh. from Icel. <i>n&amacr;r</i> corpse, dead body, in allusion to the whitish color its skin. See <u>Whale</u>.] [Written also <i>narwhale</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An arctic cetacean (<i>Monodon monocerous</i>), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also <i>sea unicorn</i>, <i>unicorn fish</i>, and <i>unicorn whale</i>. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nas</hw> (n&auml;z). [For <i>ne was</i>.] <def>Was not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nas</hw>. [Contr. fr. <i>ne has</i>.] <def>Has not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"sal</hw> (n&amacr;"z<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>nasus</i> the nose. See <u>Nose</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the nose.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants <i>m</i>, <i>n</i>, <i>ng</i> (see <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect; 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a <i>nasal</i> vowel; a <i>nasal</i> utterance.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nasal bones</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>two bones of the skull, in front of the frontals.</cd> — <col><b>Nasal index</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>in the skull, the ratio of the transverse the base of the aperture to the nasion, which latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Na"sal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Armor)</i> <def>Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the nasal bones.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na*sal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nasalit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being nasal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na`sal*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"sal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nasalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nasalizing</u> (?).] <def>To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"sal*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"sal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nasal manner; by the nose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nas"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nascale</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nas"cen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nascentia</i>. See <u>Nascent</u>.] <def>State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nas"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nascens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. <i>nasci</i> to be born. See <u>Nation</u>, and cf. <u>Naissant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a <i>nascent</i> germ.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Nascent</i> passions and anxieties.</blockquote> <i>Berkley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Evolving; being evolved or produced.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nascent state</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the supposed instantaneous or momentary state of an uncombined atom or radical just separated from one compound acid, and not yet united with another, — a hypothetical condition implying peculiarly active chemical properties; as, hydrogen in the <i>nascent state</i> is a strong reducer.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nase"ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>nispero</i> medlar and naseberry tree, fr. L. <i>mespilus</i>. See <u>Medlar</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tropical fruit. See <u>Sapodilla</u>.</def> [Written also <i>nisberry</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Nash</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nas`i*cor"nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nasus</i> nose + <i>cornu</i> horn: cf. F. <i>nasicorne</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nas"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nasus</i> nose + <i>-form</i>. See <u>Nose</u>, and cf. <u>Nariform</u>.] <def>Having the shape of a nose.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Na*si*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>nasus</i> nose.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle point of the nasofrontal suture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"so-</hw> (&?;). [L. <i>nasus</i> nose.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A combining form denoting <i>pertaining to</i>, or <i>connected with</i>, <i>the nose</i>; as, <i>naso</i>frontal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"so*buc"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso</i> + <i>buccal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Connected with both the nose and the mouth; as, the <i>nasobuccal</i> groove in the skate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na`so*fron"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> + <i>frontal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the nose and the front of the head; as, the embryonic <i>nasofrontal</i> process which forms the anterior boundary of the mouth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na`so*lach"ry*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> + <i>lachrymal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the <i>nasolachrymal</i>, or lachrymal duct.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Na`so*pal"a*tal</hw> (?), <hw>Na`so*pal"a*tine</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> + <i>palatal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the <i>nasopalatine</i> or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the <i>nasopalatine</i> nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na`so*phar`yn*ge"al</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> + <i>pharyngeal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a <i>nasopharyngeal</i> polypus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na`so*sep"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> + <i>septal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the internasal septum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na`so*tur"bi*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> + <i>turbinal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the <i>nasalturbinal</i> bone, made up of the uppermost lammel&aelig; of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The nasoturbinal bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nas"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Nassas</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Nass&AElig;</b></plw> (#). [From L. <i>nassa</i> a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera <i>Nassa</i>, <i>Tritia</i>, and other allied genera of the family <i>Nassid&aelig;</i>; a dog whelk. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Gastropoda</u>.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>nas"soid</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nas"ti*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nasty manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nas"ti*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>nastiness</i> of Plautus and Aristophanes.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nas*tur"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nasturtium</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nasturtium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nas*tur"tium</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nasturtium</i>, for <i>nasitortium</i>, fr. <i>nasus</i> nose + <i>torquere</i>, <i>tortum</i>, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See <u>Nose</u> of the face, and <u>Torture</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genus <i>Trop&aelig;olum</i>, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (<i>Trop&aelig;olum majus</i>), the canary-bird flower (<i>T. peregrinum</i>), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Nas"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nastier</u> (&?;); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Nastiest</u>.] [For older <i>nasky</i>; cf. dial. Sw. <i>naskug</i>, <i>nasket</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a <i>nasty</i> rain, day, sky.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by obscenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Nasty</u>, <u>Filthy</u>, <u>Foul</u>, <u>Dirty</u>. Anything <i>nasty</i> is usually wet or damp as well as filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickiness or odor; but <i>filthy</i> and <i>foul</i> imply that a thing is filled or covered with offensive matter, while <i>dirty</i> describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any kind; as, <i>filthy</i> clothing, <i>foul</i> vapors, etc.</p>

<p><hw>Na"sute</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nasutus</i>, fr. <i>nasus</i> the nose.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a nice sense of smell.</def> [Obs.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Critically nice; captious.</def> [Obs.] <i>auden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"sut*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nat</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nat</hw> [For <i>ne at</i>.] <def>Not at; nor at.</def> [Obs.] <i>haucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>natalis</i>, fr. <i>natus</i>, p. p. of <i>nasci</i> to be born: cf. F. <i>natal</i>. See <u>Nation</u>, and cf. <u>Noel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Princes' children took names from their <i>natal</i> places.</blockquote> <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Propitious star, whose sacred power<BR> Presided o'er the monarch's <i>natal</i> hour.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Actrol.)</i> <def>Presiding over nativity; as, <i>natal</i> Jove.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Native, natural. See <u>Native</u>.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Na`ta*li"tial</hw> (?), <hw>Na`ta*li"tious</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>natalitius</i>, from <i>natalis</i>. See <u>Natal</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or one's nativity.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Natalitial</i> poplar." <i>Evelyn.</i> "<i>Natalitious</i> fire." <i>W. Cartwright.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na*tal"o*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Natal alo</i>es.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Cf. <u>Aloon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na*tal" plum`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus <i>Arduina</i> (<i>A. bispinosa</i> and <i>A. grandiflora</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>One's birth, or the circumstances attending it.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fitz- Geffry.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>natans</i>, <i>- antis</i>, from swim, v. intens. fr. <i>nare</i> to swim: cf. F. <i>natant</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimming toward the dexter side; said of all sorts of fishes except the flying fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tant*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a floating manner; swimmingly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>natatio</i>, fr. <i>natare</i> to swim: cf. F. <i>natation</i>. See <u>Natant</u>.] <def>The act of floating on the water; swimming.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Na`ta*to"res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. <i>natator</i> a swimmer.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The swimming birds.</def></p>

<p>&fist; They were formerly united into one order, which is now considered an artificial group.</p>

<p><hw>Na`ta*to"rial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, <i>natatorial</i> birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na`ta*to"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Adapted for swimming; — said of the legs of certain insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Na`ta*to"rium</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A swimming bath.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"ta*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>natatorius</i>.] <def>Adapted for swimming or floating; as, <i>natatory</i> organs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Natch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>nache</i> fesse, LL. <i>natica</i>, from L. <i>natis</i> the rump, buttocks. Cf. <u>Aitchbone</u>.] <def>The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Natch bone</b></col>, <cd>the edgebone, or aitchbone, in beef.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Natch"ez</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors joined the Creek Confederacy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Natch"nee</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An annual grass (<i>Eleusine coracona</i>), cultivated in India as a food plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Na"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., the buttocks.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The buttocks.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The umbones of a bivalve shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nath</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne hath</i>,] <def>hath not.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nath"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>natheles</i>, <i>na the les</i>, not the less, AS. <i>n&amacr;</i> never. See <u>Na</u>, <u>The</u>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Nevertheless</u>.] <def>Nevertheless.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer. Milton. E. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nath"more`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>na the more</i>.] <def>Not the more; never the more.</def> [Obs.] <i>penser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nat"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Naticas</b></plw> (&?;), L. <plw><b>Natic&AElig;</b></plw> (- s&emacr;). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to <i>Natica</i>, <i>Lunatia</i>, <i>Neverita</i>, and other allied genera (family <i>Naticid&aelig;</i>.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nat"i*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Natica</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like or belonging to Natica, or the family <i>Naticid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nation</i>, L. <i>natio</i> nation, race, orig., a being born, fr. <i>natus</i>, p. p. of <i>nasci</i>, to be born, for <i>gnatus</i>, <i>gnasci</i>, from the same root as E. <i>kin</i>. &radic;44. See <u>Kin</u> kindred, and cf. <u>Cognate</u>, <u>Natal</u>, <u>Native</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A part, or division, of the people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or institutions; a race; a stock.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All <i>nations</i>, and kindreds, and people, and tongues.</blockquote> <i>Rev. vii. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an independent government of their own.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>nation</i> is the unity of a people.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a <i>nation</i>.</blockquote> <i>F. S. Key.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Family; lineage.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the divisions of university students in a classification according to nativity, formerly common in Europe.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Scotch Universities)</i> <def>One of the four divisions (named from the parts of Scotland) in which students were classified according to their nativity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A great number; a great deal; — by way of emphasis; as, a <i>nation</i> of herbs.</def> <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Five nations</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Five</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Law of nations</b></col>. <cd>See <i>International law</i>, under <u>International</u>, and <u>Law</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — people; race. See <u>People</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Na"tion*al</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>national</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a <i>national</i> government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Attached to one's own country or nation.</def></p>

<p><col><b>National anthem</b></col>, <cd>a popular song or hymn which has become by general acceptance the recognized musical expression of the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, "God save the King" is called the <i>national anthem</i> of England.</cd> — <col><b>National bank</b></col>, <cd>the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States.</cd> — <col><b>National flag</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Flag</u>.</cd> — <col><b>National guard</b></col>, <cd>a body of militia, or a local military organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or as certain bodies of militia in other European countries and in the United States.</cd> — <col><b>National salute</b></col>, <cd>a salute consisting of as many guns as there are States in the Union.</cd> [U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Na"tion*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being national; national attachment; nationality.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>National independence; the principles of the Nationalists.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tion*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who advocates national unity and independence; one of a party favoring Irish independence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na`tion*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nationalities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>nationalit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; patriotism.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation; national character.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>the fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the condition of <i>nationalities</i> and the character of peoples.</blockquote> <i>H. W. Beecher.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national unity and integrity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na`tion*al*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of nationalizing, or the state of being nationalized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tion*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nationalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nationalizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>nationaliser</i>.] <def>To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a national manner or way; as a nation.</def> "The jews . . . being <i>nationally</i> espoused to God by covenant." <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"tion*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being national; nationality.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>natif</i>, L. <i>nativus</i>, fr. <i>nasci</i>, p. p. <i>natus</i>. See <u>Nation</u>, and cf. <u>Na&iuml;ve</u>, <u>Nelf</u> a serf.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Arising by birth; having an origin; born.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are <i>native</i>, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.</blockquote> <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; — opposed to <i>foreign</i>; as, <i>native</i> land, language, color, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Born in the region in which one lives; as, a <i>native</i> inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, <i>native</i> oysters, or strawberries.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, <i>native</i> dust.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, <i>native</i> genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc.</def> </p>

<p><blockquote>Courage is <i>native</i> to you.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>the head is not more <i>native</i> to the heart, . . . <BR> Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, <i>native</i> silver.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Found in nature; not artificial; as <i>native</i> sodium chloride.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Native American party</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>American</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Native bear</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the koala.</cd> — <col><b>Native bread</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a large underground fungus, of Australia (<i>Mylitta australis</i>), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger.</cd> — <col><b>Native devil</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Tasmanian devil</i>, under <u>Devil</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Native hen</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an Australian rail (<i>Tribonyx Mortierii</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Native pheasant</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Leipoa</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Native rabbit</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an Australian marsupial (<i>Perameles lagotis</i>) resembling a rabbit in size and form.</cd> — <col><b>Native sloth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the koala.</cd> — <col><b>Native thrush</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an Australian singing bird (<i>Pachycephala olivacea</i>); — called also <i>thickhead</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Native turkey</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the Australian bustard (<i>Choriotis australis</i>); — called also <i>bebilya</i>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Natural; natal; original; congential. — <u>Native</u>, <u>Natural</u>, <u>Natal</u>. <i>natural</i> refers to the <i>nature</i> of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; <i>native</i>, to one's birth or origin; as, a <i>native</i> country, language, etc.; <i>natal</i>, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a <i>natal</i> day, or star. <i>Native</i> talent is that which is inborn; <i>natural</i> talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. <i>Native</i> eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; <i>natural</i> eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial.</p>

<p><hw>Na"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a <i>native</i> of France.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Stock Breeding)</i> <def>Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds.</def> [U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Na"tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By natural or original condition; naturally; originally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being native.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tiv*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tiv*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An advocate of nativism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na`tiv*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to nativism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na*tiv"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nativies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>nativit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>nativitas</i>. See <u>Native</u>, and cf. <u>Na&iuml;vet&Eacute;</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have served him from the hour of my <i>nativity</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou hast left . . . the land of thy <i>nativity</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ruth ii. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These in their dark <i>nativity</i> the deep<BR> Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astrol.)</i> <def>A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate his future destinies; a horoscope.</def></p>

<p><col><b>The Nativity</b></col>, <cd>the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas day.</cd> — <col><b>To</b></col> <col><b>cast, or calculate</b></col>, <col><b>one's nativity</b></col> <i>(Astrol.)</i>, <cd>to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nat"ka</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A species of shrike.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Natron</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The technical name for sodium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tro*lite</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Natron</i> + <i>-lite</i>: cf. F. <i>natrolithe</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A zeolite occuring in groups of glassy acicular crystals, and in masses which often have a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and soda.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Sp. <i>natron</i>, Ar. <i>natr&umacr;n</i>, <i>nitr&umacr;n</i>. Cf. <u>Niter</u>, <u>Anatron</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Native sodium carbonate.</def> [Written also <i>anatron</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Nat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>knetta</i> to grumble.] <def>To find fault; to be peevish.</def> [Prov. Eng. or Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Nat"ter*jack`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A European toad (<i>Bufo calamita</i>), having a yellow line along its back.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nat"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Neat</u> clean.] <def>Neat; tidy; spruce.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p>— <wf>Nat"ti*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Nat"ti*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nat"u*ral</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>naturel</i>, F. <i>naturel</i>, fr. L. <i>naturalis</i>, fr. <i>natura</i>. See <u>Nature</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; characteristic; not artificial, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as, the <i>natural</i> growth of animals or plants; the <i>natural</i> motion of a gravitating body; <i>natural</i> strength or disposition; the <i>natural</i> heat of the body; <i>natural</i> color.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With strong <i>natural</i> sense, and rare force of will.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the <i>natural</i> consequence of crime; a <i>natural</i> death.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What can be more <i>natural</i> than the circumstances in the behavior of those women who had lost their husbands on this fatal day?</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with, or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or experience; not supernatural; as, a <i>natural</i> law; <i>natural</i> science; history, theology.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I call that <i>natural</i> religion which men might know . . . by the mere principles of reason, improved by consideration and experience, without the help of revelation.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Conformed to truth or reality</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Springing from true sentiment; not artificial or exaggerated; — said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a <i>natural</i> gesture, tone, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Resembling the object imitated; true to nature; according to the life; — said of anything copied or imitated; as, a portrait is <i>natural</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To leave his wife, to leave his babes, . . . <BR> He wants the <i>natural</i> touch.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Connected by the ties of consanguinity.</def> "<i>Natural</i> friends." <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a <i>natural</i> child.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>natural</i> man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. ii. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; — said or certain functions or numbers; as, <i>natural</i> numbers, those commencing at 1; <i>natural</i> sines, cosines, etc., those taken in arcs whose radii are 1.</def></p>

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<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original key.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p>

<p><col><b>Natural day</b></col>, <cd>the space of twenty-four hours.</cd> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Natural fats</b></col>, <col><b>Natural gas</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under <u>Fat</u>, <u>Gas</u>. etc.</cd> — <col><b>Natural Harmony</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>the harmony of the triad or common chord.</cd> — <col><b>Natural history</b></col>, <cd>in its broadest sense, a history or description of nature as a whole, incuding the sciences of <i>botany</i>, <i>zo&ouml;logy</i>, <i>geology</i>, <i>mineralogy</i>, <i>paleontology</i>, <i>chemistry</i>, and <i>physics</i>. In recent usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of botany and zo&ouml;logy collectively, and sometimes to the science of zoology alone.</cd> — <col><b>Natural law</b></col>, <cd>that instinctive sense of justice and of right and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated human law.</cd> — <col><b>Natural modulation</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>transition from one key to its relative keys.</cd> — <col><b>Natural order</b></col>. <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <cd>See under <u>order</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Natural person</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See under <u>person</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Natural philosophy</b></col>, <cd>originally, the study of nature in general; in modern usage, that branch of physical science, commonly called <i>physics</i>, which treats of the phenomena and laws of matter and considers those effects only which are unaccompanied by any change of a chemical nature; — contrasted with <i>mental</i> and <i>moral philosophy</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Natural scale</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a scale which is written without flats or sharps.</cd> <i>Model</i> would be a preferable term, as less likely to mislead, the so-called <i>artificial</i> scales (scales represented by the use of flats and sharps) being equally natural with the so-called <i>natural</i> scale — <col><b>Natural science</b></col>, <cd>natural history, in its broadest sense; — used especially in contradistinction to <i>mental</i> or <i>moral science</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Natural selection</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>a supposed operation of natural laws analogous, in its operation and results, to designed selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in the <i>survival of the fittest</i>. The theory of natural selection supposes that this has been brought about mainly by gradual changes of environment which have led to corresponding changes of structure, and that those forms which have become so modified as to be best adapted to the changed environment have tended to survive and leave similarly adapted descendants, while those less perfectly adapted have tended to die out though lack of fitness for the environment, thus resulting in the <i>survival of the fittest</i>. See <u>Darwinism</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Natural system</b></col> <i>(Bot. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a classification based upon real affinities, as shown in the structure of all parts of the organisms, and by their embryology.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>It should be borne in mind that the <i>natural system</i> of botany is natural only in the constitution of its genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand divisions.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Natural theology</b></col>, or <col><b>Natural religion</b></col>, <cd>that part of theological science which treats of those evidences of the existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are exhibited in nature; — distinguished from <i>revealed religion</i>.</cd> See Quotation under <u>Natural</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3. — <col><b>Natural vowel</b></col>, <cd>the vowel sound heard in <i>urn</i>, <i>furl</i>, <i>sir</i>, <i>her</i>, etc.; — so called as being uttered in the easiest open position of the mouth organs. See <i>Neutral vowel</i>, under <u>Neutral</u> and <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect; 17.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Native</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nat"u*ral</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A native; an aboriginal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Natural gifts, impulses, etc.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot.</def> "The minds of <i>naturals</i>." <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A character [&natural;] used to contradict, or to remove the effect of, a sharp or flat which has preceded it, and to restore the unaltered note.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>naturalisme</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A state of nature; conformity to nature.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The doctrine of those who deny a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual influences; also, any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature to a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by one intelligent will.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>naturaliste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of animals.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in religion.</def> <i>H. Bushnell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nat`u*ral*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to the doctrines of naturalism.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Closely resembling nature; realistic.</def> "<i>Naturalistic</i> bit of pantomime." <i>W. D. Howells.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nat`u*ral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>naturalitas</i>: cf. F. <i>naturalit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Nature; naturalness.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Nat`u*ral*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>naturalisation</i>.] <def>The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen; also, the state of being naturalized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ize</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Naturalized</u> (#); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Naturalizing</u> (#).] [Cf. F. <i>naturaliser</i>. See <u>Natural</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make natural; as, custom <i>naturalizes</i> labor or study.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To confer the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen on; to make as if native; to adopt, as a foreigner into a nation or state, and place in the condition of a native subject.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To receive or adopt as native, natural, or vernacular; to make one's own; as, to <i>naturalize</i> foreign words.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To adapt; to accustom; to habituate; to acclimate; to cause to grow as under natural conditions.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Its wearer suggested that pears and peaches might yet be <i>naturalized</i> in the New England climate.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become as if native.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To explain phenomena by natural agencies or laws, to the exclusion of the supernatural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Infected by this <i>naturalizing</i> tendency.</blockquote> <i>H. Bushnell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of things; spontaneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being natural; conformity to nature.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>natura</i>, fr. <i>natus</i> born, produced, p. p. of <i>nasci</i> to be born. See <u>Nation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The existing system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the universe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But looks through <i>nature</i> up to <i>nature's</i> God.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Nature</i> has caprices which art can not imitate.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; — often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I oft admire<BR> How <i>Nature</i>, wise and frugal, could commit<BR> Such disproportions.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>One touch of <i>nature</i> makes the whole world kin.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem,<BR> Their <i>nature</i> also to thy <i>nature</i> join,<BR> And be thyself man among men on earth.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Kind, sort; character; quality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A dispute of this <i>nature</i> caused mischief.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.</def> "My days of <i>nature</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Oppressed <i>nature</i> sleeps.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Natural affection or reverence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Have we not seen<BR> The murdering son ascend his parent's bed,<BR> Through violated <i>nature</i> foce his way?</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Constitution or quality of mind or character.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A born devil, on whose <i>nature</i><BR> Nurture can never stick.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That reverence which is due to a superior <i>nature</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Good nature</b></col>, <col><b>Ill nature</b></col>. <cd>see under <u>Good</u> and <u>Ill</u>.</cd> — <col><b>In a state of nature</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Naked as when born; nude</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In a condition of sin; unregenerate</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>Untamed; uncvilized.</cd> — <col><b>Nature printng</b></col>, <cd>a process of printing from metallic or other plates which have received an impression, as by heavy pressure, of an object such as a leaf, lace, or the like.</cd> — <col><b>Nature worship</b></col>, <cd>the worship of the personified powers of nature.</cd> — <col><b>To pay the debt of nature</b></col>, <cd>to die.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Na"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To endow with natural qualities.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He [God] which <i>natureth</i> every kind.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"tured</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having (such) a nature, temper, or disposition; disposed; — used in composition; as, good-<i>natured</i>, ill-<i>natured</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"ture*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not in accordance with nature; unnatural.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"tur*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature as a sanative agent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"tur*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who believes in, or conforms to, the theory of naturism.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na*tu"ri*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being produced by nature.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"tur*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To endow with a nature or qualities; to refer to nature.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nau"frage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>naufragium</i>; <i>navis</i> + <i>frangere</i>.] <def>Shipwreck; ruin.</def> [Obs.] <i>acon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nau"fra*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>naufragus</i>. See <u>Naufrage</u>.] <def>causing shipwreck.</def> [Obs.] <i>r. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Naught</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>naught</i>, <i>nought</i>, <i>naht</i>, <i>nawiht</i>, AS. <i>n&?;wiht</i>, <i>n&?;uht</i>, <i>n&?;ht</i>; <i>ne</i> not + &?; ever + <i>wiht</i> thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See <u>No</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <u>Whit</u>, and cf. <u>Aught</u>, <u>Not</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nothing.</def> [Written also <i>nought</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Doth Job fear God for <i>naught</i>?</blockquote> <i>Job i. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See <u>Cipher</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To set at naught</b></col>, <cd>to treat as of no account; to disregard; to despise; to defy; to treat with ignominy.</cd> "Ye have <i>set at naught</i> all my counsel." <i>Prov. i. 25.</i></p>

<p><hw>Naught</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In no degree; not at all.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To wealth or sovereign power he <i>naught</i> applied.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Naught</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of no value or account; worthless; bad; useless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is <i>naught</i>, it is <i>naught</i>, saith the buyer.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xx. 14.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Go, get you to your house; begone, away!<BR> All will be <i>naught</i> else.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Things <i>naught</i> and things indifferent.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, vile; base; naughty.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>No man can be stark <i>naught</i> at once.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Naugh"ti*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a naughty manner; wickedly; perversely.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Naugh"ti*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I know thy pride, and the <i>naughtiness</i> of thine heart.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xvii. 28.</i></p>

<p><hw>Naught"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Naughtily; wrongly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>because my parents <i>naughtly</i> brought me up.</blockquote> <i>Mir. for Mag.</i></p>

<p><hw>Naugh"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Naughtier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Naughtiest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having little or nothing.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>[Men] that needy be and <i>naughty</i>, help them with thy goods.</blockquote> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Worthless; bad; good for nothing.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The other basket had very <i>naughty</i> figs.</blockquote> <i>Jer. xxiv. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>hence, corrupt; wicked.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>So shines a good deed in a <i>naughty</i> world.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a <i>naughty</i> child.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word is now seldom used except in the latter sense, as applied to children, or in sportive censure.</p>

<p><hw>Nau"ma*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>naumachia</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; ship + &?; fight, battle, &?; to fight.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nau"pli*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nauplii</b></plw> (#). [L., a kind of shellfish, fr. Gr. &?; ship + &?; to sail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules, antenn&aelig;, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau`ro*pom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; ship + &?; inclination + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the amount which a ship heels at sea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naus"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; ship + <i>- scopy</i>: cf. F. <i>nauscopie</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The power or act of discovering ships or land at considerable distances.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau"se*a</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; ship. See <u>Nave</u> of a church, and cf. <u>Noise</u>.] <def>Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau"se*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nauseans</i>, p. pr. Of <i>nauseare</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A substance which produces nausea.</def> </p>

<p><hw>Nau"se*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nauseated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nauseating</u>.] [L. <i>nauseare</i>, <i>nauseatum</i>, fr. <i>nausea</i>. See <u>Nausea</u>.] <def>To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau"se*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To affect with nausea; to sicken; to cause to feel loathing or disgust.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sicken at; to reject with disgust; to loathe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The patient <i>nauseates</i> and loathes wholesome foods.</blockquote> <i>Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nau`se*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of nauseating, or the state of being nauseated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau"se*a*tive</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing nausea; nauseous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau"seous</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nauseosus</i>.] <def>Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a <i>nauseous</i> drug or medicine.</def> — <wf>Nau"seous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Nau"seous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>nauseousness</i> of such company disgusts a reasonable man.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nautch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. <i>n&amacr;ch</i>, fr. Skr. <i>n&rsdot;tya</i> dance.] <def>An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls.</def> [India]</p>

<p><hw>Nau"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Nautical</u>.] <def>Nautical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nauticus</i>, Gr. <grk>naytiko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>nay`ths</grk> a seaman, sailor, fr. <grk>nay^s</grk> ship: cf. F. <i>nautique</i>. See <u>Nave</u> of a church.] <def>Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, <i>nautical</i> skill.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Naval; marine; maritime. See <u>Naval</u>.</p>

<p><col><b>Nautical almanac</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Almanac</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Nautical distance</b></col>, <cd>the length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface.</cd> — <col><b>nautical mile</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Mile</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nau"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau"ti*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>nay^s</grk> ship + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Shaped like the hull of a ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau"ti*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil nautilus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau"ti*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nautilus</i> + <i>-oid</i>: cf. F. <i>nautilo&iuml;de</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mollusk, or shell, of the genus Nautilus or family <i>Nautilid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nau"ti*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Nautiluses</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Nautili</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. <grk>nayti`los</grk> a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. <grk>nay^s</grk> ship. See <u>Nave</u> of a church.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil. The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions, which are traversed and connected together by a continuous and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See <u>Tetrabranchiata</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The head of the animal bears numerous simple tapered arms, or tentacles, arranged in groups, but not furnished with suckers. The siphon, unlike, that of ordinary cephalopods, is not a closed tube, and is not used as a locomotive organ, but merely serves to conduct water to and from the gill cavity, which contains two pairs of gills. The animal occupies only the outer chamber of the shell; the others are filled with gas. It creeps over the bottom of the sea, not coming to the surface to swim or sail, as was formerly imagined.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The argonaut; — also called <i>paper nautilus</i>. See <u>Argonauta</u>, and <i>Paper nautilus</i>, under <u>Paper</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as vertical motions of which are controlled, by the occupants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"va*joes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Navajo</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>navalis</i>, fr. <i>navis</i> ship: cf. F. <i>naval</i>. See <u>Nave</u> of a church.] <def>Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; consisting of ships; as, <i>naval</i> forces, successes, stores, etc.</def></p>

<p><! p. 966 !></p>

<p><col><b>Naval brigade</b></col>, <cd>a body of seamen or marines organized for military service on land.</cd> — <col><b>Naval officer</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An officer in the navy</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A high officer in some United States customhouses.</cd> — <col><b>Naval tactics</b></col>, <cd>the science of managing or maneuvering vessels sailing in squadrons or fleets.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Nautical; marine; maritime. — <u>Naval</u>, <u>Nautical</u>. <i>Naval</i> is applied to vessels, or a navy, or the things which pertain to them or in which they participate; <i>nautical</i>, to seamen and the art of navigation. Hence we speak of a <i>naval</i>, as opposed to a <i>military</i>, engagement; <i>naval</i> equipments or stores, a <i>naval</i> triumph, a <i>naval</i> officer, etc., and of <i>nautical</i> pursuits or instruction, <i>nautical calculations</i>, <i>a nautical</i> almanac, etc.</p>

<p><hw>Na"vals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Naval affairs.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Na"varch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>navarchus</i>, Gr. <grk>nay`archo`s</grk>; <grk>nay^s</grk> ship + <grk>'archo`s</grk> chief.] <i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <def>The commander of a fleet.</def> <i>Mitford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na"varch*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>nayarchi`a</grk>.] <def>Nautical skill or experience.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Petty.</i></p>

<p><hw>Na`var*rese"</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Navarre.</def> — <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Navarre; the people of Navarre.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nave</hw> (n&amacr;v), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nafu</i>; akin to D. <i>naaf</i>, G. <i>nabe</i>, OHG. <i>naba</i>, Icel. <i>n&ouml;f</i>, Dan. <i>nav</i>, Sw. <i>naf</i>, Skr. n&amacr;bhi nave and navel: cf. L. <i>umbo</i> boss of a shield. &radic;260. Cf. <u>Navel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle passes; — called also <i>hub</i> or <i>hob</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The navel.</def> [Obs.] <i>hak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nave</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nef</i>, fr. L. <i>navis</i> ship, to which the church was often likened; akin to Gr. <grk>nay`archo`s</grk>, Skr. n&amacr;us, and perh. to AS. <i>naca</i> boat, G. <i>nachen</i>, Icel. <i>n&ouml;kkvi</i>; cf. L. <i>nare</i> to swim, float. Cf. <u>Nausea</u>, <u>Nautical</u>, <u>Naval</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"vel</hw> (n&amacr;"v'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nafela</i>, fr. <i>nafu</i> nave; akin to D. <i>navel</i>, G. <i>nabel</i>, OHG. <i>nabolo</i>, Icel. <i>nafli</i>, Dan. <i>navle</i>, Sw. <i>nafle</i>, L. <i>umbilicus</i>, Gr. <grk>'omfalo`s</grk>, Skr. <i>n&amacr;bh&imacr;la</i>. &radic;260. See <u>Nave</u> hub, and cf. <u>Omphalic</u>, <u>Nombril</u>, <u>Umbilical</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus. See <u>Umbilicus</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The central part or point of anything; the middle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Within the <i>navel</i> of this hideous wood,<BR> Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>An eye on the under side of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Navel gall</b></col>, <cd>a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of a horse, behind the saddle.</cd> <i>Johnson.</i> — <col><b>Navel point</b></col>. <i>(Her.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Nombril</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Na"vel-string`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The umbilical cord.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"vel*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A European perennial succulent herb (<i>Cotyledon umbilicus</i>), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; — also called <i>pennywort</i>, and <i>kidneywort</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na"vew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>navel</i>, <i>naveau</i>, a dim. fr. L. <i>napus</i> navew. Cf. <u>Napiform</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of small turnip, a variety of <i>Brassica campestris</i>. See <u>Brassica</u>.</def> [Writen also <i>naphew</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Na*vic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>navicularius</i>, fr. <i>navicula</i>, dim. of <i>navis</i> ship: cf. F. <i>naviculaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the <i>navicular</i> glumes of most grasses; the <i>navicular</i> bone.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Navicular bone</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding to the centrale</cd>; — called also <i>scaphoid</i>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the scaphoid.</cd> — <col><b>Navicular disease</b></col> <i>(Far.)</i>, <cd>a disease affecting the navicular bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Na*vic"u*lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The navicular bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nav`i*ga*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>navigabilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nav"i*ga*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>navigabilis</i>: cf. F. <i>navigable</i>. See <u>Navigate</u>.] <def>Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; as, a <i>navigable</i> river.</def></p>

<p>&fist; By the common law, a river is considered as navigable only so far as the tide ebbs and flows in it. This is also the doctrine in several of the United States. In other States, the doctrine of the civil law prevails, which is, that a navigable river is a river capable of being navigated, in the common sense of the term. <i>Kent.</i> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Nav"i*ga*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> — <wf>Nav"i*ga*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nav"i*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Navigated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Navigating</u>.] [L. <i>navigatus</i>, p. p. of <i>navigare</i>, v.t. & i.; <i>navis</i> ship + <i>agere</i> to move, direct. See <u>Nave</u>, and <u>Agent</u>.] <def>To journey by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Phenicians <i>navigated</i> to the extremities of the Western Ocean.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nav"i*gate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to <i>navigate</i> the Atlantic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to <i>navigate</i> a ship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nav`i*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>navigatio</i>: cf. F. <i>navigation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Ships in general.</def> [Poetic] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>A&euml;rial navigation</b></col>, <cd>the act or art of sailing or floating in the air, as by means of ballons; a&euml;ronautic.</cd> — <col><b>Inland navigation</b></col>, <col><b>Internal navigation</b></col>, <cd>navigation on rivers, inland lakes, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nav"i*ga`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's <i>Navigator</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Na*vig"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>naviger</i>; <i>navis</i> ship + <i>gerere</i> to bear.] <def>Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels.</def> [R.] <i>Blount.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nav"vy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Navies</b></plw> (#). [Abbreviated fr. <i>navigator</i>.] <def>Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Na"vy</hw> (?); <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Navies</b></plw> (#). [ OF. <i>navie</i>, fr. L. <i>navis</i> ship. See <u>Nave</u> of a church.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.</def> "The <i>navy</i> also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir." <i>1 kings x. 11.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the <i>navy</i> of Italy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the <i>navy</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Navy bean</b></col>. <cd>see <u>Bean</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Navy yard</b></col>, <cd>a place set apart as a shore station for the use of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and other appliences for building and equipping war vessels and training their crews.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Na*wab"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nabob</u>.] <def>A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nawl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nall</u>.] <def>An awl.</def> [Obs.] <i>usser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nay</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>nei</i>; akin to E. <i>no</i>. See <u>No</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>No; — a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by <i>no</i>. See <u>Yes</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And eke when I say "ye," ne say not "<i>nay</i>."</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I tell you <i>nay</i>; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewisr perish.</blockquote> <i>Luke xiii. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And now do they thrust us out privily? <i>nay</i>, verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.</blockquote> <i>Acts xvi. 37.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He that will not when he may,<BR> When he would he shall have <i>nay</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old Prov.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Before the time of Henry VIII. <i>nay</i> was used to answer simple questions, and <i>no</i> was used when the form of the question involved a negative expression; <i>nay</i> was the simple form, <i>no</i> the emphatic. <i>Skeat.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; — used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic phrase.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Nay</i> in this sense may be interchanged with <i>yea</i>. "Were he my brother, <i>nay</i>, my kingdom's heir." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nay</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nays</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Denial; refusal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>a negative vote; one who votes in the negative.</def></p>

<p><col><b>It is no nay</b></col>, <cd>there is no denying it.</cd> [Obs.] <i>haucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nay</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To refuse.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Na*yaur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A specied of wild sheep (<i>Ovis Hodgsonii</i>), native of Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nayt</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>neita</i>.] <def>To refuse; to deny.</def> [Obs.] "He shall not <i>nayt</i> ne deny his sin." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nay"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The negative side.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Howe'er you lean to the <i>nayward</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nay"word`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword.</def> [Obs.] <i>hak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Naz`a*rene"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Nazarenus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Nazareth.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; — a term of contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naz"a*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Jew bound by a vow to lave the hair uncut, to abstain from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a certain time. The word is also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naz"a*rite*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of a Nazarite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naz`a*rit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naz"a*ri*tism</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The vow and practice of a Nazarite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ness</u>.] <def>A promontory or headland.</def></p>

<p><hw>Naz"i*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Nazarite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ne</i>. See <u>No</u>.] <def>Not; never.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He never yet no villany <i>ne</i> said.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Ne</i> was formerly used as the universal adverb of negation, and survives in certain compounds, as <i>n</i>ever (= <i>ne</i> ever) and <i>n</i>one (= <i>ne</i> one). Other combinations, now obsolete, will be found in the Vocabulary, as <i>nad</i>, <i>nam</i>, <i>nil</i>. See <u>Negative</u>, 2.</p>

<p><hw>Ne</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [See <u>Ne</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <def>Nor.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No niggard <i>ne</i> no fool.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Ne . . . ne</b></col>, <cd>neither . . . nor.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neaf</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 2d <u>Neif</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neal</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To anneal.</def> [R.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neal</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be tempered by heat.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neap</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Neb</u>, <u>Nape</u>.] <def>The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.</def> [U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Neap</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [As. <i>n&emacr;p</i>fl&omacr;d neap flood; cf. <i>hnipian</i> to bend, incline.] <def>Low.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Neap tides</b></col>, <cd>the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; — opposed to <i>spring tides</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Neap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neap tide.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>High springs and dead <i>neaps</i>.</blockquote> <i>Harkwill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neaped</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float till the next spring tide; — called also <i>beneaped</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`a*pol"i*tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Neapolitanus</i>, fr. <i>Neapolis</i> Naples, Gr. &?;, lit., New town.] <def>Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or citizen of Naples.</def></p>

<p><hw>Near</hw> (n&emacr;r), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ne&aacute;r</i>, compar. of <i>ne&aacute;h</i> nigh. See <u>Nigh</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My wife! my traitress! let her not come <i>near</i> me.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Nearly; almost; well-nigh.</def> "<i>Near</i> twenty years ago." <i>Shak.</i> "<i>Near</i> a fortnight ago." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Near</i> about the yearly value of the land.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Closely; intimately.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Far and near</b></col>, <cd>at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region.</cd> — <col><b>To come near to</b></col>, <cd>to want but little of; to approximate to.</cd> "Such a sum he found would <i>go near to</i> ruin him." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Near the wind</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>close to the wind; closehauled.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Near</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nearer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Nearest</u>.] [See <u>Near</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.</def> "As one <i>near</i> death." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He served great Hector, and was ever <i>near</i>,<BR> Not with his trumpet only, but his spear.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Closely connected or related.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She is thy father's <i>near</i> kinswoman.</blockquote> <i>Lev. xviii. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a <i>near</i> friend.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version <i>near</i> to the original.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a <i>near</i> escape.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the <i>near</i> ox; the <i>near</i> leg. See <i>Off side</i>, under <u>Off</u>, <pos><i>a</i></pos>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Immediate; direct; close; short.</def> "The <i>nearest</i> way." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Close-fisted; parsimonious.</def> [Obs. or Low, Eng.]</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Near</i> may properly be followed by <i>to</i> before the thing approached'; but more frequently <i>to</i> is omitted, and the adjective or the adverb is regarded as a preposition. The same is also true of the word <i>nigh</i>.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present; ready; intimate; dear.</p>

<p><hw>Near</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed <i>near</i> the land. See the Note under <u>near</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Near</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Neared</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n</i></pos> <u>Nearing</u>.] [See <u>Near</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <def>To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship <i>neared</i> the land.</def></p>

<p><hw>Near</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To draw near; to approach.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!<BR> And still it <i>neared</i>, and <i>neared</i>.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*arc"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo</i> + <i>arctic</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a region of the earth's surface including all of temperate and arctic North America and Greenland. In the geographical distribution of animals, this region is marked off as the habitat certain species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Near"hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Near; near at hand; closely.</def> [Obs. or Scot.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Near"-legged`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Near"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.</def></p>

<p><hw>Near"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being near; — used in the various senses of the adjective.</def></p>

<p><hw>Near"sight`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Seeing distinctly at short distances only; shortsighted.</def> — <defwf><hw>Near"sight`ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Myopic</u>, and <u>Myopia</u>.</def></defwf> </p>

<p><hw>Neat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ne&aacute;t</i>; akin to OHG. <i>n&?;z</i>, Icel. <i>naut</i>, Sw. <i>n&ouml;t</i>, Dan. <i>n&ouml;d</i>, and to AS. <i>ne&oacute;tan</i> to make use of, G. <i>geniessen</i>, Goth. <i>niutan</i> to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. <i>nauda</i> use, profit.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Cattle of the genus <i>Bos</i>, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus <i>Bos</i>; as, a <i>neat's</i> tongue; a <i>neat's</i> foot.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their <i>neat</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The steer, the heifer, and the calf<BR> Are all called <i>neat</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>neat</i> and a sheep of his own.</blockquote> <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Neat's-foot</b></col>, <cd>an oil obtained by boiling the feet of neat cattle. It is used to render leather soft and pliable.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Neat</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>neat</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Of or pertaining to the genus <i>Bos</i>, or to cattle of that genus; as, <i>neat</i> cattle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neat</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Neater</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Neatest</u>.] [OE. <i>nett</i>, F. <i>nett</i>, fr. L. <i>nitidus</i>, fr. <i>nitere</i> to shine. Cf. <u>Nitid</u>, <u>Net</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Natty</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly <i>neat</i> and clean.</blockquote> <i>Law.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a <i>neat</i> style; a <i>neat</i> dress.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, <i>neat</i> brandy.</def> "Our old wine <i>neat</i>." <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a <i>neat</i> design; a <i>neat</i> thief.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written <i>net</i>. See <u>Net</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3.]</def></p>

<p><col><b>neat line</b></col> <i>(Civil Engin.)</i>, <cd>a line to which work is to be built or formed.</cd> — <col><b>Neat work</b></col>, <cd>work built or formed to neat lines.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.</p>

<p><hw>'Neath</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos> <def>An abbreviation of <u>Beneath</u>.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><hw>Neat"herd`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person who has the care of neat cattle; a cowherd.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neat"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A building for the shelter of neat cattle.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neat"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Neat</i>, a. + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To make neat.</def> [Obs.] <i>olland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neat"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully.</def></p>

<p><hw>neat"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being neat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neat"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>neat</i> cattle.] <def>A woman who takes care of cattle.</def> [R.] <i>Warner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nebb</i> head, face; akin to D. <i>neb</i>, Icel. <i>nef</i>, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. <i>n&aelig;b</i> beak, bill, Sw. <i>n&auml;bb</i>, <i>n&auml;f</i>, and prob. also to D. <i>sneb</i>, <i>snavel</i>, bill, beak, G. <i>schnabel</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>snabel</i>, and E. <i>snap</i>. Cf. <u>Nib</u>, <u>Snap</u>, <u>Snaffle</u>.] <def>The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen.</def> [Also written <i>nib</i>.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

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<p><hw>||Ne*ba"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., of uncertain origin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order (<i>Nebaloidea</i>, or <i>Phyllocarida</i>.)</def></p>

<p><hw>Neb"-neb`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Bablh</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neb"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nebul&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. &?;, &?;, cloud, mist, G. <i>nebel</i> mist, OHG. <i>nebul</i>, D. <i>nevel</i>, Skr. <i>nabhas</i> cloud, mist. Cf. <u>Nebule</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A faint, cloudlike, self- luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True nebul&aelig; are gaseous; but very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope.</def> </p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A cloudy appearance in the urine.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Neb"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to nebul&aelig;; of the nature of, or resembling, a nebula.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nebular hypothesis</b></col>, <cd>an hypothesis to explain the process of formation of the stars and planets, presented in various forms by Kant, Herschel, Laplace, and others. As formed by Laplace, it supposed the matter of the solar system to have existed originally in the form of a vast, diffused, revolving nebula, which, gradually cooling and contracting, threw off, in obedience to mechanical and physical laws, succesive rings of matter, from which subsequently, by the same laws, were produced the several planets, satellites, and other bodies of the system. The phrase may indicate any hypothesis according to which the stars or the bodies of the solar system have been evolved from a widely diffused nebulous form of matter.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Neb"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Clouded with indistinct color markings, as an animal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neb`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or ill-defined, color mark.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neb"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;bule</i>. See <u>nebula</u>.] <def>A little cloud; a cloud.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>O light without <i>nebule</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old Ballad.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>||N&eacute;`bu`l&eacute;"</hw> (?), <hw>Neb"u*ly</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>n&eacute;bul&eacute;</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a cloud; — said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or subordinary may be bounded.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neb`u*li*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The act or process of nebulizing; atomization.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neb"u*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Nebula</u>.] <def>To reduce (as a liquid) to a fine spray or vapor; to atomize.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neb"u*li`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An atomizer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neb"u*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nebulous; cloudy.</def> <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neb`u*los"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. nebulositas: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;bulosit&eacute;</i>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness; haziness; mistiness; nebulousness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>nebulosity</i> . . . of the mother idiom.</blockquote> <i>I. Disraeli.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The stuff of which a nebula is formed.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A nebula.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neb"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nebulosus</i>: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;buleux</i>. See <u>Nebula</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Cloudy; hazy; misty.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Neb"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Neb"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Neb"u*ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Her. & Arch.)</i> <def>A line or a decoration composed of successive short curves or waves supposed to resemble a cloud. See <u>N&eacute;bul&eacute;</u></def></p>

<p><hw>Nec`es*sa"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;cessarien</i>. See <u>Necessary</u>.] <def>An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a necessitarian.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec`es*sa"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to necessarianism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec`es*sa"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism.</def> <i>Hixley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nec"es*sa*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"es*sa*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being necessary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"es*sa*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>necessarius</i>, from <i>necesse</i> unavoidable, necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;cessaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Death, a <i>necessary</i> end,<BR> Will come when it will come.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable; requisite; essential.</def> "'T is <i>necessary</i> he should die." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A certain kind of temper is <i>necessary</i> to the pleasure and quiet of our minds.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; — opposed to <i>free</i>; as, whether man is a <i>necessary</i> or a free agent is a question much discussed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"es*sa*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Necessaries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; — used chiefly in the plural; as, the <i>necessaries</i> of life.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A privy; a water-closet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the doctrine of philosophical necessity in regard to the origin and existence of things, especially as applied to the actings or choices of the will; — opposed to <i>libertarian</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine of philosophical necessity; the doctrine that results follow by invariable sequence from causes, and esp. that the will is not free, but that human actions and choices result inevitably from motives; determinism.</def> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ces"si*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Necessitated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Necessitating</u> (?).] [Cf. L. <i>necessitatus</i>, p. p. of <i>necessitare</i>, and F. <i>n&eacute;cessiter</i>. See <u>Necessity</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make necessary or indispensable; to render unavoidable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sickness [might] <i>necessitate</i> his removal from the court.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This fact <i>necessitates</i> a second line.</blockquote> <i>J. Peile.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Marquis of Newcastle, being pressed on both sides, was <i>necessitated</i> to draw all his army into York.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ces`si*tat"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;cessitation</i>.] <def>The act of making necessary, or the state of being made necessary; compulsion.</def> [R.] <i>bp. Bramhall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ces"si*tied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>In a state of want; necessitous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ces"si*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;cessiteux</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Necessitous</i> heirs and penurious parents.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; as, <i>necessitous</i> circumstances.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Ne*ces"si*tous*ly</wf>, adv. — <wf>Ne*ces"si*tous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ces"si*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>necessitudo</i>, fr. necesse. See <u>Necessray</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Necessitousness; want.</def> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Necessary connection or relation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Between kings and their people, parents and their children, there is so great a <i>necessitude</i>, propriety, and intercourse of nature.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ces"si*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Necessities</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>necessite</i>, F. <i>n&eacute;cessit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>necessitas</i>, fr. <i>necesse</i>. See <u>Necessary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing need; indigence; want.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Urge the <i>necessity</i> and state of times.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The extreme poverty and <i>necessity</i> his majesty was in.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite; something indispensable; — often in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These should be hours for <i>necessities</i>,<BR> Not for delights.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What was once to me<BR> Mere matter of the fancy, now has grown<BR> The vast <i>necessity</i> of heart and life.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which makes an act or an event unavoidable; irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical or moral; fate; fatality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So spake the fiend, and with <i>necessity</i>,<BR> The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Of necessity</b></col>, <cd>by necessary consequence; by compulsion, or irresistible power; perforce.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Need</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Neck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>necke</i>, AS. <i>hnecca</i>; akin to D. <i>nek</i> the nape of the neck, G. <i>nacken</i>, OHG. <i>nacch</i>, <i>hnacch</i>, Icel. <i>hnakki</i>, Sw. <i>nacke</i>, Dan. <i>nakke</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or fret board.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a <i>neck</i> forming the journal of a shaft.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>the point where the base of the stem of a plant arises from the root.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Neck and crop</b></col>, <cd>completely; wholly; altogether; roughly and at once.</cd> [Colloq.] — <col><b>Neck and neck</b></col> <i>(Racing)</i>, <cd>so nearly equal that one cannot be said to be before the other; very close; even; side by side.</cd> — <col><b>Neck of a capital</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See <u>Gorgerin</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Neck of a cascabel</b></col> <i>(Gun.)</i>, <cd>the part joining the knob to the base of the breech.</cd> — <col><b>Neck of a gun</b></col>, <cd>the small part of the piece between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.</cd> — <col><b>Neck of a tooth</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the constriction between the root and the crown.</cd> — <col><b>Neck or nothing</b></col> (Fig.), <cd>at all risks.</cd> — <col><b>Neck verse</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The verse formerly read to entitle a party to the benefit of clergy, said to be the first verse of the fifty-first Psalm, "<i>Miserere mei</i>," etc.</cd> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Hence, a verse or saying, the utterance of which decides one's fate; a shibboleth.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>These words, "bread and cheese," were their <i>neck verse</i> or shibboleth to distinguish them; all pronouncing "broad and cause," being presently put to death.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Neck yoke</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A bar by which the end of the tongue of a wagon or carriage is suspended from the collars of the harnesses.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A device with projecting arms for carrying things (as buckets of water or sap) suspended from one's shoulders</cd>. — <col><b>On the neck of</b></col>, <cd>immediately after; following closely.</cd> "Commiting one sin <i>on the neck of</i> another." <i>W. Perkins.</i> — <col><b>Stiff neck</b></col>, <cd>obstinacy in evil or wrong; inflexible obstinacy; contumacy.</cd> "I know thy rebellion, and thy <i>stiff neck</i>." <i>Deut. xxxi. 27.</i> — <col><b>To break the neck of</b></col>, <cd>to destroy the main force of.</cd> "What they presume to borrow from her sage and virtuous rules . . . <i>breaks the neck of</i> their own cause." <i>Milton.</i> — <col><b>To harden the neck</b></col>, <cd>to grow obstinate; to be more and more perverse and rebellious.</cd> <i>Neh. ix. 17.</i> — <col><b>To tread on the neck of</b></col>, <cd>to oppress; to tyrannize over.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Neck</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Necked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Necking</u>.] <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove around it; — used with <i>down</i>; as, to <i>neck</i> down a shaft.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neck"ar nut`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Nicker nut</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neck"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A band which goes around the neck; often, the part at the top of a garment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neck"cloth`</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A piece of any fabric worn around the neck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Necked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having (such) a neck; — chiefly used in composition; as, stiff- <i>necked</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Cracked; — said of a treenail.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neck"er*chief</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>neck kerchief</i>.] <def>A kerchief for the neck; — called also <i>neck handkerchief</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neck"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Neckmold</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neck"lace</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.</def></p>

<p><hw>neck"laced</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wearing a necklace; marked as with a necklace.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The hooded and the <i>necklaced</i> snake.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Jones.</i></p>

<p><hw>neck"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neck of land.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>neck"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A necklace.</def> <i>E. Anold.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Neck"mold`</hw>, <hw>Neck"mould`</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A small convex molding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.</def> <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neck"plate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Gorget</u>, 1 and 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neck"tie`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A scarf, band, or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the neck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neck"wear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A collective term for cravats, collars, etc.</def> [Colloq. or trade name]</p>

<p><hw>Neck"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An American annual weed (<i>veronica peregrina</i>), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The hemp; — so called as furnishing ropes for hanging criminals.</def> <i>Dr. prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nec`ro*bi*o"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; dead + &?; way of life, fr. &?; life.] <i>(Biol. & Med.)</i> <def>The death of a part by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy.</def> <i>Virchow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nec`ro*bi*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol. & Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to necrobiosis; as, a <i>necrobiotic</i> metamorphosis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*crol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dead person + &?; to worship.] <def>The worship of the dead; manes worship.</def> <i>H. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nec"ro*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a corpse + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Necronite</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nec`ro*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nec`ro*log"ic*al</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;crologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*crol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who gives an account of deaths.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*crol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Necrologies</b></plw> (#). [Gr. &?; a dead person + <i>- logy</i>: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;crologie</i>. See <u>Necromancy</u>.] <def>An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"ro*man`cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"ro*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nigromaunce</i>, <i>nigromancie</i>, OF. <i>nigromance</i>, F. <i>n&eacute;cromance</i>, <i>n&eacute;cromancie</i>, from L. <i>necromantia</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; a dead body (akin to L. <i>necare</i> to kill, Skr. <i>na</i>(<i>&?;</i>) to perish, vanish) + &?; divination, fr. &?; diviner, seer, akin to E. <i>mania</i>. See <u>Mania</u>, and cf. <u>Internecine</u>, <u>Noxious</u>. The old spelling is due to confusion with L. <i>niger</i> black. Hence the name <i>black art</i>.] <def>The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See <u>Black art</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This palace standeth in the air,<BR> By <i>necromancy</i> plac&egrave;d there.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nec`ro*man"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Conjuration.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>With all the <i>necromantics</i> of their art.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nec`ro*man"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Nec`ro*man"tic*al</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy.</def> — <wf>Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nec"ro*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dead body.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck, exhales a fetid odor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*croph"a*gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Necrophagous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Eating carrion.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of a tribe (<i>Necrophaga</i>) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*croph"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; eating corpses; &?; a dead body + &?; to eat: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;crophage</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the <i>Necrophaga</i>; eating carrion. See <u>Necrophagan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec`ro*pho"bi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a dead body + &?; to fear.] <def>An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"ro*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dead body + &?; to bear.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus <i>Necrophorus</i> and allied genera; — called also <i>burying beetle</i>, <i>carrion beetle</i>, <i>sexton beetle</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*crop"o*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Necropolises</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; a dead body, adj., dead + &?; city.] <def>A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a graveyard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"rop*sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dead body + &?; sight: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;cropsie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See <u>Autopsy</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nec`ro*scop"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nec`ro*scop"ic*al</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dead body + <i>-scope</i>.] <def>Or or relating to post-mortem examinations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*crose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>To affect with necrosis; to undergo necrosis.</def> <i>Quain.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*crosed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Affected by necrosis; dead; as, a <i>necrosed</i> bone.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

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<p><hw>||Ne*cro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to make dead, to mortify, &?; a dead body.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(med.)</i> <def>Mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed to its death by molecular disintegration. See <u>Caries</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*crot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Affected with necrosis; as, <i>necrotic</i> tissue; characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a <i>necrotic</i> process.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Myth. & Poetic)</i> <def>The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec*ta"re*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nectareous.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a nectary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec*ta"re*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nectareus</i>: cf. F. <i>nectar&eacute;en</i>.] <def>Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant.</def> "<i>nectarean</i> juice." <i>Talfourd.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nec"tared</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Imbued with nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with nectar.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nec*ta"re"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar; delicious; nectarean.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Nec*ta"re*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Nec*ta"re*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nec*ta"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the nectary of a plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"ta*ried</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a nectary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec`tar*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nectar</i> nectar + <i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. <i>nectarif&egrave;re</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Secreting nectar; — said of blossoms or their parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"tar*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nectareous.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nec"tar*ine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nectarine</i>. See <u>Nectar</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A smooth- skinned variety of peach.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Spanish nectarine</b></col>, <cd>the plumlike fruit of the West Indian tree <i>Chrysobalanus Icaco</i>; — also called <i>cocoa plum</i>. it is made into a sweet conserve which a largely exported from Cuba.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nec"tar*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nectarized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nectarizing</u> (?).] <def>To mingle or infuse with nectar; to sweeten.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nec"tar*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nectareous.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nec"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nectaries</b></plw> (#). [From <u>Nectar</u>: cf. F. <i>nectaire</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the base of the corolla or petals; also, the spur of such flowers as the larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not. See the <i>Illustration</i> of <u>Nasturtium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nec`to*ca"lyx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nectocalyces</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; swimming + &?; a calyx.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nec"to*sac</hw>, <hw>Nec"to*sack</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; swimming + E. <i>sac</i>, <i>sack</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The cavity of a nectocalyx.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nec"to*stem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; swimming + E. <i>stem</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in the Siphonophora.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ned"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Adder</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An adder.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ned"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Neddies</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A pet name for a donkey.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nee</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p., fem.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>nata</i>, fem. of <i>natus</i>, p. p. of <i>nasci</i> to be born. See <u>Nation</u>.] <def>Born; — a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth; as, Madame de Sta&euml;l, <i>n&eacute;e</i> Necker.</def></p>

<p><hw>Need</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>need</i>, <i>neod</i>, <i>nede</i>, AS. <i>ne&aacute;d</i>, <i>n&ymacr;d</i>; akin to D. <i>nood</i>, G. <i>not</i>, <i>noth</i>, Icel. <i>nau&eth;r</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>n&ouml;d</i>, Goth. <i>naups</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And the city had no <i>need</i> of the sun.</blockquote> <i>Rev. xxi. 23.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have no <i>need</i> to beg.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Be governed by your <i>needs</i>, not by your fancy.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Famine is in thy cheeks;<BR> <i>Need</i> and oppression starveth in thine eyes.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (<i>pl.</i>) necessary things; business.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Situation of need; peril; danger.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Exigency; emergency; strait; extremity; necessity; distress; destitution; poverty; indigence; want; penury. — <u>Need</u>, <u>Necessity</u>. <i>Necessity</i> is stronger than <i>need</i>; it places us under positive compulsion. We are frequently under the <i>necessity</i> of going without that of which we stand very greatly in <i>need</i>. It is also with the corresponding adjectives; <i>necessitous</i> circumstances imply the direct pressure of suffering; <i>needy</i> circumstances, the want of aid or relief.</p>

<p><hw>Need</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Needed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Needing</u>.] [See <u>Need</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> Cf. AS. <i>n&?;dan</i> to force, Goth. <i>nau&?;jan</i>.] <def>To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Other creatures all day long<BR> Rove idle, unemployed, and less <i>need</i> rest.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>&fist; With another verb, <i>need</i> is used like an auxiliary, generally in a negative sentence expressing requirement or obligation, and in this use it undergoes no change of termination in the third person singular of the present tense. "And the lender <i>need</i> not fear he shall be injured." <i>Anacharsis (Trans. ).</i></p>

<p><hw>Need</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be wanted; to be necessary.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When we have done it, we have done all that is in our power, and all that <i>needs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Need</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Of necessity. See <u>Needs</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Need"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who needs anything.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Need"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>needful</i> time of trouble.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Necessary for supply or relief; requisite.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All things <i>needful</i> for defense abound.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Need"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Need"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Need"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Needy</u>.] <def>In a needy condition or manner; necessarily.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Need"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nedle</i>, AS. <i>n&?;dl</i>; akin to D. <i>neald</i>, OS. <i>n&amacr;dla</i>, G. <i>nadel</i>, OHG. <i>n&amacr;dal</i>, <i>n&amacr;dala</i>, Icel. <i>n&amacr;l</i>, Sw. <i>n&aring;l</i>, Dan. <i>naal</i>, and also to G. <i>n&auml;hen</i> to sew, OHG. <i>n&amacr;jan</i>, L. <i>nere</i> to spin, Gr. &?;, and perh. to E. <i>snare</i>: cf. Gael. & Ir. <i>snathad</i> needle, Gael. <i>snath</i> thread, G. <i>schnur</i> string, cord.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, — used in sewing.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the blunt end.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>See <i>Magnetic needle</i>, under <u>Magnetic</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine trees. See <u>Pinus</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Dipping needle</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Dipping</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Needle bar</b></col>, <cd>the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a sewing machine is attached.</cd> — <col><b>Needle beam</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>to shoring, the horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part.</cd> — <col><b>Needle furze</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a prickly leguminous plant of Western Europe; the petty whin (<i>Genista Anglica</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Needle gun</b></col>, <cd>a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a slender needle, or pin, into it.</cd> — <col><b>Needle loom</b></col> <i>(Weaving)</i>, <cd>a loom in which the weft thread is carried through the shed by a long eye- pointed needle instead of by a shuttle.</cd> — <col><b>Needle ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth, lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; — called also <i>aikinite</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Needle shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a sea urchin.</cd> — <col><b>Needle spar</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>aragonite.</cd> — <col><b>Needle telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a telegraph in which the signals are given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right or to the left of a certain position.</cd> — <col><b>Sea needle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the garfish.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form in the shape of a needle; as, to <i>needle</i> crystals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dle*book`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A book- shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which the needles are stuck.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dle*case`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A case to keep needles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dle*fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The European great pipefish (<i>Siphostoma, or Syngnathus, acus</i>); — called also <i>earl</i>, and <i>tanglefish</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The garfish.</def></p>

<p><hw>nee"dle*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>needlefuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much thread as is used in a needle at one time.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dle-pointed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pointed as needles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes or uses needles; also, a dealer in needles.</def> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dless</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having no need.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Weeping into the <i>needless</i> stream.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; as, <i>needless</i> labor; <i>needless</i> expenses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Without sufficient cause; groundless; causeless.</def> "<i>Needless</i> jealousy." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Need"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Need"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dle*stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Natrolite; — called also <i>needle zeolite</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dle*wom`an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Needlewomen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A woman who does needlework; a seamstress.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dle*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery; also, the business of a seamstress.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The combination of timber and plaster making the outside framework of some houses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nee"dly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a needle or needles; as, a <i>needly</i> horn; a <i>needly</i> beard.</def> <i>R. D. Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><hw>Need"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>n&ymacr;dlice</i>. See <u>Need</u>.] <def>Necessarily; of necessity.</def> [Obs.] <i>hak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Need"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something needed or wanted.</def> <i>pl.</i> <def>Outfit; necessary luggage.</def> [Archaic] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Carrying each his <i>needments</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Needs</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Orig. gen. of <i>need</i>, used as an adverb. Cf. <u>-wards</u>.] <def>Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; — often with <i>must</i>, and equivalent to <i>of need</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A man must <i>needs</i> love mauger his head.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And he must <i>needs</i> go through Samaria.</blockquote> <i>John iv. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He would <i>needs</i> know the cause of his reulse.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><hw>Needs"cost`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Of necessity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Needs"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Of necessity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Need"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Needier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Neediest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor; indigent; necessitous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy <i>needy</i> in thy land.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xv. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Spare the blushes of <i>needly</i> merit.</blockquote> <i>Dr. T. Dwight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Necessary; requisite.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Corn to make your <i>needy</i> bread.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Neeld</hw> (?), <hw>Neele</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Needle</u>.] <def>A needle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neel"ghau</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Nylghau</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neem" tree`</hw> (?). [Hind. <i>n&imacr;m</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An Asiatic name for <i>Melia Azadirachta</i>, and <i>M. Azedarach</i>. See <u>Margosa</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neer</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & a.</i></pos> <def>Nearer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne'er</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>a contraction of <u>Never</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neese</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Neesed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Neesing</u>.] [OE. <i>nesen</i>; akin to D. <i>niezen</i>, G. <i>niesen</i>, Icel. <i>hnj&omacr;sa</i>.] <def>To sneeze.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>neeze</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Nees"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Sneezing.</def> [Obs.] "By his <i>neesings</i> a light doth shine." <i>Job xli. 18.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ne` ex"e*at</hw> (?). [L. <i>ne exeat regno</i> let him not go out of the kingdom.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree.</def> <i>Kent.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nef</hw> (?; F. &?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Nave</u>.] <def>The nave of a church.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ne"fand</hw> (?), <hw>Ne*fan"dous</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nefandus</i> not to be spoken; <i>ne</i> not + <i>fari</i> to speak.] <def>Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Nefand</i> adominations." <i>Sheldon.</i> "<i>Nefandous</i> high treason." <i>Cotton Mather.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*fa"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nefarius</i>, fr. <i>nefas</i> crime, wrong; <i>ne</i> not + <i>fas</i> divine law; akin to <i>fari</i> to speak. See <u>No</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, and <u>Fate</u>.] <def>Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; heinious; atrocious; infamous; impious. See <u>Iniquitous</u>.</p>

<p>— <wf>Ne*fa"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Ne*fa"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Ne"fasch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any fish of the genus <i>Distichodus</i>. Several large species inhabit the Nile.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"fast</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nefastus</i>.] <def>Wicked.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ne*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>negatio</i>, fr. <i>negare</i> to say no, to deny; <i>ne</i> not + the root of <i>aio</i> I say; cf. Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>ah</i> to say; cf. F. <i>n&eacute;gation</i>. See <u>No</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Adage</u>, <u>Deny</u>, <u>Renegade</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; — the opposite of <i>affirmation</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our assertions and <i>negations</i> should be yea and nay.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>Description or definition by denial, exclusion, or exception; statement of what a thing is not, or has not, from which may be inferred what it is or has.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neg"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>n&eacute;gatif</i>, L. <i>negativus</i>, fr. <i>negare</i> to deny. See <u>Negation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer <i>no</i> to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a <i>negative</i> answer; a <i>negative</i> opinion; — opposed to <i>affirmative</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If thou wilt confess,<BR> Or else be impudently <i>negative</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Denying me any power of a <i>negative</i> voice.</blockquote> <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Something between an affirmative bow and a <i>negative</i> shake.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a <i>negative</i> argument; a <i>negative</i> morality; <i>negative</i> criticism.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There in another way of denying Christ, . . . which is <i>negative</i>, when we do not acknowledge and confess him.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a <i>negative</i> proposition.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Metalloidal; nonmetallic; - - contracted with <i>positive</i> or <i>basic</i>; as, the nitro group is <i>negative</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word, derived from <i>electro-negative</i>, is now commonly used in a more general sense, when <i>acidiferous</i> is the intended signification.</p>

<p><col><b>Negative crystal</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A cavity in a mineral mass, having the form of a crystal</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A crystal which has the power of negative double refraction. See <u>refraction</u>.</cd> — <col><b>negative electricity</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>the kind of electricity which is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed, or which appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is connected with the plate most attacked by the exciting liquid; — formerly called <i>resinous electricity</i>. Opposed to <i>positive electricity</i>. Formerly, according to Franklin's theory of a single electric fluid, negative electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree below saturation, or the natural amount for a given body. see <u>Electricity</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Negative eyepiece</b></col>. <i>(Opt.)</i> <cd>see under <u>Eyepiece</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Negative quantity</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>a quantity preceded by the negative sign, or which stands in the relation indicated by this sign to some other quantity. See <i>Negative sign</i> (below).</cd> — <col><b>Negative rotation</b></col>, <cd>right-handed rotation. See <u>Right-handed</u>, 3.</cd> — <col><b>Negative sign</b></col>, <cd>the sign -, or <i>minus</i> (opposed in signification to +, or <i>plus</i>), indicating that the quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned from zero or cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties having the sign <i>plus</i> either expressed or understood; thus, in <i>a - b</i>, <i>b</i> is to be substracted from <i>a</i>, or regarded as opposite to it in value; and -10&deg; on a thermometer means 10&deg; <i>below</i> the zero of the scale.</cd></p>

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<p><hw>Neg"a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;gative</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A proposition by which something is denied or forbidden; a conception or term formed by prefixing the negative particle to one which is positive; an opposite or contradictory term or conception.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This is a known rule in divinity, that there is no command that runs in <i>negatives</i> but couches under it a positive duty.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A word used in denial or refusal; as, <i>not</i>, <i>no</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In Old England two or more negatives were often joined together for the sake of emphasis, whereas now such expressions are considered ungrammatical, being chiefly heard in iliterate speech. A double negative is now sometimes used as nearly or quite equivalent to an affirmative.</p>

<p><blockquote><i>No</i> wine <i>ne</i> drank she, neither white nor red.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These eyes that never did <i>nor never</i> shall<BR> So much as frown on you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The refusal or withholding of assents; veto.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If a kind without his kingdom be, in a civil sense, nothing, then . . . his <i>negative</i> is as good as nothing.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That side of a question which denies or refuses, or which is taken by an opposing or denying party; the relation or position of denial or opposition; as, the question was decided in the <i>negative</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>A picture upon glass or other material, in which the light portions of the original are represented in some opaque material (usually reduced silver), and the dark portions by the uncovered and transparent or semitransparent ground of the picture.</def></p>

<p>&fist; A <i>negative</i> is chiefly used for producing photographs by means of the sun's light passing through it and acting upon sensitized paper, thus producing on the paper a positive picture.</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Elect.)</i> <def>The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Negative pregnant</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a negation which implies an affirmation.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Neg"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Negatived</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Negativing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To prove unreal or untrue; to disprove.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not <i>negative</i> the existence of miracles.</blockquote> <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate <i>negatived</i> the bill.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To neutralize the force of; to counteract.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neg"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a negative manner; with or by denial.</def> "He answered <i>negatively</i>." <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In the form of speech implying the absence of something; — opposed to <i>positively</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall show what this image of God in man is, <i>negatively</i>, by showing wherein it does not consist, and positively, by showing wherein it does consist.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Negatively</b></col> <col><b>charged or electrified</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>having a charge of the kind of electricity called <i>negative</i>.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Neg"a*tive*ness</hw>, <hw>Neg`a*tiv"i*ty</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being negative.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neg"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>negatorius</i>: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;gatorie</i>.] <def>Expressing denial; belonging to negation; negative.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Neg"i*noth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>n&ebreve;g&imacr;n&omacr;th</i>.] <i>(Script.)</i> <def>Stringed instruments.</def> <i>Dr. W. Smith.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To the chief musician on <i>Neginoth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. iv. 9heading).</i></p>

<p><hw>Neg*lect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Neglected</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Neglecting</u>.] [L. <i>neglectus</i>, p. p. of <i>neglegere</i> (<i>negligere</i>) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense prob. neing, not to pick up; <i>nec</i> not, nor (fr. <i>ne</i> not + <i>- que</i>, a particle akin to Goth. <i>-h</i>, <i>-uh</i>, and prob. to E. <i>who</i>; cf. Goth. <i>nih</i> nor) + L. <i>legere</i> to pick up, gather. See <u>No</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, <u>Legend</u>, <u>Who</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to <i>neglect</i> duty or business; to <i>neglect</i> to pay debts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I hope<BR> My absence doth <i>neglect</i> no great designs.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This, my long suffering and my day of grace,<BR> Those who <i>neglect</i> and scorn shall never taste.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to <i>neglect</i> strangers.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To slight; overlook; disregard; disesteem; contemn. See <u>Slight</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Neg*lect"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>neglectus</i>. See <u>Neglect</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, <i>neglect</i> of business, of health, of economy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame,<BR> Or our <i>neglect</i>, we lost her as we came.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, <i>neglect</i> of strangers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Habitual carelessness; negligence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Age breeds <i>neglect</i> in all.</blockquote> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Rescue my poor remains from vile <i>neglect</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem; remissness; indifference. See <u>Negligence</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Neg*lect"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being neglected.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neg*lect"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who neglects.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neg*lect"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; indifferent.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A cold and <i>neglectful</i> countenance.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were not entirely <i>neglectful</i> of it.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Neg*lect"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Neg*lect"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Neg*lect"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Carelessly; heedlessly.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neg*lec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>neglectio</i>.] <def>The state of being negligent; negligence.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neg*lect"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Neglectful.</def> [R.] "<i>Neglective</i> of their own children." <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neg`li*gee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>n&eacute;glig&eacute;</i>, fr. <i>n&eacute;gliger</i> to neglect, L. <i>negligere</i>. See <u>Neglect</u>.] <def>An easy, unceremonious attire; undress; also, a kind of easy robe or dressing gown worn by women.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neg"li*gence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>n&eacute;gligence</i>, L. <i>negligentia</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>remarking his beauties, . . . I must also point out his <i>negligences</i> and defects.</blockquote> <i>Blair.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The omission of the care usual under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman <i>culpa</i>. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for negligence varies acordingly.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Contributory negligence</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Contributory</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Neglect; inattention; heedlessness; disregard; slight. — <u>Negligence</u>, <u>Neglect</u>. These two words are freely interchanged in our older writers; but a distinction has gradually sprung up between them. As now generally used, <i>negligence</i> is the habit, and <i>neglect</i> the act, of leaving things undone or unattended to. We are <i>negligent</i> as a general trait of character; we are guilty of <i>neglect</i> in particular cases, or in reference to individuals who had a right to our attentions.</p>

<p><hw>Neg"li*gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>n&eacute;gligent</i>, L. <i>negligens</i>,p. pr. of <i>negligere</i>. See <u>Neglect</u>.] <def>Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed in <i>negligent</i> order.</def> "Be thou <i>negligent</i> of fame." <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He that thinks he can afford to be <i>negligent</i> is not far from being poor.</blockquote> <i>Rambler.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Careles; heedless; neglectful; regardless; thoughtless; indifferent; inattentive; remiss.</p>

<p><hw>Neg"li*gent*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a negligent manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neg"li*gi*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;gligible</i>, <i>n&eacute;gligeable</i>.] <def>That may neglected, disregarded, or left out of consideration.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Within very <i>negligible</i> limits of error.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Herschel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*goce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>n&eacute;goce</i>. See <u>Negotiate</u>.] <def>Business; occupation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go`ti*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;gociabilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality of being negotiable or transferable by indorsement.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*a*ble</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;gotiable</i>. See <u>Negotiate</u>.] <def>Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or indorsement to another person; as, a <i>negotiable</i> note or bill of exchange.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Negotiable paper</b></col>, <cd>any commercial paper transferable by sale or delivery and indorsement, as bills of exchange, drafts, checks, and promissory notes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>negotians</i>, prop. p. pr. of <i>negotiari</i>: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;gociant</i>.] <def>A negotiator.</def> [R.] <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>negotiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>negotiari</i>, fr. <i>negotium</i> business; <i>nec</i> not + <i>otium</i> leisure. Cf. <u>Neglect</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To transact business; to carry on trade.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to <i>negotiate</i> with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He that <i>negotiates</i> between God and man<BR> Is God's ambassador.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To intrigue; to scheme.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Negotiated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Negotiating</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; as, to <i>negotiate</i> peace, or an exchange.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Constantinople had <i>negotiated</i> in the isles of the Archipelago . . . the most indispensable supplies.</blockquote> <i>Gibbon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The notes were not <i>negotiated</i> to them in the usual course of business or trade.</blockquote> <i>Kent.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go`ti*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>negotiatio</i>: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;gociation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of negotiating; a treating with another respecting sale or purchase. etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, mercantile business; trading.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Who had lost, with these prizes, forty thousand pounds, after twenty years' <i>negotiation</i> in the East Indies.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The transaction of business between nations; the mutual intercourse of governments by diplomatic agents, in making treaties, composing difference, etc.; as, the <i>negotiations</i> at Ghent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An important negotiation with foreign powers.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;gociateur</i>.] <def>One who negotiates; a person who treats with others, either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or public compacts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*a*to*ry</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to negotiation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go`ti*a"trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A woman who negotiates.</def> <i>Miss Edgeworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go`ti*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>negotiositas</i>.] <def>The state of being busy; multitude of business.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ne*go"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>negotiosus</i>.] <def>Very busy; attentive to business; active.</def> [R.] <i>D. Rogers.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*go"tious*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being busily occupied; activity.</def> [R.] <i>D. Rogers.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne"gress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Negresses</b></plw> (&?;). [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;grese</i>, fem. of <i>n&eacute;gre</i> a negro. See <u>Negro</u>.] <def>A black woman; a female negro.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne*gri"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., blackish, fem. of <i>negrito</i>, dim. of <i>negro</i> black.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A blackish fish (<i>Hypoplectrus nigricans</i>), of the Sea-bass family. It is a native of the West Indies and Florida.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*grit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to negroes; composed of negroes.</def> <i>Keary.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*gri"tos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing <singw><b>Negrito</b></singw> (&?;). [Sp., dim. of <i>negro</i> black.] <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of the other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are smaller in size. They are mostly nomads.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"gro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Negroes</b></plw> (&?;). [Sp. or Pg. <i>negro</i>, fr. <i>negro</i> black, L. <i>niger</i>; perh. akin to E. <i>night</i>.] <def>A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood, wherever found.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"gro</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to negroes; black.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Negro bug</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a minute black bug common on the raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very disagreeable flavor.</cd> — <col><b>negro corn</b></col>, <cd>the Indian millet or durra; — so called in the West Indies. see <u>Durra</u>.</cd> <i>McElrath.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Negro fly</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a black dipterous fly (<i>Psila ros&aelig;</i>) which, in the larval state, is injurious to carrots; — called also <i>carrot fly</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Negro head</b></col> <i>(Com.)</i>, <cd>Cavendish tobacco.</cd> [Cant] <i>McElrath.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Negro monkey</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the moor monkey.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ne"groid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Negro</i> + <i>- oid</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Characteristic of the negro.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those who resemble the negro.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"gro*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Negroid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"gus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A beverage made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon juice; — so called, it is said, from its first maker, Colonel <i>Negus</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne"hi*loth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Heb.] <i>(Script.)</i> <def>A term supposed to mean, perforated wind instruments of music, as pipes or flutes.</def> <i>Ps. v. (heading).</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*hush"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb.] <def>A thing of brass; — the name under which the Israelites worshiped the brazen serpent made by Moses.</def> <i>2 Kings xviii. 4.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Neif</hw>, <hw>Neife</hw> } (n&emacr;f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>ne&iuml;f</i>, <i>na&iuml;f</i>, a born serf, fr. L. <i>nativus</i> born, imparted by birth. See <u>Native</u>.] <def>A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Neif</hw>, <hw>Neaf</hw> (n&emacr;f), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>hnefi</i>; akin to Dan. <i>n&aelig;ve</i>, Sw. <i>n&auml;fve</i>.] <def>The fist.</def> [Obs.] "I kiss thy <i>neif</i>." "Give me your <i>neaf</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neigh</hw> (n&amacr;), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Neighed</u> (n&amacr;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Neighing</u>.] [OE. <i>neien</i>, AS. <i>hn&aemacr;gan</i>, prob. of imitative origin; cf. MHG. <i>n&emacr;gen</i>, Icel. <i>hneggja</i>, <i>gneggja</i>, Sw. <i>gn&auml;gga</i>. Cf. <u>Nag</u> a horse.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To scoff or sneer; to jeer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Neighed</i> at his nakedness.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neigh</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The cry of a horse; a whinny.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neigh"bor</hw> (n&amacr;"b&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>neighebour</i>, AS. <i>ne&aacute;hgeb&umacr;r</i>; <i>ne&aacute;h</i> nigh + <i>geb&umacr;r</i> a dweller, farmer; akin to D. <i>nabuur</i>, G. <i>nachbar</i>, OHG. <i>n&amacr;hgib&umacr;r</i>. See <u>Nigh</u>, and <u>Boor</u>.] [Spelt also <i>neighbour</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Masters, my good friends, mine honest <i>neighbors</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who is near in sympathy or confidence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Buckingham<BR> No more shall be the <i>neighbor</i> to my counsel.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was <i>neighbor</i> unto him that fell among the thieves?</blockquote> <i>Luke x. 36.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The gospel allows no such term as "stranger;" makes every man my <i>neighbor</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neigh"bor</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.</def> "The <i>neighbor</i> cities." <i>Jer. l. 40.</i> "The <i>neighbor</i> room." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>neigh"bor</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Neighbored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n</i></pos> <u>Neighboring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Leisurely ascending hills that <i>neighbor</i> the shore.</blockquote> <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To associate intimately with.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neigh"bor</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A copse that <i>neighbors</i> by.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neigh"bor*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>neighbourhood</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then the prison and the palace were in awful <i>neighborhood</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he lives in my <i>neighborhood</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other; as, the fire alarmed all the <i>neiborhood</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Vicinity; vicinage; proximity. — <u>Neighborhood</u>, <u>Vicinity</u>. <i>Neighborhood</i> is Anglo- Saxon, and <i>vicinity</i> is Latin. <i>Vicinity</i> does not commonly denote so close a connection as <i>neighborhood</i>. A <i>neighborhood</i> is a more immediate <i>vicinity.</i> The houses immediately adjoining a square are in the <i>neighborhood</i> of that square; those which are somewhat further removed are also in the <i>vicinity</i> of the square.</p>

<p><hw>Neigh"bor*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Living or being near; adjacent; as, the <i>neighboring</i> nations or countries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neigh"bor*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being neighborly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neigh"bor*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Also written <i>neighbourly</i>.] <def>Appropriate to the relation of neighbors; having frequent or familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; friendly.</def> — <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a neighborly manner.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Judge if this be <i>neighborly</i> dealing.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neigh"bor*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being neighbors.</def> [R.] <i>J. Bailie.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Neis"hout</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From D. <i>niezen</i> to sneeze + <i>hout</i> wood.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The mahogany-like wood of the South African tree <i>Pteroxylon utile</i>, the sawdust of which causes violent sneezing (whence the name). Also called <i>sneezewood</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nei"ther</hw> (? or ?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>neiter</i>, <i>nother</i>, <i>nouther</i>, AS. <i>n&amacr;w&eth;er</i>, <i>n&amacr;hw&aelig;&eth;er</i>; <i>n&amacr;</i> never, not + <i>hw&aelig;&eth;er</i> whether. The word has followed the form of <i>either</i>. See <u>No</u>, and <u>Whether</u>, and cf. <u>Neuter</u>, <u>Nor</u>.] <def>Not either; not the one or the other.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Which of them shall I take?<BR> Both? one? or <i>neither</i>? <i>Neither</i> can be enjoyed,<BR> If both remain alive.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He <i>neither</i> loves,<BR> Nor either cares for him.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nei"ther</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more co&ouml;rdinate clauses of which those that follow begin with <i>nor</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fight <i>neither</i> with small nor great, save only with the king.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xxii. 31.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Hadst thou been firm and fixed in thy dissent,<BR> <i>Neither</i> had I transgressed, nor thou with me.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When she put it on, she made me vow<BR> That I should <i>neither</i> sell, nor give, nor lose it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Neither</i> was formerly often used where we now use <i>nor</i>. "For neither circumcision, <i>neither</i> uncircumcision is anything at all." <i>Tyndale.</i> "Ye shall not eat of it, <i>neither</i> shall ye touch it." <i>Gen. iii. 3.</i> <i>Neither</i> is sometimes used colloquially at the end of a clause to enforce a foregoing negative (<i>nor</i>, <i>not</i>, <i>no</i>). "He is very tall, but not too tall <i>neither</i>." <i>Addison.</i> " &lsquo;I care not for his thrust' &lsquo;No, nor I <i>neither</i>.'" <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Not so neither</b></col>, <cd>by no means.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ne*lum"bo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ceylonese word.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is <i>Nelumbo lutea</i>, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, <i>N. speciosa</i>.</def> [Written also <i>Nelumbium</i>.]</p>

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<p><hw>Nem"a*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nema</i> thread, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to spin.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Having the form of threads; fibrous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nem"a*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thread + <i>-lite</i>: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;malite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A fibrous variety of brucite.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nem`a*tel"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nemathelminthes</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nem`a*the"ci*um</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nemathecia</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a thread + &?; a box.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A peculiar kind of fructification on certain red alg&aelig;, consisting of an external mass of filaments at length separating into tetraspores.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Nem`a*thel*min"thes</hw> (?), <hw>||Nem`a*tel*min"thes</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Nemato-</u>, and <u>Helminthes</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An ordr of helminths, including the Nematoidea and Gordiacea; the roundworms.</def> [Written also <i>Nematelminthea</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Nem"a*to-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form from Gr. <grk>nh^ma</grk>, <grk>nh`matos</grk>, a thread.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nem"a*to*blast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nemato-</i> + <i>-blast</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A spermatocyte or spermoblast.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nem`a*to*ca"lyx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nematocalyces</b></plw> (#), E. -<plw><b>calyxes</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Nemato-</u>, and <u>Calyx</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon hydroids of the family <i>Plumularid&aelig;</i>. They contain nematocysts. See <u>Plumularia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nem`a*toc"e*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a thread + <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antenn&aelig;, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; — called also <i>Nemocera</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nem"a*to*cyst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nemato-</i> + <i>cyst</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A lasso cell, or thread cell. See <u>Lasso cell</u>, under <u>Lasso</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nem"a*tode</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nematoid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nem"a*to*gene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nemato-</i> + root of Gr. &?; to be born.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the dimorphic forms of the species of Dicyemata, which produced vermiform embryos; — opposed to <i>rhombogene</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nem`a*tog"nath</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Nematognathi.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nem`a*tog"na*thi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>nemato-</u>, and <u>Gnathic</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of fishes having barbels on the jaws. It includes the catfishes, or siluroids. See <u>Siluroid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nem"a*toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nemato-</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Nematoidea.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Nematoidea. See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nem`a*toi"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, thread + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of worms, having a long, round, and generally smooth body; the roundworms. They are mostly parasites. Called also <i>Nematodea</i>, and <i>Nematoda</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The trichina, stomach worm, and pinworm of man belong to this group. See also <i>Vinegar eel</i>, under <u>Vinegar</u>, and <u>Gapeworm</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nem`a*toid"e*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Nematoid.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nem`a*toph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a thread + &?; to bear.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>C&oelig;lenterata</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"me*an</hw> (n&emacr;"m&esl;*<i>a</i>n; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Nemeus</i>, fr. <i>Nemea</i>, Gr. <grk>Neme`h</grk>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*mer"te*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Nemertina.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Nemertina.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne*mer"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>nhmerth`s</grk> unerring.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of Nemertina.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*mer"ti*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Nemertean.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*mer"tid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Nemertean.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne*mer"ti*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Nemertina.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nem`er*ti"na</hw> (n&ebreve;m`&etilde;r*t&imacr;"n&adot;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Nemrtes</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of helminths usually having a long, slender, smooth, often bright-colored body, covered with minute vibrating cilia; — called also <i>Nemertea</i>, <i>Nemertida</i>, and <i>Rhynchoc&oelig;la</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The mouth is beneath the head, and the straight intestine at the posterior end. They have a very singular long tubular proboscis, which can be everted from a pore in the front of the head. Their nervous system and blood vessels are well developed. Some of the species become over one hundred feet long. They are mostly marine and seldom parasitic; a few inhabit fresh water. The two principal divisions are Anopla and Enopla.</p>

<p><hw>Nem"e*sis</hw> (n&ebreve;m"&esl;*s&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. <grk>Ne`mesis</grk>, orig., distribution, fr. <grk>ne`mein</grk> to distribute. See <u>Nomad</u>.] <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine vengeance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This is that ancient doctrine of <i>nemesis</i> who keeps watch in the universe, and lets no offense go unchastised.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*moph"i*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nemophily</u>.] <def>One who is fond of forest or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ne*moph"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>ne`mos</grk> wooded pasture, glade + <grk>filei^n</grk> to love.] <def>Fondness for forest scenery; love of the woods.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Nem"o*ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nemoralis</i>, fr. <i>nemus</i>, <i>nemoris</i>, a wood or grove: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;moral</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a wood or grove.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Nem"o*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nemorosus</i>.] <def>Woody.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Paradise itself was but a kind of <i>nemorous</i> temple.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nemp"ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nemnan</i> to name or call. See <u>Name</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To name or call.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nempt</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Nempne</u>. <def>Called; named.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nems</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The ichneumon.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nenia</i>, <i>naenia</i>.] <def>A funeral song; an elegy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nen"u*phar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>n&eacute;nufar</i>: cf. Sp. <i>nen&uacute;far</i>, It. <i>nenuf&aacute;r</i>; all fr. Per. <i>n&imacr;l&?;far</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The great white water lily of Europe; the <i>Nymph&aelig;a alba</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"o-</hw> (&?;). [Gr. &?; youthful, new. See <u>New</u>.] <def>A prefix meaning <i>new</i>, <i>recent</i>, <i>late</i>; and in chemistry designating specifically that variety of metameric hydrocarbons which, when the name was applied, had been <i>recently</i> classified, and in which at least one carbon atom in connected directly with four other carbon atoms; — contrasted with <i>normal</i> and <i>iso-</i>; as, <i>neo</i>pentane; the <i>neo</i>paraffins. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne`o*car"i*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; new + &?;, &?;, a kind of crustacean.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The modern, or true, Crustacea, as distinguished from the Merostomata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"o*cene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + Gr. &?; new.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>More recent than the Eocene, that is, including both the Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o-Chris*tian"i*ty</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>Christianity</i>.] <def>Rationalism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*co"mi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Neocomium</i>, the Latin name of Neuchatel, in Switzerland, where these rocks occur.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*co"mi*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the lower greensand.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*cos"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>cosmic</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the universe in its present state; specifically, pertaining to the races of men known to history.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*oc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i>+ <i>- cracy</i>, as in <i>aristocracy</i>.] <def>Government by new or inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried officials.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*od"a*mode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; new + &?;, <grk>dh`mos</grk>, the people + &?; shape.] <def>In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for military service.</def> <i>Milford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*dym"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. Dee <u>Neo- </u>, and <u>Didymium</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An elementary substance which forms one of the constituents of didymium. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 140.8.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*g&aelig;"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + Gr. &?; earth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the New World, or Western Hemisphere.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*og"a*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; newly married.] <def>A person recently married.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"o*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>- gen</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alloy resembling silver, and consisting chiefly of copper, zinc, and nickel, with small proportions of tin, aluminium, and bismuth.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A new method or system of writing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o-Lat"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>Latin</i>.] <def>Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin origin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*lith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>-lith</i> + <i>-ic</i>.] <i>(Arch&aelig;ol. & Geol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by late remains in stone.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>Neolithic</i> era includes the latter half of the "Stone age;" the human relics which belong to it are associated with the remains of animals not yet extinct. The kitchen middens of Denmark, the lake dwellings of Switzerland, and the stockaded islands, or "crannogs," of the British Isles, belong to this era.</blockquote> <i>Lubbock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*lo*gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Neologic; neological.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*lo"gi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neologist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*lo"gi*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neologism.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ne`o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ne`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;ologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to neology; employing new words; of the nature of, or containing, new words or new doctrines.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A genteel <i>neological</i> dictionary.</blockquote> <i>Chesterfield.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*log"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a neological manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ol"o*gism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;ologisme</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense.</def> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A new word, phrase, or expression.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A new doctrine; specifically, rationalism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;ologiste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who introduces new words or new senses of old words into a language.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An innovator in any doctrine or system of belief, especially in theology; one who introduces or holds doctrines subversive of supernatural or revealed religion; a rationalist, so- called.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ne*ol`o*gis"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Ne*ol`o*gis"tic*al</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to neology; neological.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ol`o*gi*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of neologizing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ol"o*gize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To introduce or use new words or terms or new uses of old words.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To introduce innovations in doctrine, esp. in theological doctrine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>- logy</i>: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;ologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of <i>neology</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A new doctrine; esp. <i>(Theol.)</i>, a doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of theological interpretation; rationalism.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne`o*me"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; new + <grk>mh`n</grk> month.] <def>The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne`o*me*noi"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. <i>Neomenia</i>, a representative genus (See <u>Neomenia</u>) + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of vermiform gastropod mollusks, without a shell, belonging to the Isopleura.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"o*morph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + Gr. &?; form.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a preexisting form.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"o*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neologism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*no"mi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + Gr. &?; law.] <def>One who advocates adheres to new laws; esp. one who holds or believes that the gospel is a new law.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*no"mi*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Neonomians, or in accordance with their doctrines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*no"mi*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrines or belief of the neonomians.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"o*phyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>neophytis</i>, Gr. &?;, prop., newly planted; &?; new + &?; grown, &?; that which has grown, a plant, fr. &?; to grow: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;ophyte</i>. See <u>New</u>, and <u>Be</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A new convert or proselyte; — a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne`o*pla"si*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; new + &?; to form, mold.] <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i> <def>Growth or development of new material; neoplasty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"o*plasm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Neoplasia</u>.] <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i> <def>A new formation or tissue, the product of morbid action.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"o*plas`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Neoplasia</u>.] <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i> <def>Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*pla"ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the Neoplatonists.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*pla`to*ni"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Neoplatonist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*pla"to*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>Platonism</i>.] <def>A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (<u>A. D.</u> 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*pla"to*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic school.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*ra"ma</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; temple + &?; a view.] <def>A panorama of the interior of a building, seen from within.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*os"sine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>neossia`</grk> a bird's nest.] <def>The substance constituting the edible bird's nest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`os*sol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a young bird + <i>-logy</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The study of young birds.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ne`o*ter"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ne`o*ter"ic*al</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>neotericus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?;, compar. of &?; young, new.] <def>Recent in origin; modern; new.</def> "Our <i>neoteric</i> verbs." <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some being ancient, others <i>neoterical</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*ter"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of modern times; a modern.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neo`ter"ic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Recently; newly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ot"er*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; innovation] <def>An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word or phrase.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ot"er*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One ho introduces new word&?; or phrases.</def> <i>Fitzed Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*ot"er*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Neoterized</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Neoterized</u>.] [Gr. &?; to innovate.] <def>To innovate; to coin or introduce new words.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Freely as we of the nineteenth century <i>neoterize</i>.</blockquote> <i>fized. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*trop"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>tropical</i>.] <i>(Geog. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`o*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + Gr. &?; life.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>More recent than the Paleozoic, — that is, including the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nep</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. <i>Nepeta</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Catnip.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne"pa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nepa</i> scorpion.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of aquatic hemipterous insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their voracity; — called also <i>scorpion bug</i> and <i>water scorpion</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nep`au*lese"</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Nepaul, a kingdom in Northern Hindostan.</def> — <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or natives of Nepaul.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*pen"the</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Fr. Gr. &?; removing all sorrow; hence, an epithet of an Egyptian drug which lulled sorrow for the day; &?; not + &?; sorrow, grief.] <def>A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; — by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lulled with the sweet <i>nepenthe</i> of a court.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Quaff, O quaff this kind <i>nepenthe</i>.</blockquote> <i>Poe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*pen"thes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;. See <u>Nepenthe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Nepenthe</u>.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of climbing plants found in India, Malaya, etc., which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called <i>pitcher plants</i> and <i>monkey- cups</i>. There are about thirty species, of which the best known is <i>Nepenthes distillatoria</i>. See <u>Pitcher plant</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nep"e*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground ivy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neph"a*lism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soberness, fr. &?; sober, &?; to drink no wine: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;phalisme</i>.] <def>Total abstinence from spirituous liquor.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Neph"a*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;phaliste</i>.] <def>One who advocates or practices nephalism.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Neph"e*line</hw> (?), <hw>Neph"e*lite</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [gr. &?; cloud: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;ph&eacute;line</i>. Cf. <u>Nebula</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety el&aelig;olite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neph`e*lo*dom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a cloud + &?; way + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Meteorol.)</i> <def>An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neph`e*lom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a cloud + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neph"ew</hw> (n&ebreve;f"&usl;; <i>in England</i> n&ebreve;v"&usl;; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>neveu</i>, <i>nevou</i>, <i>nevu</i>, fr. F. <i>neveu</i>, OF. also, <i>nevou</i>, L. <i>nepos</i>; akin to AS. <i>nefa</i>, D. <i>neef</i>, G. <i>neffe</i>, OHG. <i>nevo</i>, Icel. <i>nefi</i> a kinsman, Gr. <grk>ne`podes</grk>, pl., brood, young, Skr. <i>nep&amacr;t</i> grandson, descendant. &radic;262. Cf. <u>Niece</u>, <u>Nepotism</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>But if any widow have children or <i>nephews</i> [Rev. Ver. <i>grandchildren</i>].</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. v. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If naturalists say true that <i>nephews</i> are often liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cousin.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Neph"i*lim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>n&ebreve;ph&imacr;l&imacr;m</i>.] <def>Giants.</def> <i>Gen. vi. 4. Num. xiii. 33.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neph"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a cloud + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Meteorol.)</i> <def>An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Ne*phral"gi*a</hw> (?), <hw>Ne*phral"gy</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>nephralgia</i>, fr. Gr. &?; a kidney + &?; pain: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;phralgie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the latter.</def> <i>Quain.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*phrid"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l. & Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a nephridium.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne*phrid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nephridia</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; of the <i>kidneys</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l. & Anat.)</i> <def>A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Loeven's larva</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neph"rite</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>n&eacute;phrite</i>. See <u>Nephritis</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney stone; a kind of jade. See <u>Jade</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ne*phrit"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ne*phrit"ic*al</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nephriticus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;phr&eacute;tique</i>. See <u>Nephritis</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal; as, a <i>nephritic</i> disease.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a <i>nephritic</i> patient.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the kidneys; as, a <i>nephritic</i> medicine.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nephritic stone</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>nephrite; jade. See <u>Nephrite</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ne*phrit"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*phri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?; (sc. &?;), fr. &?; a kidney.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An inflammation of the kidneys.</def></p>

<p><hw>neph`ro*lith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a kidney + <i>-lith + ic</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to gravel, or renal calculi.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne*phrol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a kidney + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neph"ro*stome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a kidney + mouth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l. & Anat.)</i> <def>The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*phrot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a kidney + &?; to cut: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;phrotomie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nep"o*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to a nephew.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*pot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>nepotism</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to nepotism.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>nepotic</i> ambition of the ruling pontiff.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nep"o*tism</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nepus</i>, <i>nepotus</i>, nephew: cf. F. <i>n&eacute;potisme</i>. See <u>Nephew</u>.] <def>Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>From <i>nepotism</i> Alexander V. was safe; for he was without kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps more fatal <i>nepotism</i>, which turned the tide of popularity against him — the <i>nepotism</i> of his order.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nep"o*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who practices nepotism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nep"tune</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Neptunus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> <def>The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The remotest known planet of our system, discovered — as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris — by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about 2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about 164,78 years.</def> </p>

<p><col><b>Neptune powder</b></col>, <cd>an explosive containing nitroglycerin, — used in blasting.</cd> — <col><b>Neptune's cup</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a very large, cup-shaped, marine sponge (<i>Thalassema Neptuni</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nep*tu"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Neptunius</i> belonging to Neptune: cf. F. <i>neptunien</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, <i>Neptunian</i> rocks.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Neptunian races</b></col> <i>(Ethnol.)</i>, <cd>the Malay and Polynesian races.</cd> — <col><b>Neptunian theory</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>the theory of Werner, which referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the agency of water; — opposed to the <i>Plutonic</i> theory.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nep*tu"ni*an</hw> (?), <hw>Nep"tu*nist</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>neptinien</i>, <i>neptuniste</i>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>One who adopts the Neptunian theory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nep*tu`ni*cen"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neptune</i> + <i>centric</i>.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, <i>Neptunicentric</i> longitude or force.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nep*tu"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>A new metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and uncertain identification, said to exist in certain minerals, as columbite.</def> <i>Hermann.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & a.</i></pos> <def>Nearer.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Nerre</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nere</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne were</i>.] <def>Were not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ne"re*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Nereids</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Nereides</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>Nereis</i>, <i>-idis</i>, Gr. <grk>Nhrei:`s</grk> <grk>Nhrhi:`s</grk>, <grk>i:`dos</grk>, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. <grk>Nhrey`s</grk> Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to <grk>nhro`s</grk> wet, Skr. <i>n&amacr;ra</i> water, cf. Gr. <grk>na`ein</grk> to flow.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne`re*id"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the family <i>Lycorid&aelig;</i> or allied families.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne"re*is</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nereides</b></plw> (#). [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>A Nereid. See <u>Nereid</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus, including numerous species, of marine ch&aelig;topod annelids, having a well- formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antenn&aelig;, four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.</def> </p>

<p><hw>Ne"re*ites</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Fossil tracks of annelids.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne`re*o*cys"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Nereid</u>, and <u>Cyst</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of gigantic seaweeds.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Nereocystis Lutkeana</i>, of the North Pacific, has a stem many fathoms long, terminating in a great vesicle, which is crowned with a tuft of long leaves. The stem is used by the Alaskans for fishing lines.</p>

<p><hw>Nerf"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The id.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ne*ri"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a sort of sea mussel, Gr. &?;, &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ner"ite</hw> (? or ?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any mollusk of the genus Nerita.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ner`i*ti"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus including numerous species of shells resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are often delicately tinted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.</def> — <wf>Ne*ro"ni*an</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ner"o*li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>n&eacute;roli</i>, said to be from the name of an Italian princess.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Neroli camphor</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white crystalline waxy substance, tasteless and odorless, obtained from beroli oil; — called also <i>auradin</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ner"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & a.</i></pos> [See <u>Near</u>.] <def>Nearer.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>neer</i>, <i>ner</i>.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Never the neer</b></col>, <cd>never the nearer; no nearer.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nerv"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Nerved.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ner*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves; neuration.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The outlines of the fronds of ferns, and their <i>nervation</i>, are frail characters if employed alone for the determination of existing genera.</blockquote> <i>J. D. Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nerve</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nerfe</i>, F. <i>nerf</i>, L. <i>nervus</i>, akin to Gr. &?; sinew, nerve; cf. &?; string, bowstring; perh. akin to E. <i>needle</i>. Cf. <u>Neuralgia</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body.</def></p>

<p>&fist; An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath (the <i>perineurium</i>) and all bound together in a connective tissue sheath and framework (the <i>epineurium</i>) containing blood vessels and lymphatics.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sinew or a tendon.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>he led me on to mightiest deeds,<BR> Above the <i>nerve</i> of mortal arm.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Steadiness and firmness of mind; self- command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Audacity; assurance.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nerve cell</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>one of the nucleated cells with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell.</cd> — <col><b>Nerve fiber</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>one of the fibers of which nerves are made up. These fibers are either <i>medullated</i> or <i>nonmedullated</i>. in both kinds the essential part is the translucent threadlike <i>axis cylinder</i> which is continuous the whole length of the fiber.</cd> — <col><b>Nerve stretching</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>the operation of stretching a nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the nerve or its connections.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nerve</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nerved</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nerving</u>.] <def>To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear <i>nerved</i> his arm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nerved</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having nerves of a special character; as, weak- <i>nerved</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or veins.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nerve"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of nerves.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak; powerless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A kingless people for a <i>nerveless</i> state.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Awaking, all <i>nerveless</i>, from an ugly dream.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nerve"less*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being nerveless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nerve"-shak`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shocked.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ner`vi*mo"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nerve</i> + <i>motion</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ner`vi*mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nerve</i> + <i>motor</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Any agent capable of causing nervimotion.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nerv"ine</hw> (?; 277) <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nervinus</i> made of sinews: cf.F. <i>nervin</i>. See <u>Nerve</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nervine agent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ner`vo*mus"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nerve</i> + <i>muscular</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles; of the nature of nerves and muscles; as, <i>nervomuscular</i> energy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ner*vose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Nervous</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nerved</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ner*vos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nervositas</i> strength.] <def>Nervousness.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Nerv"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nervosus</i> sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. <i>nerveux</i>. See <u>Nerve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.</def> "<i>Nervous</i> arms." <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a <i>nervous</i> writer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as, <i>nervous</i> excitement; a <i>nervous</i> fever.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Poor, weak, <i>nervous</i> creatures.</blockquote> <i>Cheyne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Sensitive; excitable; timid.</def> </p>

<p><blockquote>Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the unfair treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is <i>nervous</i> about the land.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Nervous fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a low form of fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Nervous system</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the specialized co&ouml;rdinating apparatus which endows animals with sensation and volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three systems: the <i>central</i>, brain and spinal cord; the <i>peripheral</i>, cranial and spinal nerves; and the <i>sympathetic</i>. See <u>Brain</u>, <u>Nerve</u>, <i>Spinal cord</i>, under <u>Spinal</u>, and <i>Sympathetic system</i>, under <u>Sympathetic</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</cd> — <col><b>Nervous temperament</b></col>, <cd>a condition of body characterized by a general predominance of mental manifestations.</cd> <i>Mayne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nerv"ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nervous manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nerv"ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State or quality of being nervous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nerv"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Nerve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the nerves of leaves.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of incests.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nerv"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nervier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl. - </i></pos> <u>iest</u>.] <def>Strong; sinewy.</def> "His <i>nervy</i> knees." <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nes"cience</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nescientia</i>, fr. <i>nesciens</i>, p. pr. of <i>nescire</i> not to know; <i>ne</i> not + <i>scire</i> to know.] <def>Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God fetched it about for me, in that absence and <i>nescience</i> of mine.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nese</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nose.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nesh</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hnesc</i>, <i>hn&aelig;sc</i>, akin to Goth. <i>hnasqus</i>.] <def>Soft; tender; delicate.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>n&aelig;s</i>, <i>ns</i>; akin to Icel. <i>nes</i>, Sw. <i>n&auml;s</i>, Dan. <i>n&aelig;s</i>, and E. <i>nose</i>. &radic; 261. See <u>Nose</u>.] <def>A promontory; a cape; a headland.</def> <i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Ness</i> is frequently used as a suffix in the names of places and promontories; as, Sheer<i>ness</i>.</p>

<p><hw>-ness</hw> (&?;). [AS. <i>-ness</i>, <i>-nyss</i>, <i>- nys</i>; akin to OS. <i>-nissi</i>, <i>nussi</i>, D. <i>-nis</i>, OHG. <i>-nissa</i>, <i>-nass&imacr;</i>, <i>-nuss&imacr;</i>, G. <i>- nis</i>, <i>-niss</i>, Goth. <i>-inasus</i>.] <def>A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of <i>quality</i> or <i>state</i>; as, good<i>ness</i>, great<i>ness</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ness"ler*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From <i>Nessler</i>, the chemist.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To treat or test, as a liquid, with a solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide, which is called <i>Nessler's solution</i> or <i>Nessler's test</i>, and is used to detect the presence of ammonia.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Nest</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nest</i>; akin to D. & G. <i>nest</i>, Sw. <i>n&auml;ste</i>, L. <i>nidus</i>, for <i>nisdus</i>, Skr. <i>n&imacr;&?;a</i> resting place, nest; cf. Lith. <i>lizdas</i>, Arm. <i>neiz</i>, Gael. & Ir. <i>nead</i>. Prob. from the particle <i>ni</i> down, Skr. <i>ni</i> + the root of E. <i>sit</i>, and thus orig., a place to sit down in. &radic; 264. See <u>Nether</u>, and <u>Sit</u>, and cf. <u>Eyas</u>, <u>Nidification</u>, <u>Nye</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The birds of the air have nests.</blockquote> <i>Matt. viii. 20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which young animals are reared.</def> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a <i>nest</i> of traitors; a <i>nest</i> of bugs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A little cottage, like some poor man's <i>nest</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nest egg</b></col>, <cd>an egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it, and to induce her to lay more in the same place; hence, figuratively, something laid up as the beginning of a fund or collection.</cd> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nest</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To build and occupy a nest.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The king of birds <i>nested</i> within his leaves.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nest</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To put into a nest; to form a nest for.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>From him who <i>nested</i> himself into the chief power.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nest"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nestfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much or many as will fill a nest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nes"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nestled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nestling</u> (?).] [AS. <i>nestlian</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make and occupy a nest; to nest.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The kingfisher . . . <i>nestles</i> in hollow banks.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there <i>nestle</i> till succors came.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child <i>nestles</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nes"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To house, as in a nest.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cherish, as a bird her young.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nes"tling</hw> (?). <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.</def> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A nest; a receptacle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nes"tling</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nes"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See <u>Kaka</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nes*to"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>An adherent of <i>Nestorius</i>, patriarch of Constantinople in the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call Mary the <i>mother of God</i> though she might be called the <i>mother of Christ</i>; also, one of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, India, and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. Opposed to <i>Eutychian</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nes*to"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or relating to the Nestorians.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Relating to, or resembling, <i>Nestor</i>, the aged warrior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as, <i>Nestorian</i> caution.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nes*to"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrines of the Nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.</def></p>

<p><hw>Net</hw> (n&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>net</i>; akin to D. <i>net</i>, OS. <i>net</i>, <i>netti</i>, OHG. <i>nezzi</i>, G. <i>netz</i>, Icel. & Dan. <i>net</i>, Sw. <i>n&auml;t</i>, Goth. <i>nati</i>; of uncertain origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a <i>net</i> for his feet.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xxix. 5.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the church's <i>net</i> there are fishes good or bad.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a <i>net</i> for the hair; a mosquito <i>net</i>; a tennis <i>net</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other by some specified law.</def></p>

<p><hw>Net</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Netted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Netting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as, to <i>net</i> silk.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And now I am here, <i>netted</i> and in the toils.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To inclose or cover with a net; as, to <i>net</i> a tree.</def></p>

<p><hw>Net</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To form network or netting; to knit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Net</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Neat</u> clean.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Without spot; pure; shining.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Her breast all naked as <i>net</i> ivory.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat; as, <i>net</i> wine, etc.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as, <i>net</i> profit; <i>net</i> income; <i>net</i> weight, etc.</def> [Less properly written <i>nett</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Net tonnage</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the tonnage of a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Net</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Netted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Netting</u>.] <def>To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he <i>netted</i> a thousand dollars by the operation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Net"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An astrophyton.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neth"er</hw> (n&ebreve;&thlig;"&etilde;r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nethere</i>, <i>neithere</i>, AS. <i>ni&eth;era</i>, fr. the adv. <i>ni&eth;er</i> downward; akin to <i>neo&eth;an</i> below, beneath, D. <i>neder</i> down, G. <i>nieder</i>, Sw. <i>nedre</i> below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. <i>ni</i> down. &radic;201. Cf. <u>Beneath</u>.] <def>Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; — opposed to <i>upper</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'Twixt upper, <i>nether</i>, and surrounding fires.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This darksome <i>nether</i> world her light<BR> Doth dim with horror and deformity.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All my <i>nether</i> shape thus grew transformed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neth"er*more`</hw> (n&ebreve;&thlig;"&etilde;r*m&omacr;r`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lower, nether.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neth"er*most`</hw> (-m&omacr;st`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ni&eth;emest</i>. See <u>Nether</u>, and cf. <u>Aftermost</u>.] <def>Lowest; as, the <i>nethermost</i> abyss.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Neth"i*nim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Heb., pl. of <i>n&amacr;th&imacr;n</i> given, granted, a slave of the temple, fr. <i>n&amacr;than</i> to give.] <i>(jewish Antiq.)</i> <def>Servants of the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and temple.</def></p>

<p><hw>Net"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Net</i>, a. + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To render neat; to clean; to put in order.</def> [R.] <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Net"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Net</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of making nets or network, or of forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads, wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces between.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A network of ropes used for various purposes, as for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to hinder an enemy from boarding.</def> <i>Totten.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Netting needle</b></col>, <cd>a kind of slender shuttle used in netting. See <u>Needle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Net"ting</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Urine.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Net"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>netele</i>; akin to D. <i>netel</i>, G. <i>nessel</i>, OHG. <i>nezz&iuml;la</i>, <i>nazza</i>, Dan. <i>nelde</i>, <i>n&auml;lde</i>, Sw. <i>n&auml;ssla</i>; cf, Lith. <i>notere</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the genus <i>Urtica</i>, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. <i>Urtica gracitis</i> is common in the Northern, and <i>U. cham&aelig;dryoides</i> in the Southern, United States. the common European species, <i>U. urens</i> and <i>U. dioica</i>, are also found in the Eastern united States. <i>U. pilulifera</i> is the Roman nettle of England.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as: <col><b>Australian nettle</b></col>, <cd>a stinging tree or shrub of the genus <i>Laportea</i> (as <i>L. gigas</i> and <i>L. moroides</i>); — also called <i>nettle tree</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Bee nettle</b></col>, <col><b>Hemp nettle</b></col>, <cd>a species of <i>Galeopsis</i>.</cd> See under <u>Hemp</u>. — <col><b>Blind nettle</b></col>, <col><b>Dead nettle</b></col>, <cd>a harmless species of <i>Lamium</i>.</cd> — <col><b>False nettle</b></col> <cd>(<i>B&aelig;hmeria cylindrica</i>), a plant common in the United States, and related to the true nettles.</cd> — <col><b>Hedge nettle</b></col>, <cd>a species of <i>Stachys</i>.</cd> See under <u>Hedge</u>. — <col><b>Horse nettle</b></col> <cd>(<i>Solanum Carolinense</i>).</cd> See under <u>Horse</u>. — <col><b>nettle tree</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Same as <u>Hackberry</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>See <i>Australian nettle</i> (above).</cd> — <col><b>Spurge nettle</b></col>, <cd>a stinging American herb of the Spurge family (<i>Jatropha urens</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Wood nettle</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<i>Laportea Canadensis</i>) which stings severely, and is related to the true nettles.</cd></p>

<p><col><b>Nettle cloth</b></col>, <cd>a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.</cd> — <col><b>Nettle rash</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with nettles.</cd> — <col><b>Sea nettle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a medusa.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Net"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nettled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nettling</u> (?).] <def>To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The princes were so <i>nettled</i> at the scandal of this affront, that every man took it to himself.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Net"tle*bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>the European whitethroat.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Net"tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who nettles.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Net"tles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [See <u>Knittle</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Reef points.</def></p>

<p><hw>Net"tling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Rope Making)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are joined end to end so as to form one rope.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Net"tling</hw>, <pos><i>p. pr. & a.</i></pos> <def>Stinging; irritating.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nettling cell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a lasso cell. See under <u>Lasso</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Net"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a net, or network; netted.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Net"-veined`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having veins, or nerves, reticulated or netted; as, a <i>net-veined</i> wing or leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Net"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a <i>network</i> of veins; a <i>network</i> of railroads.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"rad</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nerve + L. <i>ad</i> to.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Toward the neural side; — opposed to <i>h&aelig;mad</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nerve.] <i>(Anat. & Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; — opposed to <i>hemal</i>. As applied to vertebrates, <i>neural</i> is the same as <i>dorsal</i>; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as <i>ventral</i>. Cf. <u>Hemal</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Neural arch</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the spinal cord.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Neu*ral"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; nerve + &?; pain. See <u>nerve</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural lesion.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu*ral"gic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a <i>neuralgic</i> headache.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*ral"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neuralgia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rap`o*phys"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu`ra*poph"y*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Neurapophyses</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Neuro-</u>, and <u>Apophysis</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the two lateral processes or elements which form the neural arch.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine; spinous process.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu*ras`the*ni"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; nerve + &?; weakness.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rax"is</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>axis</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>See <i>Axis cylinder</i>, under <u>Axis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ren*ter"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>enteric</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to both the neuron and the enteron; as, the <i>neurenteric</i> canal, which, in embroys of many vertebrates, connects the medullary tube and the primitive intestine. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ectoderm</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ri*din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Neurine</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>a nontoxic base, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>14</sub>N<sub>2</sub>, found in the putrescent matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu`ri*lem"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; nerve + &?; peel, skin.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The perineurium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*ril"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nerve.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The special properties and functions of the nerves; that capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to nerves.</def> <i>G. H. Lewes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu"rine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a nerve.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A poisonous organic base (a ptomaine) formed in the decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta water, and in the putrefaction of proteid matter. It was for a long time considered identical with choline, a crystalline body originally obtained from bile. Chemically, however, choline is oxyethyl- trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, while neurine is vinyl-trimethyl- ammonium hydroxide.</def> [Written also <i>neurin</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Neu"rism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nerve.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Nerve force. See <i>Vital force</i>, under <u>Vital</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu*ri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; nerve + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of a nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ro-</hw> (&?;). [Gr. <grk>ney^ron</grk> nerve.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A combining denoting <i>a nerve</i>, <i>of or pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ro-cen"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>central</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Between the neural arch and the centrum of a vertebra; as, the <i>neurocentral</i> suture.</def> <i>Huxley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ro*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <hw>Neu`ro*chor"dal</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Neurocord</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*roc"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Nerve force.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ro*c&oelig;le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro- </i> + Gr. <grk>koi^los</grk> a hollow.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The central canal and ventricles of the spinal cord and brain; the myelencephalic cavity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ro*cord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>cord</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm.</def> — <wf>Neu`ro*cor"dal</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ro-ep`i*der"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro- </i> + <i>epidermal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epidermis; as, the <i>neuroepidermal</i>, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu*rog"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ney^ron</grk> ligament + &?; glue.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A description of the nerves.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ro*ker"a*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>keratin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ro*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to neurology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of nervous diseases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu*ro"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Neuro- </u>, and <u>-oma</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of new-formed nerve fibers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ro*mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>-mere</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A metameric segment of the cerebro-spinal nervous system.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ro*mus"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro- </i> + <i>muscular</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Nervomuscular.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu"ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Neura</b></plw> (#). [NL., from Gr. <grk>ney^ron</grk> nerve.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro- spinal axis; myelencephalon.</def> <i>B. G. Wilder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ro*path"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or suffering from, nervous disease.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rop"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, to suffer.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ro*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>-pod</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A neuropodous animal.</def> <i>G. Rolleston.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Neu`ro*po"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; a nerve + &?;, dim. of &?;, &?;, the foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rop"o*dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>-pod</i> + <i>-ous</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates; — opposed to <i>h&aelig;mapodous</i>.</def> <i>G. Rolleston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ro*pore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + <i>pore</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An opening at either end of the embryonic neural canal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rop"ter</hw> (n&usl;*r&obreve;p"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Neuroptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu*rop"te*ra</hw> (-t&esl;*r&adot;), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ney^ron</grk> nerve + <grk>ptero`n</grk> a wing, fr. <grk>pte`sqai</grk> to fly.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and the Pseudoneuroptera.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Neu*rop"ter*al</hw> (n&usl;*r&obreve;p"t&etilde;r*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rop"ter*an</hw> (-<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A neuropter.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu*rop"te*ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a nerve + &?; a kind of fern.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rop"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Neuropteral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ro*sen*sif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>neuro-</i> + <i>sensiferous</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or forming, both nerves and sense organs.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu*ro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <i>Neuroses</i> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; nerve.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ro*skel"e*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the neuroskeleton.</def> [R.] <i>Owen.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ro*skel"e*ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro- </i> + <i>skeleton</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton which are in relation with the nervous axis and locomotion.</def> <i>Owen.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ro*spast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>neurospaston</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; drawn by strings.] <def>A puppet.</def> [R.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nerve.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous; as, a <i>neurotic</i> disease.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rot"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A disease seated in the nerves.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to the great nerve centers.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Neurotic</i> as a class include all those poisons whose mains action is upon the brain and spinal cord. They may be divided three orders: (<i>a</i>) <i>Cerebral neurotics</i>, or those which affect the brain only. (<i>b</i>) <i>Spinal neurotics</i>, or <i>tetanics</i>, those which affect the spinal cord. (<i>c</i>) <i>Cerebro-spinal neurotics</i>, or those which affect both brain and spinal cord.</p>

<p><hw>Neu"ro*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Neurotomy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for cutting or dissecting nerves.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A neuromere.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu`ro*tom"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to neurotomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rot"o*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who skilled in or practices neurotomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu*rot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + Gr. &?; to cut.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Neu"ru*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of Gr. &?; a nerve.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An embryo or certain invertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>ne</i> not + <i>uter</i> whether; akin to E. <i>whether</i>. See <u>No</u>, and <u>Whether</u>, and cf. <u>Neither</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our enemy; for Providence never stands <i>neuter</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having a form belonging more especially to words which are not appellations of males or females; expressing or designating that which is of neither sex; as, a <i>neuter</i> noun; a <i>neuter</i> termination; the <i>neuter</i> gender.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Intransitive; as, a <i>neuter</i> verb.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones; sexless. See <u>Neuter</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The world's no <i>neuter</i>; it will wound or save.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An intransitive verb.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; esp., one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called <i>workers</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>neutralis</i>, fr. <i>neuter</i>. See <u>Neuter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The heart can not possibly remain <i>neutral</i>, but constantly takes part one way or the other.</blockquote> <i>Shaftesbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,<BR> And <i>neutral</i> some, in her fantastic eye.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Neuter. See <u>Neuter</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; — said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with <i>acid</i>, and <i>alkaline</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Neutral axis</b></col>, <col><b>Neutral surface</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>that line or plane, in a beam under transverse pressure, at which the fibers are neither stretched nor compressed, or where the longitudinal stress is zero. See <u>Axis</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Neutral equilibrium</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>the kind of equilibrium of a body so placed that when moved slighty it neither tends to return to its former position not depart more widely from it, as a perfect sphere or cylinder on a horizontal plane.</cd> — <col><b>Neutral salt</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a salt formed by the complete replacement of the hydrogen in an acid or base; in the former case by a positive or basic, in the latter by a negative or acid, element or radical.</cd> — <col><b>Neutral tint</b></col>, <cd>a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors, made by mixing indigo or other blue some warm color. the shades vary greatly.</cd> - - <col><b>Neutral vowel</b></col>, <cd>the vowel element having an obscure and indefinite quality, such as is commonly taken by the vowel in many unaccented syllables. It is regarded by some as identical with the &ubreve; in <i>up</i>, and is called also the <i>natural vowel</i>, as unformed by art and effort. See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect; 17.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Neu"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>neutral</i>, as far as commerce extends, becomes a party in the war.</blockquote> <i>R. G. Harper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu"tral*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neutral; one who professes or practices neutrality.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu*tral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>neutralit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Men who possess a state of <i>neutrality</i> in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.</def> [Obs.] <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The quality or state of being neutral. See <u>Neutral</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(International Law)</i> <def>The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Armed neutrality</b></col>, <cd>the condition of a neutral power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any aggression of either belligerent.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Neu`tral*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>neutralisation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process by which an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral. See <u>Neutral</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"tral*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Neutralized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Neutralizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>neutraliser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So here I am <i>neutralized</i> again.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to <i>neutralize</i> an acid with a base.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To destroy the peculiar properties or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference or inefficiency; to counteract; as, to <i>neutralize</i> parties in government; to <i>neutralize</i> efforts, opposition, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Counter citations that <i>neutralize</i> each other.</blockquote> <i>E. Everett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Neu"tral*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Neu"tral*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a neutral manner; without taking part with either side; indifferently.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Neu`vaines"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F. <i>neuvaine</i>, fr. LL. <i>novena</i>, fr. L. <i>novem</i>. See <u>Noon</u>.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>Prayers offered up for nine successive days.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ne*va"dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A granitoid variety of rhyolite, common in Nevada.</def></p>

<p><hw>||N&eacute;`v&eacute;"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. &?; <i>nix</i>, <i>nivis</i>, snow.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The upper part of a glacier, above the limit of perpetual snow. See <u>Glacier</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nev"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>nefna</i>. &radic; 267.] <def>To name; to mention; to utter.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>As oft I heard my lord them <i>neven</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>n&?;fre</i>; <i>ne</i> not, no + <i>&?;fre</i> ever.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or future.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Death still draws nearer, <i>never</i> seeming near.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In no degree; not in the least; not.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whosoever has a friend to guide him, may carry his eyes in another man's head, and yet see <i>never</i> the worse.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And he answered him to <i>never</i> a word.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxvii. 14.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Never</i> is much used in composition with present participles to form adjectives, as in <i>never</i>-ceasing, <i>never</i>-dying, <i>never</i>-ending, <i>never</i>-fading, <i>never</i>-failing, etc., retaining its usual signification.</p>

<p><col><b>Never a deal</b></col>, <cd>not a bit.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Never so</b></col>, <cd>as never before; more than at any other time, or in any other circumstances; especially; particularly; — now often expressed or replaced by <i>ever so</i>.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Ask me <i>never so</i> much dower and gift.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxxiv. 12.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A fear of battery, . . . though <i>never so</i> well grounded, is no duress.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nev"er*more`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Never again; at no time hereafter.</def> <i>Testament of Love. Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Where springtime of the Hesperides<BR> Begins, but endeth <i>nevermore</i>.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nev`er*the*lat"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. or conj.</i></pos> <def>Nevertheless.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nev`er*the*less"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. or conj.</i></pos> [<i>Never</i> + <i>the</i> (see <u>The</u> by that) + <i>less</i>.] <def>Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; <i>nevertheless</i>, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness.</blockquote> <i>Heb. xii. 11.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — However; at least; yet; still. See <u>However</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nev"ew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nephew.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>New</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Newer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Newest</u>.] [OE. OE. <i>newe</i>, AS. <i>niwe</i>, <i>neowe</i>; akin to D. <i>nieuw</i>, OS. <i>niwi</i>, OHG. <i>niuwi</i>, G. <i>neu</i>, Icel. <i>n&?;r</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>ny</i>, Goth. <i>niujis</i>, Lith. <i>naujas</i>, Russ. <i>novuii</i>, Ir. <i>nua</i>, <i>nuadh</i>, Gael. <i>nuadh</i>, W. <i>newydd</i>, Armor. <i>nevez</i>, L. <i>novus</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>nava</i>, and prob. to E. <i>now</i>. &radic;263. See <u>Now</u>, and cf. <u>Announce</u>, <u>Innovate</u>, <u>Neophyte</u>, <u>Novel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; — opposed to <i>old</i>, as, a <i>new</i> coat; a <i>new</i> house; a <i>new</i> book; a <i>new</i> fashion.</def> "Your <i>new</i> wife." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a <i>new</i> metal; a <i>new</i> planet; <i>new</i> scenes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a <i>new</i> year; a <i>new course</i> or direction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a <i>new</i> man.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Steadfasty purposing to lead a <i>new</i> life.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost <i>new</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously known or famous.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>New</i> to the plow, unpracticed in the trace.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Fresh from anything; newly come.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>New</i> from her sickness to that northern air.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>New birth</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Birth</u>.</cd> — <col><b>New Church</b></col>, or <col><b>New Jerusalem Church</b></col>, <cd>the church holding the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See <u>Swedenborgian</u>.</cd> — <col><b>New heart</b></col> <i>(Theol.)</i>, <cd>a heart or character changed by the power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy motives.</cd> — <col><b>New land</b></col>, <cd>land ckeared and cultivated for the first time.</cd> — <col><b>New light</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Crappie</u>.</cd> — <col><b>New moon</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The moon in its first quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the Jews.</cd> <i>2 Kings iv. 23.</i> — <col><b>New Red Sandstone</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>an old name for the formation immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided into the Permian and Trias.</cd> See <u>Sandstone</u>. — <col><b>New style</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Style</u>.</cd> — <col><b>New testament</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Testament</u>.</cd> — <col><b>New world</b></col>, <cd>the land of the Western Hemisphere; — so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern Hemisphere until recent times.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See <u>Novel</u>.</p>

<p><hw>New</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Newly; recently.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>New</i> is much used in composition, adverbially, in the sense of <i>newly</i>, <i>recently</i>, to quality other words, as in <i>new</i>-born, <i>new</i>-formed, <i>new</i>-found, <i>new</i>- mown.</p>

<p><col><b>Of new</b></col>, <cd>anew.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>New</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To make new; to renew.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>New"born`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Recently born.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>New"come`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Recently come.</def></p>

<p><hw>New"com`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who has lately come.</def></p>

<p><hw>New"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>New</u>. Cf. <u>Novel</u>.] <def>A novelty; a new thing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>New"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>nual</i>, F. <i>noyau</i> sone, of fruit, <i>noyau d'escaler</i> newel, fr. L. <i>nucalis</i> like a nut, fr. <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, nut. Cf <u>Nowel</u> the inner wall of a mold, <u>Nucleus</u>..] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. See <i>Hollow newel</i>, under <u>Hollow</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>New"fan`gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>New</i> + <i>fangle</i>.] <def>Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>So <i>newfangel</i> be they of their meat.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>New"fan`gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To change by introducing novelties.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>New"fan`gled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty.</def> "A <i>newfangled</i> nomenclature." <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new theories or fashions.</def> "<i>Newfangled</i> teachers." <i>1 Tim. vi. (heading).</i> "<i>Newfangled</i> men." <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>New"fan`gled*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form.</def></p>

<p><hw>New"fan`gle*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>newefanglenes</i>. See <u>Fangle</u>.] <def>Newfangledness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Proud <i>newfangleness</i> in their apparel.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p>

<p><hw>New"fan`glist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is eager for novelties or desirous of change.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>New"fan`gly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a newfangled manner; with eagerness for novelty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>New`fash"ioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made in a new form, or lately come into fashion.</def></p>

<p><hw>New"found*land`</hw> (?, often &?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A Newfoundland dog.</def> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Newfoundland dog</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a breed of large dogs, with shaggy hair, which originated in Newfoundland, noted for intelligence, docility, and swimming powers.</cd></p>

<p><hw>New"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>New</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Yeast; barm.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>New"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat new; nearly new.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>New"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Lately; recently.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He rubbed it o'er with <i>newly</i> gathered mint.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anew; afresh; freshly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And the refined mind doth <i>newly</i> fashion<BR> Into a fairer form.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>New"mar`ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Newmarket</i>, England.] <def>A long, closely fitting cloak.</def></p>

<p><hw>New`-mod"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To remodel.</def></p>

<p><hw>New"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being new; as, the <i>newness</i> of a system; the <i>newness</i> of a scene; <i>newness</i> of life.</def></p>

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<p><hw>News</hw> (n&uamc;z), <pos><i>n</i></pos> [From New; cf. F. <i>nounelles</i>. <i>News</i> is plural in form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A report of recent occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Evil <i>news</i> rides post, while good <i>news</i> baits.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something strange or newly happened.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is no <i>news</i> for the weak and poor to be a prey to the strong and rich.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>There cometh a <i>news</i> thither with his horse.</blockquote> <i>Pepys.</i></p>

<p><hw>News"-book`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A newspaper.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>News"boy`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boy who distributes or sells newspapers.</def></p>

<p><hw>News"-let`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest English newspapers.</def></p>

<p><hw>News"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Newsmen</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who brings news.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A man who distributes or sells newspapers.</def></p>

<p><hw>News"mon`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who deals in news; one who is active in hearing and telling news.</def></p>

<p><hw>News"pa`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>News"room`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A room where news is collected and disseminated, or periodicals sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>News"-vnd`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A seller of newspapers.</def></p>

<p><hw>News"-writ`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>News"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of news; abounding in information as to current events.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Newt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ewt</i>, <i>evete</i>, AS. <i>efete</i>, with <i>n</i> prefixed, <i>an ewt</i> being understood as <i>a newt</i>. Cf. <u>Eft</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt (<i>Triton cristatus</i>) and the smooth newt (<i>Lophinus punctatus</i>). In America, <i>Diemictylus viridescens</i> is one of the most abundant species.</def></p>

<p><hw>New*to"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Newtonian philosophy</b></col>, <cd>the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton; — applied to the doctrine of the universe as expounded in Newton's "Principia," to the modern or experimental philosophy (as opposed to the theories of Descartes and others), and, most frequently, to the mathematical theory of universal gravitation.</cd> — <col><b>Newtonian telescope</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>a reflecting telescope, in which rays from the large speculum are received by a plane mirror placed diagonally in the axis, and near the open end of the tube, and thrown at right angles toward one side of the tube, where the image is formed and viewed through the eyeplace.</cd> — <col><b>Newtonian theory of light</b></col>. <cd>See Note under <u>Light</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>New*to"ni*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of Newton.</def></p>

<p><hw>New"-year`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, <i>New-year</i> gifts or odes.</def></p>

<p><hw>New" Year's` Day"</hw> (?). <def>the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to <i>New year's</i> or <i>new year</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>New` Zea"land</hw> (?). <def>A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.</def></p>

<p><col><b>New Zealand flax</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>A tall, liliaceous herb (<i>Phormium tenax</i>), having very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the like</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The fiber itself.</cd> — <col><b>New Zealand tea</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a myrtaceous shrub (<i>Leptospermum scoparium</i>) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nex"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nexibilis</i>, from <i>nectere</i>, <i>nexum</i>, to bind.] <def>That may be knit together.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Next</hw> (n&ebreve;kst), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> of <u>Nigh</u>. [AS. <i>n&emacr;hst</i>, <i>ni&eacute;hst</i>, <i>n&ymacr;hst</i>, superl. of <i>ne&aacute;h</i> nigh. See <u>Nigh</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her princely guest<BR> Was <i>next</i> her side; in order sat the rest.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the <i>next</i> way.</blockquote> <i>Bunyan.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Nearest in time; as, the <i>next</i> day or hour.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>None could tell whose turn should be the <i>next</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the <i>next</i> heir was an infant.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The man is near of kin unto us, one of our <i>next</i> kinsmen.</blockquote> <i>Ruth ii. 20.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Next</i> is usually followed by <i>to</i> before an object, but <i>to</i> is sometimes omitted. In such cases <i>next</i> in considered by many grammarians as a preposition.</p>

<p><col><b>Next friend</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>one who represents an infant, a married woman, or any person who can not appear <i>sui juris</i>, in a suit at law.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Next</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately succeeding; as, this man follows <i>next</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nex"us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Connection; tie.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Man is doubtless one by some subtile <i>nexus</i> . . . extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated dotard.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nez" Per`c&eacute;s"</hw> (?), <i>pl.</i>; sing. <singw><b>Nez Perc&Eacute;</b></singw> (&?;). [F., pierced noses.] <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.</def> </p>

<p><hw>||Ngi"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] <def>The gorilla.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*ag"a*ra pe"ri*od</hw> (?). <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>niais</i>. See <u>Eyas</u>.] <def>A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nib</hw> (n&ibreve;b), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A variabt of <i>neb</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.</def> "The little <i>nib</i> or fructifying principle." <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nib</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nebbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nibbing</u>.] <def>To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to <i>nib</i> a pen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nibbed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a nib or point.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nib"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nibbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nibbling</u> (?).] [Cf. <u>Nip</u>.] <def>To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy turfy mountains, where live <i>nibbling</i> sheep.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nib"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes <i>nibble</i> at the bait.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he manifestly falls a-<i>nibbling</i> at one single passage.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nib"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small or cautious bite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nib"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, nibbles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nib"bling*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nibbling manner; cautiously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nib"lick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ni*ca"gua</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The laughing falcon. See under <u>laughing</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nic`a*ra"gua wood`</hw> (?). <def>Brazil wood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nic"co*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [from NL. <i>niccolum</i> nickel.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; — called also <i>coppernickel</i>, <i>kupfernickel</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nice</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nicer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Nicest</u>.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. <i>nice</i> ignorant, fool, fr. L. <i>nescius</i> ignorant; <i>ne</i> not + <i>scius</i> knowing, <i>scire</i> to know. perhaps influenced by E. <i>nesh</i> delicate, soft. See <u>No</u>, and <u>Science</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But say that we ben wise and nothing <i>nice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The letter was not <i>nice</i>, but full of charge<BR> Of dear import.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Curious not knowing, not exact but <i>nice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And to taste<BR> Think not I shall be <i>nice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dear love, continue <i>nice</i> and chaste.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>nice</i> and subtile happiness.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a <i>nice</i> taste or judgment.</def> "Our author happy in a judge so <i>nice</i>." <i>Pope.</i> "<i>Nice</i> verbal criticism." <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, <i>nice</i> proportions, <i>nice</i> workmanship, a <i>nice</i> application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a <i>nice</i> point of law, a <i>nice</i> distinction in philosophy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The difference is too <i>nice</i><BR> Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a <i>nice</i> party; a <i>nice</i> excursion; a <i>nice</i> person; a <i>nice</i> day; a <i>nice</i> sauce, etc.</def> [Loosely & Colloquially]</p>

<p><col><b>To make nice of</b></col>, <cd>to be scrupulous about.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; accurate; exact; correct; precise; particular; scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; squeamish; finical; effeminate; silly.</p>

<p><hw>Nice"ly</hw> <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nice manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"cene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Nicaenus</i>, fr. <i>Nicaea</i> Nice, Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenical council held there <u>a. d.</u> 325.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nicene Creed</b></col> (&?;), <cd>a summary of Christian faith, composed and adopted by the Council of Nice, against Arianism, <u>a. d.</u> 325, altered and confirmed by the Council of Constantinople, <u>a. d.</u> 381, and by subsequent councils.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nice"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of being nice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"cer*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nicety.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni"ce*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Niceties</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>nicet&eacute;</i> foolishness.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.).</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The miller smiled of her <i>nicety</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fineness and <i>niceties</i> of words.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To a nicety</b></col>, <cd>with great exactness or accuracy.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Niche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. <i>nicchia</i>, prop., a shell-like recess in a wall, fr. <i>nicchio</i> a shellfish, mussel, fr. L. <i>mytilus</i>.] <def>A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Images defended from the injuries of the weather by <i>niches</i> of stone wherein they are placed.</blockquote> <i>Evelun.</i></p>

<p><hw>Niched</hw>. (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Placed in a niche.</def> "Those <i>niched</i> shapes of noble mold." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nick</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nicor</i> a marine monster; akin to D. <i>nikker</i> a water spite, Icel. <i>nykr</i>, ONG. <i>nihhus</i> a crocodile, G. <i>nix</i> a water sprite; cf. Gr. &?; to wash, Skr. <i>nij</i>. Cf. <u>Nix</u>.] <i>(Northern Myth.)</i> <def>An evil spirit of the waters.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Old Nick</b></col>, <cd>the evil one; the devil.</cd> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Nick</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to <u>Nock</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A notch cut into something</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A score for keeping an account; a reckoning.</def> [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.</def> <i>W. Savage.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A broken or indented place in any edge or surface; <i>nicks</i> in china.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To cut it off in the very <i>nick</i>.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>nick</i> of time is the critical occasion for the gainger of a point.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nick</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nicked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nicking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to <i>nick</i> a stick, tally, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or notches in.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And thence proceed to <i>nicking</i> sashes.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The itch of his affection should not then<BR> Have <i>nicked</i> his captainship.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Words <i>nicking</i> and resembling one another are applicable to different significations.</blockquote> <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The just season of doing things must be <i>nicked</i>, and all accidents improved.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry it higher).</def></p>

<p><hw>Nick</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To nickname; to style.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For Warbeck, as you <i>nick</i> him, came to me.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nick"ar nut`</hw> (?), <hw>Nick"ar tree`</hw> (?) }. <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nicker nut</u>, <u>Nicker tree</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nick"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., fr. Sw. <i>nickel</i>, abbrev. from Sw. <i>kopparnickel</i> copper-nickel, a name given in derision, as it was thought to be a base ore of copper. The origin of the second part of the word is uncertain. Cf. <u>Kupfer-nickel</u>, <u>Copper-nickel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.6.</def></p>

<p>&fist; On account of its permanence in air and inertness to oxidation, it is used in the smaller coins, for plating iron, brass, etc., for chemical apparatus, and in certain alloys, as german silver. It is magnetic, and is very frequently accompanied by cobalt, both being found in meteoric iron.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a five-cent piece.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p>

<p><col><b>Nickel silver</b></col>, <cd>an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; — usually called <i>german silver</i>; called also <i>argentan</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nick*el"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, nickel; specifically, designating compounds in which, as contrasted with the <i>nickelous</i> compounds, the metal has a higher valence; as <i>nickelic</i> oxide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nick`el*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nickel</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Containing nickel; as, <i>nickelferous</i> iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nick"el*ine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Niccolite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nick"el*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel in which, as contrasted with the <i>nickelic</i> compounds, the metal has a lower valence; as, <i>nickelous</i> oxide.</def> <i>Frankland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nick"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Nick</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half- pence.</def> [Cant] <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The cutting lip which projects downward at the edge of a boring bit and cuts a circular groove in the wood to limit the size of the hole that is bored.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nick"er nut`</hw> (?). <def>A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus <i>C&aelig;salpinia</i>. <i>C. Bonduc</i> has yellowish seeds; <i>C. Bonducella</i>, bluish gray.</def> [Spelt also <i>neckar nut</i>, <i>nickar nut</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Nick"er tree`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The plant producing nicker nuts.</def> [Written also <i>neckar tree</i> and <i>nickar tree</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Nick"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Nick</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <i>(Coal Mining)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <def>Small coal produced in making the nicking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nic"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European woodpecker, or yaffle; — called also <i>nicker pecker</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nick"nack`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Knickknack</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nick"nack`er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Knickknackery</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nick"name`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ekename</i> surname, hence, a nickname, <i>an ekename</i> being understood as <i>a nekename</i>, influenced also by E. <i>nick</i>, v. See <u>Eke</u>, and <u>Name</u>.] <def>A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nick"name`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nicknamed</u> (#); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nicknaming</u>.] <def>To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You <i>nickname</i> virtue; vice you should have spoke.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I altogether disclaim what has been <i>nicknamed</i> the doctrine of finality.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Ni`co*la"i*tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from <i>Nicolas</i> of Antioch, mentioned in Acts vi. 5.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in rev. ii. 6, 15.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*co"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nicotiane</i>; — so called from <i>Nicot</i>, who introduced it into France, <u>a. d.</u> 1560.] <def>Tobacco.</def> [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni*co"tian</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ni*co`ti*a"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Nicotian</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See <u>Tobacco</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*co"ti*a*nine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nicotianine</i>. See <u>Nicotian</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also <i>tobacco camphor</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*cot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Nicotinic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*cot"i*dine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nicot</i>ine + pyr<i>idine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nic"o*tine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nicotine</i>. See <u>Nicotian</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco. It is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nic`o*tin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; — used specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine, and called <i>nicotinic acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nic"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>nictare</i>, <i>nictatum</i>, from <i>nicere</i> to beckon.] <def>To wink; to nictitate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nic*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nictatio</i> &?; cf. F. <i>nictation</i>.] <def>the act of winking; nictitation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nic"ti*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Nictate</u>.] <def>To wink; to nictate.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nictitating membrane</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a thin membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nic`ti*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of winking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nid`a*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidamentum</i> materials for a nest, fr. <i>nidus</i> nest. See <u>Nest</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; as, the <i>nidament</i> capsules of certain gastropods; <i>nidamental</i> glands. See <i>Illust</i>. of <u>Dibranchiata</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"da*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidus</i> a nest.] <def>A collection of nests.</def> [R.] <i>velyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidus</i> a nest: cf. F. <i>nid</i>.] <def>A nestful; a brood; as, a <i>nide</i> of pheasants.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ni"der*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Niding</u>.] <def>Infamous; dastardly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nidg"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nidget</u>.] <def>A trifle; a piece of foolery.</def> [Obs.] <i>Skinner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nidg"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>nigget</i>, <i>nigeot</i>.] [Cf. F. <i>nigaud</i> a booby, fool, OF. <i>niger</i> to play the fool.] <def>A fool; an idiot, a coward.</def> [Obs.] <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nid"i*fi*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nidificated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nidificating</u>.] [L. <i>nidificare</i>, <i>nidificatum</i>; <i>nidus</i> nest + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>-fy</u>, and cf. <u>nest</u>.] <def>To make a nest.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where are the fishes which <i>nidificated</i> in trees?</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nid`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nidification</i>.] <def>The act or process of building a nest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"ding</hw> (n&imacr;"d&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>nithing</i>.] [AS. <i>n&imacr;&eth;ing</i>, fr. <i>n&imacr;&eth;</i> wickness, malice, hatred.] <def>A coward; a dastard; — a term of utmost opprobrium.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He is worthy to be called a <i>niding</i>.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Scent or savor of meat or food, cooked or cooking.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni"dor*ose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nidorous.</def> [R.] <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni"dor*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidorosus</i> steaming, reeking: cf. F. <i>nidoreux</i>. See <u>Nidor</u>.] <def>Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal matter.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Nid"u*lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidulans</i>, p. pr.: cf. F. <u>Nidulant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nestling, as a bird in its nest.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Lying loose in pulp or cotton within a berry or pericarp, as in a nest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nid"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nidulated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nidulating</u>.] [L. <i>nidulari</i>, fr. <i>nidulus</i>, dim. of <i>nidus</i> a nest.] <def>To make a nest, as a bird.</def> [R.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nid`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The time of remaining in the nest.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nid"u*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidulus</i> a little nest.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A Silurian fossil, formerly supposed to consist of eggs.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ni"dus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>nidi</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Nidi</u>, <u>Nest</u>.] <def>A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Niece</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nece</i>, F. <i>ni&egrave;ce</i>, LL. <i>neptia</i>, for L. <i>neptis</i> a granddaughter, niece, akin to <i>nepos</i>. See <u>Nephew</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson. Wyclif. Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nief</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Neif</u>, the fist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*el"list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who practices the style of ornamentation called <i>niello</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*el"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>niello</i>, LL. <i>nigellum</i> a black of blackish enamel, fr. L. <i>nigellus</i>, dim. of <i>niger</i> black. See <u>Negro</u>, and cf. <u>Anneal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A metallic alloy of a deep black color.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The art, process, or method of decorating metal with incised designs filled with the black alloy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A piece of metal, or any other object, so decorated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An impression on paper taken from an ancient incised decoration or metal plate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"fle</hw> (n&ibreve;f"'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.] <def>A trifle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>hn&ouml;ggr</i> niggardly, stingy + <i>-ard</i>; cf. Sw. <i>njugg</i>, AS. <i>hne&aacute;w</i>.] <def>A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A penurious <i>niggard</i> of his wealth.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Be <i>niggards</i> of advice on no pretense.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard*ise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Niggardliness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat niggard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Niggardliness</i> is not good husbandry.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Meanly covetous or avaricious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be <i>niggardly</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; sparing; miserly; penurious; sordid; stingy. See <u>Avaricious</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a niggard manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Niggardliness.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Niggardly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Covetous gathering and <i>niggardous</i> keeping.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Niggardliness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gard*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Niggardliness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>nigged</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>nig</i> to clip money.] <i>(Masonry)</i> <def>Hammer-dressed; — said of building stone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nig"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A negro; — in vulgar derision or depreciation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Niggard</u>.] <def>Niggardly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nig"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Niggled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Niggling</u> (?).] [Dim. of Prov. E. <i>nig</i> to clip money; cf. also Prov. E. <i>nig</i> a small piece.] <def>To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig"gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To trifle or play.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Take heed, daughter,<BR> You <i>niggle</i> not with your conscience and religion.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act or walk mincingly.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To fret and snarl about trifles.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Nig"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who niggles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nigh</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nigher</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Nighest</u>, or <u>Next</u> (&?;).] [OE. <i>nigh</i>, <i>neigh</i>, <i>neih</i>, AS. <i>ne&aacute;h</i>, <i>n&?;h</i>; akin to D. <i>na</i>, adv., OS. <i>n&amacr;h</i>, a., OHG. <i>n&amacr;h</i>, G. <i>nah</i>, a., <i>nach</i> to, after, Icel. <i>n&amacr;</i> (in comp.) nigh, Goth. <i>n&?;hw</i>, <i>n&?;hwa</i>, adv., nigh. Cf. <u>Near</u>, <u>Neighbor</u>, <u>Next</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not distant or remote in place or time; near.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The loud tumult shows the battle <i>nigh</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.</def> "<i>Nigh</i> kinsmen." <i>Knolles.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye . . . are made <i>nigh</i> by the blood of Christ.</blockquote> <i>Eph. ii. 13.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Near; close; adjacent; contiguous; present; neighboring.</p>

<p><hw>Nigh</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ne&aacute;h</i>, <i>n&?;h</i>. See <u>Nigh</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was sick, <i>nigh</i> unto death.</blockquote> <i>Phil. ii. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He drew not <i>nigh</i> unheard; the angel bright,<BR> Ere he drew <i>nigh</i>, his radiant visage turned.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Almost; nearly; as, he was <i>nigh</i> dead.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nigh</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif (Matt. iii. 2).</i></p>

<p><hw>Nigh</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Near to; not remote or distant from.</def> "was not this <i>nigh</i> shore?" <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nigh"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A cube and a sphere . . . <i>nighly</i> of the same bigness.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nigh"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being nigh.</def> [R.] "<i>Nighness</i> of blood." <i>Holished.</i></p>

<p><hw>Night</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>night</i>, <i>niht</i>, AS. <i>neaht</i>, <i>niht</i>; akin to D. <i>nacht</i>, OS. & OHG. <i>naht</i>, G. <i>nacht</i>, Icel. <i>n&?;tt</i>, Sw. <i>natt</i>, Dan. <i>nat</i>, Goth. nachts, Lith. <i>naktis</i>, Russ. <i>noche</i>, W. <i>nos</i>, Ir. <i>nochd</i>, L. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, Skr. <i>nakta</i>, <i>nakti</i>. &radic; 265. Cf. <u>Equinox</u>, <u>Nocturnal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called <i>Night</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. i. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Darkness; obscurity; concealment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nature and nature's laws lay hid in <i>night</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary <i>night</i> of sorrow.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The period after the close of life; death.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She closed her eyes in everlasting <i>night</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to sleep.</def> "Sad winter's <i>night</i>". <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Night</i> is sometimes used, esp. with participles, in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, <i>night</i>- blooming, <i>night</i>-born, <i>night</i>-warbling, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Night by night</b></col>, <col><b>Night after night</b></col>, <cd>nightly; many nights.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>So help me God, as I have watched the night,<BR> Ay, <i>night by night</i>, in studying good for England.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Night bird</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The moor hen (<i>Gallinula chloropus</i>).</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The Manx shearwater (<i>Puffinus Anglorum</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Night blindness</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <u>Hemeralopia</u>.</cd> - - <col><b>Night cart</b></col>, <cd>a cart used to remove the contents of privies by night.</cd> — <col><b>Night churr</b></col>, <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the nightjar.</cd> — <col><b>Night crow</b></col>, <cd>a bird that cries in the night.</cd> — <col><b>Night dog</b></col>, <cd>a dog that hunts in the night, — used by poachers.</cd> — <col><b>Night fire</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Fire burning in the night.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Ignis fatuus; Will-o'-the-wisp; Jask-with-a- lantern</cd>. — <col><b>Night flyer</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any creature that flies in the night, as some birds and insects.</cd> — <col><b>night glass</b></col>, <cd>a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> — <col><b>Night green</b></col>, <cd>iodine green.</cd> — <col><b>Night hag</b></col>, <cd>a witch supposed to wander in the night.</cd> — <col><b>Night hawk</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an American bird (<i>Chordeiles Virginianus</i>), allied to the goatsucker. It hunts the insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud whirring sound, like that of a spinning wheel.</cd> Also sometimes applied to the European goatsuckers. It is called also <i>bull bat</i>. — <col><b>Night heron</b></col> (<i>Zo&ouml;l</i>.), <cd>any one of several species of herons of the genus <i>Nycticorax</i>, found in various parts of the world. The best known species is <i>Nycticorax griseus</i>, or <i>N. nycticorax</i>, of Europe, and the American variety (var. <i>n&aelig;vius</i>). The yellow-crowned night heron (<i>Nycticorax violaceus</i>) inhabits the Southern States.</cd> Called also <i>qua-bird</i>, and <i>squawk</i>. — <col><b>Night house</b></col>, <cd>a public house, or inn, which is open at night.</cd> — <col><b>Night key</b></col>, <cd>a key for unfastening a night latch.</cd> — <col><b>Night latch</b></col>, <cd>a kind of latch for a door, which is operated from the outside by a key.</cd> - - <col><b>Night monkey</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an owl monkey.</cd> — <col><b>night moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of the noctuids.</cd> — <col><b>Night parrot</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the kakapo.</cd> — <col><b>Night piece</b></col>, <cd>a painting representing some night scene, as a moonlight effect, or the like.</cd> — <col><b>Night rail</b></col>, <cd>a loose robe, or garment, worn either as a nightgown, or over the dress at night, or in sickness.</cd> [Obs.] — <col><b>Night raven</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a bird of ill omen that cries in the night; esp., the bittern.</cd> — <col><b>Night rule</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A tumult, or frolic, in the night; — as if a corruption, of <i>night revel</i>.</cd> [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Such conduct as generally rules, or prevails, at night.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>night rule</i> now about this haunted grove?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Night sight</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <u>Nyctolopia</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Night snap</b></col>, <cd>a night thief.</cd> [Cant] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Night soil</b></col>, <cd>human excrement; — so called because in cities it is collected by night and carried away for manure.</cd> — <col><b>Night spell</b></col>, <cd>a charm against accidents at night.</cd> — <col><b>Night swallow</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the nightjar.</cd> — <col><b>Night walk</b></col>, <cd>a walk in the evening or night.</cd> — <col><b>Night walker</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist; a noctambulist.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>One who roves about in the night for evil purposes; specifically, a prostitute who walks the streets</cd>. — <col><b>Night walking</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Walking in one's sleep; somnambulism; noctambulism.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Walking the streets at night with evil designs</cd>. — <col><b>Night warbler</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the sedge warbler (<i>Acrocephalus phragmitis</i>); — called also <i>night singer</i>.</cd> [prov. Eng.] — <col><b>Night watch</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A period in the night, as distinguished by the change of watch.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night</cd>. — <col><b>Night watcher</b></col>, one who watches in the night; especially, one who watches with evil designs. — <col><b>Night witch</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Night hag</u>, above.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Night"-bloom`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Blooming in the night.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Night-blooming cereus</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See Note under <u>Cereus</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Night"cap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A potion of spirit drank at bedtime.</def> [Cant] <i>Wright.</i></p>

<p><hw>Night"dress`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nightgown.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Darkness; clouded.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Overtaken by night; belated.</def> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Night"er*tale</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>n&amacr;ttarpel</i>.] <def>period of night; nighttime.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Night"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.</def> "Your <i>night-eyed</i> Tiberius." <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Night"fall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The close of the day.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Night"-far`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Going or traveling in the night.</def> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Night"gown`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"in*gale</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nihtegale</i>,<i>nightingale</i>, AS. <i>nihtegale</i>; <i>niht</i> night + <i>galan</i> to sing, akin to E. <i>yell</i>; cf. D. <i>nachtegaal</i>, OS. <i>nahtigala</i>, OHG. <i>nahtigala</i>, G. <i>nachtigall</i>, Sw. <i>n&auml;ktergal</i>, Dan. <i>nattergal</i>. See <u>Night</u>, and <u>Yell</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (<i>Luscinia luscinia</i>). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A larger species (<i>Lucinia philomela</i>), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mock nightingale</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Blackcap</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Night"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to night.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"jar`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A goatsucker, esp. the European species. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Goatsucker</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no night.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"long`</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lasting all night.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the night, or to every night; happening or done by night, or every night; as, <i>nightly</i> shades; he kept <i>nightly</i> vigils.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>At night; every night.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nightmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One whose business is emptying privies by night.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Night"mare`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Night</i> + <i>mare</i> incubus. See <u>Mare</u> incubus.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A condition in sleep usually caused by improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterized by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc.), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which one wakes after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state of mind; incubus.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"shade`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nichtscadu</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A common name of many species of the genus <i>Solanum</i>, given esp. to the <i>Solanum nigrum</i>, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Deadly nightshade</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Belladonna</u> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd> — <col><b>Enchanter's nightshade</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Enchanter</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Stinking nightshade</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Henbane</u>.</cd> - - <col><b>Three-leaved nightshade</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Trillium</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Night"shirt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of nightgown for men.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"time`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The time from dusk to dawn; — opposed to <i>daytime</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Night"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Approaching toward night.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*gran"i*line</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>niger</i> black + E. <i>aniline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The complex, nitrogenous, organic base and dyestuff called also <i>aniline black</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*gres"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nigrescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>nigrescere</i> to grow black, fr. <i>niger</i> black. See <u>Negro</u>.] <def>Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to blackness.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nigrificare</i> to blacken; <i>niger</i> black + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>-fy</u>.] <def>The act or process of making black.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni"grine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>niger</i> black: cf. F. <i>nigrine</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A ferruginous variety of rutile.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nig"ri*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nigritudo</i>, fr. <i>niger</i> black.] <def>Blackness; the state of being black.</def> <i>Lamb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nig"ro*man`cie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Necromancy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nig"ro*man`cien</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A necromancer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>These false enchanters or <i>nigromanciens</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni"gro*sine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>niger</i> black.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A dark blue dyestuff, of the induline group; — called also <i>azodiphenyl blue</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ni"gua</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The chigoe.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ni"hil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Nothing.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Nihil album</b></col> [L., white nothing] <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>oxide of zinc.</cd> See under <u>Zinc</u>. — <col><b>||Nihil debet</b></col> [L., he owes nothing] <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the general issue in certain actions of debt.</cd> — <col><b>||Nihil dicit</b></col> [L., he says nothing] <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a declinature by the defendant to plead or answer.</cd> <i>Tomlins.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni"hil*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nihil</i> nothing: cf. F. <i>nihilisme</i>. See <u>Annihilate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nothingness; nihility.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Politics)</i> <def>The theories and practices of the Nihilists.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"hil*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nihiliste</i>. See <u>Nihilism</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who believes or teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted to exist.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Politics)</i> <def>A member of a secret association (esp. in Russia), which is devoted to the destruction of the present political, religious, and social institutions.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`hil*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, nihilism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*hil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nihilit&eacute;</i>. See <u>Nihilism</u>.] <def>Nothingness; a state of being nothing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nil</hw> (?). [See <u>Nill</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Will not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nil</hw>, <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> [L., a contr. of <i>nihil</i>.] <def>Nothing; of no account; worthless; — a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping.</def> <i>A. J. Ellis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Nilus</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>The great river of Egypt.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nile bird</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The wryneck</cd>. [Prov. Eng.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The crocodile bird.</cd> — <col><b>Nile goose</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the Egyptian goose. See Note under <u>Goose</u>, 2.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nil"gau</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>see <u>Nylghau</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nill</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nilled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nilling</u>.] [AS. <i>nilan</i>, <i>nyllan</i>; <i>ne</i> not + <i>willan</i> to will. See <u>No</u>, and <u>Will</u>.] <def>Not to will; to refuse; to reject.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Certes, said he, I <i>nill</i> thine offered grace.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nill</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be unwilling; to refuse to act.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The actions of the will are "velle" and "nolle," to will and <i>nill</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Will he, nill he</b></col>, <cd>whether he wills it or not.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nill</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Ir. & Gael. <i>neul</i> star, light. Cf. <u>Nebula</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Scales of hot iron from the forge.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni*lom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; the Nile + &?; measure: cf. F. <i>nilom&egrave;tre</i>.] <def>An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"lo*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; the Nile + &?; to observe.] <def>A Nilometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*lot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Niloticus</i>, fr. <i>Nilus</i> th Nile, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>nilotique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the river Nile; as, the <i>Nilotic</i> crocodile.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nilt</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne wilt</i>.] <def>Wilt not.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nim</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Nam</u> (?) or <u>Nimmed</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nomen</u> (?) or <u>Nome</u> (&?;).] [AS. <i>niman</i>. &radic; 7. Cf. <u>Nimble</u>.] <def>To take; to steal; to filch.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This canon it in his hand <i>nam</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nim*bif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nimbifer</i>; <i>nimbus</i> a cloud + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <def>Serving to bring clouds or stormy weather.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nim"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nimbler</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Nimblest</u> (?).] [OE. <i>nimel</i>, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. <i>nimen</i> to take, AS. <i>niman</i>; akin to D. <i>nemen</i>, G. <i>nehmen</i>, OHG. <i>neman</i>, Icel. <i>nema</i>, Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. &?; to distribute. &radic; 7. Cf. <u>Nomand</u>, <u>Numb</u>.] <def>Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Through the mid seas the <i>nimble</i> pinnace sails.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Nimble</i> is sometimes used in the formation of self- explaining compounds; as, <i>nimble</i>-footed, <i>nimble</i>- pinioned, <i>nimble</i>-winged, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Nimble Will</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a slender, branching, American grass (<i>Muhlenbergia diffusa</i>), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.</p>

<p><hw>Nim"ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nim"bless</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nimbleness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nim"bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nimble manner; with agility; with light, quick motion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nim*bose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. nimbosus, fr. <i>nimbus</i> cloud.] <def>Cloudy; stormy; tempestuous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nim"bus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Nimbi</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Nimbuses</b></plw> (#). [L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See <u>Aureola</u>, and <u>Glory</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</def></p>

<p>&fist; "The <i>nimbus</i> is of pagan origin." "As an atribute of <i>power</i>, the <i>nimbus</i> is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits." <i>Fairholl.</i> </p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Meteor.)</i> <def>A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See <u>Cloud</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*mi"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nimietas</i>, fr. <i>nimius</i>, a., <i>nimis</i>, adv., too much.] <def>State of being in excess.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>There is a <i>nimiety</i>, a too-muchess, in all Germans.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nim"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nimius</i>.] <def>Excessive; extravagant; inordinate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nim"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Nim</u>.] <def>A thief.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nin</hw> (?). [Fr. <i>ne in</i>.] <def>Not in.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nin"com*poop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corruption of <i>non compos</i>.] <def>A fool; a silly or stupid person.</def> [Law]</p>

<p><blockquote>An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a <i>nincompoop</i>, is the best language she can afford me.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nine</i>, <i>nihen</i>, AS. <i>nigon</i>, <i>nigan</i>; akin to D. & LG. <i>negen</i>, OS. & OFries. <i>nigun</i>, OHG. <i>niun</i>, G. <i>neun</i>, Icel. <i>n&imacr;u</i>, sw. <i>nio</i>, Dan. <i>ni</i>, Goth. <i>niun</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>naoi</i>, W. <i>naw</i>, L. <i>novem</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>navan</i>; of unknown origin. &radic;307. Cf. <u>Novembeer</u>.] <def>Eight and one more; one less than ten; as, <i>nine</i> miles.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nine men's morris</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Morris</u>.</cd> - - <col><b>Nine points circle</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a circle so related to any given triangle as to pass through the three points in which the perpendiculars from the angles of the triangle upon the opposite sides (or the sides produced) meet the sides. It also passes through the three middle points of the sides of the triangle and through the three middle points of those parts of the perpendiculars that are between their common point of meeting and the angles of the triangle. The circle is hence called the <i>nine points or six points circle</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.</def></p>

<p><col><b>The Nine</b></col>, <cd>the nine Muses.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nine"-bark`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A white-flowered rosaceous shrub (<i>Neillia, or Spir&aelig;a, opulifolia</i>), common in the Northern United States. The bark separates into many thin layers, whence the name.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"-eyes`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The lamprey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nine times repeated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"holes`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>A game in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is bowled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"-kill`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called because it is believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in succession.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The northern butcher bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"pence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ninepences</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An old English silver coin, worth nine pence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"pins</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the United States, <i>ten</i> pins are used for this game, which is therefore often called <i>tenpins</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Nine"score`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nine times twenty, or one hundred and eighty.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The product of nine times twenty; ninescore units or objects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"teen`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nigont&?;ne</i>, <i>nigont&?;ne</i>. See <u>Nine</u>, and <u>Ten</u>.] <def>Nine and ten; eighteen and one more; one less than twenty; as, <i>nineteen</i> months.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"teen`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The number greater than eighteen by a unit; the sum of ten and nine; nineteen units or objects.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"teenth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>nigonte&oacute;&?;a</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Following the eighteenth and preceding the twentieth; coming after eighteen others.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or being one of nineteen equal parts into which anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"teenth`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quotient of a unit divided by nineteen; one of nineteen equal parts of anything.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The next in order after the eighteenth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An interval of two octaves and a fifth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"ti*eth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Next in order after the eighty-ninth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or being one of ninety equal parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"ti*eth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quotient of a unit divided by ninety; one of ninety equal parts of anything.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The next in order after the eighty- ninth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Nine</u>, and cf. <u>Forty</u>.] <def>Nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; as, <i>ninety</i> men.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nine"ty</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nineties</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit than eighty-nine; ninety units or objects.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nin"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ninnies</b></plw> (#). [Cf. It. <i>ninno</i>, <i>ninna</i>, a baby, Sp. <i>ni&ntilde;o</i>, <i>ni&ntilde;a</i>, child, infant, It. <i>ninna</i>, <i>ninna nanna</i>, lullably, prob. fr. <i>ni</i>, <i>na</i>, as used in singing a child to sleep.] <def>A fool; a simpleton.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nin"ny*ham`mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A simpleton; a silly person.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ninth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Nine</u>; cf. AS. <i>nigo&eth;a</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or being one of nine equal parts into which anything is divided.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ninth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts of a thing; the next after the eighth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An interval containing an octave and a second.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ninth"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the ninth place.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nin"ut</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The magpie.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Ni"o*bate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Niobium</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Columbate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"o*be</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Nioba</i>, <i>Niobe</i>, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Class, Myth.)</i> <def>The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of Thebes. Her pride in her children provoked Apollo and Diana, who slew them all. Niobe herself was changed by the gods into stone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*ob"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Columbic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"o*bite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Columbite</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*o"bi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. & E. <u>Niobe</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A later name of columbium. See <u>Columbium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*o"po</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of snuff prepared by the natives of Venezuela from the roasted seeds of a leguminous tree (<i>Piptadenia peregrina</i>), thence called <i>niopo tree</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nip</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LG. & D. <i>nippen</i> to sip; akin to Dan. <i>nippe</i>, G. <i>nippen</i>.] <def>A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nip</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nipped</u> (?), less properly <u>Nipt</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nipping</u> (?).] [OE. <i>nipen</i>; cf. D. <i>niipen</i> to pinch, also <i>knippen</i> to nip, clip, pinch, snap, <i>knijpen</i> to pinch, LG. <i>knipen</i>, G. <i>kneipen</i>, <i>kneifen</i>, to pinch, cut off, nip, Lith. <i>knebti</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>May this hard earth cleave to the Nadir hell,<BR> Down, down, and close again, and <i>nip</i> me flat,<BR> If I be such a traitress.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The small shoots . . . must be <i>nipped</i> off.</blockquote> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And sharp remorse his heart did prick and <i>nip</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To nip in the bud</b></col>, <cd>to cut off at the verycommencement of growth; to kill in the incipient stage.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nip</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the <i>nip</i> of masses of ice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A pinch with the nails or teeth.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A small cut, or a cutting off the end.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A biting sarcasm; a taunt.</def> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A short turn in a rope.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nip and tuck</b></col>, <cd>a phrase signifying equality in a contest.</cd> [Low, U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Nip"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, nips.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A satirist.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.</def> [Old Cant]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The cunner.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A European crab (<i>Polybius Henslowii</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Nip"per*kin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Nip</u>.] <def>A small cup.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nip"pers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Nip</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the form.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to secure a cable to the messenger.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nip"ping</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a <i>nipping</i> frost; a <i>nipping</i> wind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nip"ping*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nipping manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nip"pi*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. 1st <u>Nip</u>.] <def>Peculiary strong and good; — said of ale or liquor.</def> [Old Cant]</p>

<p><blockquote>'T will make a cup of wine taste <i>nippitate</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nip`pi*ta"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Strong liquor.</def> [Old Cant] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nip"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Formerly <i>neble</i>, a dim. of <i>neb</i>. See <u>Neb</u>, <u>Nib</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged.</def> [R.] <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the <i>nipple</i> of a nursing bottle; the <i>nipple</i> of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Solder nipple</b></col>, <cd>a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 977 !></p>

<p><hw>Nip"ple*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A yellow-flowered composite herb (<i>Lampsana communis</i>), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; — called also <i>dock-cress</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nir*va"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>nirv&amacr;&nsdot;a</i>.] <def>In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of worldly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See <u>Buddhism</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nis</hw> (?). [From <i>ne is</i>.] <def>Is not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ni"san</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>n&imacr;s&amacr;n</i>.] <def>The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, formerly answering nearly to the month of April, now to March, of the Christian calendar. See <u>Abib</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"sey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nyseys</b></plw>. <def>A simpleton.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ni"si</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Unless; if not.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In legal proceedings, this word is used to indicate that any order, etc., shall take effect at a given time, <i>unless</i> before that time the order, etc., in modified, or something else is done to prevent its taking effect. Continuance <i>nisi</i> is a conditional continuance of the case till the next term of the court, <i>unless</i> otherwise disposed of in the mean time.</p>

<p><col><b>Nisi prius</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>unless before; — a phrase applied to terms of court, held generally by a single judge, with a jury, for the trial of civil causes. The term originated in a legal fiction. An issue of fact being made up, it is, according to the English practice, appointed by the entry on the record, or written proceedings, to be tried by a jury from the county of which the proceedings are dated, at Westminster, <i>unless before</i> the day appointed (<i>nisi prius</i>) the judges shall have come to the county in question (which they always do) and there try the cause. See <i>In banc</i>, under <u>Banc</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nis"te</hw> (?). [Contr. from <i>ne wiste</i>.] <def>Wist not; knew not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ni"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>niti</i>, p. p. <i>nisus</i>, to strive.] <def>A striving; an effort; a conatus.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>nisus</i> or energizing towards a presented object.</blockquote> <i>Hickok.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hnitu</i>; akin to D. <i>neet</i>, G. <i>niss</i>, OHG. <i>niz</i>; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;, Icel. <i>gnit</i>, Sw. <i>gnet</i>, Dan. <i>gnid</i>, Russ. & Pol. <i>gnida</i>, Bohem. hnida, W. <i>nedd</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The egg of a louse or other small insect.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nit grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a pretty annual European grass (<i>Gastridium lendigerum</i>), with small spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in California and Chili.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ni"ten*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nitens</i>, p. pr. of <i>nitere</i> to shine.] <def>Brightness; luster.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ni"ten*cy</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>nitens</i>, p. pr. of <i>niti</i> to strive.] <def>Endeavor; effort; tendency.</def> [R.] <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ni"ter</hw>, <hw>Ni"tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nitre</i>, L. <i>nitrum</i> native soda, natron, Gr. &?;; cf. Ar. <i>nit&umacr;n</i>, <i>natr&umacr;n</i> natron. Cf. <u>Natron</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See <u>Saltpeter</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Native sodium carbonate; natron.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For though thou wash thee with <i>niter</i>, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.</blockquote> <i>Jer. ii. 22.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Cubic niter</b></col>, <cd>a deliquescent salt, sodium nitrate, found as a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and Chili, whence it is known also as <i>Chili saltpeter</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Niter bush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus (<i>Nitraria</i>) of thorny shrubs bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains of Asia and Northern Africa.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nith"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See <u>Niding</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nit"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nitidus</i>, fr. <i>nitere</i>. See 3d <u>Neat</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Bright; lustrous; shining.</def> [R.] <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Gay; spruce; fine; — said of persons.</def> [R.] <i>T. Reeve.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tra*nil"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + chlor<i>anil</i> + <i>-ic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid produced as a white crystalline substance by the action of nitrous acid on hydroquinone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*tran"i*line</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- </i> + <i>aniline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline. In general they are yellow crystalline substances.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nitrate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of nitric acid.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nitrate of silver</b></col>, <cd>a white crystalline salt (AgNO<sub>3</sub>), used in photography and as a cauterizing agent; - - called also <i>lunar caustic</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ni"tra*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Combined, or impregnated, with nitric acid, or some of its compounds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>Prepared with nitrate of silver.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"tra*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occurring in transparent crystals, usually of a white, sometimes of a reddish gray, or lemon-yellow, color; native sodium nitrate. It is used in making nitric acid and for manure. Called also <i>soda niter</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"tre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Niter</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"tri*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Niter</u>.] <def>An artificial bed of animal matter for the manufacture of niter by nitrification. See <u>Nitrification</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nitrique</i>. See <u>Niter</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with <i>nitrous</i> compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, <i>nitric</i> oxide; <i>nitric</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nitric acid</b></col>, <cd>a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a strong oxidizer.</cd> — <col><b>Nitric anhydride</b></col>, <cd>a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen (N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>), called <i>nitric pentoxide</i>, and regarded as the anhydride of nitric acid.</cd> — <col><b>Nitric oxide</b></col>, <cd>a colorless poisous gas (NO) obtained by treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the formation of nitric dioxide or peroxide.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ni"tride</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [from<u>Nitrogen</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; as, boric <i>nitride</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*trif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Niter</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Bearing niter; yielding, or containing, niter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nitrification</i>. see <u>Nitrify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or nitric acid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A process of oxidation, in which nitrogenous vegetable and animal matter in the presence of air, moisture, and some basic substances, as lime or alkali carbonate, is converted into nitrates.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The process is going on at all times in porous soils and in water contaminated with nitrogenous matter, and is supposed to be due to the presence of an organized ferment or ferments, called <i>nitrification ferments</i>. In former times the process was extensively made use of in the production of saltpeter.</p>

<p><hw>Ni"tri*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An agent employed in nitrification.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"tri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nitrified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nitrifying</u> (?).] [<i>Niter</i> + <i>-fy</i>: cf. F. <i>nitrifer</i>. See <u>Niter</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"trile</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nitro- </u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of cyanogen compounds; particularly, one of those cyanides of alcohol radicals which, by boiling with acids or alkalies, produce a carboxyl acid, with the elimination of the nitrogen as ammonia.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The nitriles are named with reference to the acids produced by their decomposition, thus, hydrocyanic acid is <i>formic nitrile</i>, and methyl cyanide is <i>acetic nitrile</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Ni"trite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nitrite</i>. See <u>Niter</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of nitrous acid.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Amyl nitrite</b></col>, <cd>a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ni"tro-</hw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of <i>niter</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A combining form (used also adjectively) designating <i>certain compounds of nitrogen</i> or <i>of its acids</i>, as <i>nitro</i>hydrochloric, <i>nitro</i>calcite; also, designating the <i>group</i> or <i>radical NO<sub>2</sub></i>, or <i>its compounds</i>, as <i>nitro</i>benzene.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nitro group</b></col>, <cd>the radical NO<sub>2</sub>; — called also <i>nitroxyl</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*ben"zene</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- </i> + <i>benzene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A yellow aromatic liquid (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>.NO<sub>2</sub>), produced by the action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor <i>imitation oil of bitter almonds</i>, or <i>essence of mirbane</i>. It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called also <i>nitrobenzol</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ni`tro*ben"zol</hw>, <hw>Ni`tro*ben"zole</hw>, (&?; or &?;) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nitrobenzene</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*cal"cite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>calcite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color, occuring in efflorescences on old walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*car"bol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>carbon</i> + L. <i>ol</i>eum oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Nitromethane</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*cel"lu*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- </i> + <i>cellulose</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <i>Gun cotton</i>, under <u>Gun</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro-chlo"ro*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- </i> + <i>chloroform</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Chlorpicrin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"tro*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>form</i>yl.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A nitro derivative of methane, analogous to chloroform, obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance, CH.(NO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, quite explosive, and having well-defined acid properties.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*gel"a*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>gelatin</i>.] <def>An explosive consisting of gun cotton and camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin.</def> [Written also <i>nitrogelatine</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nitrum</i> natron + <i>-gen</i>: cf. F. <i>nitrog&egrave;ne</i>. See <u>Niter</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically very inert in the free state, and as such is incapable of supporting life (hence the name <i>azote</i> still used by French chemists); but it forms many important compounds, as ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc, and is a constituent of all organized living tissues, animal or vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic weight 14. It was formerly regarded as a permanent noncondensible gas, but was liquefied in 1877 by Cailletet of Paris, and Pictet of Geneva.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"tro*gen*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nitrogenized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nitrogenizing</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To combine, or impregnate, with nitrogen or its compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*trog"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a <i>nitrogenous</i> principle; <i>nitrogenous</i> compounds.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nitrogenous foods</b></col>. <cd>See 2d Note under <u>Food</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*glyc"er*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- </i> + <i>glycerinn</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts of nitric acid, and hence more properly called <i>glycerin nitrate</i>. It is made by the action of nitric acid on glycerin in the presence of sulphuric acid. It is extremely unstable and terribly explosive. A very dilute solution is used in medicine as a neurotic under the name of <i>glonion</i>.</def> [Written also <i>nitroglycerine</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; A great number of explosive compounds have been produced by mixing nitroglycerin with different substances; as, <i>dynamite</i>, or <i>giant powder</i>, nitroglycerin mixed with siliceous earth; <i>lithofracteur</i>, nitroglycerin with gunpowder, or with sawdust and nitrate of sodium or barium; <i>Colonia powder</i>, gunpowder with nitroglycerin; <i>dualin</i>, nitroglycerin with sawdust, or with sawdust and nitrate of potassium and some other substances; <i>lignose</i>, wood fiber and nitroglycerin.</p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*hy`dro*chlo"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>hydrochloric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric acids.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nitrohydrochloric acid</b></col>, <cd>a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part of the former to three of the latter, and remarkable for its solvent action on gold and platinum; — called also <i>nitromuriatic acid</i>, and <i>aqua regia</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ni"trol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of hydrocarbons containing the nitro and the nitroso or isonitroso group united to the same carbon atom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*tro"le*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>nitrum</i> natron + <i>oleum</i> oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Nitroglycerin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*trol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, derived from, or designating, a nitrol; as, a <i>nitrolic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*mag"ne*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- </i> + <i>magnesite</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Nitrate of magnesium, a saline efflorescence closely resembling nitrate of calcium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*trom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>nitrom&egrave;tre</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an azotometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*meth"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>methane</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A nitro derivative of methane obtained as a mobile liquid; — called also <i>nitrocarbol</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*mu`ri*at"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nitromuriatique</i>. See <u>Nitro-</u>, and <u>Muriatic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or composed of, nitric acid and muriatic acid; nitrohydrochloric. See <u>Nitrohydrochloric</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*ph"nol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>phenol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of phenol. They are yellow oily or crystalline substances and have well-defined acid properties, as picric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*prus"sic</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>prussic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a complex acid called <i>nitroprussic</i> acid, obtained indirectly by the action of nitric acid on potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate), as a red crystalline unstable substance. It forms salts called <i>nitroprussides</i>, which give a rich purple color with alkaline sulphides.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*prus"side</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nitroprussic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*qui"nol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>quine</i> + <i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical nitro derivative of quinol or hydroquinone, not known in the free state, but forming a well defined series of derivatives.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*sac"cha*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- </i> + <i>saccharin</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, gun cotton, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*sal`i*cyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- </i> + <i>salicylic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitro derivative of salicylic acid, called also <i>anilic acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*trose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Nitrous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*tro"so-</hw> <def> (&?; or &?;). <i>(Chem.)</i> A prefix (also used adjectively) designating the group or radical NO, called the <i>nitroso group</i>, or its compounds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni*tro"syl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitroso-</i> + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>the radical NO, called also the <i>nitroso group</i>. The term is sometimes loosely used to designate certain nitro compounds; as, <i>nitrosyl</i> sulphuric acid. Used also adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni`tro*syl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrosyl; as, <i>nitrosylic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ni"trous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nitrosus</i> full of natron: cf. F. <i>nitreux</i>. See <u>Niter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of niter, or resembling it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower valence as contrasted with nitric compounds.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nitrous acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a hypothetical acid of nitrogen HNO<sub>2</sub>, not known in the free state, but forming a well known series of salts, viz., the <i>nitrites</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Nitrous oxide</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Laughing gas</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ni*trox"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>ox</i>ygen + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The group NO<sub>2</sub>, usually called the <i>nitro group</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ni"trum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., natron. See <u>Niter</u>.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>Niter.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Nitrum flammans</b></col> [L., flaming niter] <i>(Old Chem.)</i>, <cd>ammonium nitrate; — probably so called because it deflagerates when suddenly heated.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ni"try</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Nitrous.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ni"tryl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>- yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A name sometimes given to the nitro group or radical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nit"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Nit</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The horse louse; an insect that deposits nits on horses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nit"ti*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Lousily.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nit"tings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Prob. from <u>Nit</u>.] <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The refuse of good ore.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nit"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of nits.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nit"ty</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nitidus</i>. See <u>Nitid</u>.] <def>Shining; elegant; spruce.</def> [Obs.] "O sweet, <i>nitty</i> youth." <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ni"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nivalis</i>, fr. <i>nix</i>, <i>nivis</i>, snow.] <def>Abounding with snow; snowy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Niv"e*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>niveus</i>, fr. <i>nix</i>, <i>nivis</i>, snow.] <def>Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ni`vose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>nix</i>. <i>nivis</i>, snow.] <def>The fourth month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See <u>Vend&Eacute;miaire</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <pos><i>fem.</i></pos> <u>Nixe</u> (&?;). [G. Cf. 1st <u>Nick</u>.] <i>(Teut. Myth.)</i> <def>One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The treacherous <i>nixes</i> who entice men to a watery death.</blockquote> <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nix"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nix</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ni*zam"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. & Ar. <i>niz&amacr;m</i> order, a ruler, fr. Ar. <i>nazama</i> arrange, govern.] <def>The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719.</def></p>

<p><hw>No</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>no</i>, <i>non</i>, the same word as E. <i>none</i>; cf. E. <i>a</i>, <i>an</i>. See <u>None</u>.] <def>Not any; not one; none.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let there be <i>no</i> strife . . . between me and thee.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xiii. 8.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That goodness is <i>no</i> name, and happiness <i>no</i> dream.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In Old England before a vowel the form <i>non</i> or <i>noon</i> was used. "<i>No</i> man." "<i>Noon</i> apothercary." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

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<p><hw>No</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>no</i>, <i>na</i>, AS. <i>n&amacr;</i>; <i>ne</i> not + <i>&amacr;</i> ever. AS. <i>ne</i> is akin to OHG. <i>ni</i>, Goth. <i>ni</i>, Russ. <i>ne</i>, Ir., Gael. & W. <i>ni</i>, L. <i>ne</i>, Gr. <grk>nh</grk> (in comp.), Skr. <i>na</i>, and also to E. prefix <i>un-</i>. &radic; 193. See <u>Aye</u>, and cf. <u>Nay</u>, <u>Not</u>, <u>Nice</u>, <u>Nefarious</u>.] <def>Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; — a word expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after another negative, <i>no</i> is emphatic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We do <i>no</i> otherwise than we are willed.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or <i>no</i><BR> I dare accept this your congratulation.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is none righteous, <i>no</i>, not one.</blockquote> <i>Rom. iii. 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>No</i>! Nay, Heaven forbid.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>No</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Noes</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A refusal by use of the wordd <i>no</i>; a denial.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and <i>noes</i>; the <i>noes</i> have it.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*a"chi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>N&omacr;akh</i> rest.] <def>A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Noah's ark</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>A marine bivalve shell (<i>Arca No&aelig;</i>), which somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A child's toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing many different wooden animals.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nob</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Knob</u>.] <def>The head.</def> [Low]</p>

<p><hw>Nob</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. <i>noble</i>.] <def>A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Nob"bi*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nobby manner.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Nob"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dram of spirits.</def> [Australia]</p>

<p><hw>Nob"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Nob</u>.] <def>Stylish; modish; elegant; showy; aristocratic; fashionable.</def> [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>No*bil"ia*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>nobiliare</i>. See <u>Noble</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the nobility.</def> <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*bil"ia*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A history of noble families.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*bil"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>nobilis</i> noble + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To make noble; to nobiliate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>No*bil"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>nobilitatus</i>, p. p. of <i>nobilitare</i>.] <def>To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>No*bil`i*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>nobilitation</i>.] <def>The act of making noble.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nobilitas</i>: cf. OF. <i>nobilit&eacute;</i>. See <u>Noble</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though she hated Amphialus, yet the <i>nobility</i> of her courage prevailed over it.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They thought it great their sovereign to control,<BR> And named their pride <i>nobility</i> of soul.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to <i>nobility</i> of blood and titles, in the story of Sigismunda.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Those who are noble; the collective body of nobles or titled persons in a state; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English <i>nobility</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nobler</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Noblest</u> (?).] [F. <i>noble</i>, fr. L. <i>nobilis</i> that can be or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble, fr. <i>noscere</i> to know. See <u>know</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a <i>noble</i> nature or action; a <i>noble</i> heart.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong<BR> To <i>nobler</i> poets for a <i>nobler</i> song.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a <i>noble</i> edifice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn; as, <i>noble</i> blood; a <i>noble</i> personage.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Noble</i> is used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, <i>noble</i>-born, <i>noble</i>-hearted, <i>noble</i>- minded.</p>

<p><col><b>Noble metals</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>silver, gold, and platinum; — so called from their freedom from oxidation and permanence in air. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes included.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted; superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious; renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand; magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.</p>

<p><hw>No"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A European fish; the lyrie.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make noble; to ennoble.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thou <i>nobledest</i> so far forth our nature.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"ble*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Noblemen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ble-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a noble mind; honorable; magnanimous.</def> — <wf>No"ble- mind`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>No"ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station; nobility; grandeur; stateliness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His purposes are full honesty, <i>nobleness</i>, and integrity.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>No*bless"</hw>, <hw>No*blesse"</hw> } (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>noblesse</i>. See <u>Noble</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Spenser. B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"ble*wom`an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Noblewomen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A female of noble rank; a peeress.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"bley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>nobleie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The body of nobles; the nobility.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Noble birth; nobility; dignity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"bly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of noble extraction; as, <i>nobly</i> born or descended.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as, a deed <i>nobly</i> done.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Splendidly; magnificently.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Illustriously; honorably; magnanimously; heroically; worthly; eminently; grandly.</p>

<p><hw>No"bod*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nobodies</b></plw> (#). [<i>No</i>, a. + <i>body</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>No person; no one; not anybody.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>A person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or contemptible person.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>No"cake</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corrupted fr. Indian <i>nookhik</i> meal. <i>Palfrey.</i>] <def>Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, — used for food by the Northern American Indians.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nocens</i>, p. pr. of <i>nocere</i> to hurt. See <u>Nuisance</u>, <u>Noxious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, <i>nocent</i> qualities.</def> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Guilty; — the opposite of <i>innocent</i>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"cent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A criminal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"cent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Hurtfully; injuriously.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>No"cive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nocivus</i>, fr. <i>nocere</i> to hurt.] <def>Hurtful; injurious.</def> [R.] <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Notch</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A notch.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He took his arrow by the <i>nock</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a trysail.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nock</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.</def> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tam`bu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, night + <i>ambulare</i> to walk: cf. F. <i>noctambulation</i>.] <def>Somnambulism; walking in sleep.</def> <i>Quain.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tam"bu*lism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Somnambulism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tam"bu*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A somnambulist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tam"bu*lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A noctambulist.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Noc*tid"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctos</i>, night + <i>dies</i> day.] <def>Comprising a night and a day; a <i>noctidial</i> day.</def> [R.] <i>Holder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>noctifer</i>; <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis + ferre</i> to bring.] <def>Bringing night.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noc*til"i*o*nid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American bat of the genus <i>Noctilio</i>, having cheek pouches and large incisor teeth.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Noc`ti*lu"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Noctiluc&AElig;</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>noctiluca</i> something that shines by night, fr. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, night + <i>lucere</i> to shine, <i>lux</i> light.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>That which shines at night; — a fanciful name for phosphorus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and complex structure, as well as for their phosphorescence. The brilliant diffuse phosphorescence of the sea is often due to myriads of Noctiluc&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc*ti*lu"cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A fatlike substance in certain marine animals, to which they owe their phosphorescent properties.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc`ti*lu"cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to Noctiluca.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc`ti*lu"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shining in the night.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tiv"a*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, night + <i>vagans</i>, p. pr. of <i>vagari</i> to wander about.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Going about in the night; night-wandering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tiv`a*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A roving or going about in the night.</def> <i>Gayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tiv"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>noctivagus</i>; <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis + vagus</i> wandering.] <def>Noctivagant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc"to*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, night + <i>-graph</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of writing frame for the blind.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument or register which records the presence of watchmen on their beats.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noc"tu*a*ry</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>noctu</i> by night.] <def>A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; — distinguished from <i>diary</i>.</def> [R.] <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noc"tu*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, night.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous moths of the family <i>Noctuid&aelig;</i>, or <i>Noctu&aelig;lit&aelig;</i>, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; — so called because they fly at night.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family <i>Noctuid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc"tule</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>noctua</i> a night owl, fr. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, night.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large European bat (<i>Vespertilio, or Noctulina, altivolans</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc"turn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nocturne</i>, fr. L. <i>nocturnus</i>. See <u>Nocturnal</u>, and cf. <u>Nocturne</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by night.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service.</def> <i>Hook.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tur"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nocturnalis</i>, <i>nocturnus</i>, fr. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, night. See <u>Night</u>, and cf. <u>Nocturn</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, <i>nocturnal</i> darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; — opposed to <i>diurnal</i>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, <i>nocturnal</i> birds and insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tur"nal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.</def> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noc*tur"nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By night; nightly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc*turne"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Nocturn</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A night piece, or serenade. The name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn's "Midsummer-Night's Dream" music.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noc"u*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>nocumentum</i>, fr. L. <i>nocere</i> to hurt.] <def>Harm; injury; detriment.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Noc"u*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nocuus</i>, fr. <i>nocere</i> to hurt.] <def>Hurtful; noxious.</def> [R.] — <wf>Noc"u*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Nod</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nodden</i>; cf. OHG. <i>kn&?;t&?;n</i>, ge<i>nuot&?;n</i>, to shake, and E. <i>nudge</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, <i>nodding</i> plumes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness, with the head; as, to <i>nod</i> at one.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be drowsy or dull; to be careless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor is it Homer <i>nods</i>, but we that dream.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nod</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nodded</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nodding</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to <i>nod</i> the head.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To signify by a nod; as, to <i>nod</i> approbation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to bend.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>By every wind that <i>nods</i> the mountain pine.</blockquote> <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of anything.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like a drunken sailor on a mast,<BR> Ready with every <i>nod</i> to tumble down.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A look or a <i>nod</i> only ought to correct them [the children] when they do amiss.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Nations obey my word and wait my <i>nod</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The land of Nod</b></col>, <cd>sleep.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nod"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a <i>nodal</i> point.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nodal line</b></col>, <col><b>Nodal point</b></col>, <cd>in a vibrating plate or cord, that line or point which remains at rest while the other parts of the body are in a state of vibration.</cd></p>

<p><hw>No"da*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodatus</i>, p. p. of <i>nodare</i> to make knotty, fr. <i>nodus</i> knot. See <u>Node</u>.] <def>Knotted.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nodated hyperbola</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a certain curve of the third order having two branches which cross each other, forming a node.</cd></p>

<p><hw>No*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodatio</i> knottiness.] <def>Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Nod"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who nods; a drowsy person.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nod"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nod"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nodil</i>, <i>nodle</i>; perh. fr. <i>nod</i>, because the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E. <i>knot</i>; cf. Prov. E. <i>nod</i> the nape of the neck.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The head; - - used jocosely or contemptuously.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Come, master, I have a project in my <i>noddle</i>.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The back part of the head or neck.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For occasion . . . turneth a bald <i>noddle</i>, after she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold taken.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nod"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Noddies</b></plw> (#). [Prob. fr. <i>nod</i> to incline the head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A simpleton; a fool.</def> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any tern of the genus <i>Anous</i>, as <i>A. stolidus</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The arctic fulmar (<i>Fulmarus glacialis</i>). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An old game at cards.</def> <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; — used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached.</def></p>

<p><hw>Node</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodus</i>; perh. akin to E. <i>knot</i>. Cf. <u>Noose</u>, <u>Nowed</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit of its primary.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Dialing)</i> <def>A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See <u>Crunode</u>, and <u>Acnode</u>.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; — called also <i>knot</i>.</def> <i>W. R. Johnson.</i> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <i>(poet.)</i> <def>The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.</def> <sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <i>(Mus)</i> <def>One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line or point.</def> <sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A swelling.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ascending node</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the node at which the body is passing northerly, marked with the symbol &astascending;, called the <i>Dragon's head</i>. Called also <i>northern node</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Descending node</b></col>, <cd>the node at which the body is moving southwardly, marked thus &astdescending;, called <i>Dragon's tail</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Line of nodes</b></col>, <cd>a straight line joining the two nodes of an orbit.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nod"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the nodes; from a node to the same node again; as, the <i>nodical</i> revolutions of the moon.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nodical month</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Lunar month</i>, under <u>Month</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>No`do*sa"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the genus <i>Nodosaria</i>.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A foraminifer of the genus <i>Nodosaria</i> or of an allied genus.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*dose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodosus</i>, fr. <i>nodus</i> knot.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the antenn&aelig; of certain insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*dos"i*ty</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodositas</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling; knottiness.</def> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A knot; a node.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>No*do"sous</hw> (?), <hw>No"dous</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nodose; knotty; knotted.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nod"u*lar</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nodulaire</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a nodule or knot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nod"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodulus</i>, dim. of <i>nodus</i> knot: cf. F. <i>nodule</i>.] <def>A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Nod"uled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having little knots or lumps.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nod"u*lose`</hw> (?), <hw>Nod"u*lous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having small nodes or knots; diminutively nodose.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>no&euml;l</i>, L. <i>natalis</i> birthday, fr. <i>natalis</i> natal. See <u>Natal</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Nowel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*e`ma*tach"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the understanding + &?; swiftness + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>An instrument for determining and registering the duration of more or less complex operations of the mind.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>No`e*mat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>No`e*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the understanding. See <u>Noetic</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the understanding.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*e"mics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the understanding. See <u>Noetic</u>.] <def>The science of the understanding; intellectual science.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*e"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of the followers of <i>Noetus</i>, who lived in the third century. He denied the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>No*et"ic</hw> (?), <hw>No*et"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to perceive, &?; mind, intellect.] <def>Of or pertaining to the intellect; intellectual.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I would employ the word <i>noetic</i> to express all those cognitions which originate in the mind itself.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nof</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne of</i>.] <def>Not of; nor of.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nog</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. <i>noggin</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A noggin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of strong ale.</def> <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nog</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>A treenail to fasten the shores.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nog</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Nog</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>To fasten, as shores, with treenails.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nog"gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Prop., made of hemp, fr. Prov. E. <i>nogs</i> hemp.] <def>Made of hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nog"gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir. <i>noigin</i>, or Gael. <i>noigean</i>. Cf. lst <u>Nog</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small mug or cup.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A measure equivalent to a gill.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Nog"ging</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Nog</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Rough brick masonry used to fill in the interstices of a wooden frame, in building.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noght</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noi"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. OE. <i>anoiance</i>.] [Written also <i>noyance</i>.] <def>Annoyance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noie</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To annoy. See <u>Noy</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Noi"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An annoyer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noils</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noint</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To anoint.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. North.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noi"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Annoying; troublesome.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Noise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>noise</i> noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L. <i>nausea</i> seasickness, sickness, disgust. See <u>Nausea</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sound of any kind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without <i>noise</i><BR> to us perceived.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Noise</i> is either a sound of too short a duration to be determined, like the report of a cannon; or else it is a confused mixture of many discordant sounds, like the rolling of thunder or the noise of the waves. Nevertheless, the difference between <i>sound</i> and <i>noise</i> is by no means precise. <i>Ganot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor; din.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report.</def> "The <i>noise</i> goes." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What <i>noise</i> have we had about transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood!</blockquote> <i>T. Baker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Soerates lived in Athens during the great plague which has made so much <i>noise</i> in all ages.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king has his <i>noise</i> of gypsies.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Cry; outcry; clamor; din; clatter; uproar.</p>

<p><hw>Noise</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To sound; to make a noise.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noise</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Noised</u> (?); <pos><i>p pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Noising</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To spread by rumor or report.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All these sayings were <i>noised</i> abroad.</blockquote> <i>Luke i. 65.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disturb with noise.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noise"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Loud; clamorous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noise"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise; silent; as, the <i>noiseless</i> foot of time.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So <i>noiseless</i> would I live.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Noise"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Noise"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Noi*sette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, <i>Noisette</i>, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the <i>Lamarque</i>, the <i>Marechal (or Marshal) Niel</i>, and the <i>Cloth of gold</i>. Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous growth.</def> <i>P. Henderson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nois"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a noisy manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nois"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being noisy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noi"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>noysome</i>, fr. <i>noy</i> for <i>annoy</i>. See <u>Annoy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, <i>noisome</i> effluvia.</def> "<i>Noisome</i> pestilence." <i>Ps. xci. 3.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting; fetid.</def> "Foul breath is <i>noisome</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Noi"some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Noi"some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Noxious; unwholesome; insalubrious; mischievous; destructive. — <u>Noisome</u>, <u>Noxious</u>. These words have to a great extent been interchanged; but there is a tendency to make a distinction between them, applying <i>noxious</i> to things that inflict evil directly; as, a <i>noxious</i> plant, <i>noxious</i> practices, etc., and <i>noisome</i> to things that operate with a remoter influence; as, <i>noisome</i> vapors, a <i>noisome</i> pestilence, etc. <i>Noisome</i> has the additional sense of <i>disqusting</i>. A garden may be free from <i>noxious</i> weeds or animals; but, if recently covered with manure, it may be filled with a <i>noisome</i> smell.</p>

<p><hw>Nois"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Noisier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Noisiest</u>.] [From <u>Noise</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the <i>noisy</i> crowd.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of noise.</def> "The <i>noisy</i> town." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nol"de</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne wolde</i>.] <def>Would not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Noll</u>.] <def>The head.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||No"li-me-tan"ge*re</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., touch me not.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any plant of a genus of herbs (<i>Impatiens</i>) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. — See <u>Impatiens</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The squirting cucumber. See under <u>Cucumber</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to <i>Lupus exedens</i>, an ulcerative affection of the nose.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*li"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nolle</i> not to will, to be unwilling; <i>ne + velle</i> to will, to be willing.] <def>Adverse action of will; unwillingness; — opposed to <i>volition</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>nolition</i> and a direct enmity against the lust.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noll</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nol</i>, AS. <i>hnoll</i> top; akin to OHG. <i>hnol</i> top, head.] <def>The head; the noddle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nol*le"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nolle</i> to be unwilling.] <def>The state of being unwilling; nolition.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Nol"le pros"e*qui</hw> (?). [L., to be unwilling to prosecute.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Will not prosecute; — an entry on the record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to some of several defendants.</def></p>

<p><hw>||No"lo con*ten"de*re</hw> (?). [L., I do not wish to contend.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of guilty.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nol. pros.</hw> <def>An abbrev. of <u>Nolle prosequi</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nol`-pros"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>-prossed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>-prossing</u>.] <def>To discontinue by entering a <i>nolle prosequi</i>; to decline to prosecute.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nolt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>Neat cattle.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>||Nom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Noun</u>.] <def>Name.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Nom de guerre</b></col> (&?;), <cd>literally, war name; hence, a fictitious name, or one assumed for a time.</cd> — <col><b>||Nom de plume</b></col> (&?;), <cd>literally, pen name; hence, a name assumed by an author as his or her signature.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||No"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, lit., a feeding. See <u>Name</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See <u>Canker</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nomas</i>, <i>- adis</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, pasturing, roaming without fixed home, fr. &?; a pasture, allotted abode, fr. &?; to distribute, allot, drive to pasture; prob. akin to AS. <i>niman</i> to take, and E. <i>nimble</i>: cf. F. <i>nomade</i>. Cf. <u>Astronomy</u>, <u>Economy</u>, <u>Nimble</u>, <u>Nemesis</u>, <u>Numb</u>, <u>Number</u>.] <def>One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"ad</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Roving; nomadic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"ade</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See <u>Nomad</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>No*ma"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nomad.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>No*mad"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See <u>Nomad</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a <i>nomadic</i> tribe.</def> — <wf>No*mad"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nom"ad*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being a nomad.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"ad*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nomadized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nomadizing</u> (?).] <def>To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding pasturage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Vogules <i>nomadize</i> chiefly about the Rivers Irtish, Obi, Kama, and Volga.</blockquote> <i>W. Tooke.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"man*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nomancie</i>, <i>nomance</i>, abbrev. fr. <i>onomancie</i>. See <u>Onomancy</u>.] <def>The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"-man's` land`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: An unclaimed space or time.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>no-man's land</i> of twilight.</blockquote> <i>W. Black.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nom"arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a district + <i>-arch</i>.] <def>The chief magistrate of a nome or nomarchy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"arch*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nomarchies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A province or territorial division of a kingdom, under the rule of a nomarch, as in modern Greece; a nome.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F. <i>nombles</i>, fr. L. <i>lumbulus</i>, dim. of <i>lumbus</i> a loin. Cf. <u>Numbles</u>, <u>Umbles</u>, <u>Humbles</u>.] <def>The entrails of a deer; the umbles.</def> [Written also <i>numbles</i>.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nom"bril</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nombril</i>, for OF. <i>lombril</i>, i. e., <i>ombril</i>, with the article, a dim. fr. L. <i>umbilicus</i> the navel. See <u>Navel</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; — called also <i>navel point</i>. See <u>Escutcheon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to deal out, distribute.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A province or political division, as of modern Greece or ancient Egypt; a nomarchy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any melody determined by inviolable rules.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nome</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Binomial</u>.] <i>(Alg.)</i> [Obs.] <def>See <u>Term</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nome</hw>, <hw>No"men</hw> (?) }, obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Nim</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"men*cla`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>nomen</i> name + <i>calare</i> to call. See <u>Name</u>, and <u>Calendar</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who calls persons or things by their names.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a <i>nomenclator</i>, who informed the candidate of the names of the persons whom they met and whose votes it was desirable to solicit.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or vocabulary of technical names.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"men*cla`tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female nomenclator.</def></p>

<p><hw>No`men*cla"tur*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining or according to a nomenclature.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"men*cla`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nomenclatura</i>: cf. F. <i>nomenclature</i>. See <u>Nomenclator</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A name.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The technical names used in any particular branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the <i>nomenclature</i> of botany or of chemistry; the <i>nomenclature</i> of Lavoisier and his associates.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Binomial</u>.] <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>A name or term.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a law, custom.] <def>Customary; ordinary; — applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.</def> <i>H Sweet.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nomic spelling.</def> <i>A. J. Ellis.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nominalis</i>, fr. <i>nomen</i>, <i>nominis</i>, name. See <u>Name</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a <i>nominal</i> definition.</def> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Existing in name only; not real; as, a <i>nominal</i> difference.</def> "<i>Nominal</i> attendance on lectures." <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*nal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A nominalist.</def> [Obs.] <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A verb formed from a noun.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A name; an appellation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A is the <i>nominal</i> of the sixth note in the natural diatonic scale.</blockquote> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music. )</i></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*nal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*nal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only.</def> <i>Reid.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nom`i*nal*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Nominalists.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*nal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To convert into a noun.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nominated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nominating</u> (?).] [L. <i>nominatus</i>, p. p. of <i>nominare</i> to nominate, fr. <i>nomen</i> name. See <u>Name</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mention by name; to name.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>nominate</i> them all, it is impossible.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To call; to entitle; to denominate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To set down in express terms; to state.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Is it so <i>noiminated</i> in the bond?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate for an office or place.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*nate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By name; particularly; namely.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spelman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nom`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nominatio</i>: cf. F. <i>nomination</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>nomination</i> of persons to places being . . . a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The denomination, or name.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nom`i*na*ti"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the nominative case.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*na*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nominativus</i> belonging to a name, nominative.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Giving a name; naming; designating; — said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The nominative case.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*na*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who nominates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom`i*nee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nominate</u>, and <u>-ee</u>.] <def>A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"i*nor`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nominate</u>, and <u>-or</u>.] <def>A nominator.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bentham.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*moc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; law + <i>-cracy</i>, as in demo<i>cracy</i>.] <def>Government in accordance with a system of law.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*mog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; law + &?; to write.] <def>A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; law + <i>- logy</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science of law; legislation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology.</def> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nom`o*pel"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; law, custom + &?; sole of the foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nom"o*thete</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; + &?; to assign: cf. F. <i>nomoth&egrave;te</i>.] <def>A lawgiver.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Nom`o*thet"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nom`o*thet"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>Legislative; enacting laws; as, a <i>nomothetical</i> power.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Barlow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>No; not. See <u>No</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non-</hw> (?). [L. <i>non</i>, OL. <i>noenu</i>, <i>noenum</i>, fr. <i>neoenum</i>, lit., not one. See <u>None</u>.] <def>A prefix used in the sense of <i>not</i>; <i>un</i>-; <i>in</i>- ; as in <i>non</i>attention, or <i>non</i>-attention, <i>non</i>conformity, <i>non</i>metallic, <i>non</i>suit.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The prefix <i>non-</i> may be joined to the leading word by means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be dispensed with. The list of words having the prefix <i>non-</i> could easily be lengthened.</p>

<p><hw>Non`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Want of ability.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ac*cept"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neglect or refusal to accept.</def></p>

<p><! p. 980 !></p>

<p><hw>Non*ac"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; — said of certain atoms and radicals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ac*quaint"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*ac`qui*es"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ad*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure to be admitted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`a*dult"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not adult; immature.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*a`&euml;r*o*bi*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Capable of living without atmospheric oxygen; ana&euml;robiotic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>nonagium</i>, from L. <i>nonus</i> ninth, <i>novem</i> nine.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the death of persons in their parishes.</def> <i>Mozley & W.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non"age</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>non-</i> + <i>age</i>.] <def>Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The human mind . . . was still in its <i>nonage</i>.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non"aged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature.</def> <i>W. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non`a*ge*na"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonagenarius</i> containing, or consisting of, ninety, fr. <i>nonageni</i> ninety each; akin to <i>novem</i> nine.] <def>A person ninety years old.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`a*ges"i*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonagesimus</i> the ninetieth. See <u>Nonagenarian</u>.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`a*ges"i*mal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"a*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonus</i> ninth + Gr. &?; angle.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*a"gri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any moth of the genus <i>Nonagria</i> and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*al`ien*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonus</i> ninth.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>20</sub> of the paraffin series; — so called because of the nine carbon atoms in the molecule. <i>Normal nonane</i> is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ap*pear"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Default of appearance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ap*point"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ar*riv"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure to arrive.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Non` as*sump"sit</hw> (?). [L., he did not undertake.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`at*tend"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`at*ten"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inattention.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`bi*tu"mi*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nonce</hw> (n&obreve;ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For the <i>nonce</i>, OE. for the <i>nones</i>, a corruption of for then <i>ones</i>, where <pos><i>n.</i></pos> in <i>then</i> is a relic of AS. <i>m</i> in <i>&eth;am</i>, dat. of the article and demonstrative pronoun, E. <i>the</i>. See <u>For</u>, <u>Once</u>, and <u>The</u>.] <def>The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; — chiefly used in the phrase <i>for the nonce</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The miller was a stout carl for the <i>nones</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him<BR> A chalice for the <i>nonce</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Nonce word</b></col>, <cd>"a word apparently employed only <i>for the nonce</i>".</cd> <i>Murray (New English Dict.).</i></p>

<p><hw>||Non`cha`lance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Nonchalant</u>.] <def>Indifference; carelessness; coolness.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Non`cha`lant"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>non</i> not (L. <i>non</i>) + <i>chaloir</i> to concern one's self for, fr. L. <i>calere</i> to be warm, to be inflamed with desire, to be troubled. See <u>Non-</u>, and <u>Caldron</u>.] <def>Indifferent; careless; cool.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"cha*lant`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"claim`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`co*he"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of cohesion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`co*in"ci*dence</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Lack of coincidence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`co*in"ci*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not coincident.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*com"bat*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`com*mis"sioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having a commission.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Noncommissioned officer</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of War or by the commanding officer of the regiment.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Non`com*mit"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`com*mun"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or failure of communion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`com*ple"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Lack of completion; failure to complete.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`com*pli"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect of compliance; failure to comply.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`com*ply"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Neglecting or refusing to comply.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Non com"pos</hw> (?). <hw>||Non com"pos men"tis</hw> (?). } [L.] <def>Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, either by nature or from accident.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"con.</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Noncontent</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*clud"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not concluding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*cur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To dissent or refuse to concur.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*cur"rence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Refusal to concur.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*den"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; — said of gases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*dens"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <def>Not condensing; discharging the steam from the cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and not into a condenser.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*duct"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not conducting; not transmitting a fluid or force; thus, in electricity, wax is a <i>nonconducting</i> substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure to conduct.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*duct"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as, wool is a <i>nonconductor</i> of heat; glass and dry wood are <i>nonconductors</i> of electricity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*form"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to the established church of a country.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*form"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*con*form"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Non`con"stat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Law L.] <def>It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not follow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*ta"gious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.</def> — <wf>Non`con*ta"gious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Non`con*tent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(British House of Lords)</i> <def>One who gives a negative vote; — sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Non`con*trib"u*ting</hw> (?), <hw>Non`con*trib"u*to*ry</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not contributing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The edible plumlike fruit of the Australian tree, <i>Parinarium Nonda</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*dec"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonus</i> ninth + <i>dec</i>em ten.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, a white waxy substance, C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>40</sub>; — so called from the number of carbon atoms in the molecule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`de*cid"u*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Characterized by the absence of a decidua; indeciduate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`de*liv"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*dep`o*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A failure to deposit or throw down.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"de*script</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>non- </i> + L. <i>descriptus</i> described.] <def>Not hitherto described; novel; hence, odd; abnormal; unclassifiable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"de*script</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A thing not yet described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`de*vel"op*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure or lack of development.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`dis*cov"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want or failure of discovery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A coarse umbelliferous plant (<i>Ligusticum act&aelig;ifolium</i>) with a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region. Also called <i>Angelico</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>None</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>none</i>, <i>non</i>, <i>nan</i>, <i>no</i>, <i>na</i>, AS. <i>n&amacr;n</i>, fr. <i>ne</i> not + <i>&amacr;n</i> one. &?;. See <u>No</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> & <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, <u>One</u>, and cf. <u>Non-</u>, <u>Null</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>No one; not one; not anything; — frequently used also partitively, or as a plural, not any.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is <i>none</i> that doeth good; no, not one.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xiv. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be <i>none</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xvi. 26.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Terms of peace yet <i>none</i><BR> Vouchsafed or sought.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>None</i> of their productions are extant.</blockquote> <i>Blair.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>No; not any; — used adjectively before a vowel, in old style; as, thou shalt have <i>none</i> assurance of thy life.</def></p>

<p><col><b>None of</b></col>, <cd>not at all; not; nothing of; — used emphatically.</cd> "They knew that I was <i>none of</i> the register that entered their admissions in the universities." <i>Fuller.</i> — <col><b>None-so-pretty</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the <i>Saxifraga umbrosa</i>. See <i>London pride</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, under <u>London</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>None</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Same as <u>Nones</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ef*fect"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not effective.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>Not fit or available for duty.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Non-e"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., not I.] <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the <i>ego</i>. See <u>Ego</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`e*las"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having elasticity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`e*lect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>A person or persons not elected, or chosen, to salvation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`e*lec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure of election.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Non`e*lec"tric</hw> (?), <hw>Non`e*lec"tric*al</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not electric; conducting electricity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`e*lec"tric</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A substance that is not an electric; that which transmits electricity, as a metal.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Non`em*phat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Non`em*phat"ic*al</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no emphasis; unemphatic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*en"ti*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nonentities</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nonexistence; the negation of being.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thing not existing.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing of little or no account.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Non`-E*pis"co*pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nones</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonae</i>, so called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. <i>nonus</i> ninth, from <i>novem</i> nine. See <u>Nine</u>, <u>Nones</u>, 2, <u>Noon</u> .]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Roman Cal.)</i> <def>The fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October. The <i>nones</i> were nine days before the ides, reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>none</i>, fr. L. See <u>Noon</u>.] <def>The canonical office, being a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 <u>P. M.</u>) in the Roman Catholic Church.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The hour of dinner; the noonday meal.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>At my supper and sometimes at <i>nones</i>.</blockquote> <i>P. Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non`es*sen"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not essential.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`es*sen"tial</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A thing not essential.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Non` est` fac"tum</hw> (?). [Law L. it is not (his) deed.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Non` est` in*ven"tus</hw> (?). [L., he is not found.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>None"such`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such; something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a species of medic (<i>Medicago lupulina</i>), a variety of pottery clay, etc.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>No*net"</hw> (?), <hw>||No*net"to</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>nonus</i> ninth, like E. <i>duet</i>, fr. L. <i>duo</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"ett</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The titmouse.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Non*ex`e*cu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ex*ist"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Absence of existence; the negation of being; nonentity.</def> <i>A. Baxter.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thing that has no existence.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non`ex*ist"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having existence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*ex`por*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ex*ten"sile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not extensile; incapable of being stretched.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non-fea"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>non- </i> + OF. <i>faisance</i> a doing, fr. <i>faire</i> to do.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. <u>Malfeasance</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ful*fill"ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or failure to fulfill.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*nil"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonus</i> ninth + <i>-illion</i>, as in E. <i>million</i>.] <def>According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under <u>Numeration</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*im`por*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`im*port"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not importing; not bringing from foreign countries.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`in*flec"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`in*hab"it*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a nonresident.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*in`ter*ven"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the <i>nonintervention</i> of one state in the affairs of another.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ni*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Latinized form of <i>Nunez</i>, the name of a Portuguese mathematician.] <def>A vernier.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*join"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The omission of some person who ought to have been made a plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action which ought to be joined.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*ju"rant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nonjuring.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*ju"ring</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>jurer</i> to swear, or L. <i>jurare</i>, <i>jurari</i>, to swear, fr. L. <i>jus</i>, <i>juris</i>, right, law, justice. See <u>Jury</u>.] <def>Not swearing allegiance; — applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*ju"ror</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> <def>One of those adherents of James II. who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary, or to their successors, after the revolution of 1688; a Jacobite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*ju"ror*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> <def>The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*lim`i*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of limitation; failure to limit.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Non` li"quet</hw> (?). [L.] <def>It is not clear; — a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ma*lig"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not malignant, as a disease.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*man`u*fac"tur*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not carrying on manufactures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*med"ul*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not medullated; <i>(Anat.)</i> without a medulla or marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a <i>nonmedullated</i> nerve fiber.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*mem"ber</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is not a member.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*mem"ber*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of not being a member.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"met`al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic properties; a metalloid; as, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine are <i>nonmetals</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`me*tal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not metallic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a <i>nonmetallic</i> element.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*nat"u*ral</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not natural; unnatural.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nonne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nun.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non`ne*ces"si*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ni*trog"nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Devoid of nitrogen; as, a <i>nonnitrogenous</i> principle; a <i>nonnitrogenous</i> food. See the Note under <u>Food</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*nu"cle*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without a nucleus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A silly fellow; a ninny.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`o*be"di*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ob*serv"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.</def></p>

<p><! p. 981 !></p>

<p><hw>||Non` ob*stan"te</hw> (?). [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of dispensing with statutes by a <i>non obstante</i> was introduced.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><col><b>||Non obstante veredicto</b></col> [LL.] <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff, <i>notwithstanding a verdict</i> for the defendant.</cd> <i>Stephen.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*no"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as, <i>nonoic</i> acid, which is also called <i>pelargonic</i> acid. Cf. <u>Pelargonic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"one</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Non</i>ane + <i>- one</i>, suffix denoting the third degree of unsaturation.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of several metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons (C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>14</sub>) of the valylene series.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ox*yg"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as, a <i>nonoxygenous</i> alkaloid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`pa*reil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nonpareil</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> ]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; — often used as a name.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>nonpareille</i>.] <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A size of type next smaller than <i>minion</i> and next larger than <i>agate</i> (or <i>ruby</i>).</def></p>

<p>&fist; <nonpareiltype>This line is printed in the type called <i>nonpareil</i>.</nonpareiltype></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A beautifully colored finch (<i>Passerina ciris</i>), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also <i>painted finch</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any other similar bird of the same genus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`pa*reil"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., from <i>non</i> not + <i>pareil</i> equal, fr. LL. <i>pariculus</i>, dim. of L. <i>par</i> equal. See <u>Non</u>, and <u>Pair</u>, <u>Peer</u>.] <def>Having no equal; peerless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*pay"ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or failure to pay.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`per*form"ance</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or failure to perform.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*pho`to*bi*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Capable of living without light; as, <i>nonphotobiotic</i> plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`plane"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Not lying in one plane; — said of certain curves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"plus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>non</i> not + <i>plus</i> more, further. See <u>Plural</u>.] <def>A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Both of them are a perfect <i>nonplus</i> and baffle to all human understanding.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non"plus`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nonplused</u> (?) or <u>Nonplussed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nonplusing</u> or <u>Nonplussing</u>.] <def>To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He has been <i>nonplused</i> by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non*prep`a*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*pres`en*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`pro*duc"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A failure to produce or exhibit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`pro*fes"sion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`pro*fi"cien*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of proficiency; failure to make progress.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`pro*fi"cient</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who has failed to become proficient.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non" pros.`</hw> (&?;). <def> An abbreviation of <u>Non prosequitur</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`-pros"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nonprossed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Non-prossing</u> (?).] <def>To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was <i>non-prossed</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Non" pro*seq"ui*tur</hw> (?). [L. he does not prosecute.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See <u>Nolle prosequi</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`re*cur"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not recurring.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`re*cur"ring</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nonrecurrent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`re*gard"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of due regard; disregard; slight.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non`re"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. Universities)</i> <def>A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See <u>Regent</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ren*di"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>nonrendition</i> of a service which is due.</blockquote> <i>S. E. Dwight.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non`re*sem"blance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*res"i*dence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or condition of being nonresident,</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non*res"i*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or in one's proper place; as, a <i>nonresident</i> clergyman or proprietor of lands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*res"i*dent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`re*sist"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`re*sist"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making no resistance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`re*sist"ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively exercised; one who advocates or practices absolute submission; also, one who holds that violence should never be resisted by force.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`re*sist"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not making resistance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*ru"mi*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not ruminating; as, a <i>nonruminant</i> animal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`sane"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of <i>nonsane</i> memory.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non"sense</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>non-</i> + <i>sense</i>: cf. F. <i>nonsens</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Trifles; things of no importance.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nonsense verses</b></col>, <cd>lines made by taking any words which occur, but especially certain words which it is desired to recollect, and arranging them without reference to anything but the measure, so that the rhythm of the lines may aid in recalling the remembrance of the words.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash; balderdash.</p>

<p><hw>Non*sen"si*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous.</def> — <wf>Non*sen"si*cal*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Non*sen"si*cal*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Non*sen"si*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily affected.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Non seq"ui*tur</hw> (?). [L., it does not follow.] <i>(Logic)</i> <def>An inference which does not follow from the premises.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*sex"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*slave"hold`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a <i>nonslaveholding</i> State.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`so*lu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure of solution or explanation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*sol"ven*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inability to pay debts; insolvency.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*sol"vent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not solvent; insolvent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*sol"vent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An insolvent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*so"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not sonant.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*spar"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sparing none.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*stri"a*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Without striations; unstriped; as, <i>nonstriated</i> muscle fibers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`sub*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of submission; failure or refusal to submit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`sub*mis"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not submissive.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"such</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nonesuch</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"suit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"suit`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nonsuited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nonsuiting</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up.</def> "When two are joined in a writ, and one is <i>nonsuited</i>." <i>Z. Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non"suit`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nonsuited.</def> <i>D. A. Tyng.</i></p>

<p> <hw>Non*sure"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Insecurity.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Non*ten"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as affirmed.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"term`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A vacation between two terms of a court.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*tox"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not toxic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"tro*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called because found in the arrondissement of <i>Notron</i>, France.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*u"ni*form`ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who believes that past changes in the structure of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent than are now operating; — called also <i>nonuniformitarian</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*un"ion*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non*us"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect of using; failure to use.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non*us"er</hw> (?), <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A not using; failure to use.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An office may be forfeited by misuser or <i>nonuser</i>.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right.</def> <i>Kent.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non*vas"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Destitute of vessels; extravascular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`ver*nac"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not vernacular.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>nonvernacular</i> expression.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Non*vo"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not vocal; destitute of tone.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nonvocal consonant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Non</i>ane + <i>- yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The hydrocarbon radical, C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>19</sub>, derived from nonane and forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, <i>nonyl</i> alcohol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non"y*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Non</i>ane + eth<i>ylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>18</sub> of the ethylene series.</def></p>

<p><hw>Non`y*len"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, <i>nonylenic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*nyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as, <i>nonylic</i> acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noo"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Noddle</u>, <u>Noddy</u>.] <def>A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny.</def> [Low]</p>

<p><blockquote>The chuckling grin of <i>noodles</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noo"dle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>nudel</i> vermicelli.] <def>A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nook</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nok</i>; cf. Gael. & Ir. <i>niuc</i>.] <def>A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered <i>nook</i>?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nook"-shot`ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of nooks, angles, or corners.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>nook-shotten</i> isle of Albion.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>No`&ouml;*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to no&ouml;logy.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*&ouml;l"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in no&ouml;logy.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*&ouml;l"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, the mind + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science of intellectual phenomena.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noon</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>No. See the Note under No.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Noon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>n&?;n</i>, orig., the ninth hour, fr. L. <i>nona</i> (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called <i>nones</i>) at that hour, the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See <u>Nine</u>, and cf. <u>Nones</u>, <u>Nunchion</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, the highest point; culmination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the very <i>noon</i> of that brilliant life which was destined to be so soon, and so fatally, overshadowed.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p>

<p><col><b>High noon</b></col>, <cd>the exact meridian; midday.</cd> — <col><b>Noon of night</b></col>, <cd>midnight.</cd> [Poetic] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noon</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional.</def> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noon</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take rest and refreshment at noon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noon"day`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Midday; twelve o'clock in the day; noon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noon"day`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the <i>noonday</i> heat.</def> "<i>Noonday</i> walks." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noon"-flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noon"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rest at noon; a repast at noon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noon"shun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See <u>Nunchion</u>.</def> <i>Nares.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noon"stead</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The position of the sun at noon.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noon"tide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>noon + tide</i> time; cf. AS. <i>n&?;nt&imacr;d</i> the ninth hour.] <def>The time of noon; midday.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noose</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. OF. <i>nous</i>, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of <i>nou</i> knot, F. <i>n&?;ud</i>, L. <i>nodus</i>. Cf. <u>Node</u>.] <def>A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noose</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Noosed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Noosing</u>.] <def>To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noot</hw> (?). <def>See lst <u>Not</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Mexican <i>nopalli</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A cactaceous plant (<i>Nopalea cochinellifera</i>), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of <i>Cactace&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"pal*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nopalries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A plantation of the nopal for raising the cochineal insect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bullfinch.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Nor</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nor</i>, contr. from <i>nother</i>. See <u>Neither</u>.] <def>A negative connective or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative proposition, following <i>neither</i>, or <i>not</i>, in the first member or clause (as <i>or</i> in affirmative propositions follows <i>either</i>). <i>Nor</i> is also used sometimes in the first member for <i>neither</i>, and sometimes the <i>neither</i> is omitted and implied by the use of <i>nor</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Provide neither gold <i>nor</i> silver, <i>nor</i> brass, in your purses, <i>nor</i> scrip for your journey.</blockquote> <i>Matt. x. 9, 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Where neither moth <i>nor</i> rust doth corrupt.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vi. 20.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I love him not, <i>nor</i> fear him.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Where neither party is <i>nor</i> true, <i>nor</i> kind.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Simois <i>nor</i> Xanthus shall be wanting there.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nor"bert*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Premonstrant</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., from Ar. <i>n&amacr;'&?;ra</i>.] <def>A large water wheel, turned by the action of a stream against its floats, and carrying at its circumference buckets, by which water is raised and discharged into a trough; used in Arabia, China, and elsewhere for irrigating land; a Persian wheel.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>norite</i>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.</def> <i>T. S. Hunt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nor"ice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nurse.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"rie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The cormorant.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Nor"i*mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Norimons</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A Japanese covered litter, carried by men.</def> <i>B. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>Nor</i>v&egrave;ge Norway .] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A supposed metal alleged to have been discovered in zircon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Norm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>norma</i> a rule. See <u>Normal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A typical, structural unit; a type.</def> <i>Agassiz.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nor"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a standard.</def> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mason's or a carpenter's square or rule.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A templet or gauge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nor"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>normalis</i>, fr. <i>norma</i> rule, pattern, carpenter's square; prob. akin to <i>noscere</i> to know; cf. Gr. &?; well known, &?; gnomon, also, carpenter's square: cf. F. <i>normal</i>. See <u>Known</u>, and cf. <u>Abnormal</u>, <u>Enormous</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>According to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; analogical.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Deviations from the <i>normal</i> type.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>According to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Standard; original; exact; typical.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Quantitative Analysis)</i> <def>Denoting a solution of such strength that every cubic centimeter contains the same number of milligrams of the element in question as the number of its molecular weight.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Denoting certain hypothetical compounds, as acids from which the real acids are obtained by dehydration; thus, <i>normal</i> sulphuric acid and <i>normal</i> nitric acid are respectively S(OH)<sub>6</sub>, and N(OH)<sub>5</sub>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Organ. Chem.)</i> <def>Denoting that series of hydrocarbons in which no carbon atom is united with more than two other carbon atoms; as, <i>normal</i> pentane, hexane, etc. Cf. <u>Iso-</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Normal equations</b></col> <i>(Method of Least Squares)</i>, <cd>a set of equations of the first degree equal in number to the number of unknown quantities, and derived from the observations by a specified process. The solution of the normal equations gives the most probable values of the unknown quantities.</cd> — <col><b>Normal group</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a group of rocks taken as a standard.</cd> <i>Lyell.</i> — <col><b>Normal place</b></col> (of a planet or comet) <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the apparent place in the heavens of a planet or comet at a specified time, the place having been determined by a considerable number of observations, extending perhaps over many days, and so combined that the accidental errors of observation have largely balanced each other.</cd> — <col><b>Normal school</b></col>, <cd>a school whose methods of instruction are to serve as a model for imitation; an institution for the training of teachers.</cd></p>

<p><! p. 982 !></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Normal</u>, <u>Regular</u>, <u>Ordinary</u>. <i>Regular</i> and <i>ordinary</i> are popular terms of well-known signification; <i>normal</i> has now a more specific sense, arising out of its use in science. A thing is <i>normal</i>, or in its <i>normal</i> state, when strictly conformed to those principles of its constitution which mark its species or to the standard of a healthy and natural condition. It is <i>abnormal</i> when it departs from those principles.</p>

<p><hw>Nor"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>normale</i>, <i>ligne normale</i>. See <u>Normal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Any perpendicular.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A straight line or plane drawn from any point of a curve or surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or surface at that point.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The term <i>normal</i> is also used to denote the distance along the normal line from the curve to the axis of abscissas or to the center of curvature.</p>

<p><hw>Nor"mal*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality, state, or fact of being normal; as, the point of <i>normalcy</i>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Nor`mal*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Reduction to a standard or normal state.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nor"mal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a normal manner.</def> <i>Darwin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nor"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>normand</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A wooden bar, or iron pin.</def> <i>W. C. Russell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nor"man</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>normand</i>, of Scand. origin. See <u>Northman</u>, and cf. <u>Norse</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the <i>Norman</i> language; the <i>Norman</i> conquest.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Norman style</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a style of architecture which arose in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness, simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or cable-formed ornaments were prominent.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nor"man</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nor"man*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.</def> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Norn</hw> (?), <hw>Nor"na</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>norn</i>, pl. <i>nornir</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Scandinavian Myth.)</i> <def>One of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tutelary deity; a genius.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*ro`pi*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Etymology uncertain.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nor"roy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Lit., north king, fr. F. <i>nord</i> north + <i>roi</i> king.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The most northern of the English Kings-at-arms. See <i>King-at-arms</i>, under <u>King</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Norse</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Dan. <i>Norsk</i>, fr. <i>nord</i> north. See <u>North</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Norse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Norse language.</def></p>

<p><hw>Norse"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Norsemen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One of the ancient Scandinavians; a Northman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nor"tel*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Nurture</u>.] <def>Nurture; education; culture; bringing up.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Nortelry</i> . . . learned at the nunnery.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>North</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nor&eth;</i>; akin to D. <i>noord</i>, G., Sw., & Dan. <i>nord</i>, Icel. <i>nor&eth;r</i>. Cf. <u>Norman</u>, <u>Norse</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under <u>Line</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>North</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north.</def></p>

<p><col><b>North following</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Following</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> — <col><b>North pole</b></col>, <cd>that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.</cd> — <col><b>North preceding</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Following</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> — <col><b>North star</b></col>, <cd>the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star &alpha; (alpha) of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1&deg; 25&prime;, and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also <i>Cynosura</i>, <i>polestar</i>, and by astronomers, <i>Polaris</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>North</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.</def></p>

<p><hw>North</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Northward.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`east"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`east"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a <i>northeast</i> course; a <i>northeast</i> wind.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Northeast passage</b></col>, <cd>a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia.</cd></p>

<p><hw>North`east"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the northeast.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`east"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A storm, strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`east"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`east"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the northeast.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`east"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>North`east"ward</hw> (?), <hw>North`east"ward*ly</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the northeast.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind in Texas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"er*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being northerly; direction toward the north.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the north.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nor&eth;erne</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a <i>northern</i> course; coming from the north; as, a <i>northern</i> wind.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Northern diver</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Loon</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Northern lights</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Aurora borealis</i>, under <u>Aurora</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Northern spy</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red.</cd></p>

<p><hw>North"ern*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One born or living in the north.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; — contradistinguished from <i>Southerner</i>.</def> [U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>North"ern*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Northerly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hakewill.</i></p>

<p><hw>North"ern*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Northmost</u>.] <def>Farthest north.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Surv. & Navigation)</i> <def>Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; — opposed to <i>southing</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"man</hw> (n&ocirc;rth"m<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Northmen</b></plw> (-m<i>e</i>n). [AS. <i>nor&eth;man</i>. See <u>North</u>, and <u>Man</u>, and cf. <u>Norman</u>.] <def>One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"most`</hw> (-m&omacr;st), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nor&eth;mest</i>. Cf. <u>Aftermost</u>.] <def>Lying farthest north; northernmost.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Northmost</i> part of the coast of Mozambique.</blockquote> <i>De Foe.</i></p>

<p><hw>North"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.</def> <i>Faraday.</i></p>

<p><hw>North*um"bri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nor&eth;weard</i>.] <def>Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>North"ward</hw> (?), <hw>North"wards</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"ward*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a northern direction.</def></p>

<p><hw>North"ward*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a northern direction.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`west"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nor&eth;west</i>.] <def>The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`west"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the <i>northwest</i> coast.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Coming from the northwest; as, a <i>northwest</i> wind.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Northwest passage</b></col>, <cd>a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.</cd></p>

<p><hw>North`west"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the northwest.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`west"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`west"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.</def></p>

<p><hw>North`west"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a <i>northwestern</i> course.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>North`west"ward</hw> (?), <hw>North`west"ward*ly</hw> (?), } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the northwest.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nor*we"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>Noregr</i>, <i>Norvegr</i>, Norway. See <u>North</u>, and <u>Way</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nor*we"gi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A native of Norway.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nor*we"gi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Norwegian</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nor*we"yan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Norwegian.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nose</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nosu</i>; akin to D. <i>neus</i>, G. <i>nase</i>, OHG. <i>nasa</i>, Icel. <i>n&ouml;s</i>, Sw. <i>n&auml;sa</i>, Dan. <i>n&auml;se</i>, Lith. <i>nosis</i>, Russ. <i>nos'</i>, L. <i>nasus</i>, <i>nares</i>, Skr. <i>n&amacr;s&amacr;</i>, <i>n&amacr;s</i>. &?; Cf. <u>Nasal</u>, <u>Nasturtium</u>, <u>Naze</u>, <u>Nostril</u>, <u>Nozzle</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See <u>Nostril</u>, and <i>Olfactory organ</i> under <u>Olfactory</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The power of smelling; hence, scent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We are not offended with a dog for a better <i>nose</i> than his master.</blockquote> <i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the <i>nose</i> of a bellows; the <i>nose</i> of a teakettle.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nose bit</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.</cd> — <col><b>Nose hammer</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a frontal hammer.</cd> — <col><b>Nose hole</b></col> <i>(Glass Making)</i>, <cd>a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process.</cd> — <col><b>Nose key</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a fox wedge.</cd> — <col><b>Nose leaf</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form.</cd> — <col><b>Nose of wax</b></col>, fig., <cd>a person who is pliant and easily influenced.</cd> "A <i>nose of wax</i> to be turned every way." <i>Massinger</i> — <col><b>Nose piece</b></col>, <cd>the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached.</cd> — <col><b>To hold</b></col>, <col><b>put</b></col>, or <col><b>bring one's nose to the grindstone</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Grindstone</u>.</cd> — <col><b>To lead by the nose</b></col>, <cd>to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>To put one's nose out of joint</b></col>, <cd>to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another.</cd> [Slang] — <col><b>To thrust one's nose into</b></col>, <cd>to meddle officiously in.</cd> — <col><b>To wipe one's nose of</b></col>, <cd>to deprive of; to rob.</cd> [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>Nose</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nosed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nosing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Lambs . . . <i>nosing</i> the mother's udder.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . . <i>nosed</i> Parliament in the very seat of its authority.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to <i>nose</i> a prayer.</def> [R.] <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nose</hw> (n&omacr;z), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To smell; to sniff; to scent.</def> <i>Audubon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pry officiously into what does not concern one.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nose"bag`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nose"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse's nose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nose"bleed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A bleeding at the nose.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The yarrow. See <u>Yarrow</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nosed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a nose, or such a nose; — chieflay used in composition; as, pug- <i>nosed</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nose"gay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nose</i> + <i>gay</i> in the sense of a gay or showy thing.] <def>A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nos"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Noursle</u>.] <def>To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If any man use the Scripture . . . to <i>nosel</i> thee in anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nose"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a nose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nose"smart`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several species of the genus <i>Nasturtium</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nose"thirl</hw> (?), <hw>Nose"thril</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nostril.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>nosethurl</i>, <i>nosthrill</i>.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nos"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nozzle</u>, <u>Nose</u>.] <def>Nozzle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nos`o*co"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nosocomium</i> a hospital, Gr. &?;; &?; disease + &?; to attend to.] <def>Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, <i>nosocomial</i> atmosphere.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*sog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; disease + <i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>nosographie</i>.] <def>A description or classification of diseases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nos`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nosologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to nosology.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*sol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nosologiste</i>.] <def>One versed in nosology.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*sol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; disease + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>nosologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of medical science which treats of diseases, or of the classification of diseases.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nos`o*po*et"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; disease + &?; productive, fr. &?; to make.] <def>Producing diseases.</def> [R.] <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nost</hw> (?). [Contr. from <i>ne wost</i>.] <def>Wottest not; knowest not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nos*tal"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a return home + &?; pain.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to homesickness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nos*tal"gic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nostalgique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nos*tal"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Nostalgia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nos"toc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of alg&aelig;. The plants are composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Nostoc commune</i> is found on the ground, and is ordinarily not seen; but after a rain it swells up into a conspicuous jellylike mass, whish was formerly supposed to have fallen from the sky, whence the popular names, <i>fallen star</i> and <i>star jelly</i>. Also called <i>witches' butter</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Nos"tril</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nosethril</i>, <i>nosethirl</i>, AS. <i>nospyrl</i>; <i>nos</i> for <i>nosu</i> nose + <i>pyrel</i> opening, hole, from <i>pyrel</i> pierced, for <i>pyrhel</i>, fr. <i>purh</i> through. &?; See <u>Nose</u>, and <u>Through</u>, and cf. <u>Thrill</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the head and called a <i>spiracle</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Perception; insight; acuteness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Methinks a man<BR> Of your sagacity and clear <i>nostril</i> should<BR> Have made another choice.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nos"trum</hw> (-tr&ubreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nostrums</b></plw> (-tr&ubreve;mz). [Neut. sing. of L. <i>noster</i> ours, fr. <i>nos</i> we. See <u>Us</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors and the <i>nostrums</i> of quacks.</blockquote> <i>Brougham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Not</hw> (?). [Contr. from <i>ne wot</i>. See 2d <u>Note</u>.] <def>Wot not; know not; knows not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Not</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shorn; shaven.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Nott</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Not</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>not</i>, <i>noht</i>, <i>nought</i>, <i>naught</i>, the same word as E. <i>naught</i>. See <u>Naught</u>.] <def>A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Not</i> one word spake he more than was need.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt <i>not</i> steal.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xx. 15.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thine eyes are upon me, and I am <i>not</i>.</blockquote> <i>Job vii. 8.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The question is, may I do it, or may I <i>not</i> do it?</blockquote> <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Not . . . but</b></col>, or <col><b>Not but</b></col>, <cd>only.</cd> [Obs. or Colloq.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||No`ta*bil"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Neut. pl. of L. <i>notabilis</i> notable.] <def>Things worthy of notice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Not`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Notabilities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>notabilit&eacute;</i> .] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Quality of being notable.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note.</def> "Parisian <i>notabilities</i>" <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A notable saying.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Not"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>notable</i>, L. <i>notabilis</i>, fr. <i>notare</i> to mark, <i>nota</i> mark, note. See 5th <u>Note</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident.</def></p>

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<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a <i>notable</i> event, person.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Notable</i> in the sense of <i>careful</i>, <i>thrifty</i>, <i>characterized by thrift and capacity</i> (as, a <i>notable</i> housekeeper) is pronounced by many good ortho&euml;pists, n&obreve;t"&adot;*b'l, the derivatives <i>notableness</i>, and <i>notably</i>, being also similarly pronounced with short <i>o</i> in the first syllable.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Well-known; notorious.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Not"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person, or thing, of distinction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(French Hist.)</i> <def>One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Not"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being notable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Not"a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a notable manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>||No*t&aelig;"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; pertaining to the notum or back.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The back or upper surface, as of a bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the back.] <def>Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.</def></p>

<p><hw>||No*tan"dum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Notanda</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. <i>notare</i> to observe.] <def>A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; — chiefly used in the plural.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*ta"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>notarial</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a notary; done or taken by a notary; as, a <i>notarial</i> seal; <i>notarial</i> evidence or attestation.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*ta"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a notarial manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Notaries</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>notaire</i>, L. <i>notarius</i> notary (in sense 1), fr. <i>nota</i> mark. See 5th <u>Note</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the <i>notary</i> of an ecclesiastical body.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. & Am. Law)</i> <def>A public officer who attests or certifies deeds and other writings, or copies of them, usually under his official seal, to make them authentic, especially in foreign countries. His duties chiefly relate to instruments used in commercial transactions, such as protests of negotiable paper, ship's papers in cases of loss, damage, etc. He is generally called a <i>notary public</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>notatus</i> marked, p. p. of <i>notare</i> to mark. See 5th <u>Note</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Marked with spots or lines, which are often colored.</def> <i>Henslow.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>notatio</i> a marking, observing, etymology, fr. <i>notare</i> to mark, <i>nota</i> a mark: cf. F. <i>notation</i>. See 5th <u>Note</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Literal or etymological signification.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>"Conscience" is a Latin word, and, according to the very <i>notation</i> of it, imports a double or joint knowledge.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Notch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to <i>nock</i>; cf. OD. <i>nock</i>, OSw. <i>nocka</i>. Cf. <u>Nick</u> a notch.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And on the stick ten equal <i>notches</i> makes.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass; a defile; as, the <i>notch</i> of a mountain.</def></p>

<p><hw>Notch</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Notched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Notching</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to <i>notch</i> a stick.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God is all sufferance; here he doth show<BR> No arrow <i>notched</i>, only a stringless bow.</blockquote> <i>Herrick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Notch"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.</def></p>

<p><hw>Notch"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Engin.)</i> <def>A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also <u>Gulleting</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Notch"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot (<i>Chenopodium Vulvaria</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Note</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hn&imacr;tan</i> to strike against, imp. <i>hn&amacr;t</i>.] <def>To butt; to push with the horns.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Note</hw> (?). [AS. <i>n&amacr;t</i>; <i>ne</i> not + <i>w&amacr;t</i> wot. See <u>Not</u>, and <u>Wot</u>.] <def>Know not; knows not.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Note</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nut.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Note</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>notu</i> use, profit.] <def>Need; needful business.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Note</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>note</i>, L. <i>nota</i>; akin to <i>noscere</i>, <i>notum</i>, to know. See <u>Know</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the church, they have also the <i>notes</i> of external profession.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She [the Anglican church] has the <i>note</i> of possession, the <i>note</i> of freedom from party titles,the <i>note</i> of life — a tough life and a vigorous.</blockquote> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What a <i>note</i> of youth, of imagination, of impulsive eagerness, there was through it all !</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Humphry Ward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The best writers have been perplexed with <i>notes</i>, and obscured with illustrations.</blockquote> <i>Felton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from <i>notes</i>; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A short informal letter; a billet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A diplomatic missive or written communication.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory <i>note</i>; a <i>note</i> of hand; a negotiable <i>note</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A list of items or of charges; an account.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Here is now the smith's <i>note</i> for shoeing.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence:</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A key of the piano or organ.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wakeful bird . . . tunes her nocturnal <i>note</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>note</i> of revolt against the eighteenth century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck by Winckelmann.</blockquote> <i>W. Pater.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>Observation; notice; heed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Give orders to my servants that they take<BR> No <i>note</i> at all of our being absent hence.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>Notification; information; intelligence.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The king . . . shall have <i>note</i> of this.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>State of being under observation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Small matters . . . continually in use and in <i>note</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <def>Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of <i>note</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There was scarce a family of <i>note</i> which had not poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold.</blockquote> <i>Prescott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>15.</b></sn> <def>Stigma; brand; reproach.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Note of hand</b></col>, <cd>a promissory note.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Note</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Noted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Noting</u>.] [F. <i>noter</i>, L. <i>notare</i>, fr. <i>nota</i>. See <u>Note</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to attend to.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No more of that; I have <i>noted</i> it well.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every unguarded word . . . was <i>noted</i> down.</blockquote> <i>Maccaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To charge, as with crime (with <i>of</i> or <i>for</i> before the thing charged); to brand.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They were both <i>noted</i> of incontinency.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To denote; to designate.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To annotate.</def> [R.] <i>W. H. Dixon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To set down in musical characters.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To note a bill</b></col> or <col><b>draft</b></col>, <cd>to record on the back of it a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Note"book`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A book in which notes or memorandums are written.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A book in which notes of hand are registered.</def></p>

<p><hw>Not"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Well known by reputation or report; eminent; celebrated; as, a <i>noted</i> author, or traveler.</def> — <wf>Not"ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Not"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Note"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Useful.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Note"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not attracting notice; not conspicuous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Noteless</i> as the race from which he sprung.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Note"less*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A state of being noteless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Note"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little or short note; a billet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Note" pa`per</hw> (?). <def>Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches.</def></p>

<p><hw>Not"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who takes notice.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An annotator.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Note"wor`thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthy of observation or notice; remarkable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Neither; nor.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noth"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>no</i>, a. + <i>thing</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word <i>thing</i>); — opposed to <i>anything</i> and <i>something</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Yet had his aspect <i>nothing</i> of severe.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility; nothingness.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A thing of no account, value, or note; something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Behold, ye are of <i>nothing</i>, and your work of nought.</blockquote> <i>Is. xli. 24.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is <i>nothing</i>, says the fool; but, says the friend,<BR> This <i>nothing</i>, sir, will bring you to your end.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arith.)</i> <def>A cipher; naught.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nothing but</b></col>, <cd>only; no more than.</cd> <i>Chaucer.</i> — <col><b>To make nothing of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To make no difficulty of; to consider as trifling or important</cd>. "We are industrious to preserve our bodies from slavery, but we <i>make nothing of</i> suffering our souls to be slaves to our lusts." <i>Ray.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Not to understand; as, I could <i>make nothing of</i> what he said.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Noth"ing</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In no degree; not at all; in no wise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Adam, with such counsel <i>nothing</i> swayed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The influence of reason in producing our passions is <i>nothing</i> near so extensive as is commonly believed.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Nothing off</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>an order to the steersman to keep the vessel close to the wind.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Noth`ing*a"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noth"ing*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nihility; nothingness.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Noth"ing*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nihility; nonexistence.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being of no value; a thing of no value.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>notitia</i> a being known, knowledge, fr. <i>noscere</i>, <i>notum</i>, to know. See <u>Know</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How ready is envy to mingle with the <i>notices</i> we take of other persons !</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I . . . have given him <i>notice</i> that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book <i>notices</i>; theatrical <i>notices</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A writing communicating information or warning.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Attention; respectful treatment; civility.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To take notice of</b></col>, <cd>to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news.</p>

<p><hw>No"tice</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Noticed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Noticing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to <i>notice</i> a book.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This plant deserves to be <i>noticed</i> in this place.</blockquote> <i>Tooke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Another circumstance was <i>noticed</i> in connection with the suggestion last discussed.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To treat with attention and civility; as, to <i>notice</i> strangers.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See <u>Remark</u>.</p>

<p><hw>No"tice*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicuous.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A <i>noticeable</i> man, with large gray eyes.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"tice*a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a noticeable manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ti*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who notices.</def></p>

<p><hw>No`ti*da"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; back + &?; comely.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of sharks of the family <i>Notidanid&aelig;</i>, or <i>Hexanchid&aelig;</i>. Called also <i>cow sharks</i>. See <u>Shark</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>No`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>notification</i>. See <u>Notify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Notice given in words or writing, or by signs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"ti*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Notified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Notifying</u> (?).] [F. <i>notifier</i>, L. <i>notificare</i>; <i>notus</i> known (p. p. of <i>noscere</i> to known) + <i>- ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>Know</u>, and <u>-fy</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to <i>notify</i> a fact to a person.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>No law can bind till it be <i>notified</i> or promulged.</blockquote> <i>Sowth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as, the constable has <i>notified</i> the citizens to meet at the city hall; the bell <i>notifies</i> us of the time of meeting.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The President of the United States has <i>notified</i> the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the act.</blockquote> <i>Journal of the Senate, U. S.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This application of <i>notify</i> has been condemned; but it is in constant good use in the United States, and in perfect accordance with the use of <i>certify</i>.</p>

<p><hw>No"tion</hw> (?), [L. <i>notio</i>, fr. <i>noscere</i> to know: cf. F. <i>notion</i>. See <u>Know</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or <i>not&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the <i>notion</i> of principles.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Few agree in their <i>notions</i> about these words.</blockquote> <i>Cheyne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>notion</i> of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of hunger, cold, etc.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Notion</i>, again, signifies either the act of apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sentiment; an opinion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The extravagant <i>notion</i> they entertain of themselves.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A perverse will easily collects together a system of <i>notions</i> to justify itself in its obliquity.</blockquote> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sense; mind.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee <i>notions</i>.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a <i>notion</i> to do it.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>No"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Existing in idea only; visionary; whimsical.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Discourses of speculative and <i>notional</i> things.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a <i>notional</i> man.</def></p>

<p><hw>No`tion*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A notional or groundless opinion.</def> [R.] <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"tion*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Two faculties . . . <i>notionally</i> or really distinct.</blockquote> <i>Norris.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"tion*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Notional.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>No"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose opinions are ungrounded notions.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hopkins.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An annotator.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||No`to*bran`chi*a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Notum</u>, and <u>Branchia</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A division of nudibranchiate mollusks having gills upon the back.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The Dorsibranchiata.</def></p>

<p><hw>No`to*bran"chi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Notobranchiata.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"to*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the back + E. <i>chord</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the vertebr&aelig; and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the <i>chorda dorsalis</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ectoderm</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>No`to*chor"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord.</def></p>

<p><hw>No`to*don"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the back + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to <i>Notodonta</i>, <i>Nerice</i>, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back.</def></p>

<p><hw>||No`to*po"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Notopodia</b></plw> (#), <plw><b>E</b></plw>. <plw><b>Notopodiums</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the back + &?;, &?;, the foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See <u>Parapodium</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>No`to*rhi"zal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the back + &?; a root.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.</def></p>

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<p><hw>No`to*ri"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>notori&eacute;t&eacute;</i>. See <u>Notorious</u>.] <def>The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; — commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the <i>notoriety</i> of a crime.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public <i>notoriety</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*to"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>notorius</i> pointing out, making known, fr. <i>noscere</i>, <i>notum</i>, to known: cf. F. <i>notoire</i>. See <u>Know</u>.] <def>Generally known and talked of by the public; universally believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; — usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a <i>notorious</i> thief; a <i>notorious</i> crime or vice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your goodness,<BR> Since you provoke me, shall be most <i>notorious</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; noted; famous; renowned.</p>

<p>— <wf>No*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>No*to"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||No*tor"nis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the south, or southwest + &?; bird.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. <i>Notornis Mantelli</i> was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite extinct.</def></p>

<p><hw>||No`to*the"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the south + &?; a wild animal.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||No`to*tre"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; back + &?; a hole.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Not"-pat`ed</hw> (?), <hw>Nott"-pat`ed</hw> }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Nott-headed</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Not"self`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The negative of <i>self</i>.</def> "A cognizance of <i>notself</i>." <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nott</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hnot</i> shorn.] <def>Shorn.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nott</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shear.</def> [Obs.] <i>Stow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nott"-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the hair cut close.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Not*tur"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nocturne</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||No"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nota</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The back.</def></p>

<p><hw>||No"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] <def>The south wind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Not"wheat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nott</i> + <i>wheat</i>.] <def>Wheat not bearded.</def> <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Not`with*stand"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We gentil women bee<BR> Loth to displease any wight,<BR> <i>Notwithstanding</i> our great right.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer's Dream.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, <i>notwithstanding</i> his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Notwithstanding</i> was, by Johnson and Webster, viewed as a participle absolute, an English equivalent of the Latin <i>non obstante</i>. Its several meanings, either as preposition, adverb, or conjunction, are capable of being explained in this view. Later grammarians, while admitting that the word was originally a participle, and can be treated as such, prefer to class it as a preposition or disjunctive conjunction.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — In spite of; despite. — <u>Notwithstanding</u>, <u>In spite of</u>, <u>Despite</u>. These words and phrases are often interchanged, but there is a difference between them, chiefly in strength. <i>Notwithstanding</i> is the weaker term, and simply points to some obstacle that may exist; as, I shall go, <i>notwithstanding</i> the rain. <i>In spite</i> or <i>despite of</i> has reference primarily to active opposition to be encountered from others; as, "I'll be, in man's <i>despite</i>, a monarch; " "I'll keep mine own, <i>despite of</i> all the world." <i>Shak.</i> Hence, these words, when applied to <i>things</i>, suppose greater opposition than <i>notwithstanding</i>. We should say. "He was thrust rudely out of doors <i>in spite of</i> his entreaties," rather than "<i>notwithstanding</i>". On the other hand, it would be more civil to say, "<i>Notwithstanding</i> all you have said, I must still differ with you."</p>

<p><hw>Not`with*stand"ing</hw>, <pos><i>adv. or conj.</i></pos> [Originally the participle of <i>withstand</i>, with <i>not</i> prefixed.] <def>Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, <i>notwithstanding</i> it rains.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. <i>Notwithstanding</i>, in thy days I will not do it.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xi. 11, 12.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of God himself, are, <i>notwithstanding</i>, to know that the same had an end in Christ.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You did wisely and honestly too, <i>notwithstanding</i><BR> She is the greatest beauty in the parish.</blockquote> <i>Fielding.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Notwithstanding that</b></col>, <cd>notwithstanding; although.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>These days were ages to him, <i>notwithstanding that</i> he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nouch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ouch</u>.] <def>An ouch; a jewel.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nou`gat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A cake, sweetmeat, or confecti&oacute;n made with almonds or other nuts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nought</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & adv.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Naught</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nould</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne would</i>.] <def>Would not.</def> [Obs.] "By those who <i>nould</i> repent." <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Noll</u>.] <def>The top of the head; the head or noll.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nou"me*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the noumenon; real; — opposed to <i>phenomenal</i>.</def> <i>G. H. Lewes.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nou"me*non</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. fr. Gr. &?; the thing perceived, p. pr. pass. of &?; to perceive, &?; the mind.] <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or <i>thing in itself</i>, which is distinguished from the <i>phenomenon</i> through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which it is interpreted and understood; — so used in the philosophy of Kant and his followers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>noun</i>, <i>nun</i>, <i>num</i>, <i>non</i>, <i>nom</i>, F. <i>nom</i>, fr. L. <i>nomen</i> name. See <u>Name</u>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive.</def></p>

<p>&fist; By some grammarians the term <i>noun</i> is so used as to include adjectives, as being descriptive; but in general it is limited to substantives.</p>

<p><hw>Noun"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a noun.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Verbs which in whole or in part have shed their old <i>nounal</i> coat.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noun"ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun.</def> <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nour"ice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nurse.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nour"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nourished</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nourishing</u>.] [OE. <i>norisen</i>, <i>norischen</i>, OF. <i>nurir</i>, <i>nurrir</i>, <i>norir</i>, F. <i>norrir</i>, fr. L. <i>nutrire</i>. Cf. <u>Nurse</u>, <u>Nutriment</u>, and see <u>- ish</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He planteth an ash, and the rain doth <i>nourish</i> it.</blockquote> <i>Is. xliv. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To support; to maintain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whiles I in Ireland <i>nourish</i> a mighty band.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To supply the means of support and increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to <i>nourish</i> rebellion; to <i>nourish</i> the virtues.</def> "<i>Nourish</i> their contentions." <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cherish; to comfort.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye have <i>nourished</i> your hearts.</blockquote> <i>James v. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Nourished</i> up in the words of faith.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. iv. 6.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To cherish; feed; supply. See <u>Nurture</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nour"ish</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Grains and roots <i>nourish</i> more than their leaves.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To gain nourishment.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nour"ish</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nurse.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hoolland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nour"ish*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nourrissable</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being nourished; as, the <i>nourishable</i> parts of the body.</def> <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of giving nourishment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nour"ish*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, nourishes.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nour"ish*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Promoting growth; nutritious,</def></p>

<p><hw>Nour"ish*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Nutritively; cherishingly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nour"ish*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>norrissement</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Learn to seek the <i>nourishment</i> of their souls.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nour"i*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nurture.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nour"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Freq., fr. OE. <i>nourse</i>. See <u>Nurse</u>.] <def>To nurse; to rear; to bring up.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>nosel</i>, <i>nousel</i>, <i>nousle</i>, <i>nowsle</i>, <i>nusle</i>, <i>nuzzle</i>, etc.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She <i>noursled</i> him till years he raught.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; mind.] <def>Intellect; understanding; talent; — used humorously.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nous"el</hw>, <hw>Nou"sle</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Noose</u>.] <def>To insnare; to entrap.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nou"the</hw>, <hw>Now"the</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Now</i> + <i>the</i>.] <def>Just now; at present.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>But thereof needeth not to speak as <i>nouthe</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*vac"u*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>novacula</i> a sharp knife, razor: cf. F. <i>novaculite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*va"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of the sect of <i>Novatius</i>, or <i>Novatianus</i>, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*va"tian*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrines or principles of the Novatians.</def> <i>Milner.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>novatio</i>; <i>novus</i> new: cf. F. <i>novation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Innovation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I shall easily grant that <i>novations</i> in religion are a main cause of distempers in commonwealths.</blockquote> <i>Laud.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A substitution of a new debt for an old one; also, the remodeling of an old obligation.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*va"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An innovator.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nov"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>novel</i>, <i>nuvel</i>, F. <i>nouvel</i>, <i>nouveau</i>, L. <i>novellus</i>, dim. of <i>novus</i> new. See <u>New</u>.] <def>Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In civil law, the <i>novel</i> or new constitutions are those which are supplemental to the code, and posterior in time to the other books. These contained new decrees of successive emperors.</p>

<p><col><b>Novel assignment</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a new assignment or specification of a suit.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; rare; unusual. — <u>Novel</u>, <u>New</u> . Everything at its first occurrence is <i>new</i>; that is <i>novel</i> which is so much out of the ordinary course as to strike us with surprise. That is a <i>new</i> sight which is beheld for the first time; that is a <i>novel</i> sight which either was never seen before or is seen but seldom. We have daily <i>new</i> inventions, but a <i>novel</i> one supposes some very peculiar means of attaining its end. <i>Novel</i> theories are regarded with distrust, as likely to prove more ingenious than sound.</p>

<p><hw>Nov"el</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nouvelle</i>. See <u>Novel</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is new or unusual; a novelty.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>News; fresh tidings.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Some came of curiosity to hear some <i>novels</i>.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and particularly of love.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [L. <i>novellae</i> (sc. <i>constitutiones</i>): cf. F. <i>novelles</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under <u>Novel</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Nov`el*ette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>novel</i>, n. See <u>Novel</u>.] <def>A short novel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nov"el*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Innovation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nov"el*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An innovator; an asserter of novelty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Cf. F. <i>nouvelliste</i>, It. <i>novellista</i>.] <def>A writer of news.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tatler (178).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Cf. F. <i>nouvelliste</i>.] <def>A writer of a novel or novels.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nov"el*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To innovate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nov"el*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Novelized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Novelizing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To innovate.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put into the form of novels; to represent by fiction.</def> "To <i>novelize</i> history." <i>Sir J. Herschel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nov"el*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>novelerie</i>.] <def>Novelty; new things.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nov"el*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Novelties</b></plw> (#). [OF. <i>novelt&eacute;</i>, F. <i>nouveaut&eacute;</i>, L. <i>novellitas</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Novelty</i> is the great parent of pleasure.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something novel; a new or strange thing.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*vem"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>November</i>, or <i>Novembris</i> (sc. <i>mensis</i>), the ninth month of the old Roman year, which began with March, fr. <i>novem</i> nine: cf. F. <i>Novembre</i>. See <u>Nine</u>.] <def>The eleventh month of the year, containing thirty days.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nov"e*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>novenarius</i>, from <i>novem</i> nine.] <def>Of or pertaining to the number nine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nov"e*na*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The number of nine units; nine, collectively.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"vene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>novenus</i> nine each, in LL., ninth, fr. L. <i>novem</i> nine.] <def>Relating to, or dependent on, the number nine; novenary.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The triple and <i>novene</i> division ran throughout.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>No*ven"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>novennis</i> of nine years; <i>novem</i> nine + <i>annus</i> year.] <def>Done or recurring every ninth year.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*ver"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>novennis</i> of nine years; <i>novem</i> nine + <i>annus</i> year.] <def>Done or recurring every ninth year.</def></p>

<p><hw>No*ver"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>novercalis</i>, from <i>noverca</i> a stepmother.] <def>Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother.</def> <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nov"ice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>novicius</i>, <i>novitius</i>, new, from <i>novus</i> new. See <u>New</u>, and cf. <u>Novitious</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am young; a <i>novice</i> in the trade.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One newly received into the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith.</def> <i>1 Tim. iii. 6.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No poore cloisterer, nor no <i>novys</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nov"ice</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a novice; becoming a novice.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nov"ice*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being a novice; novitiate.</def></p>

<p><hw>No`vi*lu"nar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>novus</i> new + <i>luna</i> the moon.] <def>Of or pertaining to the new moon.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>No*vi"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>novitiatus</i>: cf. F. <i>noviciat</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in rudiments.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Time of probation in a religious house before taking the vows.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a novice.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The place where novices live or are trained.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>No*vi"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>novitius</i>, <i>novicius</i>.] <def>Newly invented; recent; new.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nov"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>novitas</i>, fr. <i>novus</i> new.] <def>Newness; novelty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"vum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A game at dice, properly called <i>novem quinque</i> (L., nine five), the two principal throws being nine and five.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Now</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nou</i>, <i>nu</i>, AS. <i>n&umacr;</i>, <i>nu</i>; akin to D., OS., & OHG. <i>nu</i>, G. <i>nu</i>, <i>nun</i>, Icel., <i>n&umacr;</i>, Dan., Sw., & Goth. <i>nu</i>, L. <i>nunc</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, Skr. <i>nu</i>, <i>n&umacr;</i>. &radic;193. Cf. <u>New</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write <i>now</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have a patient <i>now</i> living, at an advanced age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Very lately; not long ago.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They that but <i>now</i>, for honor and for plate,<BR> Made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The ship was <i>now</i> in the midst of the sea.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xiv. 24.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>In present circumstances; things being as they are; — hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How shall any man distinguish <i>now</i> betwixt a parasite and a man of honor ?</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Why should he live, <i>now</i> nature bankrupt is ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. <i>Now</i>, Barabbas was a robber.</blockquote> <i>John xviii. 40.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The other great and undoing mischief which befalls men is, by their being misrepresented. <i>Now</i>, by calling evil good, a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Now and again</b></col>, <cd>now and then; occasionally.</cd> — <col><b>Now and now</b></col>, <cd>again and again; repeatedly.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> — <col><b>Now and then</b></col>, <cd>at one time and another; indefinitely; occasionally; not often; at intervals.</cd> "A mead here, there a heath, and <i>now and then</i> a wood." <i>Drayton.</i> — <col><b>Now now</b></col>, <cd>at this very instant; precisely now.</cd> [Obs.] "Why, even <i>now now</i>, at holding up of this finger, and before the turning down of this." <i>J. Webster (1607).</i> — <col><b>Now . . . now</b></col>, <cd>alternately; at one time . . . at another time.</cd> "<i>Now</i> high, <i>now</i> low, <i>now</i> master up, <i>now</i> miss." <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Now</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Existing at the present time; present.</def> [R.] "Our <i>now</i> happiness." <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Now</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The present time or moment; the present.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nothing is there to come, and nothing past;<BR> But an eternal <i>now</i> does ever last.</blockquote> <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><! p. 985 !></p>

<p><hw>Now"a*days`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [For <i>now on</i> (OE. <i>an</i>) <i>days</i>. See <u>A-</u>, 1.] <def>In these days; at the present time.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What men of spirit, <i>nowadays</i>,<BR> Come to give sober judgment of new plays ?</blockquote> <i>Garrick.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>No"way`</hw> (?), <hw>No"ways`</hw> (?), } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>No</i>, a. + <i>way.</i> Cf. <u>- wards</u>.] <def>In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But Ireland will <i>noways</i> allow that name unto it.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nowch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nouch</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nowd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European gray gurnard (<i>Trigla gurnardus</i>).</def> [Written also <i>knoud</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Now"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>nou&eacute;</i>, p. p. of <i>nouer</i> to knot, fr. L. <i>nodare</i>. See <u>Nodated</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Now"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Noel</u>.] [Written also <i>no&euml;l</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth of the Savior.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of hymn, or canticle, of medi&aelig;val origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol.</def> <i>Grove.</i></p>

<p><hw>Now"el</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>noyau</i>, prop., a kernel. See <u>Noyau</u>, <u>Newel</u> a post.] <i>(Founding)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; the drag.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nowes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [From OF. <i>nous</i>. See <u>Noose</u>, <u>Node</u>.] <def>The marriage knot.</def> [Obs.] <i>Crashaw.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"where`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>n&amacr;hw&aemacr;r</i>. See <u>No</u>, and <u>Where</u>.] <def>Not anywhere; not in any place or state; as, the book is <i>nowhere</i> to be found.</def></p>

<p><hw>No"whith`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>No</i> + <i>whither</i>.] <def>Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere.</def> [Archaic] "Thy servant went <i>nowhither</i>." <i>2 Kings v. 25.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [For <i>in no wise</i>. See <u>Wise</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Not in any manner or degree; in no way; noways.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Others whose case is <i>nowise</i> different.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nowt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Neat cattle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Now"the</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Nouthe</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nox"ious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>noxius</i>, fr. <i>noxa</i> harm; akin to <i>nocere</i> to harm, hurt. Cf. <u>Nuisance</u>, <u>Necromancy</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, <i>noxious</i> air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, <i>noxious</i> practices or examples.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Too frequent an appearance in places of public resort is <i>noxious</i> to spiritual promotions.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Guilty; criminal.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Those who are <i>noxious</i> in the eye of the law.</blockquote> <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Noisome; hurtful; harmful; injurious; destructive; pernicious; mischievous; corrupting; baneful; unwholesome; insalubrious. See <u>Noisome</u>.</p>

<p>— <wf>Nox"ious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Nox"ious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Noy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Annoy</u>.] <def>To annoy; to vex.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All that <i>noyed</i> his heavy spright.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noy</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which annoys.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noy"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Annoyance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Noy`au"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., prop., the stone or nut of a fruit, fr. L. <i>nucalis</i> like a nut. See <u>Newel</u> a post.] <def>A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noy"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An annoyer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noy"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of annoyance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Noyls</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Noils</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Noy"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Annoying; disagreeable.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Watch the <i>noyous</i> night, and wait for &?; yous day.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>No"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nozzle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Noz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A dim. of <i>nose</i>. &radic;261] [Written also <i>nosle</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the <i>nozzle</i> of a bellows.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def> A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nu`ance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nub</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Knob</u>.] <def>To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Nub</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Nub"bin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small or imperfect ear of maize.</def> [Colloq. U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Nub"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. LG. <i>nubben</i> to knock, cuff.] <def>To beat or bruise with the fist.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nu*bec"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nubecul&aelig;</b></plw> (-l&emacr;). [L., dim. of <i>nubes</i> cloud.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A nebula.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <def>Specifically, the Magellanic clouds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A slight spot on the cornea.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A cloudy object or appearance in urine.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu"bi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>nubes</i> cloud.] <def>A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"bi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native of Nubia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*bif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nubifer</i>; <i>nubes</i> cloud + <i>ferre</i> to bear: cf. F. <i>nubif&egrave;re</i>.] <def>Bringing, or producing, clouds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*big"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nubes</i> cloud + <i>-genous</i>.] <def>Born of, or produced from, clouds.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Nu"bi*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>nubilatus</i>, p. p. of <i>nubilare</i> to cloud, fr. <i>nubes</i> cloud.] <def>To cloud.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nu"bile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nubilis</i>, fr. <i>nubere</i> to marry: cf. F. <i>nubile</i>. See <u>Nuptial</u>.] <def>Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable.</def> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nubilit&eacute;</i> .] <def>The state of being marriageable.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Nu"bi*lose`</hw> (?), <hw>Nu"bi*lous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nubilosus</i>, <i>nubilus</i>, fr. <i>nubes</i> cloud.] <def>Cloudy.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Nu"ca*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nucamenta</i> fir cones, fr. <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, a nut.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the like.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu`ca*men*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Nucament</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Like a nut either in structure or in being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits.</def> [Written also <i>nucumentaceous</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Nu*cel"lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nucelli</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. of <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, a nut.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Nucleus</u>, 3 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nu"cha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nuch&?;</b></plw> (#). [LL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nucal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of the neck; — applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carapace of turtles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*cif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, nut + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Bearing, or producing, nuts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"ci*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, nut + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Shaped like a nut; nut-shaped.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, a nut.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Juglone</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nu"cle*al</hw> (?), <hw>Nu"cle*ar</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the <i>nuclear</i> spindle (see <i>Illust</i>. of <u>Karyokinesis</u>) or the <i>nuclear</i> fibrils of a cell; the <i>nuclear</i> part of a comet, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"cle*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nucleatus</i> having a kernel.] <def>Having a nucleus; nucleated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"cle*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>nucleare</i> to become kernelly.] <def>To gather, as about a nucleus or center.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"cle*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, <i>nucleated</i> cells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*cle"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nucleus</i> kernel + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Formed like a nucleus or kernel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"cle*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"cle*o*branch</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Belonging to the Nucleobranchiata.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Nucleobranchiata.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nu`cle*o*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Nucleus</u>, and <u>Branchia</u>] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Heteropoda</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nu`cle*o*id`i*o*plas"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Nucleus</u>, and <u>Idioplasma</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Hyaline plasma contained in the nucleus of vegetable cells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*cle"o*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the nucleolus of a cell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"cle*o*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a nucleole, or second inner nucleus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"cle*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nucleolus</u>.] <def>The nucleus within a nucleus; nucleolus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*cle"o*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nucleoli</b></plw> (#). [L., a little nut, dim. of <i>nucleus</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little nucleus.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It was termed by Agassiz the <i>entoblast</i>. In the protozoa, where it may be situated on one side of the nucleus, it is sometimes called the <i>endoplastule</i>, and is supposed to be concerned in the male part of the reproductive process. See <u>Nucleus</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nu"cle*o*plasm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nucleus</i> + <i>-plasm</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The matter composing the nucleus of a cell; the protoplasm of the nucleus; karyoplasma.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu`cle*o*plas"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm; — esp. applied to a body formed in the developing ovum from the plasma of the nucleus of the germinal vesicle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"cle*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. <plw><b>Nucleuses</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Nuclei</b></plw> (#). [L., a kernel, dim. fr. <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, nut. Cf. <u>Newel</u> post.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion; — used both literally and figuratively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It must contain within itself a <i>nucleus</i> of truth.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The body or the head of a comet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An incipient ovule of soft cellular tissue.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A whole seed, as contained within the seed coats.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A body, usually spheroidal, in a cell or a protozoan, distinguished from the surrounding protoplasm by a difference in refrangibility and in behavior towards chemical reagents. It is more or less protoplasmic, and consists of a clear fluid (achromatin) through which extends a network of fibers (chromatin) in which may be suspended a second rounded body, the nucleolus (see <u>Nucleoplasm</u>). See <i>Cell division</i>, under <u>Division</u>.</def> </p>

<p>&fist; The nucleus is sometimes termed the <i>endoplast</i> or <i>endoblast</i>, and in the protozoa is supposed to be concerned in the female part of the reproductive process. See <u>Karyokinesis</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The tip, or earliest part, of a univalve or bivalve shell.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The central part around which additional growths are added, as of an operculum.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A visceral mass, containing the stomach and other organs, in Tunicata and some mollusks.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nu"cu*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., little nut, dim. of <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, a nut.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small marine bivalve shells, having a pearly interior.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"cule</hw> (n&umacr;"k&usl;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nucula</i> a small nut.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nutlet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu`cu*men*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Nucamentaceous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nudatio</i>, fr. <i>nudare</i> to make naked, fr. <i>nudus</i> naked. See <u>Nude</u>.] <def>The act of stripping, or making bare or naked.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nud"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To walk quickly with the head bent forward; — often with <i>along</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Nude</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nudus</i>. See <u>Naked</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a <i>nude</i> statue.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Naked; without consideration; void; as, a <i>nude</i> contract. See <u>Nudum pactum</u>.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><col><b>The nude</b></col>, <cd>the undraped human figure in art.</cd></p>

<p>— <wf>Nude"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>- <wf>Nude"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nudge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nudge&?;</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nudging</u>.] [Cf. Prov. G. <i>kn&uuml;tschen</i> to squeeze, pinch, E. <i>Knock</i>.] <def>To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nudge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu`di*brach"i*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nudus</i> naked + <i>brachium</i> an arm.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having tentacles without vibratile cilia.</def> <i>Carpenter.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu"di*branch</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Nudibranchiata.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nu`di*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Nude</u>, and <u>Branchia</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell except while very young. The gills are naked and situated upon the back or sides. See <u>Ceratobranchia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu`di*bran"chi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nudibranch</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"di*caul</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nudus</i> naked + <i>caulis</i> stem.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the stems leafless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu`di*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nudus</i> naked + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>- fy</u>.] <def>The act of making nude.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"di*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nudities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>nudit&eacute;</i> .]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being nude; nakedness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is nude or naked; naked part; undraped or unclothed portion; esp. <i>(Fine Arts)</i>, the human figure represented unclothed; any representation of nakedness; — chiefly used in the plural and in a bad sense.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There are no such licenses permitted in poetry any more than in painting, to design and color obscene <i>nudities</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nu"dum pac"tum</hw> (?). [L., a nude pact.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A bare, naked contract, without any consideration.</def> <i>Tomlins.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu*gac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nugacitas</i>, fr. <i>nugax</i>, <i>-acis</i>, trifling.] <def>Futility; trifling talk or behavior; drollery.</def> [R.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nu"g&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Trifles; jests.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>nugation</i>.] <def>The act or practice of trifling.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu"ga*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nugatorius</i>, fr. <i>nugari</i> to trifle, <i>nugae</i> jests, trifles.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of clemency, the very substance of government is made <i>nugatory</i>.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nug"get</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Earlier <i>niggot</i>, prob. for <i>nigot</i>, <i>an ingot</i>. See <u>Ingot</u>.] <def>A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a <i>nugget</i> of gold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"gi*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>nuggae</i> trifles + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To render trifling or futile; to make silly.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nui"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>noisance</i>, OF. <i>noisance</i>, <i>nuisance</i>, fr. L. <i>nocentia</i> guilt, fr. <i>nocere</i> to hurt, harm; akin to <i>necare</i> to kill. Cf <u>Necromancy</u>, <u>Nocent</u>, <u>Noxious</u>, <u>Pernicious</u>.] <def>That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Nuisances</i> are <i>public</i> when they annoy citizens in general; <i>private</i>, when they affect individuals only.</p>

<p><hw>Nui"san*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who makes or causes a nuisance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nul</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Null</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Law)</i> <def>No; not any; as, <i>nul</i> disseizin; <i>nul</i> tort.</def></p>

<p><hw>Null</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nullus</i> not any, none; <i>ne</i> not + <i>ullus</i> any, a dim. of <i>unus</i> one; cf. F. <i>nul</i>. See <u>No</u>, and <u>One</u>, and cf. <u>None</u>.] <def>Of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly <i>null</i>,<BR> Dead perfection; no more.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Null</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something that has no force or meaning.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which has no value; a cipher; zero.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Null method</b></col> <i>(Physics.)</i>, <cd>a zero method. See under <u>Zero</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Null</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From <i>null</i>, a., or perh. abbrev. from <i>annul</i>.] <def>To annul.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Null</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>One of the beads in nulled work.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nulled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Turned so as to resemble nulls.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nulled work</b></col> <i>(Cabinetwork)</i>, <cd>ornamental turned work resembling nulls or beads strung on a rod.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nul`li*bi"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nullibi</i> nowhere.] <def>The state or condition of being nowhere.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nul`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nullificatio</i> contempt. See <u>Nullify</u>.] <def>The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Right of nullification</b></col> (U. S. Hist.), <cd>the right claimed in behalf of a State to nullify or make void, by its sovereign act or decree, an enactment of the general government which it deems unconstitutional.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nul`li*fid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nullus</i> none + <i>fide&?;</i> faith.] <def>Of no faith; also, not trusting to faith for salvation; — opposed to <i>solifidian</i>.</def> <i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nul`li*fid"i*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An unbeliever.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nul"li*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who nullifies or makes void; one who maintains the right to nullify a contract by one of the parties.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nul"li*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nullified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nullifying</u> (?).] [L. <i>nullificare</i>; <i>nullus</i> none + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>Null</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>-fy</u>.] <def>To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such correspondence would at once <i>nullify</i> the conditions of the probationary system.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel. See <u>Abolish</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nul"li*pore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nullus</i> none + <i>porus</i> pope.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for certain crustaceous marine alg&aelig; which secrete carbonate of lime on their surface, and were formerly thought to be of animal nature. They are now considered corallines of the genera <i>Melobesia</i> and <i>Lithothamnion</i>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Nul"li*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nullities</b></plw>. [LL. <i>nullitias</i>, fr. L. <i>nullus</i> none: cf. F. <i>nullit&eacute;</i> . See <u>Null</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being null; nothingness; want of efficacy or force.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Nonexistence; as, a decree of <i>nullity</i> of marriage is a decree that no legal marriage exists.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is null.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Was it not absurd to say that the convention was supreme in the state, and yet a <i>nullity</i> ?</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Numb</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nume</i>, <i>nome</i>, prop., seized, taken, p. p. of <i>nimen</i> to take, AS. <i>niman</i>, p. p. <i>numen</i>. &radic;7. See <u>Nimble</u>, <u>Nomad</u>, and cf. <u>Benumb</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are <i>numb</i> with cold.</def> "A stony image, cold and <i>numb</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Producing numbness; benumbing; as, the <i>numb</i>, cold night.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Numb</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Numbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Numbing</u> (?).] <def>To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For lazy winter <i>numbs</i> the laboring hand.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Like dull narcotics, <i>numbing</i> pain.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Numb"ed*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Numbness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Num"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nombre</i>, F. <i>nombre</i>, L. <i>numerus</i>; akin to Gr. &?; that which is dealt out, fr. &?; to deal out, distribute. See <u>Numb</u>, <u>Nomad</u>, and cf. <u>Numerate</u>, <u>Numero</u>, <u>Numerous</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things expressible by figures.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A collection of many individuals; a numerous assemblage; a multitude; many.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ladies are always of great use to the party they espouse, and never fail to win over <i>numbers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A numeral; a word or character denoting a number; as, to put a <i>number</i> on a door.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Numerousness; multitude.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Number</i> itself importeth not much in armies where the people are of weak courage.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being numerable or countable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds out of <i>number</i>.</blockquote> <i>2 Esdras iii. 7.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of separate things.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry, verse; — chiefly used in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I lisped in <i>numbers</i>, for the <i>numbers</i> came.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>The distinction of objects, as one, or more than one (in some languages, as one, or two, or more than two), expressed (usually) by a difference in the form of a word; thus, the <i>singular number</i> and the <i>plural number</i> are the names of the forms of a word indicating the objects denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than one.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The measure of the relation between quantities or things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical value.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Abstract number</b></col>, <col><b>Abundant number</b></col>, <col><b>Cardinal number</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Abstract</u>, <u>Abundant</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>In numbers</b></col>, <cd>in numbered parts; as, a book published <i>in numbers</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Num"ber</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Numbered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Numbering</u>.] [OE. <i>nombren</i>, <i>noumbren</i>, F. <i>nombrer</i>, fr. L. <i>numerare</i>, <i>numeratum</i>. See <u>Number</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to enumerate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If a man can <i>number</i> the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be <i>numbered</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xiii. 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reckon as one of a collection or multitude.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was <i>numbered</i> with the transgressors.</blockquote> <i>Is. liii. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the place of in a series by order of number; to designate the place of by a number or numeral; as, to <i>number</i> the houses in a street, or the apartments in a building.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of; as, the army <i>numbers</i> fifty thousand.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy tears can not <i>number</i> the dead.</blockquote> <i>Campbell.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Numbering machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine for printing consecutive numbers, as on railway tickets, bank bills, etc.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To count; enumerate; calculate; tell.</p>

<p><hw>Num"ber*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who numbers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Num"ber*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Numerous.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Num"ber*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Innumerable; countless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Num"ber*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Numerous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Num"bers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Number</u>. The fourth book of the Pentateuch, containing the census of the Hebrews.</def></p>

<p><hw>Numb"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The torpedo, which <i>numbs</i> by the electric shocks which it gives.</def></p>

<p><hw>Num"bless</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nombles</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Numb"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition of being numb; that state of a living body in which it loses, wholly or in part, the power of feeling or motion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"mer*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>numerabilis</i>. See <u>Number</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Capable of being numbered or counted.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"mer*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>numeralis</i>, fr. <i>numerus</i> number: cf. F. <i>num&eacute;ral</i>. See <u>Number</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or numerals.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A long train of <i>numeral</i> progressions.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Expressing number; representing number; as, <i>numeral</i> letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"mer*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A figure or character used to express a number; as, the Arabic <i>numerals</i>, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman <i>numerals</i>, I, V, X, L, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A word expressing a number.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"mer*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to number; in number; numerically.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"mer*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>numerarius</i>: cf. F. <i>num&eacute;raire</i>.] <def>Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a collection or body.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, becomes a <i>numerary</i> canon.</blockquote> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu"mer*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Numerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Numerating</u> (?).] [L. <i>numeratus</i>, p. p. of <i>numerare</i> to count. See <u>Number</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <i>(Arith.)</i> <def>To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to <i>numerate</i> a row of figures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu`mer*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>numeratio</i> a counting out: cf. F. <i>num&eacute;ration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or art of numbering.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Numeration</i> is but still the adding of one unit more, and giving to the whole a new name or sign.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or art of reading numbers when expressed by means of numerals. The term is almost exclusively applied to the art of reading numbers written in the scale of tens, by the Arabic method.</def> <i>Davies & Peck.</i></p>

<p>&fist; For convenience in reading, numbers are usually separated by commas into periods of three figures each, as 1,155,465. According to what is called the "English" system, the billion is a million of millions, a trillion a million of billions, and each higher denomination is a million times the one preceding. According to the system of the French and other Continental nations and also that of the United States, the billion is a thousand millions, and each higher denomination is a thousand times the preceding.</p>

<p><hw>Nu"mer*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to numeration; as, a <i>numerative</i> system.</def> <i>Eng. Cyc.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu"mer*a"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>numerator</i>: cf. F. <i>num&eacute;rateur</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who numbers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The term in a fraction which indicates the number of fractional units that are taken.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In a vulgar fraction the numerator is written above a line; thus, in the fraction &frac59; (five ninths) 5 is the numerator; in a decimal fraction it is the number which follows the decimal point. See <u>Fraction</u>.</p>

<p>{ <hw>Nu*mer"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nu*mer"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>num&eacute;rique</i>. See <u>Number</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, <i>numerical</i> characters; a <i>numerical</i> equation; a <i>numerical</i> statement.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Numerical</i>, as opposed to <i>algebraical</i>, is used to denote a value irrespective of its sign; thus, -5 is numerically greater than -3, though algebraically less.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical; as, the same <i>numerical</i> body.</def> [Obs.] <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Would to God that all my fellow brethren, which with me bemoan the loss of their books, . . . might rejoice for the recovery thereof, though not the same <i>numerical</i> volumes.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Numerical equation</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>an equation which has all the quantities except the unknown expressed in numbers; — distinguished from <i>literal equation</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Numerical value</b></col> <cd>of an equation or expression, that deduced by substituting numbers for the letters, and reducing.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nu*mer"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio. The term also includes any imaginary expression like <i>m + n&radic;- 1</i>, where <i>m</i> and <i>n</i> are real <i>numerics</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*mer"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a numerical manner; in numbers; with respect to number, or sameness in number; as, a thing is <i>numerically</i> the same, or <i>numerically</i> different.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"mer*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who deals in numbers.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu"me*ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., or F. <i>num&eacute;ro</i> ; both fr. L. <i>numerus</i> number.] <def>Number; — often abbrev. No.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu`mer*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>numerositas</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being numerous; numerousness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rhythm; harmony; flow.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>numerosity</i> of the sentence pleased the ear.</blockquote> <i>S. Parr.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu"mer*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>numerosus</i>. See <u>Number</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a <i>numerous</i> army.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Such and so <i>numerous</i> was their chivalry.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Such prompt eloquence<BR> Flowed from their lips, in prose or <i>numerous</i> verse.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Nu"mer*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Nu"mer*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nu*mid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ancient Numidia in Northern Africa.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Numidian crane</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Demoiselle</u>, 2.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nu`mis*mat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nu`mis*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>numisma</i>, <i>nomisma</i>, a piece of money, coin, fr. Gr. &?; anything sanctioned by usage, the current coin, fr. &?; to introduce a custom, or usage, fr. &?; a custom, or usage, fr. &?; to distribute, assign: cf. F. <i>numismatique</i>. See <u>Nomad</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to coins; relating to the science of coins or medals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu`mis*mat"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>numismatique</i>.] <def>The science of coins and medals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*mis"ma*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in numismatics; a numismatologist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*mis`ma*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>numisma</i>, <i>-atis</i> (Gr. &?;) + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A treatise on, or description of, coins and medals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in numismatology.</def> </p>

<p><hw>Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>numisma</i>, <i>-atis + -logy</i>.] <def>The science which treats of coins and medals, in their relation to history; numismatics.</def></p>

<p><hw>Num"ma*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nummarius</i>, from <i>nummus</i> a coin.] <def>Of or relating to coins or money.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Num"mu*lar</hw> (?), <hw>Num"mu*la*ry</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nummularius</i>, fr. <i>nummulus</i>, dim. of <i>nummus</i> a coin: cf. F. <i>nummulaire</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to coin or money; pecuniary; as, the <i>nummulary</i> talent.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Pathol.)</i> <def>Having the appearance or form of a coin.</def> "<i>Nummular</i> sputa." <i>Sir T. Watson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Num`mu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The arrangement of the red blood corpuscles in rouleaux, like piles of coins, as when a drop of human blood is examined under the microscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Num"mu*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nummus</i> a coin + <i>-lite</i>: cf. F. <i>nummulite</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Num`mu*li"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Nummulite</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large number of small chambers arranged spirally.</def></p>

<p><hw>Num`mu*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, like, composed of, containing, nummulites; as, <i>nummulitic</i> beds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Numps</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Numb</u>.] <def>A dolt; a blockhead.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Parker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Num"skull`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Numb</i> + <i>skull</i>.] <def>A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They have talked like <i>numskulls</i>.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Num"skulled`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Stupid; doltish.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>Nun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nunne</i>, AS. <i>nunne</i>, fr. L. <i>nonna</i> nun, <i>nonnus</i> monk; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;; of unknown origin. Cf. <u>Nunnery</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They holy time is quiet as a <i>nun</i><BR> Breathless with adoration.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The smew.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The European blue titmouse.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Gray nuns</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>the members of a religious order established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were introduced into the United States in 1853; — so called from the color or their robe, and known in religion as <i>Sisters of Charity of Montreal</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Nun buoy</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Buoy</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nun"chion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nonechenche</i>, for <i>noneschenche</i>, prop., a noon drink; <i>none</i> noon + <i>schenchen</i>, <i>schenken</i>, <i>skinken</i>, to pour, AS. <i>scencan</i>. See <u>Noon</u>, and <u>Skink</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon.</def> [Written also <i>noonshun</i>.] <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nun"ci*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who announces; a messenger; a nuncio.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hoole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nun"ci*a*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nunciare</i>, <i>nuntiare</i>, to announce, report, fr. <i>nuncius</i>, <i>nuntius</i>, messenger: cf. F. <i>nonciature</i>, It. <i>nunziatura</i>. See <u>Nuncio</u>.] <def>The office of a nuncio.</def> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nun"ci*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nuncios</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>nunzio</i>, <i>nuncio</i>, fr. L. <i>nuncius</i>, <i>nuntius</i>, messenger; perh. akin to <i>novus</i> new, E. <i>new</i>, and thus, one who brings news. Cf. <u>Announce</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A messenger.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished from a <i>legate a latere</i>, whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nun"ci*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nuncii</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Roman & Old Eng. Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A messenger.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The information communicated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nun"cu*pate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>nuncupatus</i>, p. p. of <i>nuncupare</i> to nuncupate, prob. fr. <i>nomen</i> name + <i>capere</i> to take.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In whose presence did St. Peter <i>nuncupate</i> it ?</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe; as, to <i>nuncupate</i> a book.</def> [Obs.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nun`cu*pa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nuncupatio</i>.] <def>The act of nuncupating.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nun*cu"pa*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nuncupativus</i> nominal: cf. F. <i>nuncupatif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Publicly or solemnly declaratory.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Nominal; existing only in name.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Oral; not written.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nuncupative will</b></col> or <col><b>testament</b></col>, <cd>a will or testament made by word of mouth only, before witnesses, as by a soldier or seaman, and depending on oral testimony for proof.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i> </p>

<p><hw>Nun*cu"pa*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nuncupative; oral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nun"di*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nundinal letter.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nun"di*nal</hw> (?), <hw>Nun"di*na*ry</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nundinalis</i>, <i>nundinarius</i>, fr. <i>nundinae</i> the market day, the weekly market, prop., the ninth day, fr. <i>nundinus</i> belonging to nine days; <i>novem</i> nine + <i>dies</i> day: cf. F. <i>nundinal</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a fair, or to a market day.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nundinal letter</b></col>, <cd>among the Romans, one of the first eight letters of the alphabet, which were repeated successively from the first to the last day of the year. One of these always expressed the market day, which returned every nine days (every eight days by our reckoning).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nun"di*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>nundinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>nundinary</i> to attend fairs, to traffic. See <u>Nundinal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To buy and sell at fairs or markets.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nun`di*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nundinatio</i>.] <def>Traffic at fairs; marketing; buying and selling.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Common <i>nundination</i> of pardons.</blockquote> <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nun*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>nun</i>, the Arabic name of the letter <i>n</i>: cf. NL. <i>nunnatio</i>, F. <i>nunnation</i>.] <i>(Arabic Gram.)</i> <def>The pronunciation of <i>n</i> at the end of words.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nun"ner*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nunneries</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>nonnerie</i>, OF. <i>nonerie</i>, F. <i>nonnerie</i>, fr. <i>nonne</i> nun, L. <i>nonna</i>. See <u>Nun</u>.] <def>A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See <u>Cloister</u>, and <u>Convent</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nun"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun; characteristic of a nun.</def> — <wf>Nun"nish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nup</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Nupson</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Nu"phar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. <i>n&?;far</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf. <u>Nymphaea</u>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Nup"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of doubtful origin.] <def>A simpleton; a fool.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nup"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nuptialis</i>, fr. <i>nuptiae</i> marriage, wedding, fr. <i>nubere</i>, <i>nuptum</i>, prop., to cover, to veil, hence, to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a veil; cf. Gr. &?; bride, nymph: cf. F. <i>nuptial</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as, <i>nuptial</i> rites and ceremonies.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then, all in heat,<BR> They light the <i>nuptial</i> torch.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nup"tial</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nuptials</b></plw> (&?;). <def>Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; — now only in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Celebration of that <i>nuptial</i>, which<BR> We two have sworn shall come.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Preparations . . . for the approaching <i>nuptials</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prescott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Knur</u>.] <def>A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing hockey.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I think I'm as hard as a <i>nur</i>, and as tough as whitleather.</blockquote> <i>W. Howitt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nurl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nurled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nurling</u>.] [Cf. <u>Knurl</u>.] <def>To cut with reeding or fluting on the edge of, as coins, the heads of screws, etc.; to knurl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nurse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nourse</i>, <i>nurice</i>, <i>norice</i>, OF. <i>nurrice</i>, <i>norrice</i>, <i>nourrice</i>, F. <i>nourrice</i>, fr. L. <i>nutricia</i> nurse, prop., fem. of <i>nutricius</i> that nourishes; akin to <i>nutrix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, nurse, fr. <i>nutrire</i> to nourish. See <u>Nourish</u>, and cf. <u>Nutritious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or brings up; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> A woman who has the care of young children; especially, one who suckles an infant not her own. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> A person, especially a woman, who has the care of the sick or infirm.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow, trains, fosters, or the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>nurse</i> of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for his place.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces cercari&aelig; by asexual reproduction. See <u>Cercaria</u>, and <u>Redia</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Either one of the nurse sharks.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nurse shark</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A large arctic shark (<i>Somniosus microcephalus</i>), having small teeth and feeble jaws; — called also <i>sleeper shark</i>, and <i>ground shark</i>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> A large shark (<i>Ginglymostoma cirratum</i>), native of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, having the dorsal fins situated behind the ventral fins.</cd> — <col><b>To put to nurse</b></col>, or <col><b>To put out to nurse</b></col>, <cd>to send away to be nursed; to place in the care of a nurse.</cd> — <col><b>Wet nurse</b></col>, <col><b>Dry nurse</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Wet nurse</u>, and <u>Dry nurse</u>, in the Vocabulary.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nurse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nursed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nursing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To nourish; to cherish; to foster</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; to attend upon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sons wont to <i>nurse</i> their parents in old age.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Him in Egerian groves Aricia bore,<BR> And <i>nursed</i> his youth along the marshy shore.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bring up; to raise, by care, from a weak or invalid condition; to foster; to cherish; — applied to plants, animals, and to any object that needs, or thrives by, attention.</def> "To <i>nurse</i> the saplings tall." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>By what hands [has vice] been <i>nursed</i> into so uncontrolled a dominion?</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To manage with care and economy, with a view to increase; as, to <i>nurse</i> our national resources.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does.</def> <i>A. Trollope.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To nurse billiard balls</b></col>, <cd>to strike them gently and so as to keep them in good position during a series of caroms.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nurse"hound`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Houndfish</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nurse"maid`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A girl employed to attend children.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nurse"pond`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pond where fish are fed.</def> <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nurs"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who nurses; a nurse; one who cherishes or encourages growth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nurs"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nurseries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>nourricerie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of nursing.</def> [Obs.] "Her kind <i>nursery</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place where nursing is carried on</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to the care of children.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.</def> "Fair Padua, <i>nursery</i> of arts." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Christian families are the <i>nurseries</i> of the church on earth, as she is the <i>nursery</i> of the church in heaven.</blockquote> <i>J. M. Mason.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the <i>nursery</i> of seamen.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is nursed.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nurs"er*y*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nurserymen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who cultivates or keeps a nursery, or place for rearing trees, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nurs"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a <i>nursing</i> mother; a <i>nursing</i> infant.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nurs"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nurse</i> + <i>- ling</i>.] <def>One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I was his <i>nursling</i> once, and choice delight.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nurs"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To nurse. See <u>Noursle</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nur"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>norture</i>, <i>noriture</i>, OF. <i>norriture</i>, <i>norreture</i>, F. <i>nourriture</i>, fr. L. <i>nutritura</i> a nursing, suckling. See <u>Nourish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A man neither by nature nor by <i>nurture</i> wise.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which nourishes; food; diet.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nur"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nurtured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nurturing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To feed; to nourish.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To educate; to bring or train up.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was <i>nurtured</i> where he had been born.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend. — To <u>Nurture</u>, <u>Nourish</u>, <u>Cherish</u>. <i>Nourish</i> denotes to supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to <i>nourish</i> a plant, to <i>nourish</i> rebellion. To <i>nurture</i> is to train up with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to <i>nurture</i> into strength; to <i>nurture</i> in sound principles. To <i>cherish</i> is to hold and treat as dear; as, to <i>cherish</i> hopes or affections.</p>

<p><hw>Nus"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Nuzzle</u>.] <def>To fondle; to cherish.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Nut</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nute</i>, <i>note</i>, AS. <i>hnutu</i>; akin to D. <i>noot</i>, G. <i>nuss</i>, OHG. <i>nuz</i>, Icel. <i>hnot</i>, Sw. <i>n&ouml;t</i>, Dan. <i>n&ouml;d</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See <i>Illust.</i> of lst <u>Bolt</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The tumbler of a gunlock.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Check nut</b></col>, <col><b>Jam nut</b></col>, <col><b>Lock nut</b></col>, <cd>a nut which is screwed up tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut.</cd> — <col><b>Nut buoy</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Buoy</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Nut coal</b></col>, <cd>screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal and larger than pea coal; — called also <i>chestnut coal</i>.</cd> - - <col><b>Nut crab</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any leucosoid crab of the genus <i>Ebalia</i> as, <i>Ebalia tuberosa</i> of Europe.</cd> — <col><b>Nut grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the Sedge family (<i>Cyperus rotundus</i>, var. <i>Hydra</i>), which has slender rootstocks bearing small, nutlike tubers, by which the plant multiplies exceedingly, especially in cotton fields.</cd> — <col><b>Nut lock</b></col>, <cd>a device, as a metal plate bent up at the corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by jarring.</cd> — <col><b>Nut pine</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Pine</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Nut rush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus of cyperaceous plants (<i>Scleria</i>) having a hard bony achene. Several species are found in the United States and many more in tropical regions.</cd> — <col><b>Nut tree</b></col>, <cd>a tree that bears nuts.</cd> — <col><b>Nut weevil</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any species of weevils of the genus <i>Balaninus</i> and other allied genera, which in the larval state live in nuts.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nut</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nutted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nutting</u>.] <def>To gather nuts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nutans</i>, p. pr. of <i>nutare</i> to nod, v. intens. fr. <i>nuere</i> (in comp.) to nod; cf. Gr. &?;.] <def>Nodding; having the top bent downward.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nutatio</i> a nodding, fr. <i>nutare</i> to nod: cf. F. <i>nutation</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of nodding.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>So from the midmost the <i>nutation</i> spreads,<BR> Round and more round, o'er all the sea of heads.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A very small libratory motion of the earth's axis, by which its inclination to the plane of the ecliptic is constantly varying by a small amount.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The motion of a flower in following the apparent movement of the sun, from the east in the morning to the west in the evening.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Circumnutation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nut"break`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The European nuthatch.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The nutcracker.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nut"-brown`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Brown as a nut long kept and dried.</def> "The spicy <i>nutbrown</i> ale." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nut"crack`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for cracking nuts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A European bird (<i>Nucifraga caryocatactes</i>), allied to the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (<i>Picicorvus Columbianus</i>) of Western North America.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nut"gall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A more or less round gall resembling a nut, esp. one of those produced on the oak and used in the arts. See <u>Gall</u>, <u>Gallnut</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nut"hatch`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nuthake</i>. See 2d <u>Hack</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of birds of the genus <i>Sitta</i>, as the European species (<i>Sitta Europ&aelig;a</i>). The white-breasted nuthatch (<i>S. Carolinensis</i>), the red-breasted nuthatch (<i>S. Canadensis</i>), the pygmy nuthatch (<i>S. pygm&aelig;a</i>), and others, are American.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nut"hook`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nut"job`ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The nuthatch.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Nut"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small nut; also, the stone of a drupe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nut"meg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>notemuge</i>; <i>note</i> nut + OF. <i>muge</i> musk, of the same origin as E. <i>musk</i>; cf. OF. <i>noix muguette</i> nutmeg, F. <i>noix muscade</i>. See <u>Nut</u>, and <u>Musk</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (<i>Myristica fragrans</i>), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of a pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white within. This opens into two nearly equal longitudinal valves, inclosing the nut surrounded by its aril, which is <i>mace</i> The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to the taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other species of <i>Myristica</i> yield nutmegs of inferior quality.</p>

<p><col><b>American</b></col>, <col><b>Calabash</b></col>, or <col><b>Jamaica</b></col>, <col><b>nutmeg</b></col>, <cd>the fruit of a tropical shrub (<i>Monodora Myristica</i>). It is about the size of an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds imbedded in pulp.</cd> — <col><b>Brazilian nutmeg</b></col>, <cd>the fruit of a lauraceous tree, <i>Cryptocarya moschata</i>.</cd> — <col><b>California nutmeg</b></col>, <cd>tree of the Yew family (<i>Torreya Californica</i>), growing in the Western United States, and having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but is strongly impregnated with turpentine.</cd> — <col><b>Clove nutmeg</b></col>, <cd>the <i>Ravensara aromatica</i>, a laura ceous tree of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the seed is acrid and caustic.</cd> — <col><b>Jamaica nutmeg</b></col>. <cd>See American nutmeg (above).</cd> — <col><b>Nutmeg bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an Indian finch (<i>Munia punctularia</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Nutmeg butter</b></col>, <cd>a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by expression.</cd> — <col><b>Nutmeg flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a ranunculaceous herb (<i>Nigella sativa</i>) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and clothing.</cd> — <col><b>Nutmeg liver</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a name applied to the liver, when, as the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a nutmeg.</cd> — <col><b>Nutmeg melon</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a small variety of muskmelon of a rich flavor.</cd> — <col><b>Nutmeg pigeon</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of pigeons of the genus <i>Myristicivora</i>, native of the East Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or cream-white, with black on the wings and tail.</cd> — <col><b>Nutmeg wood</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the wood of the Palmyra palm.</cd> — <col><b>Peruvian nutmeg</b></col>, <cd>the aromatic seed of a South American tree (<i>Laurelia sempervirens</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Plume nutmeg</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a spicy tree of Australia (<i>Atherosperma moschata</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Nut"megged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Seasoned with nutmeg.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nut"peck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The nuthatch.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"tri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>nutria</i> an otter, fr. L. <i>lutra</i>, <i>lytra</i>.] <def>The fur of the coypu. See <u>Coypu</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu`tri*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nutricatio</i>, fr. <i>nutricare</i>, <i>nutricari</i>, to suckle, nourish, fr. <i>nutrix</i> a nurse.] <def>The act or manner of feeding.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu"tri*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nutriens</i>, p. pr. of <i>nutrire</i>. See <u>Nourish</u>.] <def>Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any substance which has nutritious qualities, <i>i. e.</i>, which nourishes or promotes growth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu"tri*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nutrimentum</i>, fr. <i>nutrire</i> to nourish. See <u>Nourish</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and <i>nutriment</i> diffused into all parts of the body.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which promotes development or growth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Is not virtue in mankind<BR> The <i>nutriment</i> that feeds the mind ?</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu`tri*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nutritious.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*tri"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or connected with, nutrition; nutritious.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu*tri"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nutrition</i>. See <u>Nutritious</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which the living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal condition of life and growth.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In this wide sense it comprehends <i>digestion</i>, <i>absorption</i>, <i>circulation</i>, <i>assimilation</i>, etc., in fact all of the steps by which the nutritive matter of the food is fitted for incorporation with the different tissues, and the changes which it undergoes after its assimilation, prior to its excretion. See <u>Metabolism</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>In a more limited sense, the process by which the living tissues take up, from the blood, matters necessary either for their repair or for the performance of their healthy functions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which nourishes; nutriment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Fixed like a plant, on his peculiar spot,<BR> To draw <i>nutrition</i>, propagate, and rot.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nu*tri"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, <i>nutritional</i> changes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nu*tri"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nutricius</i>, <i>nutritius</i>, from <i>nutrix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, a nurse, <i>nutrire</i> to nourish. See <u>Nurse</u>, <u>Nourish</u>.] <def>Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental.</def> — <wf>Nu*tri"tious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Nu*tri"tious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nu"tri*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nutritif</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the <i>nutritive</i> functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, <i>nutritive</i> food or berries.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Nutritive plasma</b></col>. <i>(Biol.)</i> <cd>See <u>Idioplasma</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Nutritive polyp</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of the zooids of a compound hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and digestive cavity.</cd></p>

<p>— <wf>Nu"tri*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Nu"tri*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Nu"tri*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nutritura</i>, fr. <i>nutrir&?;</i> to nourish.] <def>Nutrition; nourishment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nut"shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is inclosed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A shell of the genus Nucula.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To</b></col> <col><b>be, or lie</b></col>, <col><b>in a nutshell</b></col>, <cd>to be within a small compass; to admit of very brief or simple determination or statement.</cd> "The remedy <i>lay in a nutshell</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nut"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gatherer of nuts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nut"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of gathering nuts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nut"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Abounding in nuts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a flavor like that of nuts; as, <i>nutty</i> wine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nux` vom"i*ca</hw> (?). [NL., fr. L. <i>nux</i> &?; nut + <i>vomere</i> to vomit.] <def>The seed of <i>Strychnos Nuxvomica</i>, a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as <i>strychnine</i> and <i>brucine</i> are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called <i>Quaker buttons</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nuz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nuzzied</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nuzzling</u> (?).] [See <u>Noursle</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The people had been <i>nuzzled</i> in idolatry.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Perh. a corruption of <i>nestle</i>. Cf. <u>Nustle</u>.] <def>To nestle; to house, as in a nest.</def></p>

<p><! p. 988 !></p>

<p><hw>Nuz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Dim. fr. <i>nose</i>. See <u>Nozzle</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>nuzzling</i> in his flank, the loving swine<BR> Sheathed, unaware, the tusk in his soft groin.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He charged through an army of lawyers, sometimes . . . <i>nuzzling</i> like an eel in the mud.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sir Roger shook his ears, and <i>nuzzled</i> along.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Cf. <u>Nuzzle</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, 2.] <def>To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To loiter; to idle.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ny</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne I</i>.] <def>Not I; nor I.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Ny</hw>, <hw>Nye</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Nigh.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ny"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nias</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nyc`ta*lo"pi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nyctalopia</i>, fr. <i>nyctalops</i> a nyctalops, Gr. &?;. Gr. &?; meant, a person affected either with day blindness or with night blindness, and in the former case was derived fr. &?;, &?;, night + &?;, &?;, the eye; in the latter, fr. &?; + &?; blind + &?;.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A disease of the eye, in consequence of which the patient can see well in a faint light or at twilight, but is unable to see during the day or in a strong light; day blindness.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>See <u>Moonblink</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite sense, night blindness. See <u>Hemeralopia</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Nyc"ta*lops</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. &?;.] <def>One afflicted with nyctalopia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nyc"ta*lo`py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Nyctalopia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nyc*the"me*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?;, &?;, night + &?; day.] <def>The natural day and night, or space of twenty-four hours.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nyc"ti*bune</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American bird of the genus <i>Nyctibius</i>, allied to the goatsuckers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nyc`ti*trop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From Gr. &?;, &?;, night + &?; turning.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Turning or bending at night into special positions.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Nyctitropic movements of plants usually consist in a folding or drooping of the leaves, the advantage being in lessening the radiation of heat.</p>

<p><hw>Nyc"to*phile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, night + &?; to love.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any Australian bat of the genus <i>Nyctophilus</i>, having a very simple nasal appendage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nye</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. F. <i>nid</i> nest, brood, L. <i>nidus</i> nest. See <u>Nest</u>, and cf. <u>Eye</u> brood, <u>Nide</u>.] <def>A brood or flock of pheasants.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ny*en"tek</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A carnivorous mammal (<i>Helictis moscatus</i>, or <i>H. orientalis</i>), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a strong musky odor.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nyl"ghau</hw>, <hw>Nyl"gau</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. & Per. <i>n&imacr;lg&amacr;w</i>, prop., a blue cow; Per. <i>n&imacr;l</i> blue + <i>g&amacr;w</i> cow. See <u>Lilac</u>, and <u>Cow</u> the animal.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large Asiatic antelope (<i>Boselaphus, or Portax, tragocamelus</i>), found in Northern India. It has short horns, a black mane, and a bunch of long hair on the throat. The general color is grayish brown.</def> [Written also <i>neelghau</i>, <i>nilgau</i>, and <i>nylghaie</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Nymph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nympha</i> nymph, bride, young woman, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>nymphe</i>. Cf. <u>Nuptial</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Where were ye, <i>nymphs</i>, when the remorseless deep<BR> Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas ?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Nymph</i>, in thy orisons<BR> Be all my sins remembered.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of a subfamily (<i>Najades</i>) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; — called also <i>naiad</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nym"pha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nymph&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Nymph</u> a goddess.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nymph</u>, 3.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nym*ph&aelig;"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the water lily, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called <i>Castalia</i>, and the name <i>Nymph&aelig;a</i> transferred to what is now known as <i>Nuphar</i>.</p>

<p><hw>Nymph"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Nym*pha"les</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; — called also <i>brush-footed butterflies</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nym*phe"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See <u>Nymph</u>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as, a <i>nymphean</i> cave.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nymph"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little or young nymph.</def> [Poetic] "The <i>nymphets</i> sporting there." <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nymph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nymph"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; bridal.] <def>Of or pertaining to nymphs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nym*phip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nymph</i> + L. <i>parere</i> to produce.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Producing pupas or nymphs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nymph"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to nymphs; ladylike.</def> "<i>Nymphish</i> war." <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Nymph"like`</hw> (?), <hw>Nymph"ly</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nym"pho*lep`sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a nymph + &?; to seize.] <def>A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.</def> [R.] <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>nympholepsy</i> of some fond despair.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Nym`pho*lep"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><hw>Nym`pho*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a bride + &?; madness.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nym"pho*ma`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nymphomanie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nymphomania</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nym*phot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nympha</i> + Gr. &?; to cut.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Excision of the nymph&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Nys</hw> (?). <def>Is not. See <u>Nis</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Nys*tag"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; drowsiness, fr. &?; to nod in sleep, to slumber.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ny*u"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A species of ichneumon (<i>Herpestes nyula</i>). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings.</def></p>

<p><point26>O.</point26></p>

<p><hw>O</hw> (&omacr;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>O, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, derives its form, value, and name from the Greek O, through the Latin. The letter came into the Greek from the Ph&oelig;nician, which possibly derived it ultimately from the Egyptian. Etymologically, the letter <i>o</i> is most closely related to <i>a</i>, <i>e</i>, and <i>u</i>; as in E. b<i>o</i>ne, AS. b<i>&amacr;</i>n; E. st<i>o</i>ne, AS. st<i>&amacr;</i>n; E. br<i>o</i>ke, AS. br<i>e</i>can to break; E. b<i>o</i>re, AS. b<i>e</i>ran to bear; E. d<i>o</i>ve, AS. d<i>&umacr;</i>fe; E. t<i>o</i>ft, t<i>u</i>ft; t<i>o</i>ne, t<i>u</i>ne; n<i>u</i>mber, F. n<i>o</i>mbre.</def></p>

<p>The letter <i>o</i> has several vowel sounds, the principal of which are its long sound, as in <i>bone</i>, its short sound, as in <i>nod</i>, and the sounds heard in the words <i>orb</i>, <i>son</i>, <i>do</i> (<i>feod</i>), and <i>wolf</i> (<i>book</i>). In connection with the other vowels it forms several digraphs and diphthongs. See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect; 107-129.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Among the ancients, O was a mark of triple time, from the notion that the ternary, or number 3, is the most perfect of numbers, and properly expressed by a circle, the most perfect figure.</def></p>

<p>O was also anciently used to represent 11: with a dash over it (&Omacr;), 11,000.</p>

<p><hw>O</hw> (&omacr;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>O's</b></plw> or <plw><b>Oes</b></plw> (&omacr;z). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The letter O, or its sound.</def> "Mouthing out his hollow <i>oes</i> and aes." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.</def> "This wooden <i>O</i> [Globe Theater]". <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A cipher; zero.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thou art an <i>O</i> without a figure.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O'</hw>. [Ir. <i>o</i> a descendant.] <def>A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies <i>grandson</i> or <i>descendant</i> of, and is a character of dignity; as, <i>O'</i>Neil, <i>O'</i>Carrol.</def></p>

<p><hw>O'</hw> (&omacr;; unaccented &osl;), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>A shortened form of <i>of</i> or <i>on</i>.</def> "At the turning <i>o'</i> the tide." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O</hw> (&omacr;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>One</u>.] <def>One.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> "Alle thre but <i>o</i> God." <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>O</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>An exclamation used in calling or directly addressing a person or personified object; also, as an emotional or impassioned exclamation expressing pain, grief, surprise, desire, fear, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For ever, <i>O</i> Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxix. 89.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>O</i> how love I thy law ! it is my meditation all the day.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxix. 97.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>O</i> is frequently followed by an ellipsis and <i>that</i>, an in expressing a wish: "<i>O</i> [I wish] that Ishmael might live before thee !" <i>Gen. xvii. 18</i>; or in expressions of surprise, indignation, or regret: "<i>O</i> [it is sad] that such eyes should e'er meet other object !" <i>Sheridan Knowles.</i></p>

<p>&fist; A distinction between the use of <i>O</i> and <i>oh</i> is insisted upon by some, namely, that <i>O</i> should be used only in direct address to a person or personified object, and should never be followed by the exclamation point, while <i>Oh</i> (or <i>oh</i>) should be used in exclamations where no direct appeal or address to an object is made, and may be followed by the exclamation point or not, according to the nature or construction of the sentence. Some insist that <i>oh</i> should be used only as an interjection expressing strong feeling. The form <i>O</i>, however, is, it seems, the one most commonly employed for both uses by modern writers and correctors for the press. "<i>O</i>, I am slain !" <i>Shak.</i> "<i>O</i> what a fair and ministering angel !" "<i>O</i> sweet angel !" <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>O</i> for a kindling touch from that pure flame !</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But she is in her grave, — and <i>oh</i><BR> The difference to me !</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Oh</i> for a lodge in some vast wilderness !</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We should distinguish between the sign of the vocative and the emotional interjection, writing <i>O</i> for the former, and <i>oh</i> for the latter.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><col><b>O dear</b></col>, &and; <col><b>O dear me!</b></col> [corrupted fr. F. <i>O Dieu!</i> or It. <i>O Dio!</i> O God! <i>O Dio mio!</i> O my God! <i>Wyman</i>.], <cd>exclamations expressive of various emotions, but usually promoted by surprise, consternation, grief, pain, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oad</hw> (&omacr;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Woad</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Coles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oaf</hw> (&omacr;f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Auf</u>.] <def>Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oaf"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like an oaf; simple.</def> — <wf>Oaf"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Oak</hw> (&omacr;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>oke</i>, <i>ok</i>, <i>ak</i>, AS. <i>&amacr;c</i>; akin to D. <i>eik</i>, G. <i>eiche</i>, OHG. <i>eih</i>, Icel. <i>eik</i>, Sw. <i>ek</i>, Dan. <i>eeg</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any tree or shrub of the genus <i>Quercus</i>. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an <i>acorn</i>, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the <i>cup</i> or <i>cupule</i>. There are now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of South America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the silver grain.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The strong wood or timber of the oak.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Among the true oaks in America are: <col><b>Barren oak</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Black-jack</b></col>, <i>Q. nigra</i>. — <col><b>Basket oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Michauxii</i>. — <col><b>Black oak</b></col>, <i>Q. tinctoria</i>; — called also <i>yellow</i> or <i>quercitron oak</i>. — <col><b>Bur oak</b></col> (see under <u>Bur</u>.), <i>Q. macrocarpa</i>; — called also <i>over-cup</i> or <i>mossy-cup oak</i>. — <col><b>Chestnut oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Prinus</i> and <i>Q. densiflora</i>. — <col><b>Chinquapin oak</b></col> (see under <u>Chinquapin</u>), <i>Q. prinoides</i>. — <col><b>Coast live oak</b></col>, <i>Q. agrifolia</i>, of California; — also called <i>enceno</i>. — <col><b>Live oak</b></col> (see under <u>Live</u>), <i>Q. virens</i>, the best of all for shipbuilding; also, <i>Q. Chrysolepis</i>, of California. — <col><b>Pin oak</b></col>. Same as <i>Swamp oak</i>. - - <col><b>Post oak</b></col>, <i>Q. obtusifolia</i>. — <col><b>Red oak</b></col>, <i>Q. rubra</i>. — <col><b>Scarlet oak</b></col>, <i>Q. coccinea</i>. — <col><b>Scrub oak</b></col>, <i>Q. ilicifolia</i>, <i>Q. undulata</i>, etc. — <col><b>Shingle oak</b></col>, <i>Q. imbricaria</i>. — <col><b>Spanish oak</b></col>, <i>Q. falcata</i>. — <col><b>Swamp Spanish oak</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Pin oak</b></col>, <i>Q. palustris</i>. — <col><b>Swamp white oak</b></col>, <i>Q. bicolor</i>. — <col><b>Water oak</b></col>, <i>Q. aguatica</i>. — <col><b>Water white oak</b></col>, <i>Q. lyrata</i>. — <col><b>Willow oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Phellos</i>.</p>

<p> Among the true oaks in Europe are: <col><b>Bitter oak</b></col>, or <col><b>Turkey oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Cerris</i> (see <u>Cerris</u>). — <col><b>Cork oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Suber</i>. — <col><b>English white oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Robur</i>. — <col><b>Evergreen oak</b></col>, <col><b>Holly oak</b></col>, or <col><b>Holm oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Ilex</i>. — <col><b>Kermes oak</b></col>, <i>Q. coccifera</i>. — <col><b>Nutgall oak</b></col>, <i>Q. infectoria</i>.</p>

<p>&fist; Among plants called <i>oak</i>, but not of the genus <i>Quercus</i>, are: <col><b>African oak</b></col>, <cd>a valuable timber tree (<i>Oldfieldia Africana</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Australian, or She</b></col>, <col><b>oak</b></col>, <cd>any tree of the genus <i>Casuarina</i> (see <u>Casuarina</u>).</cd> — <col><b>Indian oak</b></col>, <cd>the teak tree (see <u>Teak</u>).</cd> — <col><b>Jerusalem oak</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Jerusalem</u>.</cd> — <col><b>New Zealand oak</b></col>, <cd>a sapindaceous tree (<i>Alectryon excelsum</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Poison oak</b></col>, <cd>the poison ivy. See under <u>Poison</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Silky, or Silk-bark</b></col>, <col><b>oak</b></col>, <cd>an Australian tree (<i>Grevillea robusta</i>).</cd></p>

<p><col><b>Green oak</b></col>, <cd>oak wood colored green by the growth of the mycelium of certain fungi.</cd> — <col><b>Oak apple</b></col>, <cd>a large, smooth, round gall produced on the leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly (<i>Cynips confluens</i>). It is green and pulpy when young.</cd> — <col><b>Oak beauty</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a British geometrid moth (<i>Biston prodromaria</i>) whose larva feeds on the oak.</cd> — <col><b>Oak gall</b></col>, <cd>a gall found on the oak. See 2d <u>Gall</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Oak leather</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the mycelium of a fungus which forms leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.</cd> — <col><b>Oak pruner</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Pruner</u>, the insect.</cd> — <col><b>Oak spangle</b></col>, <cd>a kind of gall produced on the oak by the insect <i>Diplolepis lenticularis</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Oak wart</b></col>, <cd>a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.</cd> — <col><b>The Oaks</b></col>, <cd>one of the three great annual English horse races (the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called from his estate.</cd> — <col><b>To sport one's oak</b></col>, <cd>to be "not at home to visitors," signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's rooms.</cd> [Cant, Eng. Univ.]</p>

<p><hw>Oak"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&amacr;cen</i>.] <def>Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks.</def> "In <i>oaken</i> bower." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Oaken</i> timber, wherewith to build ships.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oak"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ocher</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oak"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A young oak.</def> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Oak"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&amacr;cumba</i>; pref. &?; (cf.G. <i>er-</i>, Goth. <i>us-</i>, orig. meaning, out) + <i>cemban</i> to comb, <i>camb</i> comb. See <u>Comb</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; — used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p>

<p><col><b>White oakum</b></col>, <cd>that made from untarred rope.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oak"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Resembling oak; strong.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n</i></pos> [AS. <i>&amacr;r</i>; akin to Icel. <i>&amacr;r</i>, Dan. <i>aare</i>, Sw. <i>&aring;ra</i>; perh. akin to E. <i>row</i>, v. Cf. <u>Rowlock</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the <i>loom</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; An oar is a kind of long paddle, which swings about a kind of fulcrum, called a <i>rowlock</i>, fixed to the side of the boat.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good <i>oar</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An oarlike swimming organ of various invertebrates.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oar cock</b></col> <sd><i>(Zo&ouml;l)</i></sd>, <cd>the water rail.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] — <col><b>Spoon oar</b></col>, <cd>an oar having the blade so curved as to afford a better hold upon the water in rowing.</cd> — <col><b>To boat the oars</b></col>, <cd>to cease rowing, and lay the oars in the boat.</cd> — <col><b>To feather the oars</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Feather</u>.</cd>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> — <col><b>To lie on the oars</b></col>, <cd>to cease pulling, raising the oars out of water, but not boating them; to cease from work of any kind; to be idle; to rest.</cd> — <col><b>To muffle the oars</b></col>, <cd>to put something round that part which rests in the rowlock, to prevent noise in rowing.</cd> — <col><b>To put in one's oar</b></col>, <cd>to give aid or advice; — commonly used of a person who obtrudes aid or counsel not invited.</cd> — <col><b>To ship the oars</b></col>, <cd>to place them in the rowlocks.</cd> — <col><b>To toss the oars</b></col>, <cd>To peak the oars, to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.</cd> - - <col><b>To trail oars</b></col>, <cd>to allow them to trail in the water alongside of the boat.</cd> — <col><b>To unship the oars</b></col>, <cd>to take them out of the rowlocks.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oar</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oared</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oaring</u>.] <def>To row.</def> "<i>Oared</i> himself." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Oared with laboring arms.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oared</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Furnished with oars; — chiefly used in composition; as, a four- <i>oared</i> boat.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having feet adapted for swimming.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Totipalmate; — said of the feet of certain birds. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Aves</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oared shrew</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an aquatic European shrew (<i>Crossopus ciliatus</i>); — called also <i>black water shrew</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oar"fish`</hw> (&omacr;r"f&ibreve;sh`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The ribbon fish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oar"foot`</hw> (-f&oomcr;t`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any crustacean of the genus <i>Remipes</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oar"-foot`ed</hw> <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having feet adapted for swimming.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oar"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without oars.</def> <i>Sylvester.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oar"lock`</hw> (&omacr;r"l&obreve;k`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <def>The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See <u>Rowlock</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oars"man</hw> (&omacr;rz"m<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oarsmen</b></plw> (-m<i>e</i>n). <def>One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At the prow of the boat, rose one of the <i>oarsmen</i>.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oars"weed`</hw> (&omacr;r"w&emacr;d`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any large seaweed of the genus <i>Laminaria</i>; tangle; kelp. See <u>Kelp</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oar"y</hw> (&omacr;r"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the form or the use of an oar; as, the swan's <i>oary</i> feet.</def> <i>Milton.</i> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"as*is</hw> (&omacr;"&adot;*s&ibreve;s <i>or</i> &osl;*&amacr;"s&ibreve;s; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oases</b></plw> (-s&emacr;z). [L., fr. Gr. <grk>'o`asis</grk>; cf. Copt. <i>ouahe</i>.] <def>A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My one <i>oasis</i> in the dust and drouth<BR> Of city life.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oast</hw> (&omacr;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ost</i>, AS. <i>&amacr;st</i>; cf. Gr. <grk>a'i^qos</grk> burning heat.] <def>A kiln to dry hops or malt; a cockle.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oat</hw> (&omacr;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oats</b></plw> (&omacr;ts). [OE. <i>ote</i>, <i>ate</i>, AS. <i>&amacr;ta</i>, akin to Fries. <i>oat</i>. Of uncertain origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A well-known cereal grass (<i>Avena sativa</i>), and its edible grain; — commonly used in the plural and in a collective sense.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A musical pipe made of oat straw.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Animated oats</b></col> <i>or</i> <col><b>Animal oats</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>A grass (<i>Avena sterilis</i>) much like oats, but with a long spirally twisted awn which coils and uncoils with changes of moisture, and thus gives the grains an apparently automatic motion.</cd> — <col><b>Oat fowl</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the snow bunting; — so called from its feeding on oats.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] — <col><b>Oat grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the name of several grasses more or less resembling oats, as <i>Danthonia spicata</i>, <i>D. sericea</i>, and <i>Arrhenatherum avenaceum</i>, all common in parts of the United States.</cd> — <col><b>To feel one's oats</b></col>, <cd>to be conceited ro self-important.</cd> [Slang] — <col><b>To sow one's wild oats</b></col>, <cd>to indulge in youthful dissipation.</cd> <i>Thackeray.</i> — <col><b>Wild oats</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a grass (<i>Avena fatua</i>) much resembling oats, and by some persons supposed to be the original of cultivated oats.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oat"cake</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cake made of oatmeal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oat"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of an oat straw or stem; as, an <i>oaten</i> pipe.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made of oatmeal; as, <i>oaten</i> cakes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oath</hw> (&omacr;th), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oaths</b></plw> (&omacr;&thlig;z). [OE. <i>othe</i>, <i>oth</i>, <i>ath</i>, AS. <i>&amacr;&eth;</i>; akin to D. <i>eed</i>, OS. <i>&emacr;&eth;</i>, G. <i>eid</i>, Icel. <i>ei&eth;r</i>, Sw. <i>ed</i>, Dan. <i>eed</i>, Goth. <i>ai&thorn;s</i>; cf. OIr. <i>oeth</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.</def> "I have an <i>oath</i> in heaven" <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>An <i>oath</i> of secrecy for the concealing of those [inventions] which we think fit to keep secret.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An appeal (in verification of a statement made) to a superior sanction, in such a form as exposes the party making the appeal to an indictment for perjury if the statement be false.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing.</def> "A terrible <i>oath</i>" <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oath"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of having an oath administered to.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oath"break`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The violation of an oath; perjury.</def> <i>Shak</i></p>

<p><hw>Oat"meal`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Meal made of oats.</def> <i>Gay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the genus <i>Panicum</i>; panic grass.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob-</hw> (?). [L. <i>ob</i>, prep. Cf. <u>Epi-</u>.] <def>A prefix signifying <i>to</i>, <i>toward</i>, <i>before</i>, <i>against</i>, <i>reversely</i>, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in <i>oblige</i>, to bind to; obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely, ovate. <i>Ob-</i> is commonly assimilated before <i>c</i>, <i>f</i>, <i>g</i>, and <i>p</i>, to <i>oc-</i>, <i>of-</i>, <i>og-</i>, and <i>op- </i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"com*pressed"</hw> (?). <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob- </i> + <i>compressed</i>.] <def>Compressed or flattened antero- posteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ob*con"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ob*con"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> + <i>conic</i>, <i>conical</i>.] <def>Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*cor"date</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> + <i>cordate</i>.] <def>Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate: as, an <i>obcordate</i> petal or leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*dip`lo*stem"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> + <i>diplostemonous</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; — said of flowers.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*dip"lo*stem"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The condition of being obdiplostemonous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"dor*mi"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obdormire</i> to fall asleep.] <def>Sleep.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*duce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>obducere</i>, <i>obductum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see Ob-) + <i>ducere</i> to lead.] <def>To draw over, as a covering.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*duct"</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Obduce</u>.] <def>To draw over; to cover.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obductio</i>.] <def>The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob"du*ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart; obstinacy.</def> "<i>Obduracy</i> and persistency." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The absolute completion of sin in final <i>obduracy</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"du*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obduratus</i>, p. p. of <i>obdurare</i> to harden; <i>ob</i> (see Ob-)+ <i>durare</i> to harden, <i>durus</i> hard. See <u>Dure</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The very custom of evil makes the heart <i>obdurate</i> against whatsoever instructions to the contrary.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Art thou <i>obdurate</i>, flinty, hard as steel, Nay, more than flint, for stone at rain relenteth?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable.</def> "<i>Obdurate</i> consonants." <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Sometimes accented on the second syllable, especially by the older poets.</p>

<p><blockquote>There is no flesh in man's <i>obdurate</i> heart.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Hard; firm; unbending; inflexible; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; impenitent; callous; unfeeling; insensible; unsusceptible. — <u>Obdurate</u>, <u>Callous</u>, <u>Hardened</u>. <i>Callous</i> denotes a deadening of the sensibilities; as. a <i>callous</i> conscience. <i>Hardened</i> implies a general and settled disregard for the claims of interest, duty, and sympathy; as, <i>hardened</i> in vice. <i>Obdurate</i> implies an active resistance of the heart and will aganst the pleadings of compassion and humanity.</p>

<p>— <wf>Ob"du*rate*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Ob"du*rate*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ob"du*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To harden.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob"du*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obduratio</i>.] <def>A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob*dure"</hw> (&obreve;b*d&umacr;r"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To harden.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ob*dure"</hw> (&obreve;b*d&umacr;r"), <hw>Ob*dured"</hw> (&obreve;b*d&umacr;rd"), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Obdurate; hard.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This saw his hapless foes, but stood <i>obdured</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ob*dure"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <hw>Ob*dur"ed*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>} <def>Hardness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"e</hw> (&omacr;"b&esl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Obi</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*be"ah</hw> (?). <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Obi</u>.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to obi; as, the <i>obeah</i> man.</def> <i>B. Edwards.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*be"di*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Obedient.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*be"di*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ob&eacute;dience</i>, L. <i>obedientia</i>, <i>oboedientia</i>. See <u>Obedient</u>, and cf. <u>Obeisance</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Government must compel the <i>obedience</i> of individuals.</blockquote> <i>Ames.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic <i>obedience</i>, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>One of the three monastic vows.</def> <i>Shipley.</i> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Canonical obedience</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Canonical</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Passive obedience</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Passive</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O*be`di*en"ci*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One yielding obedience.</def> [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*be"di*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>obedient</i>, L. <i>obediens</i>, <i>oboediens</i>, <i>-entis</i>. p. pr. of <i>obedire</i>, <i>oboedire</i>, to obey. See <u>Obey</u>.] <def>Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And floating straight, <i>obedient</i> to the stream.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The chief his orders gives; the <i>obedient</i> band,<BR> With due observance, wait the chief's command.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.</p>

<p><hw>O*be`di*en"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ob&eacute;dientiel</i>.] <def>According to the rule of obedience.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>An <i>obediental</i> subjection to the Lord of Nature.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*be"di*ent*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an obedient manner; with obedience.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*bei"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ob&eacute;issance</i> obedience, fr. <i>ob&eacute;issant</i>. See <u>Obey</u>, and cf. <u>Obedience</u>, <u>Abaisance</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Obedience.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Bathsheba bowed and did <i>obeisance</i> unto the king.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings i. 16.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*bei"san*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Obeisance</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O*bei"sant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>ob&eacute;issant</i>, p. pr. of <i>ob&eacute;ir</i> to obey.] <def>Ready to obey; reverent; differential; also, servilely submissive.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*be"li*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; a spit.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob`e*lis"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed like an obelisk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"e*lisk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obeliscus</i>, Gr. &?;, dim. of &?; a spit, a pointed pillar: cf. F. <i>ob&eacute;lisque</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An upright, four- sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called <i>pyramidion</i>. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A mark of reference; — called also <i>dagger</i> [&dagger;]. See <u>Dagger</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"e*lisk</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obelisked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obelisking</u>.] <def>To mark or designate with an obelisk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"e*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obelized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obelizing</u> (?).] [Gr. &?;, fr. <grk>'obelo`s</grk>. See <u>Obelus</u>.] <def>To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful or spirituous.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ob"e*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Obeli</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. <grk>'obelo`s</grk>, prop., a spit.] <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A mark [thus &mdash;, or &divide;]; — so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*eq"ui*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>obequitatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obequitare</i> to ride about.] <def>To ride about.</def> [Obs.] — <wf>Ob*eq`ui*ta"tion</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>Cockerman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"er*on</hw> (&obreve;b"&etilde;r*&obreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. OF. <i>Auberon</i>; prob. of Frankish origin.] <i>(Medi&aelig;val Mythol.)</i> <def>The king of the fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`er*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oberrate</i> to wander about.] <def>A wandering about.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jonhson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*bese"</hw> (?). <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obesus</i> eaten away, lean; also, that has eaten itself fat, fat, stout, p. p. of <i>obedere</i> to devour; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>edere</i> to eat. See <u>Eat</u>.] <def>Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*bese"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being obese; obesity.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*bes"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[L. <i>obesitas</i>: cf.F. <i>ob&eacute;sit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*bey"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obeyed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obeying</u>.] [OE. <i>obeyen</i>, F. <i>ob&eacute;ir</i>, fr. L. <i>obedire</i>, <i>oboedire</i>; <i>ob</i> (see Ob-) + <i>audire</i> to hear. See <u>Audible</u>, and cf. <u>Obeisance</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Children, <i>obey</i> your parents in the Lord.</blockquote> <i>Eph. vi. 1.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Was she the God, that her thou didst <i>obey</i>?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My will <i>obeyed</i> his will.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Afric and India shall his power <i>obey</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To yield to the impulse, power, or operation <i>of</i>; as, a ship <i>obeys</i> her helm.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*bey"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give obedience.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Will he <i>obey</i> when one commands?</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p>&fist; By some old writers <i>obey</i> was used, as in the French idiom, with the preposition <i>to</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>His servants ye are, <i>to</i> whom ye <i>obey</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rom. vi. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He commanded the trumpets to sound: <i>to</i> which the two brave knights <i>obeying</i>, they performed their courses.</blockquote> <i>Sir. P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*bey"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who yields obedience.</def> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*bey"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Obediently; submissively.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ob*firm"</hw> (?), <hw>Ob*firm"ate</hw> (?), } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>obfirmatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obfirmare</i> to make steadfast. See <u>Ob-</u>, and <u>Firm</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>To make firm; to harden in resolution.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall. Sheldon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"fir*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>obfirmatio</i>.] <def>Hardness of heart; obduracy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*fus"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obfuscatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obfuscare</i> to darken; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>fuscare</i>, <i>fuscatum</i>, to darken, from <i>fuscus</i> dark.] <def>Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>offuscate</i>.] <i>Sir. T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*fus"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obfuscated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obfuscating</u>.] <def>To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the ideas whirling round and round about in it, all <i>obfuscated</i> and darkened over with fuliginous matter.</blockquote> <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Clouds of passion which might <i>obfuscate</i> the intellects of meaner females.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Scott.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Ob`fus*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obfuscatio</i>.] <def>The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened.</def> "<i>Obfuscation</i> of the cornea." <i>E. Darwin.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"bi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. of African origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies.</def> [Written also <i>obe</i> and <i>obeah</i>.] <i>De Quincey.</i> <i>B. Edwards.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A charm or fetich.</def> [West Indies] <i>B. Edwards.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*im"bri*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob- </i> + imbricate.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Imbricated, with the overlapping ends directed downward.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"bit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>obit</i>, L. <i>obitus</i>, fr. <i>obire</i> to go against, to go to meet, (sc. <i>mortem</i>) to die; <i>ob</i> (see Ob-) + <i>ire</i> to go. See <u>Issue</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Death; decease; the date of one's death.</def> <i>Wood.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The emoluments and advantages from oblations, <i>obits</i>, and other sources, increased in value.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Post obit</b></col> [L. <i>post obitum</i>]. <cd>See <u>Post-obit</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ob"i*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [L., on the way; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>iter</i> a going, a walk, way.] <def>In passing; incidentally; by the way.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Obiter dictum</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See <u>Dictum</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O*bit"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obitus</i> death. See <u>Obit</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated; as, <i>obitual</i> days.</def> <i>Smart.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*bit"u*a*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of an obituary.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*bit"u*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Obit</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the death of a person or persons; as, an <i>obituary</i> notice; <i>obituary</i> poetry.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*bit"u*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Obituaries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>obituaire</i>. See <u>Obit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person; a notice of the death of a person, accompanied by a biographical sketch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*ject"</hw> (&obreve;b*j&ebreve;kt"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Objected</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Objecting</u>.] [L. <i>objectus</i>, p. p. of <i>objicere</i>, <i>obicere</i>, to throw or put before, to oppose; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>jacere</i> to throw: cf. <i>objecter</i>. See <u>Jet</u> a shooting forth.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Of less account some knight thereto <i>object</i>,<BR> <i>Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some strong impediment or other <i>objecting</i> itself.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Pallas to their eyes<BR> The mist <i>objected</i>, and condensed the skies.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He gave to him to <i>object</i> his heinous crime.</blockquote> <i>Spencer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Others <i>object</i> the poverty of the nation.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The book . . . giveth liberty to <i>object</i> any crime against such as are to be ordered.</blockquote> <i>Whitgift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*ject"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make opposition in words or argument; — usually followed by <i>to</i>.</def> <i>Sir. T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"ject</hw> (&obreve;b"j&ebreve;kt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>objectus</i>. See <u>Object</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an <i>object</i> in the distance; all the <i>objects</i> in sight; he touched a strange <i>object</i> in the dark.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an <i>object</i> of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Object</i> is a term for that about which the knowing subject is conversant; what the schoolmen have styled the "materia circa quam."</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>object</i> of their bitterest hatred.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Object</i>, beside its proper signification, came to be abusively applied to denote motive, end, final cause . . . . This innovation was probably borrowed from the French.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let our <i>object</i> be, our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country.</blockquote> <i>D. Webster.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Sight; show; appearance; aspect.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He, advancing close<BR> Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose<BR> In glorious <i>object</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the <i>object</i> of a transitive verb.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Object glass</b></col>, <cd>the lens, or system of lenses, placed at the end of a telescope, microscope, etc., which is toward the object. Its office is to form an image of the object, which is then viewed by the eyepiece. Called also <i>objective</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Microscope</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Object lesson</b></col>, <cd>a lesson in which object teaching is made use of.</cd> — <col><b>Object staff</b></col>. <i>(Leveling)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Leveling staff</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Object teaching</b></col>, <cd>a method of instruction, in which illustrative objects are employed, each new word or idea being accompanied by a representation of that which it signifies; — used especially in the kindergarten, for young children.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ob*ject"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>objectus</i>, <i>p. p.</i>] <def>Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob*ject"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be presented in opposition; that may be put forward as an objection.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob*jec"ti*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Object</i> + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To cause to become an object; to cause to assume the character of an object; to render objective.</def> <i>J. D. Morell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>objectio</i>: cf. F. <i>objection</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by <i>objection</i>.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no <i>objection</i> to going; unreasonable <i>objections</i>.</def> "<i>Objections</i> against every truth." <i>Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Cause of trouble; sorrow.</def> [Obs. or R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He remembers the <i>objection</i> that lies in his bosom, and he sighs deeply.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Exception; difficulty; doubt; scruple.</p>

<p><hw>Ob*jec"tion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, <i>objectionable</i> words.</def> — <wf>Ob*jec"tion*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ob"ject*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy.</def> <i>Ed. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jec"ti*vate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To objectify.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jec`ti*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Converting into an object.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jec"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>objectif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an object.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; — an epithet applied to whatever ir exterior to the mind, or which is simply an <i>object</i> of thought or feeling, and opposed to <i>subjective</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the Middle Ages, <i>subject</i> meant <i>substance</i>, and has this sense in Descartes and Spinoza: sometimes, also, in Reid. <i>Subjective</i> is used by William of Occam to denote that which exists independent of mind; <i>objective</i>, what is formed by the mind. This shows what is meant by <i>realitas objectiva</i> in Descartes. Kant and Fichte have inverted the meanings. <i>Subject</i>, with them, is the mind which knows; <i>object</i>, that which is known; <i>subjective</i>, the varying conditions of the knowing mind; <i>objective</i>, that which is in the constant nature of the thing known.</blockquote> <i>Trendelenburg.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Objective</i> means that which belongs to, or proceeds from, the object known, and not from the subject knowing, and thus denotes what is real, in opposition to that which is ideal - - what exists in nature, in contrast to what exists merely in the thought of the individual.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Objective</i> has come to mean that which has independent exostence or authority, apart from our experience or thought. Thus, moral law is said to have <i>objective authority</i>, that is, authority belonging to itself, and not drawn from anything in our nature.</blockquote> <i>Calderwood (Fleming's Vocabulary).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, the case which follows a transitive verb or a preposition, being that case in which the direct <i>object</i> of the verb is placed. See <u>Accusative</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p>&fist; The objective case is frequently used without a governing word, esp. in designations of time or space, where a preposition, as <i>at</i>, <i>in</i>, <i>on</i>, etc., may be supplied.</p>

<p><blockquote>My troublous dream [on] <i>this night</i> make me sad.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To write of victories [<i>in</i> or <i>for</i>] <i>next year</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Objective line</b></col> <i>(Perspective)</i>, <cd>a line drawn on the geometrical plane which is represented or sought to be represented.</cd> — <col><b>Objective plane</b></col> <i>(Perspective)</i>, <cd>any plane in the horizontal plane that is represented.</cd> — <col><b>Objective point</b></col>, <cd>the point or result to which the operations of an army are directed. By extension, the point or purpose to which anything, as a journey or an argument, is directed.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Objective</u>, <u>Subjective</u>. <i>Objective</i> is applied to things exterior to the mind, and <i>objects</i> of its attention; <i>subjective</i>, to the operations of the mind itself. Hence, an <i>objective</i> motive is some outward thing awakening desire; a <i>subjective</i> motive is some internal feeling or propensity. <i>Objective</i> views are those governed by outward things; <i>subjective</i> views are produced or modified by internal feeling. Sir Walter Scott's poetry is chiefly <i>objective</i>; that of Wordsworth is eminently <i>subjective</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>In the philosophy of mind, <i>subjective</i> denotes what is to be referred to the thinking subject, the ego; <i>objective</i> what belongs to the object of thought, the non- ego.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Hamilton</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jec"tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>The objective case.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An object glass. See under <u>Object</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Same as <i>Objective point</i>, under <u>Objective</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner or state of an object; as, a determinate idea <i>objectively</i> in the mind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jec"tive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Objectivity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Is there such a motion or <i>objectiveness</i> of external bodies, which produceth light?</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`jec*tiv"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>objectivit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The state, quality, or relation of being objective; character of the object or of the objective.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The calm, the cheerfulness, the disinterested <i>objectivity</i> have disappeared [in the life of the Greeks].</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"ject*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make an object of; to regard as an object; to place in the position of an object.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the latter, as <i>objectized</i> by the former, arise the emotions and affections.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"ject*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no object; purposeless.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*ject"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., an accuser.] <def>One who objects; one who offers objections to a proposition or measure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jib"ways</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Chippeways</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jic"i*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>objiciens</i>, p. pr. of <i>objicere</i> to object.] <def>One who makes objection; an objector.</def> [R.] <i>Cardinal Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`ju*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>objurare</i> to bind by oath; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>jurare</i> to swear, fr. <i>jus</i> right.] <def>A binding by oath.</def> [R.] <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jur"gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Objurgated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Objurgating</u>.] [L. <i>objurgatus</i>, p. p. of <i>objurgare</i> to chide; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>jurgare</i> to quarrel, scold, fr. <i>jus</i> right, court. See <u>Jury</u>.] <def>To chide; to reprove.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob`jur*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>objurgatio</i>: cf.F. <i>objurgation</i>.] <def>The act of objurgating; reproof.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>While the good lady was bestowing this <i>objurgation</i> on Mr. Ben Allen.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With a strong <i>objurgation</i> of the elbow in his ribs.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*jur"ga*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>objurgatorius</i>.] <def>Designed to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing reproof; culpatory.</def> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>objurgatory</i> question of the Pharisees.</blockquote> <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lan"ce*o*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob- </i> + <i>lanceolate</i>.] <def>Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward the point of attachment more than toward the apex.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*late"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblatus</i>, used as p. p. of <i>offerre</i> to bring forward, offer, dedicate; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>latus</i> borne, for <i>tlatus</i>. See <u>Tolerate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an <i>oblate</i> spheroid.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; — used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See <u>Oblate</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Oblate ellipsoid</b></col> or <col><b>spheroid</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis; an oblatum. See <i>Ellipsoid of revolution</i>, under <u>Ellipsoid</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ob*late"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Oblate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the Oblati.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*late"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being oblate.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ob*la"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [LL., fr. L. <i>oblatus</i>. See <u>Oblate</u>.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and their property to a monastery.</def> <i>Addis & Arnold.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblatio</i>: cf. F. <i>oblation</i>. See <u>Oblate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of offering, or of making an offering.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A peculiar . . . <i>oblation</i> given to God.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A pin was the usual <i>oblation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the poor.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*la"tion*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes an offering as an act worship or reverence.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*la"trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblatratus</i>, p. p. of <i>oblatrare</i> to bark against.] <def>To bark or snarl, as a dog.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob`la*tra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of oblatrating; a barking or snarling.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ob*la"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oblata</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Oblate</u>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis. Cf. <u>Oblongum</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lec"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblectatus</i>, p. p. of <i>oblectare</i>.] <def>To delight; to please greatly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob"lec*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblectatio</i>.] <def>The act of pleasing highly; the state of being greatly pleased; delight.</def> [R.] <i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"li*ga*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, — is <i>obligable</i>; and another is not.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"li*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obligated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obligating</u>.] [L. <i>obligatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obligare</i>. See <u>Oblige</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.</def> "<i>Obligated</i> by a sense of duty." <i>Proudfit.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That's your true plan — to <i>obligate</i><BR> The present ministers of state.</blockquote> <i>Churchill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That they may not incline or be <i>obligated</i> to any vile or lowly occupations.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"li*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>obligation</i>. L. <i>obligatio</i>. See <u>Oblige</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of obligating.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A tender conscience is a stronger <i>obligation</i> than a proson.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Every man has <i>obligations</i> which belong to his station. Duties extend beyond <i>obligation</i>, and direct the affections, desires, and intentions, as well as the actions.</blockquote> <i>Whewell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place others under <i>obligations</i> to one.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Days of obligation</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Day</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Ob"li*ga"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <def>See <u>Obbligato</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation.</def> <i>Foxe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being obligatory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"li*ga*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obligatorius</i>: cf.F. <i>obligatoire</i>.] <def>Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; — often followed by <i>on</i> or <i>upon</i>; as, obedience is <i>obligatory</i> on a soldier.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As long as the law is <i>obligatory</i>, so long our obedience is due.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*blige"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obliged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obliging</u> (?).] [OF. <i>obligier</i>, F. <i>obliger</i>, L. <i>obligare</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>ligare</i> to bind. See <u>Ligament</u>, and cf. <u>Obligate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To attach, as by a bond.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He had <i>obliged</i> all the senators and magistrates firmly to himself.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>obliging</i> power of the law is neither founded in, nor to be measured by, the rewards and punishments annexed to it.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Religion <i>obliges</i> men to the practice of those virtues which conduce to the preservation of our health.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to accommodate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thus man, by his own strength, to heaven would soar,<BR> And would not be <i>obliged</i> to God for more.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The gates before it are brass, and the whole much <i>obliged</i> to Pope Urban VIII.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall be more <i>obliged</i> to you than I can express.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. E. Montagu.</i></p>

<p><! p. 991 !></p>

<p><hw>Ob"li*gee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>oblig&eacute;</i>, p. p. of <i>obliger</i>. See <u>Oblige</u>.] <def>The person to whom another is bound, or the person to whom a bond is given.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*blige"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Obligation.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I will not resist, therefore, whatever it is, either of divine or human <i>obligement</i>, that you lay upon me.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*bli"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, obliges.</def> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*bli"ging</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Mons.Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very <i>obliging</i> to a stranger who desires the sight of them.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Civil; complaisant; courteous; kind, — <u>Obliging</u>, <u>Kind</u>, <u>Complaisant</u>. One is <i>kind</i> who desires to see others happy; one is <i>complaisant</i> who endeavors to make them so in social intercourse by attentions calculated to please; one who is <i>obliging</i> performs some actual service, or has the disposition to do so.</p>

<p>— <wf>O*bli"ging*ly</wf>. <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O*bli"ging*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ob`li*gor"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The person who binds himself, or gives his bond to another.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`li*qua"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obliquatio</i>, fr. <i>obliquare</i> to turn obliquely. See <u>Oblique</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the <i>obliquation</i> of the eyes.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Deviation from moral rectitude.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob*lique"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>obliquus</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>liquis</i> oblique; cf. <i>licinus</i> bent upward, Gr &?; slanting.] [Written also <i>oblike</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It has a direction <i>oblique</i> to that of the former motion.</blockquote> <i>Cheyne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The love we bear our friends . . . <BR> Hath in it certain <i>oblique</i> ends.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This mode of <i>oblique</i> research, when a more direct one is denied, we find to be the only one in our power.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then would be closed the restless, <i>oblique</i> eye.<BR> That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy.</blockquote> <i>Wordworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His natural affection in a direct line was strong, in an <i>oblique</i> but weak.</blockquote> <i>Baker.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Oblique angle</b></col>, <col><b>Oblique ascension</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Angle</u>,<u>Ascension</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique arch</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face, and whose intrados is in consequence askew.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique bridge</b></col>, <cd>a skew bridge. See under <u>Bridge</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Oblique case</b></col> <i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>any case except the nominative. See <u>Case</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Oblique circle</b></col> <i>(Projection)</i>, <cd>a circle whose plane is oblique to the axis of the primitive plane.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique fire</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a fire the direction of which is not perpendicular to the line fired at.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique flank</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>that part of the curtain whence the fire of the opposite bastion may be discovered.</cd> <i>Wilhelm.</i> — <col><b>Oblique leaf</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A leaf twisted or inclined from the normal position.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A leaf having one half different from the other.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique line</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a line that, meeting or tending to meet another, makes oblique angles with it.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique motion</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a kind of motion or progression in which one part ascends or descends, while the other prolongs or repeats the same tone, as in the accompanying example.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique muscle</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles; — applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique narration</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Oblique speech</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique planes</b></col> <i>(Dialing)</i>, <cd>planes which decline from the zenith, or incline toward the horizon.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique sailing</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the movement of a ship when she sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points, making an oblique angle with the meridian.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique speech</b></col> <i>(Rhet.)</i>, <cd>speech which is quoted indirectly, or in a different person from that employed by the original speaker.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique sphere</b></col> <i>(Astron. & Geog.)</i>, <cd>the celestial or terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point on the earth except the poles and the equator.</cd> — <col><b>Oblique step</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a step in marching, by which the soldier, while advancing, gradually takes ground to the right or left at an angle of about 25&deg;. It is not now practiced.</cd> <i>Wilhelm.</i> — <col><b>Oblique system of co&ouml;rdinates</b></col> <i>(Anal. Geom.)</i>, <cd>a system in which the co&ouml;rdinate axes are oblique to each other.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lique"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>An oblique line.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lique"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obliqued</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obliquing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Projecting his person towards it in a line which <i>obliqued</i> from the bottom of his spine.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half- facing either to the right or left.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lique"-an`gled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having oblique angles; as, an <i>oblique-angled</i> triangle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lique"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly.</def> "Truth <i>obliquely</i> leveled." <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Declining from the noon of day,<BR> The sun <i>obliquely</i> shoots his burning ray.</blockquote> <i>Pope</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His discourse tends <i>obliquely</i> to the detracting from others.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lique"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of being oblique.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*liq"ui*ty</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Obliquities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>obliquitas</i>: cf. F. <i>obliquit&eacute;</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the <i>obliquity</i> of the ecliptic to the equator.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To disobey [God] . . . imports a moral <i>obliquity</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblitus</i>, p. p. pf <i>oblinere</i> to besmear.] <def>Indistinct; slurred over.</def> [Obs.] "Obscure and <i>oblite</i> mention." <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lit"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obliterated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obliterating</u>.] [L. <i>obliteratus</i>, p. p. of <i>obliterare</i> to obliterate; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>litera</i>, <i>littera</i>, letter. See <u>Letter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to <i>obliterate</i> ideas; to <i>obliterate</i> the monuments of antiquity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly <i>obliterated</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Black.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lit"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Scarcely distinct; — applied to the markings of insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lit`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obliteratio</i>: cf.F. <i>oblit&eacute;ration</i>.] <def>The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.</def> <i>Sir. M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lit"er*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending or serving to obliterate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*liv"i*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblivio</i>, akin to <i>oblivisci</i> to forget: cf. OF. <i>oblivion</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Second childishness and mere <i>oblivion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Among our crimes <i>oblivion</i> may be set.</blockquote> <i>Dryden</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The origin of our city will be buried in eternal <i>oblivion</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def> Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon; as, an act of <i>oblivion</i>.</def> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Forgetfulness</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ob*liv"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obliviosus</i>: cf.F. <i>oblivieux</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness.</def> "The <i>oblivious</i> pool." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She lay in deep, <i>oblivious</i> slumber.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Evincing oblivion; forgetful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Through are both weak in body and <i>oblivious</i>.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Obliv"i*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Ob*liv"i*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>Foxe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*loc"u*tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblocutor</i>, <i>obloquutor</i>, fr. <i>obloqui</i>, <i>oblocutus</i>, to speak against; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>loqui</i> to speak. See <u>Loquacious</u>.] <def>A disputer; a gainsayer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"long</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblongus</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>longus</i> long: cf. F. <i>oblong</i>.] <def>Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"long</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The best figure of a garden I esteem an <i>oblong</i> upon a descent.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ob`lon*ga"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The medulla oblongata.</def> <i>B. G. Wilder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"lon*ga"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"long*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat oblong.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"long*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an oblong form.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"long*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State or quality of being oblong.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"long-o"vate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Between oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ob*lon"gum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oblonga</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Oblong</u>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. <u>Oblatum</u>, and see <i>Ellipsoid of revolution</i>, under <u>Ellipsoid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*lo"qui*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing obloquy; reproachful</def> [R.] <i>Naunton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"lo*quy</hw> (&obreve;b"l&osl;*kw&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obloquium</i>, fr. <i>obloqui</i>. See <u>Oblocutor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth be mentioned with <i>obloquy</i> and detraction?</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cause of reproach; disgrace.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.</p>

<p><hw>Ob`luc*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblictutio</i>, fr. <i>obluctari</i> to struggle against.] <def>A struggle against; resistance; opposition.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fotherby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`mu*tes"cence</hw> (&obreve;b`m&usl;*t&ebreve;s"s<i>e</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obmutescens</i>, p. pr of <i>obmutescere</i> to become dumb; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>mutescere</i> to grow dumb, fr. <i>mutus</i> dumb.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A becoming dumb; loss of speech.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A keeping silent or mute.</def> <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*nox"ious</hw> (&obreve;b*n&obreve;k"sh&ubreve;s), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obnoxius</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>noxius</i> hurtful. See <u>Noxious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; — with <i>to</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The writings of lawyers, which are tied <i>obnoxious</i> to their particular laws.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Esteeming it more honorable to live on the public than to be <i>obnoxious</i> to any private purse.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Obnoxious</i>, first or last,<BR> To basest things</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy.</def> "The contrived and interested schemes of . . . <i>obnoxious</i> authors." <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All are <i>obnoxious</i>, and this faulty land,<BR> Like fainting Hester, does before you stand<BR> Watching your scepter.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Offensive; odious; hateful; as, an <i>obnoxious</i> statesman; a minister <i>obnoxious</i> to the Whigs.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Ob*nox"ious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Ob*nox"ious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*nu"bi*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>obnubilatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obnubilare</i> to obscure. See <u>Ob- </u>, and <u>Nubilate</u>.] <def>To cloud; to obscure.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i> — <wf>Ob*nu"bi*la"tion</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>Beddoes.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"boe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. F. <i>hautbois</i>. See <u>Hautboy</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat like the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of a double reed; a hautboy.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Oboe d'amore</b></col> [It., lit., oboe of love], <i>and</i> <col><b>||Oboe di caccia</b></col> [It., lit., oboe of the chase], <cd>are names of obsolete modifications of the oboe, often found in the scores of Bach and Handel.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O"bo*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A performer on the oboe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"o*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Obolus</u>.] <def>Possessing only small coins; impoverished.</def> [R.] <i>Lamb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>obole</i>. See <u>Obolus</u>.] <i>(Old Pharm.)</i> <def>A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple.</def> [Written also <i>obol</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob"o*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Obelize</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"o*lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Obolus</u>.] <def>A copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in value.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ob"o*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oboli</b></plw> (#). [L., fr Gr. (&?;)] <i>(Gr.Antiq.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob`o*me"goid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> + <i>omegoid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Obversely omegoid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*o"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> + <i>oval</i>.] <def>Obovate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*o"vate</hw> (?). <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> + <i>ovate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an <i>obovate</i> leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*rep"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obreptio</i>, fr. <i>obrepere</i>, <i>obreptum</i>, to creep up to; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>repere</i> to creep.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.</def> <i>Bell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`rep*ti"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obreptitus</i>. See <u>Obreption</u>.] <def>Done or obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.</def> [R.] <i>Cotgrave.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"ro*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>obrogatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obrogare</i> to obrogate.] <def>To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ob"rok</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ. <i>obrok'</i>.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A rent.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A poll tax paid by peasants absent from their lord's estate.</def> [Russia] <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scene"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obscenus</i>, <i>obscaenus</i>, <i>obscoenus</i>, ill looking, filthy, obscene: cf. F. <i>obsc&eacute;ne</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing or presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, <i>obscene</i> language; <i>obscene</i> pictures.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Words that were once chaste, by frequent use grew <i>obscene</i> and uncleanly.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Foul; fifthy; disgusting.</def></p>

<p> <blockquote>A girdle foul with grease b&?;&?;ds his <i>obscene</i> attire.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Inauspicious; ill-omened.</def> [R.] [A Latinism]</p>

<p><blockquote>At the cheerful light,<BR> The groaning ghosts and birds <i>obscene</i> take flight.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Impure; immodest; indecent; unchaste; lewd.</p>

<p>— <wf>Ob*scene"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Ob*scene"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scen"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Obscenities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>obscentias</i>: cf.F. <i>obsc&eacute;nit&eacute;</i>.] <def>That quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chasity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness; obsceneness; as, the <i>obscenity</i> of a speech, or a picture.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Mr.Cowley asserts plainly, that <i>obscenity</i> has no place in wit.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No pardon vile <i>obscenity</i> should find.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scur"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obscurans</i>, p. pr. of <i>obscurare</i> to obscure.] <def>One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom.</def> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scur"ant*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The system or the principles of the obscurants.</def> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scur"ant*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Obscurant</u>.</def> <i>Ed. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`scu*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obscurativ</i>: cf.F. <i>obscuration</i>. See <u>Obscure</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> ] <def>The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being obscured; as, the <i>obscuration</i> of the moon in an eclipse.</def> <i>Sir J. Herschel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Obscurer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Obscurest</u>.] [L. <i>obscurus</i>, orig., covered; <i>ob-</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. <i>scutum</i> shield, Skr. <i>sku</i> to cover: cf.F. <i>obscur</i>. Cf. <u>Sky</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His lamp shall be put out in <i>obscure</i> darkness.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xx. 20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>obscure</i> bird<BR> Clamored the livelong night.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>obscure</i> corners of the earth.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not noticeable; humble; mean.</def> "O base and <i>obscure</i> vulgar." <i>Shak.</i> "An <i>obscure</i> person." <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an <i>obscure</i> passage or inscription.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an <i>obscure</i> view of remote objects.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Obscure rays</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>those rays which are not luminous or visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits of the visible portion.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse; intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed; unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.</p>

<p><hw>Ob*scure"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obscured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obscuring</u>.] [L. <i>obscurare</i>, fr. <i>obscurus</i>: cf. OF. <i>obscurer</i>. See <u>Obscure</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with <i>obscured</i> lights.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,<BR> And I should be <i>obscured</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is scarce any duty which has been so <i>obscured</i> by the writings of learned men as this.</blockquote> <i>Wake.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And seest not sin <i>obscures</i> thy godlike frame?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Ob*scure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>How! There's bad news.<BR> I must <i>obscure</i>, and hear it.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scure"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Obscurity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scure"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an obscure manner.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scure"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration.</def> <i>Pomfret.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scure"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Obscurity.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scur"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, obscures.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*scu"ri*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obscuritas</i>: cf. F. <i>obscurit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Yuo are not for <i>obscurity</i> designed.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They were now brought forth from <i>obscurity</i>, to be contemplated by artists with admiration and despair.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Darkness</u>; dimness; gloom. See <u>Darkness</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ob"se*crate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obsecrated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb, n.</i></pos> <u>Obsecrating</u>.] [L. <i>obsecratus</i>, p. p. of <i>obsecrare</i>, prop., to ask on religious grounds; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>sacrare</i> to declare as sacred, from <i>sacer</i> sacred.] <def>To beseech; to supplicate; to implore.</def> [R.]. <i>Cockerman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"se*cra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsecratio</i>: cf. F. <i>obsecration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the <i>obsecrations</i> of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."</def> <i>Bp. Stillingfeet.</i> <i>Shipley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"se*cra*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Expressing, or used in, entreaty; supplicatory.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"se*quent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsequens</i>, p. pr. of <i>obsequi</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob- </u>) + <i>sequi</i>. See <u>Sequence</u>.] <def>Obedient; submissive; obsequious.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fotherby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*se"qui*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Obsequiousness.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob"se*quies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Obsequy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*se"qui*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsequiosus</i>, fr. <i>obsequium</i> compliance, fr. <i>obsequi</i>, <i>fr</i>. <i>obsequi</i>: cf. F. <i>obs&eacute;quieux</i>, See <u>Obsequent</u>, and cf. <u>Obsequy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of another; devoted.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His servants weeping,<BR> <i>Obsequious</i> to his orders, bear him hither.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Servilely or meanly attentive; compliant to excess; cringing; fawning; as, <i>obsequious</i> flatterer, parasite.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There lies ever in "<i>obsequious</i>" at the present the sense of an observance which is overdone, of an unmanly readiness to fall in with the will of another.</blockquote> <i>Trench.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [See <u>Obsequy</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to obsequies; funereal.</def> [R.] "To do <i>obsequious</i> sorrow." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Compliant; obedient; servile. See <u>Yielding</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ob*se"qui*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In an obsequious manner; compliantly; fawningly.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a manner appropriate to obsequies.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Whilst I a while <i>obsequiously</i> lament<BR> The untimely fall of virtuous Lancaster.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*se"qui*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being obsequious.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"se*quy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Obsequies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>obsequiae</i>, pl., funeral rites, fr. <i>obsequi</i>: cf.F. <i>obs&egrave;ques</i>. See <u>Obsequent</u>, and cf. <u>Obsequious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; — now used only in the plural.</def> <i>Spencer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will . . . fetch him hence, and solemnly attend,<BR> With silent <i>obsequy</i> and funeral train.</blockquote> <i>Milton</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will myself<BR> Be the chief mourner at his <i>obsequies</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The funeral <i>obsequies</i> were decently and privately performed by his family</blockquote> <i>J. P. Mahaffy.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Obsequiousness.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>observabilis</i>: cf.F. <i>observable</i>.] <def>Worthy or capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable; remarkable.</def> <i>Sir. T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The difference is sufficiently <i>observable</i>.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Ob*serv"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> — <wf>Ob*serv"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>observance</i>, L. <i>observantia</i>. See <u>Observant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; — usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the <i>observance</i> of the Sabbath is general; the strict <i>observance</i> of duties.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is a custom<BR> More honored in the breach than the <i>observance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a form; a practice; a rite; a custom.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At dances<BR> These young folk kept their <i>observances</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Use all the <i>observance</i> of civility.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some represent to themselves the whole of religion as consisting in a few easy <i>observances</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O I that wasted time to tend upon her,<BR> To compass her with sweet <i>observances</i>!</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Servile attention; sycophancy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Salads and flesh, such as their haste could get,<BR> Served with <i>observance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This is not atheism,<BR> But court <i>observance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Observance</u>, <u>Observation</u>. These words are discriminated by the two distinct senses of <i>observe</i>. To <i>observe</i> means (1) to keep strictly; as, to <i>observe</i> a fast day, and hence, <i>observance</i> denotes the keeping or heeding with strictness; (2) to consider attentively, or to remark; and hence, <i>observation</i> denotes either the act of <i>observing</i>, or some remark made as the result thereof. We do not say the <i>observation</i> of Sunday, though the word was formerly so used. The Pharisees were curious in external <i>observances</i>; the astronomers are curious in celestial <i>observations</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Love rigid honesty,<BR> And strict <i>observance</i> of impartial laws.</blockquote> <i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"an*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Observance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Ob*ser`van"dum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Observanda</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>A thing to be observed.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>observans</i>, <i>-anits</i>, p. pr. of <i>observare</i>: cf. F. <i>observant</i>. See <u>Observe</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an <i>observant</i> spectator; <i>observant</i> habits.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wandering from clime to clime <i>observant</i> stray'd.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Submissively attentive; obediently watchful; regardful; mindful; obedient (to); — with <i>of</i>, as, to be <i>observant</i> of rules.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We are told how <i>observant</i> Alexander was of his master Aristotle.</blockquote> <i>Sir K. Digby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who observes forms and rules.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sycophantic servant.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Silly ducking <i>observants</i>,<BR> That stretch their duties nicely.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>An Observantine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob`ser*van"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Fr. <i>observantin</i>.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of the founder, especially as to poverty; — called also <i>Observants</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"ant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an observant manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob`ser*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>observatio</i>: cf.F. <i>observation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My <i>observation</i>, which very seldom lies.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view; reflection; conclusion; judgment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In matters of human prudence, we shall find the greatest advantage in making wise <i>observations</i> on our conduct.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence: An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what one has observed; a remark.</def> "That's a foolish <i>observation</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>observations</i> which ourselves we make<BR> We grow more partial for the observer's sake.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the <i>observation</i> of it in such circumstances.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Science)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The act of recognizing and noting some fact or occurrence in nature, as an aurora, a corona, or the structure of an animal.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Specifically, the act of measuring, with suitable instruments, some magnitude, as the time of an occultation, with a clock; the right ascension of a star, with a transit instrument and clock; the sun's altitude, or the distance of the moon from a star, with a sextant; the temperature, with a thermometer, etc. </def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The information so acquired.</def></p>

<p>&fist; When a phenomenon is scrutinized as it occurs in nature, the act is termed an <i>observation</i>. When the conditions under which the phenomenon occurs are artificial, or arranged beforehand by the observer, the process is called an <i>experiment</i>. <i>Experiment</i> includes <i>observation</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>To take an observation</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to ascertain the altitude of a heavenly body, with a view to fixing a vessel's position at sea.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Observance; notice; attention; remark; comment; note. See <u>Observance</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ob`ser*va"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a pertaining to observation; consisting of, or containing, observations.</def> <i>Chalmers.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Observing; watchful.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"ser*va`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who observes or takes notice.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who makes a remark.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Observatories</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>observatoire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The new <i>observatory</i> in Greenwich Park.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of any particular class or series of natural phenomena.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be observed or commanded.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire.</def> <i>Farrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Observed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Observing</u>.] [L. <i>observare</i>, <i>observatum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>servare</i> to save, preserve, keep, heed, observe: cf.F. <i>observer</i>. See <u>Serve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to <i>observe</i> rules or commands; to <i>observe</i> civility.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye shall <i>observe</i> the feast of unleavened bread.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xii. 17.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He wolde no such cursedness <i>observe</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Must I budge? Must I <i>observe</i> you?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>With solemn purpose to <i>observe</i><BR> <i>Immutably his sovereign</i> will.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to <i>observe</i> an eclipse; to <i>observe</i> the color or fashion of a dress; to <i>observe</i> the movements of an army.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serve"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to attend.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a remark; to comment; — generally with <i>on</i> or <i>upon</i>.</def> </p>

<p><blockquote>I have barely quoted . . . without <i>observing</i> upon it.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To remark. See <u>Remark</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical <i>observer</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The observed of all <i>observers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Careful <i>observers</i> may foretell the hour,<BR> By sure prognostic, when to dread a shower.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice.</def> "Diligent <i>observers</i> of old customs." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These . . . hearkend unto <i>observers</i> of times.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xviii. 14.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who fulfills or performs; as, an <i>observer</i> of his promises.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A sycophantic follower.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"er*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or work of an observer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*serv"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what passes; as, an <i>observing</i> person; an <i>observing</i> mind.</def> — <wf>Ob*serv"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ob*sess"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsessus</i>, p. p. of <i>obsidere</i> to besiege; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>sedere</i> to sit.] <def>To besiege; to beset.</def> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*ses"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsessio</i>: cf.F. <i>obsession</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of besieging.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being besieged; — used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.</def> <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whether by <i>obsession</i> or possession, I will not determine.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*sid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Obsidianus lapis</i>, so named, according to Pliny, after one <i>Obsidius</i>, who discovered it in Ethiopia: cf.F. <i>obsidiane</i>, <i>obsidienne</i>. The later editions of Pliny read <i>Obsianus lapis</i>, and <i>Obsius</i>, instead of <i>Obsidianus lapis</i>, and <i>Obsidius</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A kind of glass produced by volcanoes. It is usually of a black color, and opaque, except in thin splinters.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In a thin section it often exhibits a fluidal structure, marked by the arrangement of microlites in the lines of the flow of the molten mass.</p>

<p><hw>Ob*sid"i*o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsidionalis</i>, from <i>obsidio</i> a siege, <i>obsidere</i> to besiege: cf.F. <i>obsidional</i>. See <u>Obsess</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a siege.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Obsidional crown</b></col> <i>(Rom.Antiq.)</i>, <cd>a crown bestowed upon a general who raised the siege of a beleaguered place, or upon one who held out against a siege.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ob*sig`il*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>sigillum</i> a seal.] <def>A sealing up.</def> [Obs.] <i>Maunder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*sign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Obsignate</u>.] <def>To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bradford.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*sig"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsignated</i>, p. p. <i>of obsignare</i> to seal. See <u>Ob-</u>, and <u>Sign</u>.] <def>To seal; to ratify.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`sig*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsignatio</i>.] <def>The act of sealing or ratifying; the state of being sealed or confirmed; confirmation, as by the Holy Spirit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The spirit of manifestation will but upbraid you in the shame and horror of a sad eternity, if you have not the spirit of <i>obsignation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*sig"na*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ratifying; confirming by sealing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Samuel Ward (1643)</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`so*lesce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsolescere</i>. See <u>Obsolescent</u>.] <def>To become obsolescent.</def> [R.] <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`so*les"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Obsolescent</u>.] <def>The state of becoming obsolete.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob`so*les"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsolescens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>obsolescere</i>, to wear out gradually, to fall into disuse; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>solere</i> to use, be wont.] <def>Going out of use; becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"so*lete</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obsoletus</i>, p. p. of <i>obsolescere</i>. See <u>Obsolescent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an <i>obsolete</i> word; an <i>obsolete</i> statute; — applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old; disused; neglected. See <u>Ancient</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ob"so*lete</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become obsolete; to go out of use.</def> [R.] <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"so*lete*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an obsolete manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"so*lete*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of desuetude.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Indistinctness; want of development.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"so*let*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A disused word or phrase; an archaism.</def> <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"sta*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>obstaculum</i>, fr. <i>obstare</i> to withstand, oppose; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>stare</i> to stand. See <u>Stand</u>. and cf. <u>Oust</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If all <i>obstacles</i> were cut away.<BR> And that my path were even to the crown.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Impediment; obstuction; hindrance; difficulty. See <u>Impediment</u>, and <u>Obstruction</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Ob"stan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstantia</i>, fr. <i>obstans</i>, p. pr. of <i>obstare</i>. See <u>Obstacle</u>.] <def>Opposition; impediment; obstruction.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ob*stet"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Ob*stet"ric*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstetricius</i>, fr. <i>obstetrix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, a midwife, fr. <i>obstare</i> to stand before: cf.F. <i>obst&eacute;trique</i>. See <u>Obstacle</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the <i>obstetric</i> art.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Obstetrical toad</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a European toad of the genus <i>Alytes</i>, especially <i>A. obstetricans</i>. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are hatched.</cd></p>

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<p><hw>Ob*stet"ri*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstetricatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obstetricare</i>, fr. <i>obstetrix</i>.] <def>To perform the office of midwife.</def> [Obs.] "Nature does <i>obstetricate</i>." <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*stet"ri*cate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To assist as a midwife.</def> [Obs.] <i>E. Waterhouse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*stet"ri*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of assisting as a midwife; delivery.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`ste*tri"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob`ste*tri"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Obstetric</u>.] <def>Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; hence, facilitating any bringing forth or deliverance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Yet is all human teaching but maieutical, or <i>obstetricious</i>.</blockquote> <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*stet"rics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>obst&eacute;trique</i>. See <u>Obstetric</u>.] <def>The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*stet"ri*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Obstetrics.</def> [R.] <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"sti*na*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Obstinate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You do not well in <i>obstinacy</i><BR> To cavil in the course of this contract.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To shelter their ignorance, or <i>obstinacy</i>, under the obscurity of their terms.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the <i>obstinacy</i> of a disease or evil.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Pertinacity; firmness; resoluteness; inflexibility; persistency; stubbornness; perverseness; contumacy. — <u>Obstinacy</u>, <u>Pertinacity</u>. <i>Pertinacity</i> denotes great firmness in holding to a thing, aim, etc. <i>Obstinacy</i> is great firmness in holding out against persuasion, attack, etc. The former consists in adherence, the latter in resistance. An opinion is advocated with pertinacity or defended with <i>obstinacy</i>. <i>Pertinacity</i> is often used in a good sense; <i>obstinacy</i> generally in a bad one. "In this reply was included a very gross mistake, and if with <i>pertinacity</i> maintained, a capital error." <i>Sir T. Browne.</i> "Every degree of <i>obstinacy</i> in youth is one step to rebellion." <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"sti*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obstinare</i> to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + a word from the root of <i>stare</i> to stand. See <u>Stand</u>, and cf. <u>Destine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; — usually implying unreasonableness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have known great cures done by <i>obstinate</i> resolution of drinking no wine.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No ass so meek, no ass so <i>obstinate</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Of sense and outward things.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, <i>obstinate</i> fever; <i>obstinate</i> obstructions.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious; persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding; refractory; contumacious. See <u>Stubborn</u>.</p>

<p>— <wf>Ob"sti*nate*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Ob"sti*nate*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ob`sti*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstinatio</i>.] <def>Obstinacy; stubbornness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`sti*pa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstipatio</i> a close pressure; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>stipare</i> to press.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of stopping up, as a passage.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Extreme constipation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hooper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*strep"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstreperus</i>, from <i>obstrepere</i> to make a noise at; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>strepere</i> to make a noise.] <def>Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous.</def> "The <i>obstreperous</i> city." <i>Wordsworth.</i> "<i>Obstreperous</i> approbation." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Beating the air with their <i>obstreperous</i> beaks.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Ob*strep"er*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Ob*strep"er*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ob*stric"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstringere</i>, <i>obstrictum</i>, to bind to or about.] <def>The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*stringe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Obstriction</u>.] <def>To constrain; to put under obligation.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Gardiner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*struct"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obstructed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obstructing</u>.] [L. <i>obstructus</i>, p. p. of <i>obstruere</i> to build up before or against, to obstruct; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob- </u>) + <i>struere</i> to pile up. See <u>Structure</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to <i>obstruct</i> a street; to <i>obstruct</i> the channels of the body.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>'T is the <i>obstructed</i> paths of sound shall clear.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor <i>obstructs</i> the passage of ships; clouds <i>obstruct</i> the light of the sun; unwise rules <i>obstruct</i> legislation.</def> "Th' impatience of <i>obstructed</i> love." <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog; choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.</p>

<p><hw>Ob*struct"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who obstructs or hinders.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*struc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstructio</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A popular assembly free from <i>obstruction</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>To die, and go we know not where,<BR> To lie in cold <i>obstruction</i>, and to rot.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Obstacle</u>; bar; barrier; impediment; clog; check; hindrance. — <u>Obstruction</u>, <u>Obstacle</u>. The difference between these words is that indicated by their etymology; an <i>obstacle</i> is something standing in the way; an <i>obstruction</i> is something put in the way. <i>Obstacle</i> implies more fixedness and is the stronger word. We remove <i>obstructions</i>; we surmount <i>obstacles</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Disparity in age seems a greater <i>obstacle</i> to an intimate friendship than inequality of fortune.</blockquote> <i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The king expected to meet with all the <i>obstructions</i> and difficulties his enraged enemies could lay in his way.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*struc"tion*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or the policy of obstructing progress.</def> <i>Lond. Lit. World.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*struc"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative body.</def> — <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to obstructionists.</def> [Recent]</p>

<p><hw>Ob*struct"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>obstrictif</i>.] <def>Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment.</def> — <wf>Ob*struct"ive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ob*struct"ive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An obstructive person or thing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"stru*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstruens</i>, p. pr. of <i>obstruere</i>. See <u>Obstruct</u>.] <def>Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an <i>obstruent</i> medicine.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"stru*ent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an <i>obstruent</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*stu`pe*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstuperfacere</i> to stupefy.] <def>See <u>Stupefaction</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*stu`pe*fac"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Stupefactive.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob*stu"pe*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf.L. <i>obstupefacere</i>. See <u>Ob-</u>, and <u>Stupefy</u>.] <def>See <u>Stupefy</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob*tain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obtained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obtaining</u>.] [F. <i>obtenir</i>, L. <i>obtinere</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>tenere</i> to hold. See <u>Tenable</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hold; to keep; to possess.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His mother, then, is mortal, but his Sire<BR> He who <i>obtains</i> the monarchy of heaven.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some pray for riches; riches they <i>obtain</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>By guileful fair words peace may be <i>obtained</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It may be that I may <i>obtain</i> children by her.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xvi. 2.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To attain; gain; procure; acquire; win; earn. See <u>Attain</u>. — To <u>Obtain</u>, <u>Get</u>, <u>Gain</u>, <u>Earn</u>, <u>Acquire</u>. The idea of <i>getting</i> is common to all these terms. We may, indeed, with only a slight change of sense, substitute <i>get</i> for either of them; as, to <i>get</i> or to <i>gain</i> a prize; to <i>get</i> or to <i>obtain</i> an employment; to <i>get</i> or to <i>earn</i> a living; to <i>get</i> or to <i>acquire</i> a language. To <i>gain</i> is to get by striving; and as this is often a part of our good fortune, the word <i>gain</i> is peculiarly applicable to whatever comes to us fortuitously. Thus, we <i>gain</i> a victory, we <i>gain</i> a cause, we <i>gain</i> an advantage, etc. To <i>earn</i> is to deserve by labor or service; as, to <i>earn</i> good wages; to <i>earn</i> a triumph. Unfortunately, one does not always <i>get</i> or <i>obtain</i> what he has <i>earned</i>. To <i>obtain</i> implies desire for possession, and some effort directed to the attainment of that which is not immediately within our reach. Whatever we thus <i>seek</i> and <i>get</i>, we <i>obtain</i>, whether by our own exertions or those of others; whether by good or bad means; whether permanently, or only for a time. Thus, a man <i>obtains</i> an employment; he <i>obtains</i> an answer to a letter, etc. To <i>acquire</i> is more limited and specific. We <i>acquire</i> what comes to us gradually in the regular exercise of our abilities, while we <i>obtain</i> what comes in any way, provided we desire it. Thus, we <i>acquire</i> knowledge, property, honor, reputation, etc. What we <i>acquire</i> becomes, to a great extent, permanently our own; as, to <i>acquire</i> a language; to <i>acquire</i> habits of industry, etc.</p>

<p><hw>Ob*tain"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom <i>obtains</i> of going to the seashore in summer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sobriety hath by use <i>obtained</i> to signify temperance in drinking.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Theodosian code, several hundred years after Justinian's time, did <i>obtain</i> in the western parts of Europe.</blockquote> <i>Baker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To prevail; to succeed.</def> [R.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>So run that ye may <i>obtain</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. ix. 24.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is due from the judge to the advocate, some commendation, where causes are fair pleaded; especially towards the side which <i>obtaineth</i> not.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tain"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being obtained.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tain"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who obtains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tain"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or process of obtaining; attainment.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tect"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtectus</i>, p. p. of <i>obtegere</i> to cover over.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Covered; protected.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of certain files.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tem"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [See <u>Obtemperate</u>.] <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>To obey (a judgment or decree).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tem"per*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtemperare</i>, <i>obtemperatum</i> to obey.] <def>To obey.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obtended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obtending</u>.] [L. <i>obtendere</i>, <i>obtentum</i>, to stretch or place before or against; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>tendere</i> to stretch.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To oppose; to hold out in opposition.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*ten`e*bra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtenebrate</i> to make dark.] <def>The act of darkening; the state of being darkened; darkness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In every megrim or vertigo, there is an <i>obtenebration</i> joined with a semblance of turning round.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*ten"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtentio</i>. See <u>Obtend</u>.] <def>The act of obtending.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*test"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obtested</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obtesting</u>.] [L. <i>obtestari</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>testari</i> to witness, fr. <i>testis</i> a witness.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To call to witness; to invoke as a witness.</def> [R.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob*test"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To protest.</def> [R.] <i>E. Waterhouse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`tes*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtestatio</i>.] <def>The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Antonio asserted this with great <i>obtestation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`trec*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtrectatio</i>, from <i>obtrectare</i> to detract from through envy. See <u>Detract</u>.] <def>Slander; detraction; calumny.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*trude"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obtruded</u>, <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obtruding</u>.] [L. <i>obtrudere</i>, <i>obtrusum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>trudere</i> to thrust. See <u>Threat</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to <i>obtrude</i> one's self upon a company.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The objects of our senses <i>obtrude</i> their particular ideas upon our minds, whether we will or no.</blockquote> <i>Lock.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge unduly or against the will.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*trude"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To thrust one's self upon a company or upon attention; to intrude.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To <u>Obtrude</u>, <u>Intrude</u>. To <i>intrude</i> is to thrust one's self into a place, society, etc., without right, or uninvited; to <i>obtrude</i> is to force one's self, remarks, opinions, etc., into society or upon persons with whom one has no such intimacy as to justify such boldness.</p>

<p><hw>Ob*trud"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who obtrudes.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*trun"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtruncatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obtruncare</i>.] <def>To deprive of a limb; to lop.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ob`trun*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtruncatio</i>.] <def>The act of lopping or cutting off.</def> [R.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tru"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtrusio</i>. See <u>Obtrude</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of obtruding; a thrusting upon others by force or unsolicited; as, the <i>obtrusion</i> of crude opinions on the world.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is obtruded.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tru"sion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who practices or excuses obtrusion.</def> [R.] <i>Gent. Mag.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tru"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.</def> — <wf>Ob*tru"sive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> - - <wf>Ob*tru"sive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Not obvious, not <i>obtrusive</i>, but retired.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tund"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obtunded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obtunding</u>.] [L. <i>obtundere</i>, <i>obtusum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>tundere</i> to strike or beat. See <u>Stutter</u>.] <def>To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to <i>obtund</i> the acrimony of the gall.</def> [Archaic] <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They . . . have filled all our law books with the <i>obtunding</i> story of their suits and trials.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tund"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtundens</i>, p. pr. of <i>obtundere</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; — nearly the same as <i>demulcent</i>.</def> <i>Forsyth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tund"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>That which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts sensibility.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob`tu*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obturare</i> to stop up: cf.F. <i>obturation</i>.] <def>The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.</def> "Deaf by an outward <i>obturation</i>." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"tu*ra`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>obturare</i> to stop up: cf.F. <i>obturateur</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which closes or stops an opening.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"tu*ra`tor</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the <i>obturator</i> nerve.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Obturator foramen</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>an opening situated between the public and ischial parts of the innominate bone and closed by the <i>obturator membrane</i>; the thyroid foramen.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tus"an`gu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Obstuseangular</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tuse"</hw> (?). <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Obtuser</u> (&?;); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Obtusest</u>.] [L. <i>obtusus</i>, p. p. of <i>obtundere</i> to blunt: cf. F. <i>obtus</i>. See <u>Obtund</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not pointed or acute; blunt; — applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, <i>obtuse</i> senses.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Dull; deadened; as, <i>obtuse</i> sound.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ob*tuse"-an`gled</hw> (?), <hw>ob*tuse"-an`gu*lar</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having an obtuse angle; as, an <i>obtuse- angled</i> triangle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tuse"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an obtuse manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tuse"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State or quality of being obtuse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tu"sion</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtusio</i>, from <i>obtundere</i> to blunt. See <u>Obtund</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of making obtuse or blunt.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being dulled or blunted; as, the <i>obtusion</i> of the senses.</def> <i>Harvey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*tu"si*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Obtuseness.</def> <i>Lond. Quart. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*um"brant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obumbrans</i>, p. pr.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Overhanging; as, <i>obumbrant</i> feathers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*um"brate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>obumbratus</i>, p. p. of <i>obumbrare</i> to overshadow, cloud; <i>ob + umbrare</i> to shade.] <def>To shade; to darken; to cloud.</def> [R.] <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`um*bra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obumbratio</i>.] <def>Act of darkening or obscuring.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*un"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obuncus</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>uncus</i> hooked.] <def>Hooked or crooked in an extreme degree.</def> <i>Maunder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*ven"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obvention</i>, fr. <i>obvenire</i> to come before or in the way of, to befall; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>venire</i> to come: cf.F. <i>obvention</i>.] <def>The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.</def> [Obs.] "Tithes and other <i>obventions</i>." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Legacies bequeathed by the deaths of princes and great persons, and other casualities and <i>obventions</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*vers"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obversans</i>, p. pr. of <i>obversari</i> to hover before; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>versare</i> to move about.] <def>Conversant; familiar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*verse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obversus</i>, p. p. of <i>obvertere</i>. See <u>Obvert</u>.] <def>Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"verse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>obverse</i>, <i>obvers</i>. See <u>Obverse</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The face of a coin which has the principal image or inscription upon it; — the other side being the <i>reverse</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to, another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible sides, or of two corresponding things.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being the <i>obverse</i> of the fact that there is no alternative belief.</blockquote> <i>H. Spencer.</i></p>

<p><! p. 994 !></p>

<p><hw>Ob*verse"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an obverse manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob*ver"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obversio</i> a turning towards.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of turning toward or downward.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The act of immediate inference, by which we deny the opposite of anything which has been affirmed; as, all men are mortal; then, by <i>obversion</i>, no men are immortal. This is also described as "immediate inference by privative conception."</def> <i>Bain.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob*vert"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obverted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obverting</u>.] [L. <i>obvertere</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>vertere</i> to turn. See <u>Verse</u>.] <def>To turn toward.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If its base be <i>obverted</i> towards us.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob"vi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obviated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Obviating</u>.] [L. <i>obviare</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>viare</i> to go, fr. <i>via</i> way. See <u>Voyage</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To meet in the way.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Not to stir a step to <i>obviate</i> any of a different religion.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to <i>obviate</i> the necessity of going.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To lay down everything in its full light, so as to <i>obviate</i> all exceptions.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ob`vi*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of obviating, or the state of being obviated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ob"vi*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obvius</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>via</i> way. See <u>Voyage</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Opposing; fronting.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>To the evil turn<BR> My <i>obvious</i> breast.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exposed; subject; open; liable.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Obvious</i> to dispute." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as, an <i>obvious</i> meaning; an <i>obvious</i> remark.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Apart and easy to be known they lie,<BR> Amidst the heap, and <i>obvious</i> to the eye.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Plain; clear; evident. See <u>Manifest</u>.</p>

<p>— <wf>Ob"vi*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Ob"vi*ous- ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ob"vo*lute</hw> (?), <hw>Ob`vo*lu"ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obvolutus</i>, p. p. of <i>obvolvere</i> to wrap round; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>volvere</i> to roll.] <def>Overlapping; contorted; convolute; — applied primarily, in botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to a circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Obi</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis (<i>O. crenata</i>, and <i>O. tuberosa</i>) which bear edible tubers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"ca*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corruption of <i>alchemy</i>.] <def>An alloy imitating gold or silver.</def> [Written also <i>ochimy</i>, <i>ochymy</i>, etc.]</p>

<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion</hw> (&obreve;k*k&amacr;"zh&ubreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>occasion</i>, L. <i>occasio</i>, fr. <i>occidere</i>, <i>occasum</i>, to fall down; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob- </u>) + <i>cadere</i> to fall. See <u>Chance</u>, and cf. <u>Occident</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and its hidden excitements, and its arduous <i>occasions</i>.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sin, taking <i>occasion</i> by the commandment, deceived me.</blockquote> <i>Rom. vii. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I'll take the <i>occasion</i> which he gives to bring<BR> Him to his death.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Her beauty was the <i>occasion</i> of the war.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no <i>occasion</i> for firearms.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>After we have served ourselves and our own <i>occasions</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When my <i>occasions</i> took me into France.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whose manner was, all passengers to stay,<BR> And entertain with her <i>occasions</i> sly.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>On occasion</b></col>, <cd>in case of need; in necessity; as convenience requires; occasionally.</cd> "That we might have intelligence from him <i>on occasion</i>," <i>De Foe.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Need; incident; use. See <u>Opportunity</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion</hw> (&obreve;k*k&amacr;"zh&ubreve;n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Occasioned</u> (- zh&ubreve;nd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Occasioning</u>.] [Cf.F. <i>occasionner</i>.] <def>To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to <i>occasion</i> anxiety.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If we inquire what it is that <i>occasions</i> men to make several combinations of simple ideas into distinct modes.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being occasioned or caused.</def> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>occasionnel</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits; casual; incidental; as, <i>occasional</i> remarks, or efforts.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The . . . <i>occasional</i> writing of the present times.</blockquote> <i>Bagehot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Produced by accident; as, the <i>occasional</i> origin of a thing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Occasional cause</b></col> (Metaph.), <cd>some circumstance preceding an effect which, without being the real cause, becomes the occasion of the action of the efficient cause; thus, the act of touching gunpowder with fire is the <i>occasional</i>, but not the efficient, cause of an explosion.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The system of occasional causes; — a name given to certain theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ca`sion*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state of being occasional; occasional occurrence.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly.</def> <i>Stewart.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The one, Wolsey, directly his subject by birth; the other, his subject <i>occasionally</i> by his preferment.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To occasion.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The lowest may <i>occasionate</i> much ill.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, occasions, causes, or produces.</def> <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ca"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>occasivus</i>, fr. <i>occasus</i> a going down, setting of the heavenly bodies, fr. <i>occidere</i> to fall or down. See <u>Occasion</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the setting sun; falling; descending; western.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ce*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>occaecatio</i>, fr. <i>occaecare</i> to make blind; <i>ob + caecare</i> to blind, fr. <i>caecus</i> blind.] <def>The act of making blind, or the state of being blind.</def> [R.] "This inward <i>occecation</i>." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc"ci*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>occidens</i>, <i>occidentis</i>, fr. <i>occidents</i>, p. pr. of <i>occidere</i> to fall or go down. See <u>Occasion</u>.] <def>The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; — opposed to <i>orient</i>. Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I may wander from east to <i>occident</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc`ci*den"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>occidentalis</i>; cf. F. <i>occidental</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; — opposed to <i>oriental</i>; as, <i>occidental</i> climates, or customs; an <i>occidental</i> planet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; — used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`ci*den"tals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Western Christians of the Latin rite. See <u>Orientals</u>.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cid"u*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>occiduus</i>, fr. <i>occidere</i> to go down.] <def>Western; occidental.</def> [R.] <i>Blount.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cip"i*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>occipital</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the occiput, or back part of the head, or to the occipital bone.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Occipital bone</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the bone which forms the posterior segment of the skull and surrounds the great foramen by which the spinal cord leaves the cranium. In the higher vertebrates it is usually composed of four bones, which become consolidated in the adult.</cd> — <col><b>Occipital point</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cip"i*tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The occipital bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cip"i*to-</hw> (&?;). [See <u>Occiput</u>.] <def>A combining form denoting <i>relation to</i>, or <i>situation near</i>, <i>the occiput</i>; as, <i>occipito</i>-axial; <i>occipito</i>- mastoid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cip`i*to*ax"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"ci*put</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Occipita</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Occiputs</b></plw>. [L., fr. <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>caput</i> head. See <u>Chief</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ci"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>occisio</i>, fr. <i>occidere</i>, <i>occisium</i>, to cut down, to kill; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>caedere</i> to cut.] <def>A killing; the act of killing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*clude"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>occludere</i>, <i>occlusum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>claudere</i> to shut.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To shut up; to close.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To take in and retain; to absorb; — said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium <i>occlude</i> large volumes of hydrogen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*clud"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>occludens</i>, p. pr. of <i>occludere</i>.] <def>Serving to close; shutting up.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which closes or shuts up.</def> <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cluse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. occlusus, p. p. See <u>Occlude</u>.] <def>Shut; closed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*clu"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Occlude</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Constriction and <i>occlusion</i> of the orifice.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Occlusion of gases</b></col> <i>(Chem. & Physics)</i>, <cd>the phenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum, palladium, iron, or charcoal; thus, palladium absorbs, or <i>occludes</i>, nearly a thousand times its own volume of hydrogen, and in this case a chemical compound seems to be formed.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oc*crus"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Ob- </u>, and <u>Crustated</u>.] <def>To incrust; to harden.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cult"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>occultus</i>, p. p. of <i>occulere</i> to cover up, hide; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob- </u>) + a root prob.akin to E. <i>hell</i>: cf. F. <i>occulte</i>.] <def>Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is of an <i>occult</i> kind, and is so insensible in its advances as to escape observation.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Occult line</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a line drawn as a part of the construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan.</cd> — <col><b>Occult qualities</b></col>, <cd>those qualities whose effects only were observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive agencies were undetermined; — so called by the schoolmen.</cd> — <col><b>Occult sciences</b></col>, <cd>those sciences of the Middle Ages which related to the supposed action or influence of occult qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic, necromancy, and astrology.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cult"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To eclipse; to hide from sight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`cul*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>occultatio</i> a hiding, fr. <i>occultare</i>, v. intens. of <i>occulere</i>: cf.F. <i>occultation</i>. See <u>Occult</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; — applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by their primaries.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: The state of being occult.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The reappearance of such an author after those long periods of <i>occultation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Circle of perpetual occultation</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Circle</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cult"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hidden; secret.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>Concealed by the intervention of some other heavenly body, as a star by the moon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cult"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Occultation</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cult"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A certain Oriental system of theosophy.</def> <i>A. P. Sinnett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cult"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An adherent of occultism.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cult"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an occult manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cult"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State or quality of being occult.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"cu*pan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Occupant</u>.] <def>The act of taking or holding possession; possession; occupation.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Title by occupancy</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a right of property acquired by taking the first possession of a thing, or possession of a thing which belonged to nobody, and appropriating it.</cd> <i>Blackstone. Kent.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc"cu*pant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>occupans</i>, p. pr. of <i>occupare</i>: cf. F. <i>occupant</i>. See <u>Occupy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in possession, of a thing.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word, in law, sometimes signifies one who takes the first possession of a thing that has no owner.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A prostitute.</def> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc"cu*pate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>occupatus</i>, p. p. of <i>occupare</i>. See <u>Occupy</u>.] <def>To occupy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc`cu*pa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>occupatio</i>: cf.F. <i>occupation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the <i>occupation</i> of lands by a tenant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Absence of <i>occupation</i> is not rest.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Occupation bridge</b></col> <i>(Engin.)</i>, <cd>a bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment; avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade; profession.</p>

<p><hw>Oc"cu*pi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who occupies, or has possession.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman.</def> [Obs.] "Merchants and <i>occupiers</i>." <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>occupiers</i> of thy merchandise.</blockquote> <i>Ezek. xxvii. 27.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc"cu*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Occupied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Occupying</u> (?).] [OE. <i>occupien</i>, F. <i>occuper</i>, fr.L. <i>occupare</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + a word akin to <i>capere</i> to take. See <u>Capacious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Woe <i>occupieth</i> the fine [/end] of our gladness.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The better apartments were already <i>occupied</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp <i>occupies</i> five acres of ground.</def> <i>Sir J. Herschel.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An archbishop may have cause to <i>occupy</i> more chaplains than six.</blockquote> <i>Eng. Statute (Hen. VIII. )</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>occupied</i> themselves about the Sabbath.</blockquote> <i>2 Macc. viii. 27.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To do business in; to busy one's self with.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in thee to <i>occupy</i> the merchandise.</blockquote> <i>Ezek. xxvii. 9.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Not able to <i>occupy</i> their old crafts.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To use; to expend; to make use of.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>All the gold that was <i>occupied</i> for the work.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxviii. 24.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>occupy</i> not money themselves.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To have sexual intercourse with.</def> [Obs.] <i>Nares.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc"cu*py</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hold possession; to be an occupant.</def> "<i>Occupy</i> till I come." <i>Luke xix. 13.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To follow business; to traffic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Occurred</u>(?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Occurring</u> (?).] [L. <i>occurrere</i>, <i>occursum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>currere</i> to run. See <u>Course</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To meet; to clash.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The resistance of the bodies they <i>occur</i> with.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go in order to meet; to make reply.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I must <i>occur</i> to one specious objection.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity <i>occurs</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In Scripture, though the word heir <i>occur</i>, yet there is no such thing as "heir" in our author's sense.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There doth not <i>occur</i> to me any use of this experiment for profit.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cur"rence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>occurrence</i>. See <u>Occur</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A coming or happening; as, the <i>occurence</i> of a railway collision.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual <i>occurrence</i> and expectation of something new.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any incident or event; esp., one which happens without being designed or expected; as, an unusual <i>occurrence</i>, or the ordinary <i>occurrences</i> of life.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All the <i>occurrence</i> of my fortune.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Event</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Oc*cur"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>occurrens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>occurrere</i>: cf.F. <i>occurrent</i>. See <u>Occur</u>.] <def>Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cur"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who meets; hence, an adversary.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything that happens; an occurrence.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>These we must meet with in obvious <i>occurrents</i> of the world.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*curse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>occursus</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Occursion</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*cur"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>occursio</i>. See <u>Occur</u>.] <def>A meeting; a clash; a collision.</def> [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p>

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<p><hw>O"cean</hw> (&omacr;"sh<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>oc&eacute;an</i>, L. <i>oceanus</i>, Gr. <grk>'wkeano`s</grk> ocean, in Homer, the great river supposed to encompass the earth.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The whole body of salt water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; — called also the <i>sea</i>, or <i>great sea</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like the odor of brine from the <i>ocean</i><BR> <i>Comes the thought of other years</i>.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic <i>oceans</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless <i>ocean</i> of eternity; an <i>ocean</i> of affairs.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"cean</hw> (&omacr;"sh<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the <i>ocean</i> waves; an <i>ocean</i> stream.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ce*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>oc&eacute;anique</i>. See <u>Ocean</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid- ocean.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Petrels are the most a&euml;rial and <i>oceanic</i> of birds.</blockquote> <i>Darwin.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`cean*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ocean</i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A description of the ocean.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`cean*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ocean</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>That branch of science which relates to the ocean.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*ce"a*nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. &?;.] <i>(Gr.Myth.)</i> <def>The god of the great outer sea, or the river which was believed to flow around the whole earth.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*cel"la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ocelli.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*cel"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Ocellated</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*cel"la*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ocellatus</i>, fr. <i>ocellus</i> a little eye, dim. of <i>oculus</i> an eye.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling an eye.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, the <i>ocellated</i> blenny.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ocellated turkey</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the wild turkey of Central America (<i>Meleagris ocellata</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>||O*cel"lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ocelli</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>oculus</i> an eye.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the peacock.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ce*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ocelot</i> + <i>- oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Resembling the ocelot.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ce*lot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Mexican <i>ocelotl</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An American feline carnivore (<i>Felis pardalis</i>). It ranges from the Southwestern United States to Patagonia. It is covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches, which are variously arranged. The ground color varies from reddish gray to tawny yellow.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"cher</hw>, <hw>O"chre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ocre</i>, L. <i>ochra</i>, fr. Gr. &?;, from (&?;) pale, pale yellow.] <i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow (limonite), — used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is also applied to clays of other colors.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic <i>ocher</i> or tungstite.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"cher*ous</hw>, <hw>O"chre*ous</hw> } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ocreux</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to ocher; containing or resembling ocher; as, <i>ocherous</i> matter; <i>ocherous</i> soil.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"cher*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ocherous.</def> [Written also <i>ochrey</i>, <i>ochry</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Och`i*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See <u>Occamy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Och*le"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; disturbance, fr. &?; crowd, mob.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A general morbid condition induced by the crowding together of many persons, esp. sick persons, under one roof.</def> <i>G. Gregory.</i></p>

<p><hw>Och*loc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; the populace, multitude + &?; to be strong, to rule, &?; strength: cf.F. <i>ochlocratie</i>.] <def>A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy.</def> <i>Hare.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Och`lo*crat`ic</hw> (?), <hw>Och`lo*crat`ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ochlocracy; having the form or character of an ochlocracy; mobocratic.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>Och`lo*crat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O*chra"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ocherous.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"chre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See <u>Ocher</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O"chre*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ochre&aelig;e</b></plw> (#). [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Antiq.)</i> <def>A greave or legging.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of sheath formed by two stipules united round a stem.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"chre*ate</hw> (?), <hw>O"chre*a`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wearing or furnished with an ochrea or legging; wearing boots; booted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A scholar undertook . . . to address himself <i>ochreated</i> unto the vice chancellor.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Provided with ochrea, or sheathformed stipules, as the rhubarb, yellow dock, and knotgrass.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"chre*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ocherous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"chrey</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ochery</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Och`ro*leu"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; ocher + &?; white.] <def>Yellowish white; having a faint tint of dingy yellow.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"chry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ochery</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Och"y*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See <u>Occamy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>-ock</hw> (?). [AS. <i>-uc</i>.] <def>A suffix used to form <i>diminutives</i>; as, bull<i>ock</i>, hill<i>ock</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"cra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Okra</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O"cre*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>See <u>Ochrea</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"cre*ate</hw> (?), <hw>O"cre*a"ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Ochrea</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Ochreate</u>, <u>Ochreated</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"ta-</hw> (?). <def>A prefix meaning <i>eight</i>. See <u>Octo-</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"ta*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; with eight strings; &?; (for &?; eight) + &?; string, chord: cf.F. <i>octacorde</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An instrument of eight strings; a system of eight tones.</def> [Also written <i>octochord</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Oc"tad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, the number eight.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An atom or radical which has a valence of eight, or is octavalent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`ta*e"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Octahedral</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oc`ta*em"e*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, neut. of &?; of the eighth day.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A fast of eight days before a great festival.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc"ta*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; eight- cornered; &?; (for &?; eight) + &?; an angle: cf.F. <i>cctogone</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any structure (as a fortification) or place with eight sides or angles.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Regular octagon</b></col>, <cd>one in which the sides are all equal, and the angles also are all equal.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tag"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having eight sides and eight angles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tag"y*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octa-</i> + Gr. &?; wife.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having eight pistils or styles; octogynous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`ta*he"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Octahedron</u>.] <def>Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, <i>octahedral</i> cleavage.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Octahedral borax</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>borax obtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, which contain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished from common or <i>prismatic borax</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Octahedral iron ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>magnetite.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oc`ta*he"drite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Titanium dioxide occurring in acute octahedral crystals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`ta*he"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.&?;, fr. &?; eight-side; &?; (for &?; eight) + &?; seat, base, from &?; to sit.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A solid bounded by eight faces. The regular octahedron is contained by eight equal equilateral triangles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tam"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octa-</i> + Gr. &?; part.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the parts in eights; as, an <i>octamerous</i> flower; <i>octamerous</i> mesenteries in polyps.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tam"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.L. <i>octameter</i> in eight feet. See <u>Octa-</u>, and <u>meter</u>.] <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>A verse containing eight feet; as, —<BR> <BR> <blockquote>Deep\'b6 in|to\'b6 the | dark\'b6ness | peer\'b6ing, | long\'b6 I | stood\'b6 there | wond'\'b6ring, | fear\'b6ing.</blockquote></def> <i>Poe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tan"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Octandria.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oc*tan"dri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; (for &?; eight) + &?;, &?;, male, man.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linn&aelig;an class of plants, in which the flowers have eight stamens not united to one another or to the pistil.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Oc*tan"dri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Oc*tan"drous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Octandria; having eight distinct stamens.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"tane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Octa-</u>] . <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons (C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>18</sub>) of the methane series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tan"gu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>octangulus</i> eight-cornered; <i>octo</i> eight + <i>angulus</i> angle.] <def>Having eight angles; eight-angled.</def> — <wf>Oc*tan"gu*lar*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Oc"tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>octans</i>, <i>- antis</i>. fr. <i>octo</i> eight. See <u>Octave</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron. & Astrol.)</i> <def>The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a <i>quadrant</i>), having an arc which measures up to 9O&deg;, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. <u>Sextant</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Math. & Crystallog.)</i> <def>One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three co&ouml;rdinate planes.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oc"ta*pla</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; etymol. <pos><i>pl.</i></pos>, but syntactically <pos><i>sing.</i></pos> [NL., fr.Gr. &?; (for &?; eight) + <i>-pla</i>, as in E. <i>hexapla</i>; cf.Gr. &?; eightfold.] <def>A portion of the Old Testament prepared by Origen in the 3d century, containing the Hebrew text and seven Greek versions of it, arranged in eight parallel columns.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`ta*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Octoroon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"ta*style</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Octostyle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"ta*teuch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>octateuchus</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Oc*tav"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octa-</i> + L. <i>valens</i>, p. pr. See <u>Valence</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with, exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; — said of certain atoms or radicals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"tave</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>octava</i> an eighth, fr. <i>octavus</i> eighth, fr. <i>octo</i> eight. See <u>Eight</u>, and cf. <u>Octavo</u>, <u>Utas</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival.</def> "The <i>octaves</i> of Easter." <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones. </def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The whole diatonic scale itself.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The ratio of a musical tone to its <i>octave</i> above is 1:2 as regards the number of vibrations producing the tones.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Poet.)</i> <def>The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With mournful melody it continued this <i>octave</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Double octave</b></col>. <i>(Mus.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Double</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Octave flute</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a small flute, the tones of which range an octave higher than those of the German or ordinary flute; — called also <i>piccolo</i>. See <u>Piccolo</u>.</cd></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"tave</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of eight; eight.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ta"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Octavos</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>in octavo</i>; <i>in</i> in + <i>octavo</i>, abl. of <i>octavus</i>. See <u>Octave</u>.] <def>A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; — usually written 8vo or 8&deg;.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ta"vo</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an <i>octavo</i> form, book, leaf, size, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"tene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Octo-</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Octylene</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*ten"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>octennium</i> a period of eight years; <i>octo</i> eight + <i>annus</i> year.] <def>Happening every eighth year; also, lasting a period of eight years.</def> <i>Johnson.</i> — <wf>Oc*ten"ni*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>octo</i> eight, like E. <i>duet</i>, fr.L. <i>duo</i>. See <u>Octave</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + <i>- ic</i>.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Of the eighth degree or order.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>A quantic of the eighth degree.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>octil</i>, a. See <u>Octant</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Octant</u>, 2.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Oc*til"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>octo</i> eight + <i>-illion</i>, as in E. <i>million</i>: cf. F. <i>octillion</i>.] <def>According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See <u>Numeration</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Oc"to-</hw> (?), <hw>Oc"ta-</hw> (?) }. [L. <i>octo</i> eight, Gr. &?;, with a combining form &?;. Cf. <u>Eight</u>.] <def>A combining form meaning <i>eight</i>; as in <i>octo</i>decimal, <i>octo</i>decimal, <i>octo</i>locular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*to"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the eighth month of the primitive Roman year, which began in March, fr. <i>octo</i> eight: cf.F. <i>Octobre</i>. See <u>Octave</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ale or cider made in that month.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The country gentlemen had a posset or drink they called <i>October</i>.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Oc*toc"e*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Octocerata.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oc`to*cer"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.&?; eight + &?;, a horn.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; — called also <i>Octopoda</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>See <u>Octachord</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`todec"i*mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>octodecim</i> eighteen. See <u>Octavo</u>, <u>Decimal</u>, and <u>-mo</u>.] <def>Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an <i>octodecimo</i> form, book, leaf, size, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*dec"i*mo</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Octodecimos</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more or less definitely a size of book, whose sheets are so folded; — usually written 18mo or 18&deg;, and called <i>eighteenmo</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*den"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + <i>dentate</i>.] <def>Having eight teeth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the <i>Octodontid&aelig;</i>, a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*ed"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Octahedral</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*fid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + root of L. <i>findere</i> to split: cf.F. <i>octofide</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tog"a*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + Gr. &?; marriage.] <def>A marrying eight times.</def> [R.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*ge*na"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person eighty years, or more, of age.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tog"e*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>octogenarrus</i>, from <i>octogeni</i> eighty each, <i>octoginta</i> eighty, fr. <i>octo</i> eight. See <u>Eight</u>, <u>Eighty</u>.] <def>Of eighty years of age.</def> "Being then <i>octogenary</i>." <i>Aubrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*gild</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + AS. <i>gild</i> payment.] <i>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</i> <def>A pecuniary compensation for an injury, of eight times the value of the thing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tog"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Octagonal</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Oc`to*gyn"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; eight + &?; a woman, female.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linnaean order of plants having eight pistils.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Oc`to*gyn"i*an</hw> (?), <hw>Oc*tog"y*nous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having eight pistils; octagynous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*to"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Octo-</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, octane; — used specifically, to designate any one of a group of acids, the most important of which is called <i>caprylic acid</i>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Oc`to*loc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + <i>locular</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having eight cells for seeds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*naph"thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + <i>naphthene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the octylene series, occurring in Caucasian petroleum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>octonarius</i>, fr. <i>octoni</i> eight each, fr. <i>octo</i> eight.] <def>Of or pertaining to the number eight.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*noc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>octoni</i> eight each + E. <i>ocular</i>.] <def>Having eight eyes.</def> <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*pede</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + L. <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An animal having eight feet, as a spider.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + <i>petal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having eight petals or flower leaves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; eight- footed; &?; eight + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot: cf.F. <i>octopode</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Octocerata.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oc*top"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as <u>Octocerata</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Same as <u>Arachnida</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oc`to*po"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; eight + &?; a little foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Octocerata</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Octopod</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See <u>Devilfish</u>,</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*ra"*di*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo- </i> + <i>radiated</i>.] <def>Having eight rays.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>octo</i> eight + <i>-roon</i>, as in <i>quadroon</i>.] <def>The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`to*sper"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + Cr. &?; seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Containing eight seeds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tos"ti*chous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + Gr. &?; a row.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>In eight vertical ranks, as leaves on a stem.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*style</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + Gr. &?; a pillar: cf.F. <i>octostyle</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Having eight columns in the front; — said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is <i>octostyle</i>, but most large Greek temples are <i>hexastele</i>. See <u>Hexastyle</u>.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An octostyle portico or temple.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Oc`to*syl*lab"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Oc`to*syl*lab"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>octosyllabus</i>. See <u>Octo-</u>, and <u>Syllable</u>.] <def>Consisting of or containing eight syllables.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*syl`la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Octosyllabic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*syl`la*ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A word of eight syllables.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"to*yl</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Octo</i>ic + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical (C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>15</sub>O), regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oc`troi"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.</def></p>

<p>[Written also <i>octroy</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Oc"tu*or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>octo</i> eight + <i>-uor</i>, as in L. <i>quatuor</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>See <u>Octet</u>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Oc"tu*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>octuplus</i>; cf. Gr. &?;: cf.F. <i>octuple</i>.] <def>Eightfold.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"tyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oct</i>ane + <i>- yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of octane, and as entering into its derivatives; as, <i>octyl</i> alcohol.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"tyl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oct</i>ane + eth<i>ylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of metameric hydrocarbons (C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>16</sub>) of the ethylene series. In general they are combustible, colorless liquids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc*tyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, octyl; as, <i>octylic</i> ether.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ocularis</i>, <i>ocularius</i>, fr. <i>oculus</i> the eye: cf.F. <i>oculaire</i>. See <u>Eye</u>, and cf. <u>Antler</u>, <u>Inveigle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, <i>ocular</i> proof.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thomas was an <i>ocular</i> witness of Christ's death.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the eye; optic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"u*lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By the eye, or by actual sight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"u*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; optic; as, <i>oculary</i> medicines.</def> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Oc"u*late</hw> (?), <hw>Oc"u*la`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oculatus</i>, fr. <i>oculus</i> eye.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Furnished with eyes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having spots or holes resembling eyes; ocellated.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`u*li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oculus</i> the eye + <i>form</i>: cf.F. <i>oculiforme</i>.] <def>In the form of an eye; resembling an eye; as, an <i>oculiform</i> pebble.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oc`u*li"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>oculus</i> the eye.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of tropical corals, usually branched, and having a very volid texture.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oc`u*li*na"*ce*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. NL. <i>oculina</i> the name of a typical genus.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A suborder of corals including many reef- building species, having round, starlike calicles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"u*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oculus</i> the eye: cf. F. <i>oculiste</i>.] <def>One skilled in treating diseases of the eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc"u*lo-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form from L. <i>oculus</i> the eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`u*lo*mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oculo-</i> + <i>motor</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the movement of the eye; — applied especially to the common motor nerves (or third pair of cranial nerves) which supply many of the muscles of the orbit.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The oculomotor nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oc`u*lo*na"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oculo-</i> + <i>nasal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the region of the eye and the nose; as, the <i>oculonasal</i>, or nasal, nerve, one of the branches of the ophthalmic.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oc"u*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oculi</b></plw> (#). [L., an eye.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An eye; <i>(Bot.)</i> a leaf bud.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A round window, usually a small one.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`cy*po"di*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'wky`s</grk> swift + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, — whence the name.</def></p>

<p><hw>Od</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., fr. Gr. &?; passage.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; — called also <i>odyle</i> or the <i>odylic force</i>.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>That <i>od</i> force of German Reichenbach<BR> Which still, from female finger tips, burnt blue.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O`da`lisque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Turk. <i>odaliq</i> chambermaid, fr. <i>oda</i> chamber, room.] <def>A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan.</def> [Written also <i>odahlic</i>, <i>odalisk</i>, and <i>odalik</i>.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Not of those that men desire, sleek<BR> <i>Odalisques</i>, or oracles of mode.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Odd</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Odder</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Oddest</u>.] [OE. <i>odde</i>, fr.Icel. <i>oddi</i> a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. <i>oddr</i> point, point of a weapon, Sw. <i>udda</i> odd, <i>udd</i> point, Dan. <i>od</i>, <i>AS</i>. <i>ord</i>, OHG. <i>ort</i>, G. <i>ort</i> place (cf. E. <i>point</i>, for change of meaning).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an <i>odd</i> shoe; an <i>odd</i> glove.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are <i>odd</i> numbers.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I hope good luck lies in <i>odd</i> numbers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sixteen hundred and <i>odd</i> years after the earth was made, it<BR> was destroyed in a deluge.</blockquote> <i>T. Burnet.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There are yet missing of your company<BR> Some few <i>odd</i> lads that you remember not.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, <i>odd</i> jobs; <i>odd</i> minutes; <i>odd</i> trifles.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.</def> "An <i>odd</i> action." <i>Shak.</i> "An <i>odd</i> expression." <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>odd</i> man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius.</blockquote> <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Patients have sometimes coveted <i>odd</i> things.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Locke's Essay would be a very <i>odd</i> book for a man to make himself master of, who would get a reputation by critical writings.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary; strange; queer; eccentric, whimsical; fantastical; droll; comical. See <u>Quaint</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Odd" Fel`low</hw> (?). <def>A member of a secret order, or fraternity, styled the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, established for mutual aid and social enjoyment.</def></p>

<p><hw>Odd"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oddities</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, <i>oddity</i> of dress, manners, and the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That infinitude of <i>oddities</i> in him.</blockquote> <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is odd; as, a collection of <i>oddities</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Odd"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In an odd manner; unevently.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a peculiar manner; strangely; queerly; curiously.</def> "A figure a little more <i>oddly</i> turned." <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A great black substance, . . . very <i>oddly</i> shaped.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>In a manner measured by an odd number.</def></p>

<p><hw>Odd"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being odd, or not even.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Take but one from three, and you not only destroy the <i>oddness</i>, but also the essence of that number.</blockquote> <i>Fotherby.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the <i>oddness</i> of dress or shape; the <i>oddness</i> of an event.</def> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Odds</hw> (&obreve;dz), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> [See <u>Odd</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability.</def> "Pre&euml;minent by so much <i>odds</i>." <i>Milton.</i> "The fearful <i>odds</i> of that unequal fray." <i>Trench.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>odds</i><BR> Is that we scarce are men and you are gods.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There appeared, at least, four to one <i>odds</i> against them.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the <i>odds</i> between them has been the different scope . . . given to their understandings to range in.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Judging is balancing an account and determining on which side the <i>odds</i> lie.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; — chiefly in the phrase <i>at odds</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Set them into confounding <i>odds</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I can not speak<BR> Any beginning to this peevish <i>odds</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>At odds</b></col>, <cd>in dispute; at variance.</cd> "These squires <i>at odds</i> did fall." <i>Spenser.</i> "He flashes into one gross crime or other, that sets us all <i>at odds</i>." <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>It is odds</b></col>, <cd>it is probable.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> — <col><b>Odds and ends</b></col>, <cd>that which is left; remnants; fragments; refuse; scraps; miscellaneous articles.</cd> "My brain is filled . . . with all kinds of <i>odds and ends</i>." <i>W. Irving.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>ode</i>, <i>oda</i>, Gr. &?; a song, especially a lyric song, contr. fr. &?;, fr. &?; to sing; cf.Skr. <i>vad</i> to speak, sing. Cf. <u>Comedy</u>, <u>Melody</u>, <u>Monody</u>.] <def>A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Hangs <i>odes</i> upon hawthorns and elegies on brambles.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O! run; prevent them with thy humble <i>ode</i>,<BR> And lay it lowly at his blessed feet.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Ode factor</b></col>, <cd>one who makes, or who traffics in, odes; — used contemptuously.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ode"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little or short ode.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*de"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?;: cf.F. <i>od&eacute;on</i>. See <u>Ode</u>.] <def>A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; — hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*de"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>See <u>Odeon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"di*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>odibilis</i>. See <u>Odium</u>.] <def>Fitted to excite hatred; hateful.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Od"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to od. See <u>Od</u>.</def> [Archaic] — <wf>Od"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. &?;; prob.akin to E. <i>wood</i>, a. See <u>Wednesday</u>.] <i>(Northern Myth.)</i> <def>The supreme deity of the Scandinavians; — the same as <u>Woden</u>, of the German tribes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There in the Temple, carved in wood,<BR> The image of great <i>Odin</i> stood.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*din"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Odin.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>odiosus</i>, from <i>odium</i> hatred: cf. F. <i>odieux</i>. See <u>Odium</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an <i>odious</i> name, system, vice.</def> "All wickedness will be most <i>odious</i>." <i>Sprat.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He rendered himself <i>odious</i> to the Parliament.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an <i>odious</i> sight; an <i>odious</i> smell.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>odious</i> side of that polity.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Hateful; detestable; abominable; disgusting; loathsome; invidious; repulsive; forbidding; unpopular.</p>

<p>— <wf>O"di*ous`ly</wf>. <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O"di*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Od"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of an ode or odes.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>odi</i> I hate. Gr. <u>Annoy</u>, <u>Noisome</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hatred; dislike; as, his conduct brought him into <i>odium</i>, or, brought <i>odium</i> upon him.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She threw the <i>odium</i> of the fact on me.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><col><b>||Odium theologicum</b></col> (&?;) [L.], <cd>the enmity peculiar to contending theologians.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Hatred; abhorrence; detestation; antipathy. — <u>Odium</u>, <u>Hatred</u>. We exercise <i>hatred</i>; we endure <i>odium</i>. The former has an active sense, the latter a passive one. We speak of having a <i>hatred</i> for a man, but not of having an <i>odium</i> toward him. A tyrant incurs <i>odium</i>. The <i>odium</i> of an offense may sometimes fall unjustly upon one who is innocent.</p>

<p><blockquote>I wish I had a cause to seek him there,<BR> To oppose his <i>hatred</i> fully.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You have . . . dexterously thrown some of the <i>odium</i> of your polity upon that middle class which you despise.</blockquote> <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p>

<p><hw>Od"ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Odized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Odizing</u>.] <def>To charge with od. See <u>Od</u>.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><hw>Od"myl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, stench + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A volatile liquid obtained by boiling sulphur with linseed oil. It has an unpleasant garlic odor.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*dom"e*ter</hw> (&osl;*d&obreve;m"&esl;*t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'odo`metron</grk>, <grk>'odo`metros</grk>, an instrument for measuring distance; <grk>'odo`s</grk> way + <grk>me`tron</grk> measure: cf. F. <i>odom&eacute;tre</i>, <i>hodom&eacute;tre</i>.] <def>An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`do*met"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>odom&eacute;trique</i>, <i>hodom&eacute;trique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the odometer, or to measurements made with it.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*dom"e*trous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to measure distance on a road.</def> [R.] <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*dom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Measurement of distances by the odometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*don"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The division of insects that includes the dragon flies.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`don*tal"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?; pain.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Toothache.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`don*tal"gic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>odontalgique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to odontalgia.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A remedy for the toothache.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`don*tal"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Odontalgia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`don*ti"a*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <def>Cutting of the teeth; dentition.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*don"to-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form from Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*don"to*blast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> + <i>-blast</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They are supposed to be connected with the formation of dentine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.</def></p>

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<p><hw>||O*don`to*ce"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?; a whale.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`don*tog"e*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> + root of Gr. &?; to be born: cf: F. <i>odontog&eacute;nie</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Generetion, or mode of development, of the teeth.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*don"to*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of gear wheels.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*don`to*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to odontography.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`don*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A description of the teeth.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*don"toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?; form: cf.F. <i>odonto&iuml;de</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having the form of a tooth; toothlike.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Odontoid bone</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a separate bone, in many reptiles, corresponding to the odontoid process.</cd> - - <col><b>Odontoid process</b></col>, or <col><b>Odontoid peg</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the anterior process of the centrum of the second vertebra, or axis, in birds and mammals. See <u>Axis</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||O`don*tol"cae</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?; a furrow.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic birds having teeth, which are set in a groove in the jaw. It includes <i>Hesperornis</i>, and allied genera. See <u>Hesperornis</u>.</def> [Written also <i>Odontholcae</i>, and <i>Odontoholcae</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>O*don"to*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A fossil tooth colored a bright blue by phosphate of iron. It is used as an imitation of turquoise, and hence called <i>bone turquoise</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`don*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> + <i>-logy</i>: cf.F. <i>odontologie</i>.] <def>The science which treats of the teeth, their structure and development.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`don*toph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Odontophore</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Cephalophora</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*don"to*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> + Gr. &?; to bear.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A special structure found in the mouth of most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which supports a chitinous radula, or lingual ribbon, armed with teeth. Also applied to the radula alone. See <u>Radula</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`don*toph"o*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having an odontophore.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*don"to*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> + Gr. &?; to form, mold.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An odontoblast.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`don*top"te*ryx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + <grk>pte`ryx</grk> a wing.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct Eocene bird having the jaws strongly serrated, or dentated, but destitute of true teeth. It was found near London.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*don`tor*ni*"thes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr.Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?;, &?;, a bird.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A group of Mesozoic birds having the jaws armed with teeth, as in most other vertebrates. They have been divided into three orders: Odontolc&aelig;, Odontotorm&aelig;, and Saurur&aelig;.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*don"to*stom"a*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, the mouth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having toothlike mandibles; — applied to certain insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*don`to*tor"mae</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?; a socket.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An order of extinct toothed birds having the teeth in sockets, as in the genus Ichthyornis. See <u>Ichthyornis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>odor</i>, <i>odour</i>, OF. <i>odor</i>, <i>odour</i>, F. <i>odeur</i>, fr. L. <i>odor</i>; akin to <i>olere</i> to smell, Gr. &?;, Lith. &?; Cf. <u>Olfactory</u>, <u>Osmium</u>, <u>Ozone</u>, <u>Redolent</u>.] [Written also <i>odour</i>.] <def>Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers,<BR> That dainty <i>odors</i> from them threw around.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To be in bad odor</b></col>, <cd>to be out of favor, or in bad repute.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O"dor*a*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>odoramentum</i>. See <u>Odorate</u>.] <def>A perfume; a strong scent.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"dor*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>odorans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr.] <def>Yielding odors; fragrant.</def> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"dor*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>odoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>odorare</i> to perfume, fr. <i>odor</i> odor.] <def>Odorous.</def> [Obos.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"dor*a`ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Diffusing odor or scent; fragrant.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`dor*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>odorifer</i>; <i>odor</i> odor + <i>ferre</i> to bear. See <u>Odoe</u>, and 1st <u>Bear</u>.] <def>Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant; as, <i>odoriferous</i> spices, particles, fumes, breezes.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>O`dor*if"er*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O`dor*if"er*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"dor*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A pungent oily substance obtained by redistilling bone oil.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"dor*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from odor.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"dor*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Written also <i>odourous</i>.] [L. <i>odorus</i>, fr. <i>odor</i> odor: cf. OF. <i>odoros</i>, <i>odoreux</i>.] <def>Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling.</def> "<i>Odorous</i> bloom." <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Such fragrant flowers do give most <i>odorous</i> smell.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>O"dor*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O"dor*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Ods</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>A corruption of <i>God's</i>; — formerly used in oaths and ejaculatory phrases.</def> "<i>Ods</i> bodikin." "<i>Ods</i> pity." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Od"yl</hw>, <hw>Od"yle</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, passage + &?; matter or material.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>See <u>Od</u>. [Archaic].</def></p>

<p><hw>O*dyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to odyle; odic; as, <i>odylic</i> force.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><hw>Od"ys*sey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Odyssea</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Ulysses: cf.F. <i>Odyss&eacute;e</i>.] <def>An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;</hw> (&emacr;), <def>a diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong <grk>oi</grk>. In many words in common use, <i>e</i> alone stands instead of &oelig;. Classicists prefer to write the diphthong <i>oe</i> separate in Latin words.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;"coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a house + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The colorless porous framework, or stroma, of red blood corpuscles from which the zooid, or hemoglobin and other substances of the corpuscles, may be dissolved out.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.&?; house + <i>-logy</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The various relations of animals and plants to one another and to the outer world.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;`co*nom"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Economical</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;`co*nom"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Economics</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*con"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Economy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;c`u*men"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ecumenical</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||&OElig;*de"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; a swelling, tumor, fr. &?; to swell.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.</def> [Written also <i>edema</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*dem"a*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, edema; affected with edema.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>&OElig;*il"iad</hw> (?), <hw>||&OElig;il"lade`</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>&oelig;illade</i>, fr. <i>&oelig;el</i> eye. See <u>Eyelent</u>.] <def>A glance of the eye; an amorous look.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She gave strange <i>&oelig;illades</i> and most speaking looks.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Eyelet</u>.] <def>An eye, bud, or shoot, as of a plant; an oilet.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*nan"thate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of the supposed &oelig;nanthic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*nan"thic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the first shoot of the vine, the vine blossom, the vine; &?; the vine + &?; bloom, &?; flower.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having, or imparting, the odor characteristic of the bouquet of wine; specifically used, formerly, to designate an acid whose ethereal salts were supposed to occasion the peculiar bouquet, or aroma, of old wine. Cf. <u>&OElig;nanthylic</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>&OElig;nanthic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid obtained from &oelig;nanthic ether by the action of alkalies.</cd> — <col><b>&OElig;nanthic ether</b></col>, <cd>an ethereal substance (not to be confused with the bouquet, or aroma, of wine) found in wine lees, and consisting of a complex mixture of the ethereal salts of several of the higher acids of the acetic acid series. It has an ethereal odor, and it used in flavoring artificial wines and liquors. Called also <i>oil of wine</i>. See <i>Essential oil</i>, under <u>Essential</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*nan"thol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>&oelig;nanthy</i>lic + L. <i>ole</i>um oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An oily substance obtained by the distillation of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of &oelig;nanthylic acid, and hence called also <i>&oelig;nanthaldehyde</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*nan"thone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>&oelig;nanthic</i> + <i>-one</i>] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The ketone of &oelig;nanthic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*nan"thyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>&oelig;nnthic</i> + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon radical formerly supposed to exist in &oelig;nanthic acid, now known to be identical with heptyl.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*nan"thyl*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of &oelig;nanthylic acid; as, potassium <i>&oelig;nanthylate</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;`nan*thyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, &oelig;nanthyl; specifically, designating an acid formerly supposed to be identical with the acid in &oelig;nanthic ether, but now known to be identical with heptoic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;`nan*thyl"i*dene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, having a garlic odor; heptine.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*nan"thyl*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed to be the acid of &oelig;nanthylic ether, but now known to be a mixture of higher acids, especially <i>capric</i> acid.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>&OElig;`no*cy"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine + &?; a dark-blue substance.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The coloring matter of red wines.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>Knowledge of wine, scientific or practical.</def></p>

<p><hw>||&OElig;n`o*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; wine + &?; mania.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Delirium tremens.</def> <i>Rayer.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Dipsomania.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;n"o*mel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine + &?; honey.] <def>Wine mixed with honey; mead,</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>See <u>Alcoholometer</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*noph"i*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine + &?; to love.] <def>A lover of wine.</def> [R.] <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;`no*thi*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine + <i>thionic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to an acid now called <i>sulphovinic, or ethyl sulphuric, acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O'er</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos> <def>A contr. of <u>Over</u>.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><hw>&OElig;*soph"a*gus</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <hw>&OElig;`so*phag"e*al</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, etc. <def>Same as <u>Esophagus</u>, <u>Esophageal</u>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;s"tri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the gadflies.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gadfly.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;s"tru*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>&OElig;strus</u>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to sexual desire; — mostly applied to brute animals; as, the <i>&oelig;strual</i> period; <i>&oelig;strual</i> influence.</def></p>

<p><hw>&OElig;s`tru*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The state of being under &oelig;strual influence, or of having sexual desire.</def></p>

<p><hw>||&OElig;s"trus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a gadfly; also, frenzy, fr.Gr. &?; gadfly; hence, sting, fury, insane desire, frenzy.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larv&aelig; in the nasal cavities of sheep is <i>&oelig;strus ovis</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vehement desire; esp. <i>(Physiol.)</i>, the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [AS. <i>of</i> of, from, off; akin to D. & OS. <i>af</i>, G. <i>ab</i> off, OHG. <i>aba</i> from, away, Icel., Dan., Sw., & Goth. <i>af</i>, L. <i>ab</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>apa</i>. Cf. <u>Off</u>, <u>A-</u> (2), <u>Ab-</u>, <u>After</u>, <u>Epi-</u>.] <def>In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; — used in a variety of applications; as:</def></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is <i>of</i> a race of kings; he is <i>of</i> noble blood.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That holy thing which shall be born <i>of</i> thee shall be called the Son of God.</blockquote> <i>Luke i. 35.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have received <i>of</i> the Lord that which also I delivered unto you.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. xi. 23.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment <i>of</i> the consul: the power <i>of</i> the king; a man <i>of</i> courage; the gate <i>of heaven</i>.</def> "Poor <i>of</i> spirit." <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne <i>of</i> gold; a sword <i>of</i> steel; a wreath <i>of</i> mist; a cup <i>of</i> water.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, <i>of</i> this little he had some to spare; some <i>of</i> the mines were unproductive; most <i>of</i> the company.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is <i>of</i> the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.</blockquote> <i>Lam. iii. 22.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It is a duty to communicate <i>of</i> those blessings we have received.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, they went <i>of</i> their own will; no body can move <i>of</i> itself; he did it <i>of</i> necessity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>For it was <i>of</i> the Lord to harden their hearts.</blockquote> <i>Josh. xi. 20.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating to; as, to boast <i>of</i> one's achievements.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Knew you <i>of</i> this fair work?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time; from; as, within a league <i>of</i> the town; within an hour <i>of</i> the appointed time.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Denoting identity or equivalence; — used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent <i>of</i> America; the city <i>of</i> Rome; the Island <i>of</i> Cuba.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which, anything is, or is done; by.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And told to her <i>of</i> [by] some.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He taught in their synagogues, being glorified <i>of</i> all.</blockquote> <i>Luke iv. 15.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Jesus] being forty days tempted <i>of</i> the devil.</blockquote> <i>Luke iv. 1, 2.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The use of the word in this sense, as applied to persons, is nearly obsolete.</p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men <i>of</i> Athens; the people <i>of</i> the Middle Ages; in the days <i>of</i> Herod.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>Denoting passage from one state to another; from.</def> [Obs.] "O miserable <i>of</i> happy." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>During; in the course of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not be seen to wink <i>of</i> all the day.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>My custom always <i>of</i> the afternoon.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Of</i> may be used in a subjective or an objective sense. "The love <i>of</i> God" may mean, our love for God, or God's love for us.</p>

<p>&fist; <i>From</i> is the primary sense of this preposition; a sense retained in <i>off</i>, the same word differently written for distinction. But this radical sense disappears in most of its application; as, a man <i>of</i> genius; a man <i>of</i> rare endowments; a fossil <i>of</i> a red color, or <i>of</i> an hexagonal figure; he lost all hope <i>of</i> relief; an affair <i>of</i> the cabinet; he is a man <i>of</i> decayed fortune; what is the price <i>of</i> corn? In these and similar phrases, <i>of</i> denotes property or possession, or a relation of some sort involving connection. These applications, however all proceeded from the same primary sense. That which proceeds from, or is produced by, a person or thing, either has had, or still has, a close connection with the same; and hence the word was applied to cases of mere connection, not involving at all the idea of separation.</p>

<p><col><b>Of consequence</b></col>, <cd>of importance, value, or influence.</cd> — <col><b>Of late</b></col>, <cd>recently; in time not long past.</cd> — <col><b>Of old</b></col>, <cd>formerly; in time long past.</cd> — <col><b>Of one's self</b></col>, <cd>by one's self; without help or prompting; spontaneously.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Why, knows not Montague, that <i>of</i> itself<BR> England is safe, if true within itself?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i> </p>

<p><hw>Off</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>of</i>, orig. the same word as R. <i>of</i>, prep., AS. <i>of</i>, adv. & prep. &radic;194. See <u>Of</u>.] <def>In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:</def></p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile <i>off</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take <i>off</i> the hat or cloak; to cut <i>off</i>, to pare <i>off</i>, to clip <i>off</i>, to peel <i>off</i>, to tear <i>off</i>, to march <i>off</i>, to fly <i>off</i>, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes <i>off</i>; the pain goes <i>off</i>; the game is <i>off</i>; all bets are <i>off</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look <i>off</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Denoting opposition or negation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The questions no way touch upon puritanism, either <i>off</i> or on.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>From off</b></col>, <cd>off from; off.</cd> "A live coal . . . taken with the tongs <i>from off</i> the altar." <i>Is. vi. 6.</i> — <col><b>Off and on</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Not constantly; not regularly; now and then; occasionally</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.</cd> — <col><b>To be off</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To depart; to escape; as, he <i>was off</i> without a moment's warning.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To be abandoned, as an agreement or purpose; as, the <i>bet</i> was declared <i>to be off</i>.</cd> [Colloq.] — <col><b>To come off</b></col>, <col><b>To cut off</b></col>, <col><b>To fall off</b></col>, <col><b>To go off</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Come</u>, <u>Cut</u>, <u>Fall</u>, <u>Go</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>To get off</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To utter; to discharge; as, <i>to get off</i> a joke.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To go away; to escape; as, <i>to get off</i> easily from a trial</cd>. [Colloq.] — <col><b>To take off</b></col>, <cd>to mimic or personate.</cd> — <col><b>To tell off</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>to divide and practice a regiment or company in the several formations, preparatory to marching to the general parade for field exercises.</cd> <i>Farrow.</i> — <col><b>To be well off</b></col>, <cd>to be in good condition.</cd> — <col><b>To be ill off</b></col>, <col><b>To be badly off</b></col>, <cd>to be in poor condition.</cd></p>

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<p><hw>Off</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Away; begone; — a command to depart.</def></p>

<p><hw>Off</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Not on; away from; as, to be <i>off</i> one's legs or <i>off</i> the bed; two miles <i>off</i> the shore.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Off hand</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Offhand</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Off side</b></col> <sd><i>(Football)</i></sd>, <cd>out of play; — said when a player has got in front of the ball in a scrimmage, or when the ball has been last touched by one of his own side behind him.</cd> — <col><b>To be off color</b></col>, <cd>to be of a wrong color.</cd> — <col><b>To be off one's food</b></col>, <cd>to have no appetite. (Colloq.)</cd></p>

<p><hw>Off</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the <i>off</i> horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the <i>nigh</i> or <i>near</i> horse or ox; the <i>off</i> leg.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an <i>off</i> day for fishing: an <i>off</i> year in politics.</def> "In the <i>off</i> season." <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Off side</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The right hand side in driving; the farther side</cd>. See <u>Gee</u>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Cricket)</i> <cd>See <u>Off</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Off</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Cricket)</i> <def>The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of"fal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + <i>fall</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dead body; carrion.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>off als</i> of other profession.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Off"cut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is cut off.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bookbinding)</i> <def>A portion ofthe printed sheet, in certain sizes of books, that is cut off before folding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of*fence"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Offense</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of*fend</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Offended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Offending</u>.] [OF. <i>offendre</i>, L. <i>offendere</i>, <i>offensum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>fendere</i> (in comp.) to thrust, dash. See <u>Defend</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To strike against; to attack; to assail.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To displease; to make angry; to affront.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A brother <i>offended</i> is harder to be won than a strong city.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xviii. 19.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light <i>offends</i> the eye; to <i>offend</i> the conscience.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To transgress; to violate; to sin against.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Marry, sir, he hath <i>offended</i> the law.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Who hath you misboden or <i>offended</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If thy right eye <i>offend</i> thee, pluck it out . . . And if thy right hand <i>offend</i> thee, cut it off.</blockquote> <i>Matt. v. 29, 3O.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Great peace have they which love thy law, and nothing shall <i>offend</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxix. 165.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fend"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet <i>offend</i> in one point, he is guilty of all.</blockquote> <i>James ii. 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If it be a sin to cevet honor,<BR> I am the most <i>offending</i> soul alive.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall <i>offend</i>, either to detain or give it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To offend against</b></col>, <cd>to do an injury or wrong to; to commit an offense against.</cd> "We have <i>offended against</i> the Lord already." <i>2 Chron. xxviii. 13.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fend"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An offender.</def> [R.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fend"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a wrongdoer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I and my son Solomon shall be counted <i>offenders</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings i. 21.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fend"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who offends.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Of*fense"</hw>, <hw>Of*fence"</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>offensa</i>. See <u>Offend</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Who was delivered for our <i>offenses</i>, and was raised again for our justification.</blockquote> <i>Rom. iv. 25.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without <i>offense</i> to their memories.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was content to give them just cause of <i>offense</i>, when they had power to make just revenge.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Woe to that man by whom the <i>offense</i> cometh!</blockquote> <i>Matt. xviii. 7.</i></p>

<p>&fist; This word, like <i>expense</i>, is often spelled with a <i>c</i>. It ought, however, to undergo the same change with <i>expense</i>, the reasons being the same, namely, that <i>s</i> must be used in <i>offensive</i> as in <i>expensive</i>, and is found in the Latin <i>offensio</i>, and the French <i>offense</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>To take offense</b></col>, <cd>to feel, or assume to be, injured or affronted; to become angry or hostile.</cd> — <col><b>Weapons of offense</b></col>, <cd>those which are used in attack, in distinction from those of <i>defense</i>, which are used to repel.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Displeasure; umbrage; resentment; misdeed; misdemeanor; trespass; transgression; delinquency; fault; sin; crime; affront; indignity; outrage; insult.</p>

<p><hw>Of*fense"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing offense; displeasing; wrong; as, an <i>offenseful</i> act.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Of*fense"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unoffending; inoffensive.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of*fen"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may give offense.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Of*fen"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF., fr. L. <i>offensio</i> an offense.] <def>Assault; attack.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fen"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>offensif</i>. See <u>Offend</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, <i>offensive</i> words.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an <i>offensive</i> smell; <i>offensive</i> sounds.</def> "<i>Offensive</i> to the stomach." <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; — opposed to <i>defensive</i>; as, an <i>offensive</i> war; <i>offensive</i> weapons.</def></p>

<p><col><b>League offensive and defensive</b></col>, <cd>a leaque that requires all the parties to it to make war together against any foe, and to defend one another if attacked.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Displeasing; disagreeable; distasteful; obnoxious; abhorrent; disgusting; impertinent; rude; saucy; reproachful; opprobrious; insulting; insolent; abusive; scurrilous; assailant; attacking; invading.</p>

<p>— <wf>Of*fen"sive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Of*fen"sive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Of*fen"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; — opposed to <i>defensive</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To act on the offensive</b></col>, <cd>to be the attacking party.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Of"fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Offered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Offering</u>.] [OE. <i>offren</i>, <u>AS</u>. <i>offrian</i> to sacrifice, fr. L. <i>offerre</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>OB-</u>) + <i>ferre</i> to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F. <i>offrir</i> to offer, of the same origin. See 1st <u>Bear</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; — often with <i>up</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt <i>offer</i> every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxix. 36.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A holy priesthood to <i>offer</i> up spiritual sacrifices.</blockquote> <i>1 Pet. ii. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to <i>offer</i> a present, or a bribe; to <i>offer</i> one's self in marriage.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>offer</i> thee three things.</blockquote> <i>2 Sam. xxiv. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to <i>offer</i> an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he <i>offered</i> to help me.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To attempt; to undertake.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All that <i>offer</i> to defend him.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to <i>offer</i> a guinea for a ring; to <i>offer</i> a salary or reward.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to <i>offer</i> violence, attack, etc.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; sacrifice; immolate.</p>

<p><hw>Of"fer</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To present itself; to be at hand.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The occasion <i>offers</i>, and the youth complies.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; — used with <i>at</i>.</def> "Without <i>offering</i> at any other remedy." <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He would be <i>offering</i> at the shepherd's voice.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will not <i>offer</i> at that I can not master.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of"fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>offre</i>, fr. <i>offrir</i> to offer, fr. L. <i>offerre</i>. See <u>Offer</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.</def> "This <i>offer</i> comes from mercy." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When <i>offers</i> are disdained, and love denied.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an <i>offer</i> to catch the ball.</def> "Some <i>offer</i> and attempt." <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of"fer*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of"fer*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of"fer*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of an offerer; a proffering.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin <i>offering</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They are polluted <i>offerings</i> more abhorred<BR> Than spotted livers in the sacrifice.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary <i>offering</i>. Specif.: <i>(Ch. of Eng.)</i> Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as marriages or christenings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[None] to the <i>offering</i> before her should go.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Burnt offering</b></col>, <col><b>Drink offering</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Burnt</u>. etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Of"fer*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Offertories</b></plw> . [L. <i>offertorium</i> the place to which offerings were brought, in LL. offertory: cf.F. <i>offertoire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of offering, or the thing offered.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>Bacon. Bp. Fell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The oblation of the elements.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The offerings themselves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of"fer*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>offertura</i> an offering.] <def>Offer; proposal; overture.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>More <i>offertures</i> and advantages to his crown.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Off"hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an <i>offhand speech</i>; <i>offhand</i> excuses.</def> — <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an offhand manner; as, he replied <i>offhand</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of"fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>officium</i>, for <i>opificium</i>; <i>ops</i> ability, wealth, holp + <i>facere</i> to do or make. See <u>Opulent</u>, <u>Fact</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind <i>offices</i>, pious <i>offices</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I would I could do a good <i>office</i> between you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by authority and for a public purpose; a position of trust or authority; as, an executive or judical <i>office</i>; a municipal <i>office</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, conferred by God himself; as, the <i>office</i> of a priest under the old dispensation, and that of the apostles in the new.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine <i>office</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xi. 13.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which is performed, intended, or assigned to be done, by a particular thing, or that which anything is fitted to perform; a function; — answering to <i>duty</i> in intelligent beings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They [the eyes] resign their <i>office</i> and their light.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Hesperus, whose <i>office</i> is to bring<BR> Twilight upon the earth.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In this experiment the several intervals of the teeth of the comb do the <i>office</i> of so many prisms.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The place where a particular kind of business or service for others is transacted; a house or apartment in which public officers and others transact business; as, the register's <i>office</i>; a lawyer's <i>office</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The company or corporation, or persons collectively, whose place of business is in an office; as, I have notified the <i>office</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><blockquote>As for the <i>offices</i>, let them stand at distance.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Any service other than that of ordination and the Mass; any prescribed religious service.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This morning was read in the church, after the <i>office</i> was done, the declaration setting forth the late conspiracy against the king's person.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Holy office</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Inquisition</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd> — <col><b>Houses of office</b></col>. <cd>Same as def. 7 above.</cd> <i>Chaucer.</i> — <col><b>Little office</b></col> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i>, <cd>an office recited in honor of the Virgin Mary.</cd> — <col><b>Office bearer</b></col>, <cd>an officer; one who has a specific office or duty to perform.</cd> — <col><b>Office copy</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an authenticated or certified copy of a record, from the proper office. See <i>Certified copies</i>, under <u>Copy</u>.</cd> <i>Abbott.</i> — <col><b>Office- found</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the finding of an inquest of office. See under <u>Inquest</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Office holder</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Officeholder</u> in the Vocabulary</cd></p>

<p><hw>Of`fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of"fice*hold"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of"fi*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>officier</i>. See <u>Office</u>, and cf. <u>Official</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church <i>officer</i>; a police <i>officer</i>; a staff <i>officer</i>.</def> "I am an <i>officer</i> of state." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(U. S. Mil.)</i> <def>Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Field officer</b></col>, <col><b>General officer</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Field</u>, <u>General</u>. etc.</cd> — <col><b>Officer of the day</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and police of the post or camp.</cd> — <col><b>Officer of the deck</b></col>, or <col><b>Officer of the watch</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Of"fi*cer</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Officered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Officering</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.</def> <i>Marshall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments <i>officered</i> the recruits.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"cial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>officialis</i>: cf. F. <i>officiel</i>. See <u>Office</u>, and cf. <u>Official</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, <i>official</i> duties, or routine.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>That, in the <i>official</i> marks invested, you<BR> Anon do meet the senate.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority; as, an <i>official</i> statement or report.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacop&oelig;ia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an <i>official</i> drug or preparation. Cf. <u>Officinal</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Discharging an office or function.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The stomach and other parts <i>official</i> unto nutrition.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"cial</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>officialis</i> a magistrate's servant or attendant: cf.F. <i>official</i>. See <u>Official</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Officer</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"cial*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence to office routine; red-tapism.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Officialism</i> may often drift into blunders.</blockquote> <i>Smiles.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi`ci*al"i*ty</hw> (&obreve;f*f&ibreve;sh`&ibreve;*&abreve;l"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Officialty</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"cial*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts or reports <i>officially</i> verified or rendered; letters <i>officially</i> communicated; persons <i>officially</i> notified.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"cial*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>officialit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"ciant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>officians</i>, p. pr. See <u>Officiate</u>.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The officer who officiates or performs an office, as the burial office.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"ci*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an office or an officer; official.</def> [R.] <i>Heylin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"ci*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Officiated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Officiating</u>.] [LL. <i>officiare</i>. See <u>Office</u>.] <def>To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service.</def> <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"ci*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or function.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Merely to <i>officiate</i> light<BR> Round this opacous earth.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"ci*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who officiates.</def> <i>Tylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of*fic"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>officina</i> a workshop, contr.fr. <i>opificina</i>, fr. <i>opifex</i> a workman; <i>opus</i> work + <i>facere</i> to make or do.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Used in a shop, or belonging to it.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>Kept in stock by apothecaries; — said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This term is often interchanged with <i>official</i>, but in strict use <i>officinal</i> drugs are not necessarily <i>official</i>. See <u>Official</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3.</p>

<p><hw>Of*fi"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>officiosus</i>: cf.F. <i>officieux</i>. See <u>Office</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If there were any lie in the case, it could be no more than as <i>officious</i> and venial one.</blockquote> <i>Note on Gen. xxvii. (Douay version).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to serve; kind; obliging.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries<BR> <i>Officious</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They were tolerably well bred, very <i>officious</i>, humane, and hospitable.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You are too <i>officious</i><BR> In her behalf that scorns your services.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Impertinent; meddling. See <u>Impertinent</u>.</p>

<p>— <wf>Of*fi"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Of*fi"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><! p. 999 !></p>

<p><hw>Off"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Off</u>.] <def>That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles <i>offing</i>; we saw a ship in the <i>offing</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Off"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shy or distant in manner.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>Off"let</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + <i>let</i>.] <def>A pipe to let off water.</def></p>

<p><hw>Off"scour`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + <i>scour</i>.] <def>That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised.</def> <i>Lam. iii. 45.</i></p>

<p><hw>Off"scum`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + <i>scum</i>.] <def>Removed scum; refuse; dross.</def></p>

<p><hw>Off"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + <i>set</i>. Cf. <u>Set-off</u>.] <def>In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something</def>; as: —</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Houseleek</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A spur from a range of hills or mountains.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; — called also <i>set-off</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Surv.)</i> <def>A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Offset staff</b></col> <i>(Surv.)</i>, <cd>a rod, usually ten links long, used in measuring offsets.</cd> </p>

<p><hw>Off*set"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Offset</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Offsetting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to <i>offset</i> one account or charge against another.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Off"set</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Printing)</i> <def>To make an offset.</def></p>

<p><hw>Off"shoot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + <i>shoot</i>.] <def>That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the <i>offshoots</i> of a tree.</def></p>

<p><hw>Off"shore"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>From the shore; as, an <i>offshore</i> wind; an <i>offshore</i> signal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Off"skip`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + <i>- skip</i>, as in <i>landskip</i>.] <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>That part of a landscape which recedes from the spectator into distance.</def> [R.] <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Off"spring`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.sing. & pl.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + <i>spring</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of production; generation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To the gods alone<BR> Our future <i>offspring</i> and our wives are known.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Origin; lineage; family.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Of*fus"cate</hw> (?), <hw>Of`fus*ca`tion</hw> (?) }. <def>See <u>Obfuscate</u>, <u>Obfuscation</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Oft</hw> (&obreve;ft; 115), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oft</i>; akin to OS. & G. <i>oft</i>, OHG. <i>ofto</i>, Sw. <i>ofta</i>, Dan. <i>ofte</i>, Icel. <i>opt</i>, Goth. <i>ufta</i>; of uncertain origin. Cf. <u>Often</u>.] <def>Often; frequently; not rarely; many times.</def> [Poetic] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Oft</i> she rejects, but never once offends.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oft</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Frequent; often; repeated.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><hw>Of`ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Oftener</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Oftenest</u>.] [Formerly also <i>ofte</i>, fr. <i>oft</i>. See <u>Oft</u>., <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <def>Frequently; many times; not seldom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Of"ten</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Frequent; common; repeated.</def> [R.] "Thine <i>often</i> infirmities." <i>1 Tim. v. 23.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And weary thee with <i>often</i> welcomes.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of"ten*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Frequency.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of"ten*sith</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Often</i> + <i>sith</i> time.] <def>Frequently; often.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>For whom I sighed have so <i>oftensith</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gascoigne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of"ten*tide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Often</i> + <i>tide</i> time.] <def>Frequently; often.</def> [Obs.] <i>Robert of Brunne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Of"ten*times`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Often</i> + <i>time.</i> Cf. <u>-wards</u>.] <def>Frequently; often; many times.</def> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oft"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def><pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> of <u>Oft</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oft"times`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Oft</i> + <i>time.</i> Cf. <u>-wards</u>.] <def>Frequently; often.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Og"am</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Ogham</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Og"do*ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Gr</i>. <i>&?;</i>, <i>&?;</i>, from &?; eight.] <def>A thing made up of eight parts.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Og`do*as`tich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the eighth + &?; a verse.] <def>A poem of eight lines.</def> [Obs.] <i>Selden</i></p>

<p><hw>O*gee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ogive</i>, <i>augive</i>, LL. <i>augiva</i>, of uncertain origin; cf.LL. <i>ogis</i> a support, prop. L. <i>augere</i> to increase, strengthen, Sp. <i>auge</i> highest point of power or fortune, apogee, Ar. <i>auj</i>, an astronomical term.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A molding, the section of which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Cyma</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ogee arch</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a pointed arch, each of the sides of which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed curve near the apex.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O*gee"chee lime`</hw> (?). [So named from the <i>Ogeechee</i> River in Georgia.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species of tupelo (<i>Nyssa capitata</i>) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The tree which bears this fruit.</def></p>

<p><hw>Og`ga*ni"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oggannire</i> to snarl at; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>gannire</i> to yelp.] <def>Snarling; grumbling.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Montagu.</i></p>

<p><hw>Og"ham</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir.] <def>A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc.</def> [Written also <i>ogam</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>O"give</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ogive</i>, OF. <i>augive</i> a pointed arch, LL. <i>augiva</i> a double arch of two at right angles.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"gle</hw> (&omacr;g'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ogled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ogling</u> (?).] [From a Dutch word corresponding to G. <i>&auml;ugeln</i> to ogle, fr. <i>auge</i> eye; cf. D. <i>ooglonken</i> to ogle, OD. <i>oogen</i> to cast sheep's eyes upon, <i>ooge</i> eye. See <u>Eye</u>.] <def>To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or with a design to attract notice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>ogling</i> all their audience, ere they speak.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An amorous side glance or look.</def> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who ogles.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"gli*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Olio</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"gre</hw> (&omacr;"g&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Sp. <i>ogro</i>, fr. L. <i>Orcus</i> the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world, hell.] <def>An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His schoolroom must have resembled an <i>ogre's</i> den.</blockquote> <i>Maccaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"gre*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling an ogre; having the character or appearance of an ogre; suitable for an ogre.</def> "An <i>ogreish</i> kind of jocularity." <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"gress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ogresse</i>. See <u>Ogre</u>.] <def>A female ogre.</def> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"gre*ism</hw> (?), <hw>O"grism</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The character or manners of an ogre.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*gyg"i*an</hw> (&osl;*j&ibreve;j"&ibreve;*<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Ogygius</i>, Gr. <grk>'Ogy`gios</grk>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oh</hw> (&omacr;), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> [See <u>O</u>, <pos><i>interj.</i></pos>] <def>An exclamation expressing various emotions, according to the tone and manner, especially surprise, pain, sorrow, anxiety, or a wish. See the Note under <u>O</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ohm</hw> (&omacr;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from the German electrician, G. S. <i>Ohm</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The standard unit in the measure of electrical resistance, being the resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one amp&eacute;re. As defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893, and by United States Statute, it is a resistance substantially equal to 10<sup>9</sup> units of resistance of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, and is represented by the resistance offered to an unvarying electric current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice 14.4521 grams in mass, of a constant cross-sectional area, and of the length of 106.3 centimeters. As thus defined it is called the <i>international ohm</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ohm's law</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>the statement of the fact that the strength or intensity of an electrical current is directly proportional to the electro-motive force, and inversely proportional to the resistance of the circuit.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O*ho"</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>An exclamation of surprise, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>-oid</hw> (-oid). [Gr. &?;, fr. <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form, akin to &?; to see, and E. <i>wit</i>: cf.F. <i>-o&iuml;de</i>, L. <i>- o&iuml;des</i>.] <def>A suffix or combining form meaning <i>like</i>, <i>resembling</i>, <i>in the form of</i>; as in anthrop<i>oid</i>, aster<i>oid</i>, spher<i>oid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*&iuml;d"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. fr. Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> egg.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of minute fungi which form a floccose mass of filaments on decaying fruit, etc. Many forms once referred to this genus are now believed to be temporary conditions of fungi of other genera, among them the vine mildew (<i>O&iuml;dium Tuckeri</i>), which has caused much injury to grapes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oil</hw> (oil), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>oile</i>, OF. <i>oile</i>, F. <i>huile</i>, fr. L. <i>oleum</i>; akin to Gr. &?;. Cf. <u>Olive</u>.] <def>Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive <i>oil</i>, whale <i>oil</i>, rock <i>oil</i>, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, <i>oil</i> of vitriol.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See <u>Petroleum</u>. The vegetable oils are of two classes, <i>essential oils</i> (see under <u>Essential</u>), and <i>natural oils</i> which in general resemble the animal oils and fats. Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a large number of organic acids, principally stearic, oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin, olein, and palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils. Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard are rich in stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids leave the glycerin and unite with the soda or potash.</p>

<p><col><b>Animal oil</b></col>, <col><b>Bone oil</b></col>, <col><b>Dipple's oil</b></col>, <cd>etc. <i>(Old Chem.)</i>, a complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal substances, as bones. See <i>Bone oil</i>, under <u>Bone</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Drying oils</b></col>, <col><b>Essential oils</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Drying</u>, and <u>Essential</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Ethereal oil of wine</b></col>, <col><b>Heavy oil of wine</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Ethereal</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Fixed oil</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Fixed</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Oil bag</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a bag, cyst, or gland in animals, containing oil.</cd> — <col><b>Oil beetle</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any beetle of the genus <i>Meloe</i> and allied genera. When disturbed they emit from the joints of the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species possess vesicating properties, and are used instead of cantharides.</cd> — <col><b>Oil box</b></col>, or <col><b>Oil cellar</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a fixed box or reservoir, for lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for oil beneath the journal of a railway-car axle.</cd> — <col><b>Oil cake</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Cake</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Oil cock</b></col>, <cd>a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See <i>Oil cup</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Oil color</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Such paints, taken in a general sense.</cd> — <col><b>Oil cup</b></col>, <cd>a cup, or small receptacle, connected with a bearing as a lubricator, and usually provided with a wick, wire, or adjustable valve for regulating the delivery of oil.</cd> — <col><b>Oil engine</b></col>, <cd>a gas engine worked with the explosive vapor of petroleum.</cd> - - <col><b>Oil gas</b></col>, <cd>inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Oil gland</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>A gland, in some plants, producing oil.</cd> — <col><b>Oil green</b></col>, <cd>a pale yellowish green, like oil.</cd> — <col><b>Oil of brick</b></col>, <cd>empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, — used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> — <col><b>Oil of talc</b></col>, <cd>a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic.</cd> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> — <col><b>Oil of vitriol</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>strong sulphuric acid; — so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the vitriols or sulphates.</cd> — <col><b>Oil of wine</b></col>, <cd>&OElig;nanthic ether. See under <u>&OElig;nanthic</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Oil painting</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The art of painting in oil colors</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil.</cd> — <col><b>Oil palm</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil, esp. <i>El&aelig;is Guineensis</i>. See <u>El&aelig;is</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Oil sardine</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>an East Indian herring (<i>Clupea scombrina</i>), valued for its oil.</cd> — <col><b>Oil shark</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The liver shark</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The tope.</cd> — <col><b>Oil still</b></col>, <cd>a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum.</cd> — <col><b>Oil test</b></col>, <cd>a test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode.</cd> — <col><b>Oil tree</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A plant of the genus <i>Ricinus</i> (<i>R. communis</i>), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An Indian tree, the mahwa. See <u>Mahwa</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>The oil palm.</cd> — <col><b>To burn the midnight oil</b></col>, <cd>to study or work late at night.</cd> — <col><b>Volatle oils</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Essential oils</i>, under <u>Essential</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oil</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oiled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oiling</u>.] <def>To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oil"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Guacharo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oil"cloth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cloth treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering floors, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oiled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oiled silk</b></col>, <cd>silk rendered waterproof by saturation with boiled oil.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oil"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who deals in oils.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, oils.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oil"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>huilerie</i>.] <def>The business, the place of business, or the goods, of a maker of, or dealer in, oils.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oil"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being oily.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oil"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Eyelet</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in medi&aelig;val fortifications.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture.</def> [Written also <i>oylet</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Oil"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oilmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles.</def> </p>

<p><hw>Oil"nut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The buffalo nut. See <i>Buffalo nut</i>, under <u>Buffalo</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The name is also applied to various nuts and seeds yielding oil, as the butternut, cocoanut, oil-palm nut.</p>

<p><hw>Oil"seed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See <u>Castor bean</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A cruciferous herb (<i>Camelina sativa</i>).</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The sesame.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oil"skin`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cloth made waterproof by oil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oil"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A variety of hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated with oil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oil"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Oilier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Oiliest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, <i>oily</i> matter or substance.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an <i>oily</i> appearance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating.</def> "This <i>oily</i> rascal." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>oily</i> compliance in all alterations.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Oily grain</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the sesame.</cd> - - <col><b>Oily palm</b></col>, <cd>the oil palm.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oi"ne*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ointment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Oi`no*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>&oelig;nomania</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oint</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ointed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ointing</u>.] [F. <i>oint</i>, p. p. of <i>oindre</i>, L. <i>ungere</i>. See <u>Anoint</u>, <u>Ointment</u>.] <def>To anoint.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oint"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>oinement</i>, OF. <i>oignement</i>, fr.F. <i>oindre</i> to anoint, L. <i>ungere</i>, <i>unguere</i>; akin to Skr. <i>a&?;j</i>, and to G. <i>anke</i> (in Switzerland) butter. The first <i>t</i> in the E. word is due to the influence of <i>anoint</i>. Cf. <u>Anoint</u>, <u>Unguent</u>.] <def>That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*jib"ways</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Ojibway</b></singw>. <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Chippeways</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O"jo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., prop., an eye.] <def>A spring, surrounded by rushes or rank grass; an oasis.</def> [Southwestern U.S.] <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Turk. <i>okkah</i>, fr. Ar. <i>&umacr;k&imacr;yah</i>, <i>wak&imacr;yah</i>, prob. fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, an ounce, fr. L. <i>uncia.</i> Cf. <u>Ounce</u> a weight.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2&frac34; pounds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 2&frac12; pints.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ken*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. from Lorenz <i>Oken</i>, a German naturalist.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly hydrous silicate of lime.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ker</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See <u>Ocher</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"kra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An annual plant (<i>Abelmoschus, or Hibiscus, esculentus</i>), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo.</def> [Written also <i>ocra</i> and <i>ochra</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>-ol</hw> (?). [From alcoh<i>ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A suffix denoting that the substance in the name of which it appears belongs to the series of <i>alcohols</i> or <i>hydroxyl derivatives</i>, as carbin<i>ol</i>, glycer<i>ol</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1000 !></p>

<p><hw>||O"lay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Tamil <i>&omacr;lai</i>.] <def>Palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a style pointed with steel.</def> [Written also <i>ola</i>.] <i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p>

<p><hw>Old</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Open country.</def> [Obs.] See <u>World</u>. <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Old</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Older</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Oldest</u>.] [OE. <i>old</i>, <i>ald</i>, AS. <i>ald</i>, <i>eald</i>; akin to D. <i>oud</i>, OS. <i>ald</i>, OFries. <i>ald</i>, <i>old</i>, G. <i>alt</i>, Goth. <i>alpeis</i>, and also to Goth. <i>alan</i> to grow up, Icel. <i>ala</i> to bear, produce, bring up, L. <i>alere</i> to nourish. Cf. <u>Adult</u>, <u>Alderman</u>, <u>Aliment</u>, <u>Auld</u>, <u>Elder</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an <i>old</i> man; an <i>old</i> age; an <i>old</i> horse; an <i>old</i> tree.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let not <i>old</i> age disgrace my high desire.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The melancholy news that we grow <i>old</i>.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, <i>old</i> wine; an <i>old</i> friendship.</def> "An <i>old</i> acquaintance." <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an <i>old</i> law; an <i>old</i> custom; an <i>old</i> promise.</def> "The <i>old</i> schools of Greece." <i>Milton.</i> "The character of the <i>old</i> Ligurians." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; — designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours <i>old</i>; a cathedral centuries <i>old</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How <i>old</i> art thou?</blockquote> <i>Cen. xlvii. 8.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In this use <i>old</i> regularly follows the noun that designates the age; as, she was eight years <i>old</i>.</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an <i>old</i> offender; <i>old</i> in vice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel <i>old</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Long cultivated; as, an <i>old</i> farm; <i>old</i> land, as opposed to <i>new</i> land, that is, to land lately cleared.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, <i>old</i> shoes; <i>old</i> clothes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>More than enough; abundant.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have <i>old</i> turning the key.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; — used disparagingly as a term of reproach.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of <i>old</i>; as, the good <i>old</i> times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.</def> "Go thy ways, <i>old</i> lad." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Old age</b></col>, <cd>advanced years; the latter period of life.</cd> — <col><b>Old bachelor</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Bachelor</u>, 1.</cd> — <col><b>Old Catholics</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Catholic</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Old English</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>English</u>. <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> — <col><b>Old Nick</b></col>, <col><b>Old Scratch</b></col>, <cd>the devil.</cd> — <col><b>Old lady</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a large European noctuid moth (<i>Mormo maura</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Old maid</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never been married; a spinster</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>A West Indian name for the pink-flowered periwinkle (<i>Vinca rosea</i>).</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The person with whom the odd card is left is the <i>old maid</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Old man's beard</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The traveler's joy (<i>Clematis Vitalba</i>). So named from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The <i>Tillandsia usneoides</i>. See <u>Tillandsia</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Old man's head</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a columnar cactus (<i>Pilocereus senilis</i>), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with long white hairs.</cd> — <col><b>Old red sandstone</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a series of red sandstone rocks situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and conglomerates. See <u>Sandstone</u>, and the <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Old school</b></col>, <cd>a school or party belonging to a former time, or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a former time; as, a gentleman of the <i>old school</i>; — used also adjectively; as, <i>Old-School</i> Presbyterians.</cd> — <col><b>Old sledge</b></col>, <cd>an old and well-known game of cards, called also <i>all fours</i>, and <i>high, low, Jack, and the game</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Old squaw</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a duck (<i>Clangula hyemalis</i>) inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is varied with black and white and is remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also <i>longtailed duck</i>, <i>south southerly</i>, <i>callow</i>, <i>hareld</i>, and <i>old wife</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Old style</b></col>. <i>(Chron.)</i> <cd>See the Note under <u>Style</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Old Testament</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Testament</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Old wife</b></col>. [In the senses <sd><i>b</i></sd> and <sd><i>c</i></sd>written also <i>oldwife</i>.] <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A prating old woman; a gossip.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Refuse profane and <i>old wives'</i> fables.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. iv. 7.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream (<i>Cantharus lineatus</i>), the American alewife, etc.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>A duck; the old squaw.</cd> — <col><b>Old World</b></col>, <cd>the Eastern Hemisphere.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. See <u>Ancient</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Old"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Old; ancient; as, the <i>olden</i> time.</def> "A minstrel of the <i>olden</i> stamp." <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></p>

<p><hw>Old"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow old; to age.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She had <i>oldened</i> in that time.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Old`-fash"ioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old customs or ideas; as, an <i>old-fashioned</i> dress, girl.</def> "<i>Old-fashioned</i> men of wit." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This <i>old-fashioned</i>, quaint abode.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Old`-gen"tle*man*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.</def> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>Old"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat old.</def></p>

<p><hw>Old` lang syne"</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Auld lang syne</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Old`-maid"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.</def></p>

<p><hw>Old`-maid"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition or characteristics of an old maid.</def> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Old"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being old; old age.</def></p>

<p><hw>Old"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Youngster</u>.] <def>An old person.</def> [Jocular] <i>H. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Old`-wom`an*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like an old woman; anile.</def> — <wf>Old`-wom"an*ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||O"le*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. olive. See <u>Olive</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of trees including the olive.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The Chinese <i>Olea fragrans</i>, noted for its fragrance, and the American devilwood (<i>Olea Americana</i>) are now usually referred to another genus (<i>Osmanthus</i>).</p>

<p><hw>O`le*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ol&eacute;aceus</i> of the olive tree.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (<i>Oleace&aelig;</i>), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is the type. It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true jasmine, and fringe tree.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`le*ag`i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleaginus</i>, <i>oleagineus</i>, belonging to the olive, fr. <i>olea</i> olive: cf. F. <i>ol&eacute;agineux</i>. See <u>Olive</u>, <u>Oil</u>.] <def>Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`le*ag`i*nous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Oiliness.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O`le*a"men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A soft ointment prepared from oil.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`le*an"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ol&eacute;andre</i> (cf. It. <i>oleandro</i>, LL. <i>lorandrum</i>), prob. corrupted, under the influence of <i>laurus</i> laurel, fr. L. <i>rhododendron</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; rose + &?; tree.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A beautiful evergreen shrub of the Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It is native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also <i>rosebay</i>, <i>rose laurel</i>, and <i>South-sea rose</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous, and death has occured from using its wood for skewers in cooking meat.</p>

<p><hw>O`le*an"drine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`le*as"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>olea</i> olive tree. See <u>Olive</u>, <u>Oil</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The wild olive tree (<i>Olea Europea</i>, var. <i>sylvestris</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any species of the genus <i>El&aelig;agus</i>. See <u>Eleagnus</u>. The small silvery berries of the common species (<i>El&aelig;agnus hortensis</i>) are called <i>Trebizond dates</i>, and are made into cakes by the Arabs.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"le*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>ol&eacute;ate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of oleic acid. Some oleates, as the oleate of mercury, are used in medicine by way of inunction.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*lec"ra*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the olecranon.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*lec"ra*non</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; elbow + <grk>krani`on</grk> the head.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*le"fi*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>ol&eacute;fiant</i>, fr.L. <i>oleum</i> oil + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.). Cf. <u>-Fy</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Forming or producing an oil; specifically, designating a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon called <i>ethylene</i>.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><hw>O"le*fine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Olefiant</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See <u>Ethylene</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"le*ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> oil: cf. F. <i>ol&eacute;ique</i>.] <i>(Physiol.Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, <i>oleic</i> acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in the form of olein in certain animal and vegetable fats and oils, such as sperm oil, olive oil, etc. At low temperatures the acid is crystalline, but melts to an oily liquid above 14&?; C.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`le*if`er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> oil + <i>-ferous</i>: cf.F. <i>ol&eacute;if&eacute;re</i>.] <def>Producing oil; as, <i>oleiferous</i> seeds.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"le*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> oil: cf. F. <i>ol&eacute;ine</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0&deg; C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see <u>Palmitin</u>). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40&deg; C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as <i>triolein</i>. It is also called <i>elain</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>olens</i>, p. pr. of <i>olere</i> to smell.] <def>Scented.</def> [R.] <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`le*o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> oil + <i>-graph</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does not mix.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Painting)</i> <def>A picture produced in oils by a process analogous to that of lithographic printing.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`le*o*mar"ga*rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> oil + E. <i>margarine</i>, <i>margarin</i>.] [Written also <i>oleomargarin</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture of olein and palmitin with some little stearin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An artificial butter made by churning this oil with more or less milk.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Oleomargarine was wrongly so named, as it contains no <i>margarin</i> proper, but olein, palmitin, and stearin, a mixture of palmitin and stearin having formerly been called <i>margarin</i> by mistake.</p>

<p><hw>O`le*om`e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> oil + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the weight and purity of oil; an elaiometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"le*one</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum + - one</i>, 1.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An oily liquid, obtained by distillation of calcium oleate, and probably consisting of the ketone of oleic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`le*op"tene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> oil + Cr. &?; fleeting.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Eleoptene</u>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O`le*o*res"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> oil + E. <i>resin</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>O`le*o*res"in*ous</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"le*ose`</hw> (?), <hw>O"le*ous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleosus</i>, fr. <i>oleum</i> oil.] <def>Oily.</def> [R.] <i>Ray. Floyer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`le*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being oily or fat; fatness.</def> [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ol`er*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleraceus</i>, from <i>olus</i>, <i>oleris</i>, garden or pot herbs, vegetables.] <def>Pertaining to pot herbs; of the nature or having the qualities of herbs for cookery; esculent.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Olf</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The European bullfinch.</def> [Prov.Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Ol*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Olfactory</u>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol*fac"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Olfactory</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Ol*fac"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A smelling organ; a nose.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ol*fac"to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>olfactus</i>, p. p. of <i>olfacere</i> to smell; <i>olere</i> to have a smell + <i>facere</i> to make. See <u>Odor</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as, the <i>olfactory</i> nerves; the <i>olfactory</i> cells.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Olfactory organ</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>an organ for smelling. In vertebrates the olfactory organs are more or less complicated sacs, situated in the front part of the head and lined with epithelium innervated by the <i>olfactory</i> (or first cranial) <i>nerves</i>, and sensitive to odoriferous particles conveyed to it in the air or in water.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ol*fac"to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Olfactories</b></plw> (&?;). <def>An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; — usually in the plural.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*ban</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Olibanum</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*lib"a*num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., fr. Ar. <i>al-luban</i> frankincense; cf.Gr. &?;, &?;, of Semitic origin.] <def>The fragrant gum resin of various species of <i>Boswellia</i>; Oriental frankincense.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*bene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless mobile liquid of a pleasant aromatic odor obtained by the distillation of olibanum, or frankincense, and regarded as a terpene; — called also <i>conimene</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ol"id</hw> (?), <hw>Ol"i*dous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>olidus</i>, fr. <i>olere</i> to smell.] <def>Having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid.</def> [Obs.] <i>Boyle. Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*fant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An elephant.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An ancient horn, made of ivory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*gan"drous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, man, male.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few stamens.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*gan"thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + Gr. &?; flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*garch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A member of an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*gar"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Oligarchic.</def> <i>Glover.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ol`i*gar"chic</hw> (?), <hw>Ol`i*gar"chic*al</hw>, } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>oligarchique</i>. See <u>Oligarchy</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to oligarchy, or government by a few.</def> "<i>Oligarchical</i> exiles." <i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*gar`chist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An advocate or supporter of oligarchy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*gar"chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oligarchies</b></plw> (#). [Gr. &?;; &?; few, little + &?; to rule, govern: cf.F. <i>oligarchie</i>.] <def>A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All <i>oligarchies</i>, wherein a few men domineer, do what they list.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Oligist</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Hematite or specular iron ore; — prob. so called in allusion to its <i>feeble</i> magnetism, as compared with magnetite.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ol"i*gist</hw> (?), <hw>Ol`i*gis"tic</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, superl. of &?; few, little: cf. F. <i>oligiste</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to hematite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*go-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form from Gr. &?;, <i>few</i>, <i>little</i>, <i>small</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*go*cene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + Gr. &?; new, recent.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Oligocene period. See the <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ol`i*go*ch&aelig;"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; little, pl., few + &?; hair.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*go*chete</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Oligoch&aelig;ta.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*go*clase</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + Gr. &?; fracture, fr. &?; to break.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See <u>Feldspar</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*gom"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + Gr. &?; part.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few members in each set of organs; as, an <i>oligomerous</i> flower.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*go"my*old</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, a muscle + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having few or imperfect syringeal muscles; — said of some passerine birds (<i>Oligomyodi</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*go*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo- </i> + <i>petal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few petals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*go*sep"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo- </i> + <i>sepal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few sepals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*go*sid"er*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo- </i> + <i>siderite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A meteorite characterized by the presence of but a small amount of metallic iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*go*sper"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo- </i> + Gr. &?; a seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few seeds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*got"o*kous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + Gr. &?; offspring.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Producing few young.</def></p>

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<p><hw>O"li*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>olla</i> a round earthen pot, a dish of boiled or stewed meat, fr. L. <i>olla</i> a pot, dish. Cf. <u>Olla</u>, <u>Olla-podrida</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dish of stewed meat of different kinds.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Besides a good <i>olio</i>, the dishes were trifling.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mixture; a medley.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A collection of miscellaneous pieces.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>olitorius</i> belonging to a kitchen gardener, or to vegetables, fr. <i>olitor</i> a kitchen gardener, fr. <i>olus</i>, <i>oleris</i>, vegetables.] <def>Of or pertaining to, or produced in, a kitchen garden; used for kitchen purposes; as, <i>olitory</i> seeds.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>At convenient distance towards the <i>olitory</i> garden.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O*li"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. an olive.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully colored.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*va"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oliva</i> olive.] <def>Resembling the olive; of the color of the olive; olive- green.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*va*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>olivarius</i> belonging to olives, fr. <i>oliva</i> an olive: cf. F. <i>olivaire</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Like an olive.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Olivary body</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>an oval prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata; — called also <i>olive</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*vas"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oliva</i> olive: cf.F. <i>oliv&acirc;tre</i>.] <def>Of the color of the olive; tawny.</def> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ol"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>oliva</i>, akin to Gr. &?;. See <u>Oil</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A tree (<i>Olea Europ&aelig;a</i>) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; — so called from the form. See <u>Oliva</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The oyster catcher.</def> [Prov.Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An olivary body. See under <u>Olivary</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, <i>olives</i> of beef or veal.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Olive</i> is sometimes used adjectively and in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, <i>olive</i> brown, <i>olive</i> green, <i>olive</i>-colored, <i>olive</i>-skinned, <i>olive</i> crown, <i>olive</i> garden, <i>olive</i> tree, <i>olive</i> yard, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Bohemian olive</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of <i>El&aelig;agnus</i> (<i>E. angustifolia</i>), the flowers of which are sometimes used in Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.</cd> — <col><b>Olive branch</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of peace</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Fig.: A child.</cd> — <col><b>Olive brown</b></col>, <cd>brown with a tinge of green.</cd> — <col><b>Olive green</b></col>, <cd>a dark brownish green, like the color of the olive.</cd> — <col><b>Olive oil</b></col>, <cd>an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and the arts.</cd> — <col><b>Olive ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>olivenite.</cd> — <col><b>Wild olive</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to the oleaster or wild stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more or less resembling the olive.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ol"ive</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"ived</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Decorated or furnished with olive trees.</def> [R.] <i>T. Warton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*liv"en*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper; olive ore.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [OF. <i>oliviere</i>.] <def>An olive grove.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>olivier</i>.] <def>An olive tree.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*ver</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*ve"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> <def>An adherent of <i>Oliver</i> Cromwell.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ol`ive*wood"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The wood of the olive.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An Australian name given to the hard white wood of certain trees of the genus <i>El&aelig;odendron</i>, and also to the trees themselves.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol`i*vil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>olivile</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties.</def> [Written also <i>olivile</i>.] <i>Gregory.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*vin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; — called also <i>olivite</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>olivine</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"i*vite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Olivin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ol"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Olio</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary urn, especially one of baked clay.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla- podrida.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ol`la-po*dri"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., lit., a rotten pot. See <u>Olio</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A favorite Spanish dish, consisting of a mixture of several kinds of meat chopped fine, and stewed with vegetables.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any incongruous mixture or miscellaneous collection; an olio.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>-logy</u>.] <def>A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, geology, mineralogy, and all other <i>ologies</i> whatsoever.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ol"pe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;.] <def>Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*lu"sa*trum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>holusatrum</i>, <i>olusatrum</i>; <i>olus</i> garden herb + <i>ater</i> black.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western Europe (<i>Smyrnium Olusatrum</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>O*lym"pi*ad</hw> (&osl;*l&ibreve;m"p&ibreve;*&abreve;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>olympias</i>, <i>-adis</i>, Gr. <grk>'olympia`s</grk>, <grk>-a`dos</grk>, fr. <grk>'O`lympos</grk> Olympus, a mountain in Macedonia: cf. F. <i>olympiade</i>.] <i>(Greek Antiq.)</i> <def>A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Cor&oelig;bus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the <i>olympiads</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O*lym"pi*an</hw> (-<i>a</i>n), <hw>O*lym"pic</hw> (- p&ibreve;k), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Olympius</i>, <i>Olympicus</i>, Gr. <grk>'Oly`mpios</grk>, <grk>'Olympiko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>'O`lympos</grk>: cf. F. <i>olympique</i>. See <u>Olympiad</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Olympic games</b></col>, or <col><b>Olympics</b></col> <i>(Greek Antiq.)</i>, <cd>the greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks, consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and continuing five days.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O*lym`pi*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a conqueror in the Olympic games.] <def>An ode in honor of a victor in the Olympic games.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>-o"ma</hw> (?). [Gr. &?;, &?;.] <def>A suffix used in medical terms to denote a <i>morbid condition</i> of some part, usually some kind of tumor; as in fibr<i>oma</i>, glauc<i>oma</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Om"a*gra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; shoulder + &?; seizure.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Gout in the shoulder.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ma*has"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Omaha</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians who inhabited the south side of the Missouri River. They are now partly civilized and occupy a reservation in Nebraska.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*man"der wood`</hw> (?). [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The wood of <i>Diospyros ebenaster</i>, a kind of ebony found in Ceylon.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*ma"sum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See <u>Manyplies</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Ruminant</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Om"ber</hw>, <hw>Om"bre</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>hombre</i>, fr. Sp. <i>hombre</i>, lit., a man, fr. L. <i>homo</i>. See <u>Human</u>.] <def>A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When <i>ombre</i> calls, his hand and heart are free,<BR> And, joined to two, he fails not to make three.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om"bre</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., of uncertain origin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large Mediterranean food fish (<i>Umbrina cirrhosa</i>): — called also <i>umbra</i>, and <i>umbrine</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om*brom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; rain + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>ombrom&eacute;tre</i>.] <i>(Meteorol.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the rain that falls; a rain gauge.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*me"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, i.e., the great or long o. Cf. <u>Mickle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See <u>Alpha</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The last; the end; hence, death.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>"<i>Omega</i>! thou art Lord," they said.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Alpha and Omega</b></col>, <cd>the beginning and the ending; hence, the chief, the whole.</cd> <i>Rev. i. 8.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The alpha and <i>omega</i> of science.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Herschel.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*me"goid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omega</i> + <i>- oid</i>.] <def>Having the form of the Greek capital letter Omega (&OMEGA;).</def></p>

<p><hw>Om"e*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>omelette</i>, OF. <i>amelette</i>, <i>alumete</i>, <i>alumelle</i>, perh. fr. L. <i>lamella</i>. Cf. <u>Lamella</u>.] <def>Eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan; as, a plain <i>omelet</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>omen</i>, the original form being <i>osmen</i>, according to Varro.] <def>An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Bid go with evil <i>omen</i>, and the brand<BR> Of infamy upon my name.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"men</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Omened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Omening</u>.] <def>To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to <i>omen</i> ill of an enterprise.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all <i>omened</i> the tragical contents.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"mened</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens; as, happy-<i>omened</i> day.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*men"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Omenta</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiplo&ouml;n.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>great</i>, or <i>gastrocolic</i>, <i>omentum</i> forms, in most mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers more or less of the intestines; the caul. The <i>lesser</i>, or <i>gastrohepatic</i>, <i>omentum</i> connects the stomach and liver and contains the hepatic vessels. The <i>gastrosplenic omentum</i>, or <i>ligament</i>, connects the stomach and spleen.</p>

<p><hw>O"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Homer</u>.] <def>A Hebrew measure, the tenth of an ephah. See <u>Ephah</u>.</def> <i>Ex. xvi. 36.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`i*let"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Homiletical.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Om"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [L. <i>ominatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ominari</i> to presage, fr. <i>omen</i>.] <def>To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ominatio</i>.] <def>The act of ominating; presaging.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ominosus</i>, fr. <i>omen</i>. See <u>Omen</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; — formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an <i>ominous</i> dread.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had a good <i>ominous</i> name to have made a peace.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In the heathen worship of God, a sacrifice without a heart was accounted <i>ominous</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Om"i*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Om"i*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O*mis"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being omitted; that may be omitted.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>omissio</i>: cf. F. <i>omission</i>. See <u>Omit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The most natural division of all offenses is into those of <i>omission</i> and those of commission.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is omitted or is left undone.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*mis"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Omit</u>.] <def>Leaving out; omitting.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i> — <wf>O*mis"sive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O*mit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Omitted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Omitting</u>.] [L. <i>omittere</i>, <i>omissum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u> + <i>mittere</i> to cause to go, let go, send. See <u>Mission</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These personal comparisons I <i>omit</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Her father <i>omitted</i> nothing in her education that might make her the most accomplished woman of her age.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*mit"tance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*mit"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who omits.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`ma*te"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an ommateum.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Om`ma*te"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ommatea</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, the eye.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A compound eye, as of insects and crustaceans.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Om`ma*tid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ommatidia</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. of Gr. &?;, &?;, the eye.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om"ni-</hw> (?). [L. <i>omnis</i> all.] <def>A combining form denoting <i>all</i>, <i>every</i>, <i>everywhere</i>; as in <i>omni</i>potent, all-powerful; <i>omni</i>present.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om"ni*bus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., for all, dat. pl. from <i>omnis</i> all. Cf. <u>Bus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distances.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Glass Making)</i> <def>A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Omnibus bill</b></col>, a legislative bill which provides for a number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations. [Parliamentary Cant, U.S.] — <col><b>Omnibus box</b></col>, <cd>a large box in a theater, on a level with the stage and having communication with it.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*cor*po"re*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni- </i> + <i>corporeal</i>.] <def>Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.</def> [R.] <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om*ni"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is all-pervading or all-comprehensive; hence, the Deity.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Omniety</i> formed nullity into an essence.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*fa"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>omnifarius</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>-farius</i>. Cf. <u>Bifarious</u>.] <def>Of all varieties, forms, or kinds.</def> "<i>Omnifarious</i> learning." <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om*nif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>omnifer</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <def>All- bearing; producing all kinds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om*nif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + L. <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make.] <def>All-creating.</def> "The <i>omnific</i> word." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om"ni*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>omniformis</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>forma</i> form: cf. F. <i>omniforme</i>.] <def>Having every form or shape.</def> <i>Berkeley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*for"mi*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition or quality of having every form.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To render universal; to enlarge.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Omnify</i> the disputed point into a transcendent, and you may defy the opponent to lay hold of it.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om*nig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>omniqenus</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>genus</i> kind.] <def>Consisting of all kinds.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Om"ni*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>A pantograph.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*pa"ri*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>omniparens</i> all-producing; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>parere</i> to bring forth.] <def>Producing or bringing forth all things; all- producing.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*par"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + <i>-parity</i>.] <def>Equality in every part; general equality.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om*nip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Omniparient</u>.] <def>Producing all things; omniparient.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*pa"tient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + <i>patient</i>.] <def>Capable of enduring all things.</def> [R.] <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Om`ni*per*cip"i*ence</hw> (?), <hw>Om`ni*per*cip"i*en*cy</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Perception of everything.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*per*cip"i*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni- </i> + <i>percipient</i>.] <def>Perceiving everything.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Om*nip"o*tence</hw> (?), <hw>Om*nip"o*ten*cy</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>omnipotentia</i>: cf.F. <i>omnipotence</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent; the Deity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Will <i>Omnipotence</i> neglect to save<BR> The suffering virtue of the wise and brave?</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unlimited power of a particular kind; as, love's <i>omnipotence</i>.</def> <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om*nip"o*tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr.L. <i>omnipotens</i>, <i>-entis</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>potens</i> powerful, potent. See <u>Potent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Able in every respect and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; almighty; as, the Being that can create worlds must be <i>omnipotent</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God's will and pleasure and his <i>omnipotent</i> power.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having unlimited power of a particular kind; as, <i>omnipotent</i> love.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Omnipotent, The Almighty; God.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om*nip"o*tent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an omnipotent manner.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1002 !></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*pres"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>omnipr&eacute;sence</i>.] <def>Presence in every place at the same time; unbounded or universal presence; ubiquity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>omnipresence</i> fills<BR> Land, sea, and air, and every kind that lives.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*pres"en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Omnipresence.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*pres"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + <i>present</i>: cf.F. <i>omnipr&eacute;sent</i>.] <def>Present in all places at the same time; ubiquitous; as, the <i>omnipresent</i> Jehovah.</def> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*pre*sen"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Implying universal presence.</def> [R.] <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*prev"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + <i>prevalent</i>.] <def>Prevalent everywhere or in all things.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om*nis"cience</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>omniscience</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being omniscient; - - an attribute peculiar to God.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om*nis"cien*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Omniscience.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om*nis"cient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + L. <i>sciens</i>, -<i>entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>scire</i> to know: cf. F. <i>omniscient</i>. See <u>Science</u>.] <def>Having universal knowledge; knowing all things; infinitely knowing or wise; as, the <i>omniscient</i> God.</def> — <wf>Om*nis"cient*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>For what can scape the eye<BR> Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart<BR> <i>Omniscient</i>?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om*nis"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>omniscius</i>. See <u>Omniscient</u>.] <def>All-knowing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hakewill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*spec"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + L. <i>spectus</i>, p. p. of <i>specere</i>, <i>spicere</i>, to view.] <def>Beholding everything; capable of seeing all things; all- seeing.</def> [R.] "<i>Omnispective</i> Power!" <i>Boyse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., of all, gen. pl. of <i>omnis</i> all.] <i>(Eng.Stock Exchange)</i> <def>The aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is now usually funded.</def> <i>M'Culloch.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`ni*um-gath"er*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A macaronic compound of L. <i>omnium</i>, gen.pl. of <i>omnis</i> all, and E. <i>gather</i>.] <def>A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused mixture; a medley.</def> [Colloq. & Humorous] <i>Selden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om*niv"a*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni</i> + L. <i>vagans</i>, p. pr. of <i>vagari</i> to wander.] <def>Wandering anywhere and everywhere.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Om*niv"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Omnivorous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A group of ungulate mammals including the hog and the hippopotamus. The term is also sometimes applied to the bears, and to certain passerine birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om*niv"o*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>omnivorus</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>vorate</i> to eat greedily. See <u>Voracious</u>.] <def>All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as, <i>omnivorous</i> vanity; esp. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, eating both animal and vegetable food.</def> — <wf>Om*niv"o*rous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"mo-</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; the shoulder.] <def>A combining form used in anatomy to indicate <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the shoulder</i> or <i>the scapula</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`mo*hy"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omo-</i> + <i>hyoid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the hyoid bone; as, the <i>omohyoid</i> muscle.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"mo*phag"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; raw + &?; to eat.] <def>Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food; as, <i>omophagic</i> feasts, rites.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om"o*plate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from Gr. &?;. See <u>Omo-</u>, and <u>Plate</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The shoulder blade, or scapula.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*mos"te*gite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omo-</i> + Gr. &?; a roof.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The part of the carapace of a crustacean situated behind the cervical groove.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`mo*ster"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the omosternum.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`mo*ster"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omo-</i> + <i>sternum</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many batrachians and is usually tipped with cartilage.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In many mammals, an interarticular cartilage, or bone, between the sternum and the clavicle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om"pha*cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, from &?; an unripe grape or olive: cf.F. <i>omphacin</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or expressed from, unripe fruit; as, <i>omphacine</i> oil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om*phal"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; having a boss, bossy, fr. &?; the navel. See <u>Navel</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om"pha*lo-</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; the navel.] <def>A combining form indicating <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the umbilicus</i>, or <i>navel</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om"pha*lo*cele`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the navel + &?; a tumor: cf.F. <i>omphaloc&eacute;le</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A hernia at the navel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om"pha*lode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omphalo-</i> + Gr. &?; form.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or the chalaza; — called also <i>omphalodium</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om"pha*lo*man"cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omphalo- </i> + <i>-mancy</i>.] <def>Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Om`pha*lo*mes`a*ra"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omphalo-</i> + <i>mesaraic</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Omphalomesenteric.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om`pha*lo*mes`en*ter"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omphalo-</i> + <i>mesenteric</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery; omphalomesaraic; as, the <i>omphalomesenteric</i> arteries and veins of a fetus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om`pha*lop"sy*chite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omphalo-</i> + Gr. &?; breath, spirit, soul: cf. F. <i>omphalopsyque</i>.] <i>(Eccl.Hist.)</i> <def>A name of the Hesychasts, from their habit of gazing upon the navel.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Om`pha*lop"ter</hw> (?), <hw>Om`pha*lop"tic</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the navel + &?; one who looks, &?; belonging to sight: cf.F. <i>omphaloptre</i>.] <def>An optical glass that is convex on both sides.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hutton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Om"pha*los</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The navel.</def></p>

<p><hw>Om`pha*lot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; the navel + &?; to cut: cf. F. <i>omphalotomie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of dividing the navel-string.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mellow, as land.</def> [Prov.Eng.] <i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><hw>On</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OE. <i>on</i>, <i>an</i>, <i>o</i>, <i>a</i>, AS. <i>on</i>, <i>an</i>; akin to D. <i>aan</i>, OS. & G. <i>an</i>, OHG. <i>ana</i>, Icel. <i>&amacr;</i>, Sw. &aring;, Goth. <i>ana</i>, Russ. <i>na</i>, L. <i>an-</i>, in <i>anhelare</i> to pant, Gr. <grk>'ana`</grk>, Zend <i>ana</i>. &radic;195. Cf. <u>A-</u>, 1, <u>Ana-</u>, <u>Anon</u>.] <def>The general signification of <i>on</i> is situation, motion, or condition with respect to contact or support beneath</def>; as: —</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact with the surface; as, the book lies <i>on</i> the table, which stands <i>on</i> the floor of a house <i>on</i> an island.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I stood <i>on</i> the bridge at midnight.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To or against the surface of; — used to indicate the motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of another; as, rain falls <i>on</i> the earth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whosoever shall fall <i>on</i> this stone shall be broken.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxi. 44.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with; as, to play <i>on</i> a violin or piano. Hence, figuratively, to work <i>on</i> one's feelings; to make an impression <i>on</i> the mind.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>At or near; adjacent to; — indicating situation, place, or position; as, <i>on</i> the one hand, <i>on</i> the other hand; the fleet is <i>on</i> the American coast.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>In addition to; besides; — indicating multiplication or succession in a series; as, heaps <i>on</i> heaps; mischief <i>on</i> mischief; loss <i>on</i> loss; thought <i>on</i> thought.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as, to depend <i>on</i> a person for assistance; to rely <i>on</i>; hence, indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will promise <i>on</i> certain conditions; to bet <i>on</i> a horse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>At or in the time of; during; as, <i>on</i> Sunday we abstain from labor. See <u>At</u> (synonym).</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive; as, <i>on</i> public occasions, the officers appear in full dress or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, <i>on</i> the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Toward; for; — indicating the object of some passion; as, have pity or compassion <i>on</i> him.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>At the peril of, or for the safety of.</def> "Hence, <i>on</i> thy life." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>By virtue of; with the pledge of; — denoting a pledge or engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he affirmed or promised <i>on</i> his word, or <i>on</i> his honor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>To the account of; — denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, <i>on</i> us be all the blame; a curse <i>on</i> him.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His blood be <i>on</i> us and <i>on</i> our children.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxvii. 25.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>In reference or relation to; as, <i>on</i> our part expect punctuality; a satire <i>on</i> society.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <def>Of.</def> [Obs.] "Be not jealous <i>on</i> me." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Or have we eaten <i>on</i> the insane root<BR> That takes the reason prisoner?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Instances of this usage are common in our older writers, and are sometimes now heard in illiterate speech.</p>

<p><sn><b>15.</b></sn> <def>Occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three officers are <i>on</i> duty; <i>on</i> a journey.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>16.</b></sn> <def>In the service of; connected with; of the number of; as, he is <i>on</i> a newspaper; <i>on</i> a committee.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>On</i> and <i>upon</i> are in general interchangeable. In some applications <i>upon</i> is more euphonious, and is therefore to be preferred; but in most cases <i>on</i> is preferable.</p>

<p><col><b>On a bowline</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Closehauled</u>.</cd> — <col><b>On a wind</b></col>, or <col><b>On the wind</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>sailing closehauled.</cd> — <col><b>On a sudden</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Sudden</u>.</cd> — <col><b>On board</b></col>, <col><b>On draught</b></col>, <col><b>On fire</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under <u>Board</u>, <u>Draught</u>, <u>Fire</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>On it</b></col>, <col><b>On't</b></col>, <cd>of it.</cd> [Obs. or Colloq.] <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>On shore</b></col>, <cd>on land; to the shore.</cd> — <col><b>On the road</b></col>, <col><b>On the way</b></col>, <col><b>On the wing</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Road</u>, <u>Way</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>On to</b></col>, <cd>upon; on; to; — sometimes written as one word, <i>onto</i>, and usually called a colloquialism; but it may be regarded in analogy with <i>into</i>.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>They have added the -en plural form <i>on to</i> an elder plural.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We see the strength of the new movement in the new class of ecclesiastics whom it forced <i>on to</i> the stage.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Green.</i></p>

<p><hw>On</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>On</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Forward, in progression; onward; — usually with a verb of motion; as, move <i>on</i>; go <i>on</i>.</def> "Time glides <i>on</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The path is smooth that leadeth <i>on</i> to danger.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Forward, in succession; as, from father to son, from the son to the grandson, and so <i>on</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In continuance; without interruption or ceasing; as, sleep <i>on</i>, take your ease; say <i>on</i>; sing <i>on</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Adhering; not off; as in the phrase, "He is neither <i>on</i> nor off," that is, he is not steady, he is irresolute.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Attached to the body, as clothing or ornament, or for use.</def> "I have boots <i>on</i>." <i>B. Gonson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He put <i>on</i> righteousness as a breastplate.</blockquote> <i>Is. lix. 17.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>In progress; proceeding; as, a game is <i>on</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>On</i> is sometimes used as an exclamation, or a command to move or proceed, some verb being understood; as, <i>on</i>, comrades; that is, <i>go on</i>, <i>move on</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>On and on</b></col>, <cd>continuously; for a long time together.</cd> "Toiling <i>on and on and on</i>." <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>||On"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Onagri</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Onagers</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>onager</i>, <i>onagrus</i>, Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom.Antiq.)</i> <def>A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A wild ass, especially the koulan.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*nag"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The dauw.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>On`a*gra"ceous</hw> (&obreve;n`&adot;*gr&amacr;"sh&ubreve;s), <hw>On`a*gra*ri"e*ous</hw> (-gr&asl;*r&imacr;"&esl;*&ubreve;s), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From NL. <i>Onagra</i> an old scientific name of the evening primrose (<i>&OElig;nothera</i>), fr. Gr. <grk>'ona`gra</grk> a kind of plant; of uncertain origin.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (<i>Onagrace&aelig;</i> or <i>Onagrarie&aelig;</i>), which includes the fuchsia, the willow-herb (<i>Epilobium</i>), and the evening primrose (<i>&OElig;nothera</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>O"nan*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Onan</i> (<i>Gen. xxxviii. 9</i>): cf. F. <i>onanisme</i>.] <def>Self-pollution; masturbation.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*nap"po</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A nocturnal South American monkey (<i>Callithrix discolor</i>), noted for its agility; — called also <i>ventriloquist monkey</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Once</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The ounce.</def></p>

<p><hw>Once</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ones</i>, <i>anes</i>, an adverbial form fr. <i>one</i>, <i>on</i>, <i>an</i>, one. See <u>One-</u>, <u>-Wards</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>By limitation to the number one; for one time; not twice nor any number of times more than one.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ye shall . . . go round about the city <i>once</i>.</blockquote> <i>Josh. vi. 3.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Trees that bear mast are fruitful but <i>once</i> in two years.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>At some one period of time; — used indefinitely.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My soul had <i>once</i> some foolish fondness for thee.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That court which we shall <i>once</i> govern.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>At any one time; — often nearly equivalent to <i>ever</i>, <i>if ever</i>, or <i>whenever</i>; as, <i>once</i> kindled, it may not be quenched.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Wilt thou not be made clean? When shall it <i>once</i> be?</blockquote> <i>Jer. xiii. 27.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To be <i>once</i> in doubt<BR> Is <i>once</i> to be resolved.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Once</i> is used as a noun when preceded by <i>this</i> or <i>that</i>; as, <i>this once</i>, <i>that once</i>. It is also sometimes used elliptically, like an adjective, for <i>once- existing</i>. "The <i>once</i> province of Britain." <i>J. N. Pomeroy.</i></p>

<p><col><b>At once</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>At the same point of time; immediately; without delay</cd>. "Stand not upon the order of your going, but go <i>at once</i>." <i>Shak.</i> "I . . . withdrew <i>at once</i> and altogether." <i>Jeffrey.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>At one and the same time; simultaneously; in one body; as, they all moved <i>at once</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Once and again</b></col>, <cd>once and once more; repeatedly.</cd> "A dove sent forth <i>once and again</i>, to spy." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||On*cid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (<i>O. Papilio</i>) resembles a butterfly.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"co*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; bulk + <i>-graph</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for registering the changes observable with an oncometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>On*com"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; bulk + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the variations in size of the internal organs of the body, as the kidney, spleen, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>On*cot"o*my</hw> (&obreve;&nsm;"k&obreve;t*&osl;*m&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`gkos</grk> bulk, mass + <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut: cf. F. <i>oncotomie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a cutting instrument.</def> [Written also <i>onkotomy</i>.] <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Onde</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>anda</i> malice, anger; akin to Icel. <i>andi</i>, <i>&ouml;nd</i>, breath.] <def>Hatred; fury; envy.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||On` dit"</hw> (?). [F.] <def>They say, or it is said.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flying report; rumor; as, it is a mere <i>on dit</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>-one</hw> (?). [From Gr. <grk>-w`nh</grk>, signifying, female descendant.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it appears, is a <i>ketone</i>; as, acet<i>one</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>-one</hw>.<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs to the <i>fourth series of hydrocarbons</i>, or the <i>third series of unsaturated hydrocarbonsl</i> as, non<i>one</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>One</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>one</i>, <i>on</i>, <i>an</i>, AS. <i>&auml;n</i>; akin to D. <i>een</i>, OS. <i>&euml;n</i>, OFries. <i>&euml;n</i>, <i>&auml;n</i>, G. <i>ein</i>, Dan. <i>een</i>, Sw. <i>en</i>, Icel. <i>einn</i>, Goth. <i>ains</i>, W. <i>un</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>aon</i>, L. <i>unus</i>, earlier <i>oinos</i>, <i>oenos</i>, Gr. &?; the ace on dice; cf. Skr. <i>&euml;ka</i>. The same word as the indefinite article <i>a</i>, <i>an</i>. &radic; 299. Cf. 2d A, 1st <u>An</u>, <u>Alone</u>, <u>Anon</u>, <u>Any</u>, <u>None</u>, <u>Nonce</u>, <u>Only</u>, <u>Onion</u>, <u>Unit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being a single unit, or entire being or thing, and no more; not multifold; single; individual.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The dream of Pharaoh is <i>one</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xli. 25.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O that we now had here<BR> But <i>one</i> ten thousand of those men in England.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Denoting a person or thing conceived or spoken of indefinitely; a certain. "I am the sister of <i>one</i> Claudio" [<i>Shak.</i>], that is, of a certain man named Claudio.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Pointing out a contrast, or denoting a particular thing or person different from some other specified; — used as a correlative adjective, with or without <i>the</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>From the <i>one</i> side of heaven unto the other.</blockquote> <i>Deut. iv. 32.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Closely bound together; undivided; united; constituting a whole.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The church is therefore <i>one</i>, though the members may be many.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Pearson</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Single in kind; the same; a common.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>One</i> plague was on you all, and on your lords.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. vi. 4.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Single; inmarried.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Men may counsel a woman to be <i>one</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>One</i> is often used in forming compound words, the meaning of which is obvious; as, <i>one</i>-armed, <i>one</i>-celled, <i>one</i>-eyed, <i>one</i>-handed, <i>one</i>-hearted, <i>one</i>- horned, <i>one</i>-idead, <i>one</i>-leaved, <i>one</i>-masted, <i>one</i>-ribbed, <i>one</i>-story, <i>one</i>-syllable, <i>one</i>- stringed, <i>one</i>-winged, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>All one</b></col>, <cd>of the same or equal nature, or consequence; as, he says that it is <i>all one</i> what course you take.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>One day</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>On a certain day, not definitely specified, referring to time past.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote><i>One day</i> when Phoebe fair,<BR> With all her band, was following the chase.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Referring to future time: At some uncertain day or period; some day.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Well, I will marry <i>one day</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i> </p>

<p><hw>One</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A single unit; as, <i>one</i> is the base of all numbers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A single person or thing.</def> "The shining <i>ones</i>." <i>Bunyan.</i> "Hence, with your little <i>ones</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He will hate the <i>one</i>, and love the other.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vi. 24.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That we may sit, <i>one</i> on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.</blockquote> <i>Mark x. 37.</i></p>

<p><col><b>After one</b></col>, <cd>after one fashion; alike.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> — <col><b>At one</b></col>, <cd>in agreement or concord. See <u>At one</u>, in the Vocab.</cd> — <col><b>Ever in one</b></col>, <cd>continually; perpetually; always.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> — <col><b>In one</b></col>, <cd>in union; in a single whole.</cd> — <col><b>One and one</b></col>, <col><b>One by one</b></col>, <cd>singly; one at a time; one after another.</cd> "Raising <i>one by one</i> the suppliant crew." <i>Dryden.</i> </p>

<p><! p. 1003 !></p>

<p><hw>One</hw> (?), <pos><i>indef. pron.</i></pos> <def>Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what <i>one</i> would have well done, <i>one</i> should do <i>one's</i> self.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It was well worth <i>one's</i> while.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Against this sort of condemnation <i>one</i> must steel <i>one's</i> self as <i>one</i> best can.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><i>One</i> is often used with <i>some</i>, <i>any</i>, <i>no</i>, <i>each</i>, <i>every</i>, <i>such</i>, <i>a</i>, <i>many a</i>, <i>another</i>, <i>the other</i>, etc. It is sometimes joined with <i>another</i>, to denote a reciprocal relation.</p>

<p><blockquote>When any <i>one</i> heareth the word.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xiii. 19.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She knew every <i>one</i> who was any <i>one</i> in the land of Bohemia.</blockquote> <i>Compton Reade.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Peloponnesians and the Athenians fought against <i>one another</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The gentry received <i>one another</i>.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i> </p>

<p><hw>One</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite; to assimilite.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The rich folk that embraced and <i>oned</i> all their heart to treasure of the world.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>One"ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The herb Paris. See <i>Herb Paris</i>, under <u>Herb</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>One"-hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Employing one hand; as, the <i>one-hand</i> alphabet. See <u>Dactylology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>One"-horse`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a <i>one- horse</i> carriage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Second-rate; inferior; small.</def> [Slang, U.S.]</p>

<p><hw>O*nei"das</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Oneida</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida Lake in the State of New York, and forming part of the Five Nations. Remnants of the tribe now live in New York, Canada, and Wisconsin.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>oneirocritique</i>. See <u>Oneirocritic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>An interpreter of dreams.</def> <i>Bp. Warburton. Addison.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ic</hw> (?), <hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; a dream + &?; critical, fr. &?; to discern.] <def>Of or pertaining to the interpretation of dreams.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>O*nei`ro*crit`i*cism</hw> (?), <hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ics</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of interpreting dreams.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*nei"ro*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dream + <i>-mancy</i>.] <def>Divination by means of dreams.</def> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`nei*ros"co*pist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who interprets dreams.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`nei*ros"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dream + <i>-scopy</i>.] <def>The interpretation of dreams.</def></p>

<p><hw>One"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being one or single.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>One"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Only</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>One"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being at one or reconciled.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>One"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being one; singleness in number; individuality; unity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our God is one, or rather very <i>oneness</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"er*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>onerarius</i>, fr. <i>onus</i>, <i>oneris</i>, load, burden: cf.F. <i>on&eacute;raire</i>.] <def>Fitted for, or carrying, a burden.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Onerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Onerating</u>.] [L. <i>oneratus</i>, p. p. pf <i>onerare</i>.] <def>To load; to burden.</def> [Obs.] <i>Becon.</i></p>

<p><hw>On`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of loading.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>On"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>onerosus</i>, fr. <i>onus</i>, <i>oneris</i>, a load, burden: cf.F. <i>on&eacute;reux</i>.] <def>Burdensome; oppressive.</def> "Too <i>onerous</i> a solicitude." <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Onerous cause</b></col> <i>(Scots Law)</i>, <cd>a good and legal consideration; — opposed to <i>gratuitous</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>On"er*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an onerous manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ones</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Once.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>One`self"</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun <i>one</i>. Commonly writen as two words, <i>one's self</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>One's self (or more properly <i>oneself</i>), is quite a modern form. In Elizabethan English we find <i>a man's self=one's self</i>.</blockquote> <i>Morris.</i></p>

<p><hw>One`-sid"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a <i>one-sided</i> view or statement.</def> "Unguarded and <i>one-sided</i> language." <i>T. Arnold.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Growing on one side of a stem; as, <i>one-sided</i> flowers.</def></p>

<p>— <wf>One`-sid"ed-ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>One`- sid"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>On*ethe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Scarcely. See <u>Unnethe</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"go`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of going forward; progress; (<i>pl.</i>) affairs; business; current events.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The common <i>ongoings</i> of this our commonplace world, and everyday life.</blockquote> <i>Prof. Wilson.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"guent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>An unguent.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"-hang`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hanger- on.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ognon</i>, fr. L. <i>unio</i> oneness, unity, a single large pearl, an onion. See <u>One</u>, <u>Union</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A liliaceous plant of the genus <i>Allium</i> (<i>A. cepa</i>), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Onion fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the grenadier.</cd> — <col><b>Onion fly</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, <i>Anthomyia ceparum</i> and <i>Ortalis flexa</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Welsh onion</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Cibol</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Wild onion</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to several species of the genus <i>Allium</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O*ni`ro*crit`ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Oneirocritic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being alone.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>On*loft"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Aloft; above ground.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>She kept her father's life <i>onloft</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"-look`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A looker- on.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"-look`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Looking on or forward.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>only</i>, <i>anly</i>, <i>onlich</i>, AS. <i>&amacr;nlic</i>, i.e., onelike. See <u>One</u>, <u>and Like</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One alone; single; as, the <i>only</i> man present; his <i>only</i> occupation.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Alone in its class; by itself; not associated with others of the same class or kind; as, an <i>only</i> child.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, figuratively: Alone, by reason of superiority; pre&euml;minent; chief.</def> "Motley's the <i>only</i> wear." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Only</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In one manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply; merely; barely.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And to be loved himself, needs <i>only</i> to be known.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>So and no otherwise; no other than; exclusively; solely; wholly.</def> "She being <i>only</i> wicked." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Every imagination . . . of his heart was <i>only</i> evil.</blockquote> <i>Gen. vi. 5.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Singly; without more; as, <i>only</i>- begotten.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Above all others; particularly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His most <i>only</i> elected mistress.</blockquote> <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"ly</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Save or except (that); — an adversative used elliptically with or without <i>that</i>, and properly introducing a single fact or consideration.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He might have seemed some secretary or clerk . . . <i>only</i> that his low, flat, unadorned cap . . . indicated that he belonged to the city.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>On`o*ce"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Ononis</i>, the generic name of the plant + L. <i>cera</i> wax.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant <i>Ononis spinosa</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an ass + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>Foolish discourse.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>On"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; name + <i>-mancy</i>. Cf. <u>Nomancy</u>.] <def>Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy.</def> [R.] <i>Camden.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>On`o*man"tic</hw> (?), <hw>On`o*man"tic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to onomancy.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>On`o*mas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, from &?; to name, &?; name.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's handwriting.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>On`o*mas"ti*con</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; (sc.&?;), fr. &?;. See <u>Onomastic</u>.] <def>A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about A.D.180.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"o*ma*tech`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; + &?; art.] <def>Prognostication by the letters of a name.</def></p>

<p><hw>On`o*ma*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in the history of names.</def> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><hw>On`o*ma*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?; + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science of names or of their classification.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*nom"a*tope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Onomatop&oelig;ia</u>.] <def>An imitative word; an onomatopoetic word.</def></p>

<p><hw>On`o*mat`o*p&oelig;"ia</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;; &?;, &?;, a name + &?; to make.] <i>(Philol.)</i> <def>The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the <i>buzz</i> of bees; the <i>hiss</i> of a goose; the <i>crackle</i> of fire.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural sounds.</p>

<p><hw>On`o*mat`o*p&oelig;"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Onomatopoetic.</def> <i>Whitney.</i></p>

<p><hw>On`o*mat`o*po*et"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to onomatop&oelig;ia; characterized by onomatop&oelig;ia; imitative; as, an <i>onomatopoetic</i> writer or word.</def> <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>On`o*mat"o*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Onomatop&oelig;ia.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*nom"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Onomancy</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>On`on*da"gas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Onondaga</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting what is now a part of the State of New York. They were the central or head tribe of the Five Nations.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"rush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rushing onward.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>On</i> + <i>set</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>onset</i> and retire<BR> Of both your armies.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Who on that day the word of <i>onset</i> gave.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A setting about; a beginning.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and <i>onsets</i> of things.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"set`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To assault; to set upon.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To set about; to begin.</def> [Obs.] <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"slaught`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>on</i> on + <i>slaught</i>, <i>slaht</i>, slaughter. See <u>Slaughter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>By storm and <i>onslaught</i> to proceed.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bloody fray or battle.</def> [Scot.] <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"stead</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Possibly a corruption of <i>homestead</i>.] <def>A single farmhouse; a steading.</def> [Prov.Eng. & Scot.] <i>Grose. Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [<i>On</i> + <i>to</i>. Cf. <u>Into</u>.] <def>On the top of; upon; on. See <i>On to</i>, under <u>On</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos></def></p>

<p>{ <hw>On`to*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <hw>On*tog"e*ny</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ontology</u>, and <u>Genesis</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, — in distinction from <i>phylogeny</i>, or evolution of the tribe. Called also <i>henogenesis</i>, <i>henogeny</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>On`to*ge*net"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to ontogenesis; as, <i>ontogenetic</i> phenomena.</def> — <wf>On`to*ge*net"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>On`to*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Ontogenetic.</def></p>

<p><hw>On`to*log"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ontological.</def></p>

<p><hw>On`to*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ontologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to ontology.</def></p>

<p><hw>On`*to*log"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ontological manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>On*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>ontologiste</i>.] <def>One who is versed in or treats of ontology.</def> <i>Edin. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>On*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the things which exist (pl.neut. of &?;, &?;, being, p. pr. of &?; to be) + <i>- logy</i>: cf.F. <i>ontologie</i>.] <def>That department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A burden; an obligation.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Onus probandi</b></col> (&?;) [L.], <cd>obligation to furnish evidence to prove a thing; the burden of proof.</cd></p>

<p><hw>On"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an <i>onward</i> course, progress, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how <i>onward</i> the fruits were of his friend's labor.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"ward</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move <i>onward</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Not one looks backward, <i>onward</i> still he goes.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>On"ward*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Progress; advancement.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"wards</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>-wards</u>.] <def>Onward.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Any.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p> <hw>On"y*cha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L. <i>onyx</i>, <i>-ychis</i>, onyx, also, a kind of mussel, Gr. &?;, &?;. See <u>Onyx</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.</def> <i>Ex. xxx. 34.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The precious stone called <i>onyx</i>.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||O*nych"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Onyx</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A whitlow.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail.</def></p>

<p><hw>On"y*cho*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, a finger nail + <i>-mancy</i>: cf. F. <i>onychomancie</i>.] <def>Divination by the nails.</def></p>

<p><hw>||On`y*choph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?;, &?;, a claw + &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Malacopoda.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"nyx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?; a claw, finger nail, a veined gem. See <u>Nail</u>, and cf. <u>Onycha</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Onyx marble</b></col>, <cd>a banded variety of marble or calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from Mexico.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oo</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>One.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O"&ouml;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hawaiian.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A beautiful bird (<i>Moho nobilis</i>) of the Hawaiian Islands. It yields the brilliant yellow feathers formerly used in making the royal robes. Called also <i>yellow-tufted honeysucker</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*&oelig;"ci*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>O&oelig;cia</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + &?; a house.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See <u>Bryozoa</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`&ouml;*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + E. <i>genesis</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The development, or mode of origin, of the ova.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`&ouml;*go"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>O&ouml;gonia</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>O&ouml;goniums</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + &?; offspring.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing o&ouml;spheres, as in the rockweeds (<i>Fucus</i>), and the orders <i>Vaucherie&aelig;</i> and <i>Peronospore&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*oi"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + &?; form.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Shaped like an egg.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ook</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Oak.</def> [Obs.] "A branched <i>ook</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"&ouml;*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + <i>-lite</i>: cf.F. <i>o&ouml;lithe</i>. So named from its resemblance to the roe of fish.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`&ouml;*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>o&ouml;lithique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to o&ouml;lite; composed of, or resembling, o&ouml;lite.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`&ouml;*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to o&ouml;logy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*&ouml;l"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in o&ouml;logy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*&ouml;l"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science of eggs in relation to their coloring, size, shape, and number.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oo"long</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Chinese, green dragon.] <def>A fragrant variety of black tea having somewhat the flavor of green tea.</def> [Written also <i>oulong</i>.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Oo"mi*ac</hw>, <hw>Oo"mi*ak</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oon</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>One.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oones</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Once.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oop</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>To bind with a thread or cord; to join; to unite.</def> [Scot.] <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Oo"pack</hw>, <hw>Oo"pak</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named from a district in China.] <def>A kind of black tea.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"&ouml;*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; egg- bearing; <grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + &?; to bear.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which bears antheridia and archegonia, and so has sexual fructification, as contrasted with the <i>sporophore</i>, which is nonsexual, but produces spores in countless number. In ferns the o&ouml;phore is a minute prothallus; in mosses it is the leafy plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`&ouml;*pho*rec"to*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> egg + &?; to bear + &?; a cutting out.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Ovariotomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`&ouml;*phor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the nature of, or belonging to, an o&ouml;phore.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`&ouml;*pho*rid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>O&ouml;phorida</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>O&ouml;phoridiums</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. fr. Gr. &?;. See <u>O&ouml;phore</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spores in heterosporous flowerless plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`&ouml;*pho*ri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> egg + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear + <i>- itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Ovaritis.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"&ouml;*phyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + <grk>fyto`n</grk> a plant.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (collectively termed <i>o&ouml;phytes</i> or <i>O&ouml;phyta</i>), which have their sexual reproduction accomplished by motile antherozoids acting on o&ouml;spheres, either while included in their o&ouml;gonia or after exclusion.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This class was at first called <i>O&ouml;spore&aelig;</i>, and is made to include all alg&aelig; and fungi which have this kind of reproduction, however they may differ in all other respects, the contrasted classes of Thallophytes being <i>Protophytes</i>, <i>Zygophytes</i>, and <i>Carpophytes</i>. The whole system has its earnest advocates, but is rejected by many botanists. See <u>Carpophyte</u>.</p>

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<p><hw>O`&ouml;*phyt"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an o&ouml;phyte.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*&ouml;"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the Ladakh mountains. It is reddish brown, with a dark beard from the chin to the chest.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"&ouml;*sperm</hw> (omac/"&osl;*sp&etilde;rm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an egg + E. <i>sperm</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozo&ouml;n in impregnation.</def> <i>Balfour.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"&ouml;*sphere</hw> (-sf&emacr;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an egg + E. <i>sphere</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An unfertilized, rounded mass of protoplasm, produced in an o&ouml;gonium.</def></p>

<p>&fist; After being fertilized by the access of antherozoids it becomes covered with a cell wall and develops into an o&ouml;spore, which may grow into a new plant like the parent.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An analogous mass of protoplasm in the ovule of a flowering plant; an embryonic vesicle.</def> <i>Goodale.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O`&ouml;*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>O&ouml;sporangia</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>O&ouml;sporangiums</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; an egg + &?; vessel.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An o&ouml;gonium; also, a case containing oval or rounded spores of some other kind than o&ouml;spores.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"&ouml;*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an egg + &?; a seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an o&ouml;sphere by antherozoids.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A fertilized o&ouml;sphere in the ovule of a flowering plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`&ouml;*spor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an o&ouml;spore.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*&ouml;s"te*gite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; + &?; a roof.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the plates which in some Crustacea inclose a cavity wherein the eggs are hatched.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`&ouml;*the"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>O&ouml;thec&aelig;</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; an egg + &?; a case.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An egg case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and of some insects, as the cockroach. Cf. <u>O&oelig;cium</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O*&ouml;t"*ooid</hw> (?), <hw>O*&ouml;t"o*coid</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; laying eggs (&?; egg + &?; a bearing, &?; to bear) + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A half oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or monotreme.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"&ouml;*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; + <i>- type</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The part of the oviduct of certain trematode worms in which the ova are completed and furnished with a shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ooze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wose</i>, AS. <i>wase</i> dirt, mire, mud, akin to <i>w&?;s</i> juice, ooze, Icel. <i>v&amacr;s</i> wetness, OHG. <i>waso</i> turf, sod, G. <i>wasen</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.</def> "My son i' the <i>ooze</i> is bedded." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Soft flow; spring.</def> <i>Prior.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The liquor of a tan vat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ooze</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oozed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oozing</u>.] [Prov. Eng. <i>weeze</i>, <i>wooz</i>. See <u>Ooze</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance or through small openings.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The latent rill, scare <i>oozing</i> through the grass.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret <i>oozed</i> out; his courage <i>oozed</i> out.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ooze</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to ooze.</def> <i>Alex. Smith.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O`&ouml;*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; an egg + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Acrita</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ooz"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Miry; containing soft mud; resembling ooze; as, the <i>oozy</i> bed of a river.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pa"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>opacatus</i>, p. p. of <i>opacare</i>.] <def>To darken; to cloud.</def> [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opacitas</i>: cf.F. opacit&eacute;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Obscurity; want of clearness.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pa"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opacus</i>. See <u>Opaque</u>.] <def>Opaque.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i> — <wf>O*pa"cous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O*pac"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Opaque.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sterne.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large oceanic fish (<i>Lampris quttatus</i>), inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also <i>king of the herrings</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*pake"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Opaque</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opalus</i>: cf. Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>upala</i> a rock, stone, precious stone: cf. F. <i>opale</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The <i>precious opal</i> presents a peculiar play of colors of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground, is called the <i>harlequin opal</i>. The <i>fire opal</i> has colors like the red and yellow of flame. <i>Common opal</i> has a milky appearance. <i>Menilite</i> is a brown impure variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near Paris. Other varieties are <i>cacholong</i>, <i>girasol</i>, <i>hyalite</i>, and <i>geyserite</i>.</p>

<p><hw>O`pal*esce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Opalesced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Opalescing</u> (?).] <def>To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`pal*es"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`pal*es"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having an opaline play of colors.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pal*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>opalin</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Opalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Opalizing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>opaliser</i>.] <def>To convert into opal, or a substance like opal.</def> <i>Lyell.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pal"o*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Opal</i> + <i>-type</i>.] <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>A picture taken on "milky" glass.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*paque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>opacus</i>. Cf. <u>Opacous</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an <i>opaque</i> substance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Obscure; not clear; unintelligible.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><hw>O*paque"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is opaque; opacity.</def> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*paque"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ope</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Open.</def> [Poetic] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>On Sunday heaven's gate stands <i>ope</i>.</blockquote> <i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ope</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To open.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Wilt thou not <i>ope</i> thy heart to know<BR> What rainbows teach and sunsets show?</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pei"do*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, voice + &?; form + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it.</def> <i>A. E. Dolbear.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ope"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bright-colored European actinian (<i>Anemonia, or Anthea, sulcata</i>); — so called because it does not retract its tentacles.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>open</i>; akin to D. <i>open</i>, OS. <i>opan</i>, G. <i>offan</i>, Icel. <i>opinn</i>, Sw. <i>&ouml;ppen</i>, Dan. <i>aaben</i>, and perh. to E. <i>up</i>. Cf. <u>Up</u>, and <u>Ope</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; — applied to passageways; as, an <i>open</i> door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, <i>open</i> houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an <i>open</i> harbor or roadstead.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Through the gate,<BR> Wide <i>open</i> and unquarded, Satan passed.</blockquote> <i>Milton</i></p>

<p>Also, figuratively, used of the ways of communication of the mind, as by the senses; ready to hear, see, etc.; as, to keep one's eyes and ears <i>open</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>His ears are <i>open</i> unto their cry.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxxiv. 15.</i> </p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an <i>open</i> library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If Demetrius . . . have a matter against any man, the law is <i>open</i> and there are deputies.</blockquote> <i>Acts xix. 33.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The service that I truly did his life,<BR> Hath left me <i>open</i> to all injuries.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an <i>open</i> tract; the <i>open</i> sea.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an <i>open</i> hand; <i>open</i> arms; an <i>open</i> flower; an <i>open</i> prospect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Each, with <i>open</i> arms, embraced her chosen knight.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; — applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>With aspect <i>open</i>, shall erect his head.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The Moor is of a free and <i>open</i> nature.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The French are always <i>open</i>, familiar, and talkative.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, <i>open</i> schemes or plans; <i>open</i> shame or guilt.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His thefts are too <i>open</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>That I may find him, and with secret gaze<BR> Or <i>open</i> admiration him behold.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; — used of the weather or the climate; as, an <i>open</i> season; an <i>open</i> winter.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an <i>open</i> account; an <i>open</i> question; to keep an offer or opportunity <i>open</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day <i>open</i> for any purpose; to be <i>open</i> for an engagement.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; — said of vowels; as, the <i>&auml;</i>n f&auml;r is <i>open</i> as compared with the <i>&amacr;</i> in s&amacr;y.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering <i>s</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Not closed or stopped with the finger; — said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Produced by an open string; as, an <i>open</i> tone.</def></p>

<p><col><b>The open air</b></col>, <cd>the air out of doors.</cd> — <col><b>Open chain</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Closed chain</i>, under <u>Chain</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Open circuit</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>a conducting circuit which is incomplete, or interrupted at some point; — opposed to an uninterrupted, or <i>closed circuit</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Open communion</b></col>, <cd>communion in the Lord's supper not restricted to persons who have been baptized by immersion. Cf. <i>Close communion</i>, under <u>Close</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Open diapason</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a certain stop in an organ, in which the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are open at the other end.</cd> — <col><b>Open flank</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>the part of the flank covered by the orillon.</cd> — <col><b>Open-front furnace</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>a blast furnace having a forehearth.</cd> — <col><b>Open harmony</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>harmony the tones of which are widely dispersed, or separated by wide intervals.</cd> — <col><b>Open hawse</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a hawse in which the cables are parallel or slightly divergent. Cf. <i>Foul hawse</i>, under <u>Hawse</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Open hearth</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>the shallow hearth of a reverberatory furnace.</cd> — <col><b>Open-hearth furnace</b></col>, <cd>a reverberatory furnace; esp., a kind of reverberatory furnace in which the fuel is gas, used in manufacturing steel.</cd> — <col><b>Open-hearth process</b></col> <i>(Steel Manuf.)</i>, <cd>a process by which melted cast iron is converted into steel by the addition of wrought iron, or iron ore and manganese, and by exposure to heat in an open-hearth furnace; — also called the <i>Siemens- Martin process</i>, from the inventors.</cd> — <col><b>Open-hearth steel</b></col>, <cd>steel made by an open-hearth process; — also called <i>Siemens-Martin steel</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Open newel</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See <i>Hollow newel</i>, under <u>Hollow</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Open pipe</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a pipe open at the top. It has a pitch about an octave higher than a <i>closed pipe</i> of the same length.</cd> — <col><b>Open- timber roof</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a roof of which the constructional parts, together with the under side of the covering, or its lining, are treated ornamentally, and left to form the ceiling of an apartment below, as in a church, a public hall, and the like.</cd> — <col><b>Open vowel</b></col> or <col><b>consonant</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Open</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 9.</cd></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Open</i> is used in many compounds, most of which are self-explaining; as, <i>open</i>-breasted, <i>open</i>-minded.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Unclosed; uncovered; unprotected; exposed; plain; apparent; obvious; evident; public; unreserved; frank; sincere; undissembling; artless. See <u>Candid</u>, and <u>Ingenuous</u>.</p>

<p><hw>O"pen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.</def> "To sail into the <i>open</i>." <i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then we got into the <i>open</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Black.</i></p>

<p><col><b>In open</b></col>, <cd>in full view; without concealment; openly.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pen</hw> <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Opened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Opening</u>.] [AS. <i>openian</i>. See <u>Open</u>,a.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to <i>open</i> a door; to <i>open</i> a box; to <i>open</i> a room; to <i>open</i> a letter.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And all the windows of my heart<BR> I <i>open</i> to the day.</blockquote> <i>Whittier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To spread; to expand; as, to <i>open</i> the hand.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The king <i>opened</i> himself to some of his council, that he was sorry for the earl's death.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Unto thee have I <i>opened</i> my cause.</blockquote> <i>Jer. xx. 12.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>While he <i>opened</i> to us the Scriptures.</blockquote> <i>Luke xxiv. 32.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The English did adventure far for to <i>open</i> the North parts of America.</blockquote> <i>Abp. Abbot.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To enter upon; to begin; as, to <i>open</i> a discussion; to <i>open</i> fire upon an enemy; to <i>open</i> trade, or correspondence; to <i>open</i> a case in court, or a meeting.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To loosen or make less compact; as, to <i>open</i> matted cotton by separating the fibers.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To open one's mouth</b></col>, <col><b>to speak</b></col>.<cd></cd> — <col><b>To open up</b></col>, <cd>to lay open; to discover; to disclose.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Poetry that had <i>opened up</i> so many delightful views into the character and condition of our "bold peasantry, their country's pride."</blockquote> <i>Prof. Wilson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pen</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The earth <i>opened</i> and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cvi. 17.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor <i>opened</i> to our view.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To begin; to commence; as, the stock <i>opened</i> at par; the battery <i>opened</i> upon the enemy.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Sporting)</i> <def>To bark on scent or view of the game.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pen-air`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an <i>open-air</i> game or meeting.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pen*bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bird of the genus <i>Anastomus</i>, allied to the stork; — so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also <i>open- beak</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> <sd><i>(m)</i></sd>, under <u>Beak</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pen*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, opens.</def> "True <i>opener</i> of my eyes." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pen-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pen-hand`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Generous; liberal; munificent.</def> — <wf>O"pen-hand`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pen-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bareheaded.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"pen-heart`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Candid; frank; generous.</def> <i>Dryden.</i> — <wf>O"pen-heart`ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O"pen-heart`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>Walton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pen*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the <i>opening</i> of a speech.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>opening</i> of your glory was like that of light.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We saw him at the <i>opening</i> of his tent.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an <i>opening</i> for business.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak <i>openings</i>.</def> [U.S.] <i>Cooper.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pen*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>openlice</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How grossly and <i>openly</i> do many of us contradict the precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness!</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My love . . . shall show itself more <i>openly</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pen-mouthed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the mouth open; gaping; hence, greedy; clamorous.</def> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pen*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being open.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pen*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A quarry; an open cut.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Op"er*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. <i>opera</i> work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. <i>opera</i> pains work, fr. <i>opus</i>, <i>operis</i>, work, labor: cf. F. <i>op&eacute;ra</i>. See <u>Operate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The house where operas are exhibited.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Op&eacute;ra bouffe</b></col> [F. <i>op&eacute;ra</i> opera + <i>bouffe</i> comic, It. <i>buffo</i>], <col><b>||Opera buffa</b></col> [It.], <cd>light, farcical, burlesque opera.</cd> — <col><b>Opera box</b></col>, <cd>a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private party.</cd> — <col><b>||Op&eacute;ra comique</b></col> [F.], <cd>comic or humorous opera.</cd> — <col><b>Opera flannel</b></col>, <cd>a light flannel, highly finished.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> — <col><b>Opera girl</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an East Indian plant (<i>Mantisia saltatoria</i>) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also <i>dancing girls</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Opera glass</b></col>, <cd>a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; — so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Opera hat</b></col>, <cd>a gentleman's folding hat.</cd> — <col><b>Opera house</b></col>, <cd>specifically, a theater devoted to the performance of operas.</cd> — <col><b>||Opera seria</b></col> [It.], <cd>serious or tragic opera; grand opera.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Op"er*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Practicable.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Op`er*am"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opus</i>, <i>operis</i>, pl. <i>opera</i> work + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially for ascertaining the number of rotations made by a machine or wheel in manufacturing cloth; a counter.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Op"er*ance</hw> (?), <hw>Op"er*an*cy</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of operating or working; operation.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Op"er*and</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From neuter of L. <i>operandus</i>, gerundive of <i>operari</i>. See <u>Operate</u>.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The symbol, quantity, or thing upon which a mathematical operation is performed; — called also <i>faciend</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"er*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>operans</i>, p. pr. of <i>operari</i>. See <u>Operate</u>.] <def>Operative.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An operative person or thing.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Operated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Operating</u>.] [L. <i>operatus</i>, p. p. of <i>operari</i> to work, fr. <i>opus</i>, <i>operis</i>, work, labor; akin to Skr. <i>apas</i>, and also to G. <i>&uuml;ben</i> to exercise, OHG. <i>uoben</i>, Icel. <i>&?;fa</i>. Cf. <u>Inure</u>, <u>Maneuver</u>, <u>Ure</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strengh, physical or mechanical; to act.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially <i>(Med.)</i>, to take appropriate effect on the human system.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The virtues of private persons <i>operate</i> but on a few.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A plain, convincing reason <i>operates</i> on the mind both of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they live.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.</def> [Brokers' Cant]</p>

<p><hw>Op"er*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To produce, as an effect; to cause.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The same cause would <i>operate</i> a diminution of the value of stock.</blockquote> <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work; as, to <i>operate</i> a machine.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Op`er**at"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Op`er*at"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the opera or to operas; characteristic of, or resembling, the opera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>operatio</i>: cf. F. <i>op&eacute;ration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The pain and sickness caused by manna are the effects of its <i>operation</i> on the stomach.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Speculative painting, without the assistance of manual <i>operation</i>, can never attain to perfection.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The method of working; mode of action.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval <i>operations</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Effect produced; influence.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The bards . . . had great <i>operation</i> on the vulgar.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Calculus of operations</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Calculus</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Op"er*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.L. <i>operativus</i>, F. <i>op&eacute;ratif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an <i>operative</i> motive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It holds in all <i>operative</i> principles.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an <i>operative</i> dose, rule, or penalty.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, <i>operative</i> surgery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"er*a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"er*a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an operative manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"er*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative purposes; a speculator.</def> [Brokers' Cant]</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; — called also <i>facient</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"er*a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A laboratory.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"per*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>opercule</i>. See <u>Operculum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An operculum.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*per"cu*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Operculum</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*per"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, an operculum.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*per"cu*lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O*per"cu*late</hw> (?), <hw>O*per"cu*la`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>operculatus</i>, p. p. of <i>operculare</i> to furnish with a lid, fr. <i>operculum</i> lid.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; — said of shells and of fishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*per`cu*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Operculum</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Bearing an operculum.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*per"cu*li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>operculum</i> a cover + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>operculiforme</i>.] <def>Having the form of a lid or cover.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*per`cu*lig`e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Operculum</i> + <i>-genous</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Producing an operculum; — said of the foot, or part of the foot, of certain mollusks.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*per"cu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Opercula</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Operculums</b></plw> (#). [L., a cover or lid, fr. <i>operire</i> to cover.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The lid of a pitcherform leaf.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the <i>opercula</i> of a dental follicle.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The fold of integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common whelk. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Gastropoda</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture of a tube or shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op`er*et"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., dim. of <i>opera</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A short, light, musical drama.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"er*ose`</hw> (?). <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>operosus</i>, fr. <i>opera</i> pains, labor, <i>opus</i>, <i>operis</i>, work, labor.] <def>Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome.</def> "<i>Operose</i> proceeding." <i>Burke.</i> "A very <i>operose</i> calculation." <i>De Quincey.</i> — <wf>Op"er*ose`ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Op"er*ose`ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Op`er*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>operositas</i>.] <def>Laboriousness.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Operose.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holder.</i> — <wf>Op"er*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Op`er*ta"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opertaneus</i>; <i>operire</i> to hide.] <def>Concealed; private.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ope"tide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ope</i> + <i>tide</i>.] <def>Open time; — applied to different things</def>: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening.</def> [Archaic] <i>Nares.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized publicly in churches. [Eng.] </def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The time after harvest when the common fields are open to all kinds of stock.</def> [Prov.Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i> [Written also <i>opentide</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>O*phel"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a substance (called <i>ophelic acid</i>) extracted from a plant (<i>Ophelia</i>) of the Gentian family as a bitter yellowish sirup, used in India as a febrifuge and tonic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oph"i*cleide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ophicl&eacute;ide</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + &?;, gen. &?;, a key. So named because it was in effect the serpent, an old musical instrument, with keys added.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the orchestra and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a compass of three octaves; — now generally supplanted by bass and contrabass tubas.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p>

<p><hw>||O*phid"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, dim. of <grk>'o`fis</grk> a snake.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The order of reptiles which includes the serpents.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The most important divisions are: the <i>Solenoglypha</i>, having erectile perforated fangs, as the rattlesnake; the <i>Proteroglypha</i>, or elapine serpents, having permanently erect fang, as the cobra; the <i>Asinea</i>, or colubrine serpents, which are destitute of fangs; and the <i>Opoterodonta</i>, or <i>Epanodonta</i>, blindworms, in which the mouth is not dilatable.</p>

<p><hw>O*phid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ophidien</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*phid"i*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ophidien</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*phid"i*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ophidion</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the <i>Ophidiid&aelig;</i>, a family of fishes which includes many slender species.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the <i>Ophidiid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*phid"i*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ophidia</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; little snake, fr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also <i>Ophidium</i>.] See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Ophidioid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*phid"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ophidian.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`phi*ol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> serpent + &?; worship.] <def>The worship of serpents.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O`phi*o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>O`phi*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ophiology.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`phi*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in the natural history of serpents.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`phi*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + <i>-logy</i>: cf.F. <i>ophioloqie</i>.] <def>That part of natural history which treats of the ophidians, or serpents.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"phi*o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + <i>-mancy</i>: cf. F. <i>ophiomantie</i>.] <def>Divination by serpents, as by their manner of eating, or by their coils.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`phi*o*mor"pha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Ophiomorphous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or wanting. It includes the c&aelig;cilians. Called also <i>Gymnophiona</i> and <i>Ophidobatrachia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`phi*o*mor"phite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + &?; form.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An ammonite.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`phi*o*mor"phous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + <i>-morphous</i>.] <def>Having the form of a serpent.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`phi*oph"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat: cf. F. <i>ophiophage</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Feeding on serpents; — said of certain birds and reptiles.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`phi*oph"a*gus</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Ophiophagous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of venomous East Indian snakes, which feed on other snakes. <i>Ophiophagus elaps</i> is said to be the largest and most deadly of poisonous snakes.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"phite</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'ofi`ths</grk>, fr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent.] <def>Of or pertaining to a serpent.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"phite</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ophites</i>, Gr. <grk>'ofi`ths</grk> (sc. &?;), a kind of marble spotted like a serpent: cf. F. <i>ophite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A greenish spotted porphyry, being a diabase whose pyroxene has been altered to uralite; — first found in the Pyreness. So called from the colored spots which give it a mottled appearance.</def> — <wf>O*phi"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"phite</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Ophitae</i>, pl. See <u>Ophite</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Eccl.Hist.)</i> <def>A mamber of a Gnostic serpent-worshiping sect of the second century.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`phi*u"chus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, lit., holding a serpent; <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + &?; to hold.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; — called also <i>Serpentarius</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`phi*u"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; snake + &?; a tail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of ophiurioid starfishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`phi*u"ran</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Ophiurioidea.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Ophiurioidea.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`phi*u"rid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ophiurioid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`phi*u"ri*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ophiurioidea</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`phi*u"ri*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Ophiurioidea.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Ophiurioidea.</def> [Written also <i>ophiuroid</i>.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>||O`phi*u`ri*oi"de*a</hw> (?), <hw>||O`phi*u*roi"de*a</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; serpent + &?; tail + &?; form.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A class of star-shaped echinoderms having a disklike body, with slender, articulated arms, which are not grooved beneath and are often very fragile; — called also <i>Ophiuroida</i> and <i>Ophiuridea</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Brittle star</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oph"ry*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, the brow.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The supraorbital point.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oph*thal"mi*a</hw> (&obreve;f*th&abreve;l"m&ibreve;*&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ophthalmie</i>, L. <i>ophthalmia</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>'ofqalmi`a</grk>, fr. <grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> the eye, akin to E. <i>optic</i>. See <u>Optic</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye or of the eyeball.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oph*thal"mic</hw> (&obreve;f*th&abreve;l"m&ibreve;k; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'ofqalmiko`s</grk>: cf. F. <i>ophthalmique</i>. See <u>Ophthalmia</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as the <i>ophthalmic</i>, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland, eyelids, nose, and forehead.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ophthalmic region</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the space around the eyes.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oph*thal"mite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> the eye.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An eyestalk; the organ which bears the compound eyes of decapod Crustacea.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oph*thal`mo*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ophthalmology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oph`thal*mol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in ophthalmology; an oculist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oph`thal*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> the eye + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>ophthalmologie</i>.] <def>The science which treats of the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oph`thal*mom"e*ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> eye + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument devised by Helmholtz for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oph*thal"mo*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. <grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> the eye + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye, particularly the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a mirror (usually concave) and the interior is then examined with or without the aid of a lens.</def> — <wf>Oph*thal`mo*scop"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Oph`thal*mos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ophthalmoscopie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Examination of the eye with the ophthalmoscope.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1006 !></p>

<p><hw>Oph*thal"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Ophthalmia</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`pi*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Opium</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained by the oxidation of narcotine.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pi*a*nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alkaloid found in small quantity in opium. It is identical with narcotine.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pi*a*nyl</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Opianic</i> + <i>- yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Meconin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Opium</u>: cf.F. <i>opiat</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium.</def> <i>Parr.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They chose atheism as an <i>opiate</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pi*ate</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Opium</u>.] <def>Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the <i>opiate</i> rod of Hermes.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.</def> [R.] <i>Fenton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pi*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mixed with opiates.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Under the influence of opiates.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"pie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Opium.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opifer</i>; <i>ops</i>, <i>opis</i>, help + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <def>Bringing help.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Op"i*fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opificium</i>, fr. <i>opifex</i> workman. See <u>Office</u>.] <def>Workmanship.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pif"i*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An artificer; a workman.</def> [Obs.] "The almighty <i>opificer</i>." <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opinabilis</i>.] <def>Capable of being opined or thought.</def> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opinatio</i>. See <u>Opine</u>,] <def>The act of thinking; a supposition.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O*pin"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Obstinate in holding opinions; opinionated.</def> [Obs.] — <wf>O*pin"a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>Burton. Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"i*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One fond of his own opinious; one who holds an opinion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Opined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Opining</u>.] [L. <i>opinari</i>, p. p. <i>opinatus</i>; akin to <i>opinus</i> (in comp.) thinking, and perh. to E. <i>apt</i>: cf. F. <i>opiner</i>.] <def>To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who opines.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>O`pin*ias"ter</hw> (?), <hw>O`pin*ia"tre</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>opiniastre</i>, F. <i>opini&acirc;tre</i>. See <u>Opinion</u>.] <def>Opinionated.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`pin*ias"trous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Opiniaster</u>. [Obs.].</def></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"iate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hold or maintain persistently.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ia*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Opinionated.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ia*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Opinionative.</def> <i>Glanvill.</i> — <wf>O*pin"ia*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O*pin"ia*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p>{ <hw>O`pin*ia"tor</hw>, <hw>O`pin*ia"tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is opinionated.</def> [Obs.] <i>South. Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`pin*ia"tre</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Opiniaster</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`pin*iat"re*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>opini&acirc;tret&eacute;</i>.] <def>Obstinacy in opinious.</def> [Written also <i>opiniatry</i>.] [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O*pin"i*cus</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>An imaginary animal borne as a charge, having wings, an eagle's head, and a short tail; — sometimes represented without wings.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Opinion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>opinio</i>. See <u>Opine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard to any point of knowledge or action.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Opinion</i> is when the assent of the understanding is so far gained by evidence of probability, that it rather inclines to one persussion than to another, yet not without a mixture of incertainty or doubting.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I can not put off my <i>opinion</i> so easily.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I have bought golden <i>opinions</i> from all sorts of people.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Friendship . . . gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good <i>opinion</i> of his friend.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>However, I have no <i>opinion</i> of those things.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thou hast redeemed thy lost <i>opinion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This gained Agricola much <i>opinion</i>, who . . . had made such early progress into laborious . . . enterprises.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law.)</i> <def>The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a counselor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To be of opinion</b></col>, <cd>to think; to judge.</cd> - - <col><b>To hold opinion with</b></col>, <cd>to agree with.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Sentiment; notion; persuasion; idea; view; estimation. See <u>Sentiment</u>.</p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To opine.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being, or capable of being, a matter of opinion; that can be thought; not positively settled; as, an <i>opinionable</i> doctrine.</def> <i>C. J. Ellicott.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ion*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Opinionated.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ion*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Stiff in opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions; obstinate in opinion.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ion*ate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Conceitedly.</def> <i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ion*a*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An opinionist.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ion*a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Unduly attached to one's own opinions; opinionated.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of the nature of an opinion; conjectured.</def> [Obs.] "Things both <i>opinionative</i> and practical." <i>Bunyan.</i> — <wf>O*pin"ion*a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O*pin"ion*a*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ion*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An opinionated person; one given to conjecture.</def> [Obs.] <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Opinionated; conceited.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His <i>opinioned</i> zeal which he thought judicious.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pin"ion*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>opinioniste</i>.] <def>One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.</def> <i>Glanvill.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opiparus</i>, fr. <i>ops</i>, <i>opis</i>, riches + <i>parare</i> to provide.] <def>Sumptuous.</def> [Obs.] — <wf>O*pip"a*rous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>E. Waterhouse.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op`i*som"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; backwards + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument with a revolving wheel for measuring a curved line, as on a map.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*pis"thi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; hinder.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle of the posterior, or dorsal, margin of the great foramen of the skull.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||O*pis`tho*bran"chi*a</hw> (?), <hw>O*pis`tho*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; behind + &?; gills.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*pis`tho*bran"chi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Opisthobranchiata.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O*pis`tho*c&oelig;"li*an</hw> (?), <hw>O*pis`tho*c&oelig;"lous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; behind + <grk>koi^los</grk> hollow,] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Concave behind; — applied especially to vertebr&aelig; in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*pis"tho*dome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opisthodomus</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; behind + <grk>do`mos</grk> house: cf. F. <i>opisthodome</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an entrance of its own, and often used as a treasury.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*pis`tho*glyph"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; behind + &?; to carve.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of serpents which have some of the posterior maxillary teeth grooved for fangs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op`is*thog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; behind + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a leaf or sheet already written upon on one side.</def> [R.] <i>Scudamore.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Op`is*tho"mi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; behind + &?; the shoulder.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of eellike fishes having the scapular arch attached to the vertebr&aelig;, but not connected with the skull.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*pis`tho*pul"mo*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[Gr. &?; behind + E. <i>pulmonate</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having the pulmonary sac situated posteriorly; — said of certain air-breathing Mollusca.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op`is*thot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; behind + &?;, &?;, ear.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The inferior and posterior of the three elements forming the periotic bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Op`is*thot"o*nos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; backwards + &?; a stretching.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*pit`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opitulatio</i>, fr. <i>opitulari</i> to bring help.] <def>The act of helping or aiding; help.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?; poppy juice, dim. of &?; vegetable juice.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The inspissated juice of the <i>Papaver somniferum</i>, or white poppy.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules of the plant, and the best flows from the first incision. It is imported into Europe and America chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities are sent to China from India, Persia, and other countries. It is of a brownish yellow color, has a faint smell, and bitter and acrid taste. It is a stimulant narcotic poison, which may produce hallicinations, profound sleep, or death. It is much used in medicine to soothe pain and inflammation, and is smoked as an intoxicant with baneful effects.</p>

<p><col><b>Opium joint</b></col>, <cd>a low resort of opium smokers.</cd> [Slang]</p>

<p><hw>O"ple tree`</hw> (?). [L. <i>opulus</i> a kind of maple tree.] <def>The witch-hazel.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Op`o*bal"sam</hw> (?), <hw>||Op`o*bal"sa*mum</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opobalsamum</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; vegetable juice + &?; balsam.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the <i>Balsamodendron opobalsamum</i>, now commonly called <i>balm of Gilead</i>. See under <u>Balm</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op`o*del"doc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called by Paracelsus. The first syllable may be fr. Gr. &?; vegetable juice.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus, — used for external injuries.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A saponaceous, camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in alcohol, with the addition of camphor and essential oils; soap liniment.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*pop"a*nax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; vegetable juice + &?;, &?;. a kind of plant: cf. F. <i>opopanax</i>.] <def>The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the <i>Opoponax Chironum</i>), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*pos"sum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of N. American Indian origin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any American marsupial of the genera <i>Didelphys</i> and <i>Chironectes</i>. The common species of the United States is <i>Didelphys Virginiana</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Several related species are found in South America. The water opossum of Brazil (<i>Chironectes variegatus</i>), which has the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a marsupial pouch and with cheek pouches. It is called also <i>yapock</i>.</p>

<p><col><b>Opossum mouse</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <i>Flying mouse</i>, under <u>Flying</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Opossum shrimp</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any schizopod crustacean of the genus <i>Mysis</i> and allied genera. See <u>Schizopoda</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Op"pi*dan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oppidanus</i>, fr. <i>oppidum</i> town.] <def>Of or pertaining to a town.</def> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"pi*dan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An inhabitant of a town.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A student of Eton College, England, who is not a King's scholar, and who boards in a private family.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op*pig"ner*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>oppigneratus</i>, p. p. of <i>oppignerare</i> to pawn. See <u>Ob- </u>, and <u>Pignerate</u>.] <def>To pledge; to pawn.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"pi*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oppilated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oppilating</u> (?).] [L. <i>oppilatus</i>, p. p. of <i>oppilare</i> to stop up; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>pilare</i> to ram down, to thrust.] <def>To crowd together; to fill with obstructions; to block up.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op`pi*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oppilatio</i>: cf. F. <i>opilation</i>.] <def>The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower intestines.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op`pi*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>opilatif</i>. See <u>Oppilate</u>.] <def>Obstructive.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sherwood.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Op*plete"</hw> (?), <hw>Op*plet"ed</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oppletus</i>, p. p. of <i>opplere</i> to fill up; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>plere</i> to fill.] <def>Filled; crowded.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*ple"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of filling up, or the state of being filled up; fullness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Op*pone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>opponere</i>. See <u>Opponent</u>.] <def>To oppose.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*po"nen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of opening an academical disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree.</def> [Eng.] <i>Todd.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*po"nent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opponens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>opponere</i> to set or place against, to oppose; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>ponere</i> to place. See <u>Position</u>.] <def>Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*po"nent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who opposes in a disputation, argument, or other verbal controversy; specifically, one who attacks some theirs or proposition, in distinction from the <i>respondent</i>, or <i>defendant</i>, who maintains it.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>How becomingly does Philopolis exercise his office, and seasonably commit the <i>opponent</i> with the respondent, like a long-practiced moderator!</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Antagonist; opposer; foe. See <u>Adversary</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Op`por*tune"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>opporiun</i>, L. <i>opportunus</i>, lit., at or before the port; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + a derivative of <i>portus</i> port, harbor. See <u>Port</u> harbor.] <def>Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This is most <i>opportune</i> to our need.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Op`por*tune"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Op`por*tune"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Op`por*tune"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To suit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. Clerke(1637).</i></p>

<p><hw>Op`por*tun"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>opportunisme</i>.] <def>The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences.</def> [Recent]</p>

<p><hw>Op`por*tun"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>opportuniste</i>.] <def>One who advocates or practices opportunism.</def> [Recent]</p>

<p><hw>Op`por*tu"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Opportunities</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>opportunit&eacute;</i>, L. <i>opportunitas</i>. See <u>Opportune</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fit or convenient time; a time or place favorable for executing a purpose; a suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion; chance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A wise man will make more <i>opportunities</i> than he finds.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Convenience of situation; fitness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Hull, a town of great strength and <i>opportunity</i>, both to sea and land affairs.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Importunity; earnestness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Occasion; convenience; occurrence. — <u>Opportunity</u>, <u>Occasion</u>. An <i>occasion</i> is that which falls in our way, or presents itself in the course of events; an <i>opportunity</i> is a convenience or fitness of time, place, etc., for the doing of a thing. Hence, <i>occasions</i> often make <i>opportunities</i>. The <i>occasion</i> of sickness may give <i>opportunity</i> for reflection.</p>

<p><hw>Op*pos`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition or quality of being opposable.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach to <i>opposability</i> of the great toe, which is the essential distinguishing feature of apes.</blockquote> <i>A. R. Wallace.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*pos"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being opposed or resisted.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the thumb is <i>opposable</i> to the forefinger.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op*pos"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Opposition.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*pose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Opposed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Opposing</u>.] [F. <i>opposer</i>. See <u>Ob-</u>, <u>Pose</u>, and cf.2d <u>Appose</u>, <u>Puzzle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> Cf.L. <i>opponere</i>, <i>oppositum</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Her grace sat down . . . <BR> In a rich chair of state; <i>opposing</i> freely<BR> The beauty of her person to the people.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I may . . . <i>oppose</i> my single opinion to his.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to <i>oppose</i> the king in battle; to <i>oppose</i> a bill in Congress.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To compete with; to strive against; as, to <i>oppose</i> a rival for a prize.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am . . . too weak<BR> To <i>oppose</i> your cunning.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To combat; withstand; contradict; deny; gainsay; oppugn; contravene; check; obstruct.</p>

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<p><hw>Op*pose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be set opposite.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act adversely or in opposition; — with <i>against</i> or <i>to</i>; as, a servant <i>opposed</i> against the act.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make objection or opposition in controversy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op*pose"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not to be effectually opposed; irresistible.</def> [Obs.] "Your great <i>opposeless</i> wills." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*pos"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"po*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>oppositus</i>, p. p. of <i>opponere</i>. See <u>Opponent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; — often with <i>to</i>; as, a house <i>opposite</i> to the Exchange.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the <i>opposite</i> sex; the <i>opposite</i> extreme.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Novels, by which the reader is misled into another sort of pieasure <i>opposite</i> to that which is designed in an epic poem.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes almost <i>opposite</i>, significations.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"po*site</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>opposites</i> of this day's strife.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its <i>opposite</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The virtuous man meets with more <i>opposites</i> and opponents than any other.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"po*site*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a situation to face each other; in an opposite manner or direction; adversely.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Winds from all quarters <i>oppositely</i> blow.</blockquote> <i>May.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"po*site*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being opposite.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op*pos`i*ti*fo"li*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Opposite</u>, <u>Folious</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Placed at the same node with a leaf, but separated from it by the whole diameter of the stem; as, an <i>oppositifolious</i> peduncle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op`po*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>oppositio</i>. See <u>Opposite</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The counterpoise of so great an <i>opposition</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Virtue which breaks through all <i>opposition</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180&deg;; - - signified by the symbol &?;; as, &?; &Jupiter; &Sun;, opposition of Jupiter to the sun.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op`po*si"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who belongs to the opposition party.</def> <i>Praed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*pos`i*ti*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Opposite</u>, and <u>Petal</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Placed in front of a petal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op*pos`i*ti*sep"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Opposite</u>, and <u>Sepal</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Placed in front of a sepal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op*pos`i*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oppositif</i>. See <u>Opposite</u>.] <def>Capable of being put in opposition.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*press"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oppressed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oppressing</u>.] [F. <i>oppresser</i>, LL. <i>oppressare</i>, fr. L. <i>oppressus</i>, p. p. of <i>opprimere</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob- </u>) + <i>premere</i> to press. See <u>Press</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.</def> <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For thee, <i>oppress&egrave;d</i> king, am I cast down.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Behold the kings of the earth; how they <i>oppress</i><BR> Thy chosen !</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To ravish; to violate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To put down; to crush out; to suppress.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The mutiny he there hastes to <i>oppress</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are <i>oppressed</i> by the damp air; excess of food <i>oppresses</i> the stomach.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op*pres"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>oppressio</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.</def> "The multitude of <i>oppressions</i>." <i>Job xxxv. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an <i>oppression</i> of spirits; an <i>oppression</i> of the lungs.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There gentlee Sleep<BR> First found me, and with soft <i>oppression</i> seized<BR> My drowsed sense.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Ravishment; rape.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*press"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oppressif</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, <i>oppressive</i> taxes; <i>oppressive</i> exactions of service; an <i>oppressive</i> game law.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Using oppression; tyrannical; as, <i>oppressive</i> authority or commands.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, <i>oppressive</i> grief or woe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To ease the soul of one <i>oppressive</i> weight.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Op*press"ive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Op*press"ive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Op*press"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The orphan pines while the <i>oppressor</i> feeds.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To relieve the oppressed and to punish the <i>oppressor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*pres"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Oppression.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Op*pro"bri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opprobriosus</i>, fr. <i>opprobrium</i>. See <u>Opprobrium</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, <i>opprobrious</i> language.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less <i>opprobrious</i> than those by which they are attacked.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an <i>opprobrious</i> name.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This dark, <i>opprobrious</i> den of shame.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Op*pro"bri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Op*pro"bri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Op*pro"bri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>probrum</i> reproach, disgrace.] <def>Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive language.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he found himself heir to a twofold <i>opprobrium</i>.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*pro"bry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Opprobrium.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*pugn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oppugned</u> (?); <pos><i>p pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oppugning</u>.] [OF. <i>oppugner</i>, L. <i>oppugnare</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>pugnare</i> to fight. See <u>Impugn</u>.] <def>To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They said the manner of their impeachment they could not but conceive did <i>oppugn</i> the rights of Parliament.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*pug"nan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Oppugnant</u>.] <def>The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*pug"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oppugnans</i>, p. pr. of <i>oppugnare</i>. See <u>Oppugn</u>.] <def>Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring.</def> "<i>Oppugnant</i> forces." <i>I. Taylor.</i> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An opponent.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op`pug*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oppugnatio</i>: cf. OF. <i>oppugnation</i>.] <def>Opposition.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*pugn"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who opposes or attacks; that which opposes.</def> <i>Selden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*sim"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>Education late in life.</def> [R.] <i>Hales.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op`si*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; sight + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>opsiom&egrave;tre</i>.] <def>An instrument for measuring the limits of distincts vision in different individuals, and thus determiming the proper focal length of a lens for correcting imperfect sight.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op`so*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opsonatio</i>.] <def>A catering; a buying of provisions.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>optabilis</i>.] <def>That may be chosen; desirable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>optatus</i>, p. p. of <i>optare</i>.] <def>To choose; to wish for; to desire.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cotgrave.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>optatio</i>. See <u>Option</u>.] <def>The act of optating; a wish.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"ta*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>optativus</i>: cf. F. <i>optatif</i>.] <def>Expressing desire or wish.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Optative mood</b></col> <i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Op"ta*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>optatif</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something to be desired.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"ta*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an optative manner; with the expression of desire.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>God blesseth man imperatively, and man blesseth God <i>optatively</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Optic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The organ of sight; an eye.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The difference is as great between<BR> The <i>optics</i> seeing, as the object seen.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An eyeglass.</def> [Obs.] <i>Herbert.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Op"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Op"tic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>optique</i>, Gr. &?;; akin to &?; sight, &?; I have seen, &?; I shall see, and to &?; the two eyes, &?; face, L. <i>oculus</i> eye. See <u>Ocular</u>, <u>Eye</u>, and cf. <u>Canopy</u>, <u>Ophthalmia</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to vision or sight.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The moon, whose orb<BR> Through <i>optic</i> glass the Tuscan artist views.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the <i>optic</i> nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Brain</u>, and <u>Eye</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Relating to the science of optics; as, <i>optical</i> works.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Optic angle</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>the angle included between the optic axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; — sometimes called <i>binocular parallax</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Optic axis</b></col>. <i>(Opt.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A line drawn through the center of the eye perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces. In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic axis that objects are most distinctly seen.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the direction of which no double refraction occurs. A uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal has two.</cd> - - <col><b>Optical circle</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>a graduated circle used for the measurement of angles in optical experiments.</cd> — <col><b>Optical square</b></col>, <cd>a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for laying off right angles.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Op"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By optics or sight; with reference to optics.</def></p>

<p> <col><b>Optically active</b></col>, <col><b>Optically inactive</b></col> <i>(Chem. Physics)</i>, <cd>terms used of certain metameric substances which, while identical with each other in other respects, differ in this, viz., that they do or do not produce right- handed or left-handed circular polarization of light.</cd> — <col><b>Optically positive</b></col>, <col><b>Optically negative</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Refraction</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Op*ti"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>opticien</i>. See <u>Optic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One skilled in optics.</def> [R.] <i>A. Smith.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who deals in optical glasses and instruments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"tics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>optique</i>, L. <i>optice</i>, Gr. &?; (sc. &?;). See <u>Optic</u>.] <def>That branch of physical science which treats of the nature and properties of light, the laws of its modification by opaque and transparent bodies, and the phenomena of vision.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"ti*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Optic</i> + <i>-graph</i>: cf. F. <i>opticographe</i>. See <u>Optic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> ] <def>A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by means of a pencil at the eye end which leaves the delineation on paper.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"ti*ma*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>optimatie</i>. See <u>Optimate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Government by the nobility.</def> [R.] <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Collectively, the nobility.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Op"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>optimas</i>, <i>-atis</i>, adj., <i>optimates</i>, n. pl., the adherents of the best men, the aristocrats, fr. <i>optimus</i> the best.] <def>Of or pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy.</def> [R.] — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a state or city.</def> [R.] <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Op`ti*ma"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Optimate</u>.] <def>The nobility or aristocracy of ancient Rome, as opposed to the <i>populares</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"ti*me</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., adv. fr. <i>optimus</i> the best.] <def>One of those who stand in the second rank of honors, immediately after the wranglers, in the University of Cambridge, England. They are divided into senior and junior optimes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"ti*mism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>optimus</i> the best; akin to <i>optio</i> choice: cf. F. <i>optimisme</i>. See <u>Option</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature, being the work of God, is ordered for the best, or that the ordering of things in the universe is such as to produce the highest good.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A disposition to take the most hopeful view; — opposed to <i>pessimism</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"ti*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>optimiste</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>One who holds the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes hopeful views; — opposed to <i>pessimist</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op`ti*mis"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hopeful; sanguine; as, an <i>optimistic</i> view.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op*tim"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>optimitas</i>, fr. <i>optimus</i> the best.] <def>The state of being best.</def> [R.] <i>Bailey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>optio</i>; akin to <i>optare</i> to choose, wish, <i>optimus</i> best, and perh. to E. <i>apt</i>: cf. F. <i>option</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is an <i>option</i> left to the United States of America, whether they will be respectable and prosperous, or contemptible and miserable, as a nation.</blockquote> <i>Washington.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The exercise of the power of choice; choice.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Transplantation must proceed from the <i>option</i> of the people, else it sounds like an exile.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A wishing; a wish.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Ch. of Eng.)</i> <def>A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant; — annulled by Parliament in 1845.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Stock Exchange)</i> <def>A stipulated privilege, given to a party in a time contract, of demanding its fulfillment on any day within a specified limit.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Buyer's option</b></col>, <cd>an option allowed to one who contracts to buy stocks at a certain future date and at a certain price, to demand the delivery of the stock (giving one day's notice) at any previous time at the market price.</cd> — <col><b>Seller's option</b></col>, <cd>an option allowed to one who contracts to deliver stock art a certain price on a certain future date, to deliver it (giving one day's notice) at any previous time at the market price. Such options are privileges for which a consideration is paid.</cd> — <col><b>Local option</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Local</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Choice; preference; selection. — <u>Option</u>, <u>Choice</u>. <i>Choice</i> is an act of choosing; <i>option</i> often means liberty to choose, and implies freedom from constraint in the act of choosing.</p>

<p><hw>Op"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's discretion or choice; not compulsory; as, <i>optional</i> studies; it is <i>optional</i> with you to go or stay.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Elective</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><blockquote>If to the former the movement was not <i>optional</i>, it was the same that the latter chose when it was <i>optional</i>.</blockquote> <i>Palfrey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Original writs are either <i>optional</i> or peremptory.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an optional manner.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Op"to*c&oelig;le</hw> (?), <hw>||Op`to*c&oelig;"li*a</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>optocoelia</i>, fr. Gr. &?; optic + <grk>koi^los</grk> a hollow.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The cavity of one of the optic lobes of the brain in many animals.</def> <i>B. G. Wilder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"to*gram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Opt</i>ic + <i>- gram</i>: cf. F. <i>optogramme</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple. See <u>Optography</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Opt</i>ic + <i>-graphy</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye. The object so photographed shows white on a purple or red background. See <i>Visual purple</i>, under <u>Visual</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op*tom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Opt</i>ic + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the distance of distinct vision, mainly for the selection of eveglasses.</def></p>

<p><hw>Op"u*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opulentia</i>: cf. F. <i>opulence</i>. See <u>Opulent</u>.] <def>Wealth; riches; affluence.</def> <i>Swift</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"u*len*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Opulence</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Op"u*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opulens</i>, <i>opulentus</i>, fr. <i>ops</i>, <i>opis</i>, power, wealth, riches, perh. akin to E. <i>apt</i>: cf. F. <i>opulent</i>. Cf. <u>Copious</u>, <u>Couple</u>, <u>Office</u>.] <def>Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent; as, an <i>opulent</i> city; an <i>opulent</i> citizen.</def> — <wf>Op"u*lent*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>I will piece<BR> Her <i>opulent</i> throne with kingdoms.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O*pun"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Opera</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Opera</u>.] <def>A work; specif. <i>(Mus.)</i>, a musical composition.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Each composition, or set of pieces, as the composer may choose, is called an <i>opus</i>, and they are numbered in the order of their issue. (Often abbrev. to op.)</p>

<p><! p. 1008 !></p>

<p><col><b>Opus incertum</b></col>. [L.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Incertum</u>.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>O*pus"cle</hw> (?), <hw>O*pus"cule</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opusculum</i>, dim. of <i>opus</i> work: cf. F. <i>opuscule</i>.] <def>A small or petty work.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*pus"cu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Opuscula</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>An opuscule.</def> <i>Smart.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"pye</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Opium.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*quas"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small, handsome trout (<i>Salvelinus oquassa</i>), found in some of the lakes in Maine; — called also <i>blueback trout</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>-or</hw>. [L. <i>-or</i>: cf. OF. <i>-or</i>, <i>-ur</i>, <i>- our</i>, F. <i>-eur</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A noun suffix denoting an <i>act</i>; a <i>state</i> or <i>quality</i>; as in err<i>or</i>, ferv<i>or</i>, pall<i>or</i>, cand<i>or</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A noun suffix denoting an <i>agent</i> or <i>doer</i>; as in audit<i>or</i>, one who hears; don<i>or</i>, one who gives; oblig<i>or</i>, elevat<i>or</i>. It is correlative to <i>- ee</i>. In general <i>-or</i> is appended to words of Latin, and <i>- er</i> to those of English, origin. See <u>-er</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [OE. <i>or</i>, <i>outher</i>, <i>other</i>, <i>auther</i>, either, or, AS. <i>&amacr;w&?;er</i>, contr. from <i>&amacr;hw&aelig;&?;er</i>; <i>&amacr;</i> aye + <i>hw&aelig;&?;er</i> whether. See <u>Aye</u>, and <u>Whether</u>, and cf. <u>Either</u>.] <def>A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read <i>or</i> may write, — that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to <i>either</i>. You may ride <i>either</i> to London <i>or</i> to Windsor. It often connects a series of words or propositions, presenting a choice of either; as, he may study law, <i>or</i> medicine, <i>or</i> divinity, <i>or</i> he may enter into trade.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If man's convenience, health,<BR> <i>Or</i> safety interfere, his rights and claims<BR> Are paramount.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Or</i> may be used to join as alternatives terms expressing unlike things or ideas (as, is the orange sour <i>or</i> sweet?), or different terms expressing the same thing or idea; as, this is a sphere, <i>or</i> globe.</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Or</i> sometimes begins a sentence. In this case it expresses an alternative or subjoins a clause differing from the foregoing. "<i>Or</i> what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone?" <i>Matt. vii. 9 (Rev. Ver. ).</i></p>

<p> <i>Or</i> for <i>either</i> is archaic or poetic.</p>

<p><blockquote>Maugre thine heed, thou must for indigence<BR> <i>Or</i> steal, <i>or</i> beg, <i>or</i> borrow thy dispence.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i> </p>

<p><hw>Or</hw>, <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;r</i> ere, before. &radic;204. See <u>Ere</u>, <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos>] <def>Ere; before; sooner than.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>But natheless, while I have time and space,<BR> <i>Or</i> that I forther in this tale pace.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Or ever</b></col>, <col><b>Or ere</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Ever</u>, and <u>Ere</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>aurum</i> gold. Cf. <u>Aureate</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Yellow or gold color, — represented in drawing or engraving by small dots.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. See 2d <u>Ore</u>.] <def>A money of account among the Anglo-Saxons, valued, in the Domesday Book, at twenty pence sterling.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`ra*bas"su</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A South American monkey of the genus <i>Callithrix</i>, esp.</def> <i>C. Moloch.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or"ach</hw>, <hw>Or"ache</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>arroche</i>, corrupted fr. L. <i>atriplex</i>, Gr. &?;. Cf. <u>Arrach</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus (<i>Atriplex</i>) of herbs or low shrubs of the Goosefoot family, most of them with a mealy surface.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Garden orache</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<i>Atriplex hortensis</i>), often used as a pot herb; — also called <i>mountain spinach</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"a*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>oraculum</i>, fr. <i>orare</i> to speak, utter, pray, fr. <i>os</i>, <i>oris</i>, mouth. See <u>Oral</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as the success of an enterprise or battle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whatso'er she saith, for <i>oracles</i> must stand.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer; also, the place where it was given.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>oracles</i> are dumb;<BR> No voice or hideous hum<BR> Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures — usually in the plural.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The first principles of the <i>oracles</i> of God.</blockquote> <i>Heb. v. 12.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Jewish Antiq.)</i> <def>The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.</def> <i>1 Kings vi. 19.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Siloa's brook, that flow'd<BR> Fast by the <i>oracle</i> of God.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God hath now sent his living <i>oracle</i><BR> Into the world to teach his final will.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary <i>oracle</i>.</def> "<i>Oracles</i> of mode." <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The country rectors . . . thought him an <i>oracle</i> on points of learning.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A wise sentence or decision of great authority.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"a*cle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oracled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oracling</u> (?).] <def>To utter oracles.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O*rac"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oracularius</i>. See <u>Oracle</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an <i>oracular</i> tongue.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling an oracle in some way, as in solemnity, wisdom, authority, obscurity, ambiguity, dogmatism.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They have something venerable and <i>oracular</i> in that unadorned gravity and shortness in the expression.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>O*rac"u*lar*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O*rac"u*lar*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O*rac"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Oracular; of the nature of an oracle.</def> [R.] "Equivocations, or <i>oraculous</i> speeches." <i>Bacon.</i> "The <i>oraculous</i> seer." <i>Pope.</i> — <wf>O*rac"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O*rac"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O*ra"gious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>orageux</i>.] <def>Stormy.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Or"ai*son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Orison</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i>, <i>oris</i>, the mouth, akin to Skr. <i>&amacr;s</i>. Cf. <u>Adore</u>, <u>Orison</u>, <u>Usher</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; as, <i>oral</i> traditions; <i>oral</i> testimony; <i>oral</i> law.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the mouth; as, <i>oral</i> cilia or cirri.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ral*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In an oral manner.</def> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament <i>orally</i>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Usher.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*rang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Orang-outang</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ange</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; cf. It. <i>arancia</i>, <i>arancio</i>, LL. <i>arangia</i>, Sp. <i>naranjia</i>, Pg. <i>laranja</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>n&amacr;ranj</i>, Per. <i>n&amacr;ranj</i>, <i>n&amacr;rang</i>; cf. Skr. <i>n&amacr;ranga</i> orange tree. The <i>o-</i> in F. <i>orange</i> is due to confusion with <i>or</i> gold, L. <i>aurum</i>, because the orange resembles gold in color.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The fruit of a tree of the genus <i>Citrus</i> (<i>C. Aurantium</i>). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe.</def></p>

<p>&fist; There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the <i>bitter orange</i>, which is supposed to be the original stock; the <i>navel orange</i>, which has the rudiment of a second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the <i>blood orange</i>, with a reddish juice; and the <i>horned orange</i>, in which the carpels are partly separated.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The color of an orange; reddish yellow.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Mandarin orange</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Mandarin</u>.</cd> - - <col><b>Mock orange</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any species of shrubs of the genus <i>Philadelphus</i>, which have whitish and often fragrant blossoms.</cd> — <col><b>Native orange</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Orange thorn</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an Australian shrub (<i>Citriobatus parviflorus</i>); also, its edible yellow berries.</cd> — <col><b>Orange bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a tanager of Jamaica (<i>Tanagra zena</i>); — so called from its bright orange breast.</cd> — <col><b>Orange cowry</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a large, handsome cowry (<i>Cypr&aelig;a aurantia</i>), highly valued by collectors of shells on account of its rarity.</cd> — <col><b>Orange grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an inconspicuous annual American plant (<i>Hypericum Sarothra</i>), having minute, deep yellow flowers.</cd> — <col><b>Orange oil</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an oily, terpenelike substance obtained from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is obtained from the flowers.</cd> — <col><b>Orange pekoe</b></col>, <cd>a kind of black tea.</cd> — <col><b>Orange pippin</b></col>, <cd>an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.</cd> — <col><b>Quito orange</b></col>, <cd>the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of nightshade (<i>Solanum Quitoense</i>), native in Quito.</cd> — <col><b>Orange scale</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>any species of scale insects which infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale (<i>Mytilaspis citricola</i>), the long scale (<i>M. Gloveri</i>), and the red scale (<i>Aspidiotus Aurantii</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"ange</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an <i>orange ribbon</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ange*ade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>orange</i>.] <def>A drink made of orange juice and water, corresponding to <i>lemonade</i>; orange sherbet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`an*geat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>orange</i>.] <def>Candied orange peel; also, orangeade.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ange*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Attachment to the principles of the society of Orangemen; the tenets or practices of the Orangemen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ange*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-men</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in 1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the regning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the kingdom, etc.; — so called in honor of William, Prince of Orange, who became William III. of England.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ange*root`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An American ranunculaceous plant (<i>Hidrastis Canadensis</i>), having a yellow tuberous root; — also called <i>yellowroot</i>, <i>golden seal</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"an*ger*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orangerie</i>, fr. <i>orange</i>. See <u>Orange</u>.] <def>A place for raising oranges; a plantation of orange trees.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ange*taw`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Deep orange-yellow; dark yellow.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"an*gite</hw> (?), <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An orange-yellow variety of the mineral thorite, found in Norway.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*rang"-ou*tang`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malayan <i>&?;rang &?;tan</i>, i. e., man of the woods; <i>&?;rang</i> man + <i>&?;tan</i> a forest, wood, wild, savage.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An arboreal anthropoid ape (<i>Simia satyrus</i>), which inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. Often called simply <i>orang</i>.</def> [Written also <i>orang-outan</i>, <i>orang-utan</i>, <i>ourang- utang</i>, and <i>oran-utan</i>.]</p>

<p>&fist; It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has very long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the ground when the body is erect. Its color is reddish brown. In structure, it closely resembles man in many respects.</p>

<p><hw>O*ra"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orarius</i>, fr. <i>ora</i> coast.] <def>Of or pertaining to a coast.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[L. <i>oratio</i>, fr. <i>orare</i> to speak, utter, pray. See <u>Oral</u>, <u>Orison</u>.] <def>An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; — distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's <i>oration</i> at Bunker Hill.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The lord archbishop . . . made a long <i>oration</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Address; speech. See <u>Harangue</u>.</p>

<p><hw>O*ra"tion</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To deliver an oration.</def> <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"a*tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>orare</i> to speak, utter. See <u>Oration</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one distinguished for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is eloquent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I am no <i>orator</i>, as Brutus is.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Some <i>orator</i> renowned<BR> In Athens or free Rome.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In equity proceedings, one who prays for relief; a petitioner.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A plaintiff, or complainant, in a bill in chancery.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Universities)</i> <def>An officer who is the voice of the university upon all public occasions, who writes, reads, and records all letters of a public nature, presents, with an appropriate address, those persons on whom honorary degrees are to be conferred, and performs other like duties; — called also <i>public orator</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`a*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Oratorical.</def> [R.] <i>Swift.</i> — <wf>Or`a*to"ri*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Or`a*to"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Oratorical.</def> [Obs.] <i>R. North.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`a*to"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oratorien</i>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>See <i>Fathers of the Oratory</i>, under <u>Oratory</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`a*tor"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an orator or to oratory; characterized by oratory; rhetorical; becoming to an orator; as, an <i>oratorical</i> triumph; an <i>oratorical</i> essay.</def> — <wf>Or`a*tor"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Or`a*to"ri*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. L. <i>oratorius</i> belonging to praying. See <u>Orator</u>, and cf. <u>Oratory</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A more or less dramatic text or poem, founded on some Scripture nerrative, or great divine event, elaborately set to music, in recitative, arias, grand choruses, etc., to be sung with an orchestral accompaniment, but without action, scenery, or costume, although the oratorio grew out of the Mysteries and the Miracle and Passion plays, which were acted.</def></p>

<p>&fist; There are instances of secular and mythological subjects treated in the form of the oratorios, and called oratorios by their composers; as Haydn's "Seasons," Handel's "Semele," etc.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Performance or rendering of such a composition.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`a*to"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>oratorius</i>.] <def>Oratorical.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> — <wf>Or`a*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or"a*tor*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play the orator.</def> [Jocose or derisive] <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oratories</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>oratorie</i>, fr. L. <i>oratorium</i>, fr. <i>oratorius</i> of praying, of an orator: cf. F. <i>oratoire</i>. See <u>Orator</u>, <u>Oral</u>, and cf. <u>Oratorio</u>.] <def>A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An <i>oratory</i> [temple] . . . in worship of Dian.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good <i>oratory</i>, or place to pray in.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Fathers of the Oratory</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>a society of priests founded by St. Philip Neri, living in community, and not bound by a special vow. The members are called also <i>oratorians</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"a*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oratoria</i> (sc. <i>ars</i>) the oratorical art.] <def>The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.</def> "The <i>oratory</i> of Greece and Rome." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When a world of men<BR> Could not prevail with all their <i>oratory</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"a*tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who makes public addresses.</def> <i>Warner.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"a*trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A woman plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Orb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>orb</i> blind, fr. L. <i>orbus</i> destitute.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A blank window or panel.</def> [Obs.] <i>Oxf. Gloss.</i></p>

<p><hw>Orb</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orbe</i>, fr. L. <i>orbis</i> circle, orb. Cf. <u>Orbit</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In the small <i>orb</i> of one particular tear.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whether the prime <i>orb</i>,<BR> Incredible how swift, had thither rolled.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of <i>orbs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>You seem to me as Dian in her <i>orb</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>In <i>orbs</i><BR> Of circuit inexpressible they stood,<BR> <i>Orb</i> within <i>orb</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The eye, as luminous and spherical.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>A drop serene hath quenched their <i>orbs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A revolving circular body; a wheel.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>orbs</i><BR> Of his fierce chariot rolled.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A sphere of action.</def> [R.] <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>But in our <i>orbs</i> we'll live so round and safe.</blockquote> <i>Shak</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Mound</u>, a ball or globe. See lst <u>Mound</u>.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1009 !></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Globe; ball; sphere. See <u>Globe</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Orb</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Orbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Orbing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form into an orb or circle.</def> [Poetic] <i>Milton. Lowell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To encircle; to surround; to inclose.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>The wheels were <i>orbed</i> with gold.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Orb</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become round like an orb.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>orb</i> into the perfect star.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"bate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbatus</i>, p. p. of <i>orbare</i> to bereave, fr. <i>orbus</i> bereaved of parents or children. See <u>Orphan</u>.] <def>Bereaved; fatherless; childless.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or*ba"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbatio</i>.] <def>The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Orbed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the form of an orb; round.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>orb&egrave;d</i> eyelids are let down.</blockquote> <i>Trench.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or"bic</hw> (?), <hw>Or"bic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbicus</i>, or <i>orbitus</i>, fr. <i>orbis</i> orb.] <def>Spherical; orbicular; orblike; circular.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"bi*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbiculus</i>, dim. of <i>orbis</i> orb.] <def>A small orb, or sphere.</def> [Obs.] <i>G. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Or*bic"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Orbicle</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Discina</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*bic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbicularis</i>, fr. <i>orbiculus</i>, dim. of <i>orbis</i> orb: cf. F. <i>orbiculaire</i>.] <def>Resembling or having the form of an orb; spherical; circular; orbiculate.</def> — <wf>Or*bic"u*lar*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Or*bic"u*lar*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Orbicular</i> as the disk of a planet.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*bic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or*bic"u*late</hw> (?), <hw>Or*bic"u*la`ted</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbiculatus</i>. See <u>Orbicular</u>.] <def>Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Orbiculate leaf</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a leaf whose outline is nearly circular.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or*bic`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being orbiculate; orbicularness.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"bit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbita</i> a track or rut made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr. <i>orbis</i> a circle: cf. F. <i>orbite</i>. See 2d <u>Orb</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the <i>orbit</i> of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An orb or ball.</def> [Rare & Improper]</p>

<p><blockquote>Roll the lucid <i>orbit</i> of an eye.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"bit*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an orbit.</def> "<i>Orbital</i> revolution." <i>J. D. Forbes.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Orbital index</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>in the skull, the ratio of the vertical height to the transverse width of the orbit, which is taken as the standard, equal to 100.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"bit*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>orbitaire</i>.] <def>Orbital.</def> [R.] <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"bit*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Situated around the orbit; as, the <i>orbitary</i> feathers of a bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or`bi*te"l&aelig;</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>orbis</i> an orb + <i>tela</i> a web.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of spiders, including those that make geometrical webs, as the garden spider, or Epeira.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or`bi*to*li"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Orbit</u>, and <u>-lite</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of living Foraminifera, forming broad, thin, circular disks, containing numerous small chambers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`bi*to*na"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Orbit</i> + <i>nasal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the orbit and the nose; as, the <i>orbitonasal</i>, or ophthalmic, nerve.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`bi*to*sphe"noid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Orbit</i> + <i>sphenoid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to the orbitosphenoid bone.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The orbitosphenoid bone, which is situated in the orbit on either side of the presphenoid. It generally forms a part of the sphenoid in the adult.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`bi*to*sphe*noid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone; orbitosphenoid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*bit"u*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Orbital.</def> [R.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Or"bi*tude</hw> (?), <hw>Or"bi*ty</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbitudo</i>, <i>orbitas</i>, fr. <i>orbus</i>: cf. F. <i>orbit&eacute;</i>. See <u>Orbate</u>.] <def>Orbation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Or`bu*li"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of L. <i>orbis</i> orb.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of minute living Foraminifera having a globular shell.</def></p>

<p><hw>Orb"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Orb</u>.] <def>Orblike; having the course of an orb; revolving.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Orby</i> hours." <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Orc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orca</i>: cf. F. <i>orque</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The grampus.</def> [Written also <i>ork</i> and <i>orch</i>.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*ca"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Orcades</i> the Orkney Islands.] <def>Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ce*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, &?;, obtained from orcin, and forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil. It is closely related to litmus.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Archil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"cha*net</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orcan&egrave;te</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Alkanet</u>, 2.</def> <i>Ainsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"chard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ortgeard</i>, <i>wyrtgeard</i>, lit., wortyard, i. e., a yard for herbs; <i>wyrt</i> herb + <i>geard</i> yard. See <u>Wort</u>, <u>Yard</u> inclosure.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A garden.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit trees, collectively; — used especially of apples, peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Orchard grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tall coarse grass (<i>Dactylis glomerata</i>), introduced into the United States from Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value for forage and hay.</cd> — <col><b>Orchard house</b></col> <i>(Hort.)</i>, <cd>a glazed structure in which fruit trees are reared in pots.</cd> — <col><b>Orchard oriole</b></col> <i>(Zool.)</i>, <cd>a bright-colored American oriole (<i>Icterus spurius</i>), which frequents orchards. It is smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"chard*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The cultivation of orchards.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Orchards, in general.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"chard*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who cultivates an orchard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"chel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Archil.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`che*sog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; dance + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A treatise upon dancing.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Or"ches*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Orchestra</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*ches"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. &?; a dancer. See <u>Orchestra</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of amphipod crustacean of the genus <i>Orchestia</i>, or family <i>Orchestid&aelig;</i>. See <i>Beach flea</i>, under <u>Beach</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ches*tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orchestra</i>, Gr. &?;, orig., the place for the chorus of dancers, from &?; to dance: cf. F. <i>orchestre</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; — originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place in any public hall appropriated to a band of instrumental musicians.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Loosely: A band of instrumental musicians performing in a theater, concert hall, or other place of public amusement.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Strictly: A band suitable for the performance of symphonies, overtures, etc., as well as for the accompaniment of operas, oratorios, cantatas, masses, and the like, or of vocal and instrumental solos.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A band composed, for the largest part, of players of the various viol instruments, many of each kind, together with a proper complement of wind instruments of wood and brass; — as distinguished from a military or street band of players on wind instruments, and from an assemblage of solo players for the rendering of concerted pieces, such as septets, octets, and the like.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The instruments employed by a full band, collectively; as, an <i>orchestra</i> of forty stringed instruments, with proper complement of wind instruments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ches*tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an orchestra; suitable for, or performed in or by, an orchestra.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ches*tra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; — called also <i>instrumentation</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ches*tre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See <u>Orchestra</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*ches"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Orchestral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*ches"tri*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large music box imitating a variety of orchestral instruments.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"chid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Orchis</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the order <i>Orchidace&aelig;</i>. See <u>Orchidaceous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`chi*da"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (<i>Orchidace&aelig;</i>) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the <i>lip</i>) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Over three hundred genera are recognized.</p>

<p><hw>Or*chid"e*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Orchidaceous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*chid"e*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Orchidaceous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`chid*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in orchidology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`chid*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the orchis + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The branch of botany which treats of orchids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"chil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Archil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*chil"la weed`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The lichen from which archil is obtained. See <u>Archil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"chis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Orchises</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; a testicle, the orchis; — so called from its tubers.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are perennial herbs growing from a tuber (beside which is usually found the last year's tuber also), and are valued for their showy flowers. See <u>Orchidaceous</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an orchid.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The common names, such as <i>bee orchis</i>, <i>fly orchis</i>, <i>butterfly orchis</i>, etc., allude to the peculiar form of the flower.</p>

<p><hw>||Or*chi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a testicle + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the testicles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*chot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a testicle + &?; to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymology uncertain: cf. F. <i>orcine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless crystalline substance, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>.CH<sub>3</sub>.(OH)<sub>2</sub>, which is obtained from certain lichens (<i>Roccella</i>, <i>Lecanora</i>, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ord</i> point.] <def>An edge or point; also, a beginning.</def> [ Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Ord and end</b></col>, <cd>the beginning and end. Cf. <i>Odds and ends</i>, under <u>Odds</u>.</cd> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Chaucer. Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*dain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ordained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ordaining</u>.] [OE. <i>ordeinen</i>, OF. <i>ordener</i>, F. <i>ordonner</i>, fr. L. <i>ordinare</i>, from <i>ordo</i>, <i>ordinis</i>, order. See <u>Order</u>, and cf. <u>Ordinance</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.</def> "Battle well <i>ordained</i>." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The stake that shall be <i>ordained</i> on either side.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Jeroboam <i>ordained</i> a feast in the eighth month.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xii. 32.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And doth the power that man adores <i>ordain</i><BR> Their doom ?</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To set apart for an office; to appoint.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Being <i>ordained</i> his special governor.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Meletius was <i>ordained</i> by Arian bishops.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*dain"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being ordained; worthy to be ordained or appointed.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*dain"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who ordains.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*dain"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ordination.</def> [R.] <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ordeal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*da"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. <i>ordalium</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"de*al</hw> (&ocirc;r"d&esl;*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ord&amacr;l</i>, <i>ord&aemacr;l</i>, a judgment; akin to D. <i>oordeel</i>, G. <i>urteil</i>, <i>urtheil</i>; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix <i>or-</i> being akin to <i>&amacr;-</i> compounded with verbs, G. <i>er-</i>, <i>ur- </i>, Goth. <i>us-</i>, orig. meaning, out. See <u>Deal</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos> & <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Arise</u>, <u>Ort</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An ancient form of test to determine guilt or innocence, by appealing to a supernatural decision, — once common in Europe, and still practiced in the East and by savage tribes.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In England <i>ordeal by fire</i> and <i>ordeal by water</i> were used, the former confined to persons of rank, the latter to the common people. The ordeal by fire was performed, either by handling red-hot iron, or by walking barefoot and blindfold over red-hot plowshares, laid at unequal distances. If the person escaped unhurt, he was adjudged innocent; otherwise he was condemned as guilty. The ordeal by water was performed, either by plunging the bare arm to the elbow in boiling water, an escape from injury being taken as proof of innocence, or by casting the accused person, bound hand and foot, into a river or pond, when if he floated it was an evidence of guilt, but if he sunk he was acquitted. It is probable that the proverbial phrase, <i>to go through fire and water</i>, denoting severe trial or danger, is derived from the ordeal. See <i>Wager of battle</i>, under <u>Wager</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ordeal bean</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Calabar bean</i>, under <u>Calabar</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Ordeal root</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>the root of a species of <i>Strychnos</i> growing in West Africa, used, like the ordeal bean, in trials for witchcraft.</cd> — <col><b>Ordeal tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a poisonous tree of Madagascar (<i>Tanghinia, or Cerbera, venenata</i>). Persons suspected of crime are forced to eat the seeds of the plumlike fruit, and criminals are put to death by being pricked with a lance dipped in the juice of the seeds.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"de*al</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ordre</i>, F. <i>ordre</i>, fr. L. <i>ordo</i>, <i>ordinis</i>. Cf. <u>Ordain</u>, <u>Ordinal</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of material things, like the books in a library.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of intellectual notions or ideas, like the topics of a discource.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Of periods of time or occurrences, and the like.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The side chambers were . . . thirty in <i>order</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ezek. xli. 6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Bright-harnessed angels sit in <i>order</i> serviceable.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Good <i>order</i> is the foundation of all good things.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Right arrangement; a normal, correct, or fit condition; as, the house is in <i>order</i>; the machinery is out of <i>order</i>.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The customary mode of procedure; established system, as in the conduct of debates or the transaction of business; usage; custom; fashion.</def> <i>Dantiel.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And, pregnant with his grander thought,<BR> Brought the old <i>order</i> into doubt.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet; as, to preserve <i>order</i> in a community or an assembly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>That which prescribes a method of procedure; a rule or regulation made by competent authority; as, the rules and <i>orders</i> of the senate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The church hath authority to establish that for an <i>order</i> at one time which at another time it may abolish.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A command; a mandate; a precept; a direction.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Upon this new fright, an <i>order</i> was made by both houses for disarming all the papists in England.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Hence: A commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods; a direction, in writing, to pay money, to furnish supplies, to admit to a building, a place of entertainment, or the like; as, <i>orders</i> for blankets are large.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>In those days were pit <i>orders</i> — beshrew the uncomfortable manager who abolished them.</blockquote> <i>Lamb.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a group or division of men in the same social or other position; also, a distinct character, kind, or sort; as, the higher or lower <i>orders</i> of society; talent of a high <i>order</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They are in equal <i>order</i> to their several ends.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Various <i>orders</i> various ensigns bear.</blockquote> <i>Granville.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Which, to his <i>order</i> of mind, must have seemed little short of crime.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

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<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A body of persons having some common honorary distinction or rule of obligation; esp., a body of religious persons or aggregate of convents living under a common rule; as, the <i>Order</i> of the Bath; the Franciscan <i>order</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Find a barefoot brother out,<BR> One of our <i>order</i>, to associate me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The venerable <i>order</i> of the Knights Templars.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; — often used in the plural; as, to take <i>orders</i>, or to take <i>holy orders</i>, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The disposition of a column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in classical architecture; hence (as the column and entablature are the characteristic features of classical architecture) a style or manner of architectural designing.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The Greeks used three different orders, easy to distinguish, <i>Doric</i>, <i>Ionic</i>, and <i>Corinthian</i>. The Romans added the <i>Tuscan</i>, and changed the Doric so that it is hardly recognizable, and also used a modified Corinthian called <i>Composite</i>. The Renaissance writers on architecture recognized five orders as orthodox or <i>classical</i>, — <i>Doric</i> (the Roman sort), <i>Ionic</i>, <i>Tuscan</i>, <i>Corinthian</i>, and <i>Composite</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Capital</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>An assemblage of genera having certain important characters in common; as, the Carnivora and Insectivora are <i>orders</i> of Mammalia.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The Linn&aelig;an <i>artificial orders</i> of plants rested mainly on identity in the numer of pistils, or agreement in some one character. <i>Natural orders</i> are groups of genera agreeing in the fundamental plan of their flowers and fruit. A natural order is usually (in botany) equivalent to a family, and may include several tribes.</p>

<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>The placing of words and members in a sentence in such a manner as to contribute to force and beauty or clearness of expression.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Rank; degree; thus, the <i>order</i> of a curve or surface is the same as the degree of its equation.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Artificial order</b></col> or <col><b>system</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Artificial classification</i>, under <u>Artificial</u>, and Note to def. 12 above.</cd> — <col><b>Close order</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the arrangement of the ranks with a distance of about half a pace between them; with a distance of about three yards the ranks are in <i>open order</i>.</cd> — <col><b>The four Orders</b></col>, <col><b>The Orders four</b></col>, <cd>the four orders of mendicant friars. See <u>Friar</u>.</cd> <i>Chaucer.</i> — <col><b>General orders</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>orders issued which concern the whole command, or the troops generally, in distinction from <i>special orders</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Holy orders</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <cd>The different grades of the Christian ministry; ordination to the ministry. See def. 10 above.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <cd>A sacrament for the purpose of conferring a special grace on those ordained.</cd> — <col><b>In order to</b></col>, <cd>for the purpose of; to the end; as means to.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>The best knowledge is that which is of greatest use <i>in order to</i> our eternal happiness.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p>

<p>— <col><b>Minor orders</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>orders beneath the diaconate in sacramental dignity, as acolyte, exorcist, reader, doorkeeper.</cd> — <col><b>Money order</b></col>. See under <u>Money</u>. — <col><b>Natural order</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See def.</cd> 12, Note. — <col><b>Order book</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A merchant's book in which orders are entered.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>A book kept at headquarters, in which all orders are recorded for the information of officers and men</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A book in the House of Commons in which proposed orders must be entered</cd>. [Eng.] — <col><b>Order in Council</b></col>, <cd>a royal order issued with and by the advice of the Privy Council.</cd> [Great Britain] — <col><b>Order of battle</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the particular disposition given to the troops of an army on the field of battle.</cd> — <col><b>Order of the day</b></col>, <cd>in legislative bodies, the special business appointed for a specified day.</cd> — <col><b>Order of a differential equation</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the greatest index of differentiation in the equation.</cd> — <col><b>Sailing orders</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the final instructions given to the commander of a ship of war before a cruise.</cd> — <col><b>Sealed orders</b></col>, <cd>orders sealed, and not to be opened until a certain time, or arrival at a certain place, as after a ship is at sea.</cd> — <col><b>Standing order</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A continuing regulation for the conduct of parliamentary business.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>An order not subject to change by an officer temporarily in command</cd>. — <col><b>To give order</b></col>, <cd>to give command or directions.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>To take order for</b></col>, <cd>to take charge of; to make arrangements concerning.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Whiles I <i>take order for</i> mine own affairs.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i> </p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Arrangement; management. See <u>Direction</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Or"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ordered</u> (?); <pos><i>p pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ordering</u>.] [From <u>Order</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence, to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To him that <i>ordereth</i> his conversation aright.</blockquote> <i>Ps. 1. 23.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Warriors old with <i>ordered</i> spear and shield.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give an order to; to command; as, to <i>order</i> troops to advance.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to <i>order</i> a carriage; to <i>order</i> groceries.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These <i>ordered</i> folk be especially titled to God.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Persons presented to be <i>ordered</i> deacons.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Order arms</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the command at which a rifle is brought to a position with its but resting on the ground; also, the position taken at such a command.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give orders; to issue commands.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"der*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being ordered; tractable.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Being very <i>orderable</i> in all his sickness.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"der*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who puts in order, arranges, methodizes, or regulates.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who gives orders.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"der*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Disposition; distribution; management.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"der*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without order or regularity; disorderly; out of rule.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"der*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being orderly.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"der*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an <i>orderly</i> course or plan.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, <i>orderly</i> children; an <i>orderly</i> community.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Performed in good or established order; well-regulated.</def> "An <i>orderly</i> . . . march." <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.</def> "Aids-de-camp and <i>orderly</i> men." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Orderly book</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a book for every company, in which the general and regimental orders are recorded.</cd> — <col><b>Orderly officer</b></col>, <cd>the officer of the day, or that officer of a corps or regiment whose turn it is to supervise for the day the arrangements for food, cleanliness, etc.</cd> <i>Farrow.</i> — <col><b>Orderly room</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The court of the commanding officer, where charges against the men of the regiment are tried</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The office of the commanding officer, usually in the barracks, whence orders emanate.</cd> <i>Farrow.</i> — <col><b>Orderly sergeant</b></col>, <cd>the first sergeant of a company.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"der*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>You are blunt; go to it <i>orderly</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"der*ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Orderlies</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Orderlies</i> were appointed to watch the palace.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A street sweeper.</def> [Eng.] <i>Mayhew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`di*na*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Capability of being ordained or appointed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Bull.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Ordinate</u>, <u>Ordain</u>.] <def>Capable of being ordained or appointed.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ordinalis</i>, fr. <i>ordo</i>, <i>ordinis</i>, order. See <u>Order</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Indicating order or succession; as, the <i>ordinal</i> numbers, first, second, third, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an order.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A word or number denoting order or succession.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Ch. of Eng.)</i> <def>The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.</def> [Written also <i>ordinale</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being ordinal.</def> [R.] <i>Latham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ordenance</i>, OF. <i>ordenance</i>, F. <i>ordonnance</i>. See <u>Ordain</u>, and cf. <u>Ordnance</u>, <u>Ordonnance</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They had made their <i>ordinance</i><BR> Of victual, and of other purveyance.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a municipal government; as, a municipal <i>ordinance</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou wilt die by God's just <i>ordinance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>By custom and the <i>ordinance</i> of times.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Walking in all the commandments and <i>ordinances</i> of the Lord blameless.</blockquote> <i>Luke i. 6.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Acts of Parliament are sometimes called <i>ordinances</i>; also, certain colonial laws and certain acts of Congress under Confederation; as, the <i>ordinance</i> of 1787 for the government of the territory of the United States northwest of the Ohio River; the colonial <i>ordinance</i> of 1641, or 1647. This word is often used in Scripture in the sense of a law or statute of sovereign power. <i>Ex. xv. 25.</i> <i>Num. x. 8.</i> <i>Ezra iii. 10.</i> Its most frequent application now in the United States is to laws and regulations of municipal corporations. <i>Wharton (Law Dict.).</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>An established rite or ceremony.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Rank; order; station.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [See <u>Ordnance</u>.] <def>Ordnance; cannon.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ordinandus</i>, gerundive of <i>ordinare</i>. See <u>Ordain</u>.] <def>One about to be ordained.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ordinans</i>, p. pr. of <i>ordinare</i>. See <u>Ordain</u>.] <def>Ordaining; decreeing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who ordains.</def> <i>F. G. Lee.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*na*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to established rules or settled method; as a rule; commonly; usually; in most cases; as, a winter more than <i>ordinarily</i> severe.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Those who <i>ordinarily</i> pride themselves not a little upon their penetration.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ordinarius</i>, fr. <i>ordo</i>, <i>ordinis</i>, order: cf. F. <i>ordinaire</i>. See <u>Order</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.</def> "The <i>ordinary</i> forms of law." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Common; customary; usual.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Method is not less reguisite in <i>ordinary</i> conversation that in writing.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of common rank, quality, or ability; not distinguished by superior excellence or beauty; hence, not distinguished in any way; commonplace; inferior; of little merit; as, men of <i>ordinary</i> judgment; an <i>ordinary</i> book.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An <i>ordinary</i> lad would have acquired little or no useful knowledge in such a way.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Ordinary seaman</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>one not expert or fully skilled, and hence ranking below an <i>able seaman</i>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Normal; common; usual; customary. See <u>Normal</u>. — <u>Ordinary</u>, <u>Common</u>. A thing is <i>common</i> in which many persons share or partake; as, a <i>common</i> practice. A thing is <i>ordinary</i> when it is apt to come round in the regular common order or succession of events.</p>

<p><hw>Or"di*na*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ordinaries</b></plw> (-r&ibreve;z). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Roman Law)</i> <def>An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by deputation.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>One who has immediate jurisdiction in matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical judge; also, a deputy of the bishop, or a clergyman appointed to perform divine service for condemned criminals and assist in preparing them for death.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Am. Law)</i> <def>A judicial officer, having generally the powers of a judge of probate or a surrogate.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The mass; the common run.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I see no more in you than in the <i>ordinary</i><BR> Of nature's salework.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is so common, or continued, as to be considered a settled establishment or institution.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Spain had no other wars save those which were grown into an <i>ordinary</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything which is in ordinary or common use.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Water buckets, wagons, cart wheels, plow socks, and other <i>ordinaries</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A dining room or eating house where a meal is prepared for all comers, at a fixed price for the meal, in distinction from one where each dish is separately charged; a table d'h&ocirc;te; hence, also, the meal furnished at such a dining room.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All the odd words they have picked up in a coffeehouse, or a gaming <i>ordinary</i>, are produced as flowers of style.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He exacted a tribute for licenses to hawkers and peddlers and to <i>ordinaries</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A charge or bearing of simple form, one of nine or ten which are in constant use. The <i>bend</i>, <i>chevron</i>, <i>chief</i>, <i>cross</i>, <i>fesse</i>, <i>pale</i>, and <i>saltire</i> are uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some authorities include <i>bar</i>, <i>bend sinister</i>, <i>pile</i>, and others. See <u>Subordinary</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>In ordinary</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>In actual and constant service; statedly attending and serving; as, a physician or chaplain <i>in ordinary</i>. An ambassador <i>in ordinary</i> is one constantly resident at a foreign court.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>Out of commission and laid up; — said of a naval vessel.</cd> — <col><b>Ordinary of the Mass</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>the part of the Mass which is the same every day; — called also the <i>canon of the Mass</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*na*ry*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being an ordinary.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ordinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ordinare</i>. See <u>Ordain</u>.] <def>Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical.</def> "A life blissful and <i>ordinate</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Ordinate figure</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a figure whose sides and angles are equal; a regular figure.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on a line called the <i>axis of ordinates</i> or on a line parallel to it, from another line called the <i>axis of abscissas</i>, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point is measured.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The ordinate and abscissa, taken together, are called <i>co&ouml;rdinates</i>, and define the position of the point with reference to the two axes named, the intersection of which is called the <i>origin of co&ouml;rdinates</i>. See <u>Coordinate</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To appoint, to regulate; to harmonize.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*nate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ordinate manner; orderly.</def> <i>Chaucer. Skelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`di*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ordinatio</i>: cf. F. <i>ordination</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The holy and wise <i>ordination</i> of God.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Virtue and vice have a natural <i>ordination</i> to the happiness and misery of life respectively.</blockquote> <i>Norris.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Disposition; arrangement; order.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><col><b>Angle of ordination</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the angle between the axes of co&ouml;rdinates.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*na*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ordinativus</i>.] <def>Tending to ordain; directing; giving order.</def> [R.] <i>Gauden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"di*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who ordains or establishes; a director.</def> [R.] <i>T. Adams.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ord"nance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From OE. <i>ordenance</i>, referring orig. to the bore or size of the cannon. See <u>Ordinance</u>.] <def>Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in war.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All the battlements their <i>ordnance</i> fire.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Then you may hear afar off the awful roar of his [Rufus Choate's] rifled <i>ordnance</i>.</blockquote> <i>E. Ererett.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Ordnance survey</b></col>, <cd>the official survey of Great Britain and Ireland, conducted by the ordnance department.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"don*nance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Ordinance</u>.] <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Their dramatic <i>ordonnance</i> of the parts.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"don*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p. pr. of <i>ordonner</i>. See <u>Ordinant</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to ordonnance.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*do"vi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Ordovician.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`do*vi"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L. <i>Ordovices</i>, a Celtic people in Wales.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a division of the Silurian formation, corresponding in general to the Lower Silurian of most authors, exclusive of the Cambrian.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Ordovician formation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"dure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ordure</i>, OF. <i>ord</i> filthy, foul, fr. L. <i>horridus</i> horrid. See <u>Horrid</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Dung; excrement; f&aelig;ces.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Defect; imperfection; fault.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"dur*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ordure; filthy.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ore</hw> (&omacr;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&amacr;r</i>.] <def>Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augry.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ore</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&amacr;ra</i>; cf. <i>&amacr;r</i> brass, bronze, akin to OHG. <i>&emacr;r</i>, G. <i>ehern</i> brazen, Icel. <i>eir</i> brass, Goth. <i>ais</i>, L. <i>aes</i>, Skr. <i>ayas</i> iron. &radic;210. Cf. <u>Ora</u>, <u>Era</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called <i>mineralizers</i>).</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Metal; as, the liquid <i>ore</i>.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Ore hearth</b></col>, <cd>a low furnace in which rich lead ore is reduced; — also called <i>Scotch hearth</i>.</cd> <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"re*ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Oreas</i>, <i>- adis</i>, Gr. <grk>'Oreia`s</grk>, <grk>-a`dos</grk>, fr. <grk>'o`ros</grk> mountain: cf. F. <i>or&eacute;ade</i>.] <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Like a wood nymph light,<BR> <i>Oread</i> or Dryad.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O*re"a*des</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A group of butterflies which includes the satyrs. See <u>Satyr</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*rec"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'orektiko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>'o`rexis</grk>, yearning after, from <grk>'ore`gein</grk> to reach after.] <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the desires; hence, impelling to gratification; appetitive.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1011 !></p>

<p><hw>Or"e*gon grape`</hw> (&obreve;r"&esl;*g&obreve;n gr&amacr;p`). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An evergreen species of barberry (<i>Berberis Aquifolium</i>), of Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue- black berries.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"re*ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Oroide</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"re*o*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`ros</grk>, <grk>-eos</grk>, mountain + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, tooth.] <i>(Paleon)</i> <def>A genus of extinct herbivorous mammals, abundant in the Tertiary formation of the Rocky Mountains. It is more or less related to the camel, hog, and deer.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"re*o*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Resembling, or allied to, the genus Oreodon.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`re*o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to oreography.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`re*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`ros</grk>, <grk>-eos</grk>, mountain + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>The science of mountains; orography.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`re*os"e*lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly from the root of an umbelliferous plant (<i>Imperatoria Oreoselinum</i>), and yields resorcin on decomposition.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`re*o*so"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. <grk>'o`ros</grk>, <grk>-eos</grk>, mountain + &?; body.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of small oceanic fishes, remarkable for the large conical tubercles which cover the under surface.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ore"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Oarweed</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ore"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Oarweed</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Orf</hw> (?), <hw>Or"fe</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A bright-colored domesticated variety of the id. See <u>Id</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Orf"gild`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>orf</i>, <i>yrfe</i>, cattle, property + <i>gild</i>, <i>gield</i>, money, fine.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>Restitution for cattle; a penalty for taking away cattle.</def> <i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"fray</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orfraie</i>. Cf. <u>Osprey</u>, <u>Ossifrage</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The osprey.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"frays</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>orfrais</i>, F. <i>orfroi</i>; F. <i>or</i> gold + <i>fraise</i>, <i>frise</i>, fringe, ruff. See <u>Fraise</u>, and cf. <u>Auriphrygiate</u>.] <def>See <u>Orphrey</u>. [Obs.] <i>Rom</i>. <i>of R</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Argol</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or"gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>organum</i>, Gr. &?;; akin to &?; work, and E. <i>work</i>: cf. F. <i>organe</i>. See <u>Work</u>, and cf. <u>Orgue</u>, <u>Orgy</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are <i>organs</i> of government.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A natural part or structure in an animal or a plant, capable of performing some special action (termed its <i>function</i>), which is essential to the life or well- being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are <i>organs</i> of animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are <i>organs</i> of plants.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In animals the organs are generally made up of several tissues, one of which usually predominates, and determines the principal function of the organ. Groups of organs constitute a <i>system</i>. See <u>System</u>.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves, crank, etc., are <i>organs</i> of the steam engine.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A medium of communication between one person or body and another; as, the secretary of state is the <i>organ</i> of communication between the government and a foreign power; a newspaper is the <i>organ</i> of its editor, or of a party, sect, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [Cf. AS. <i>organ</i>, fr. L. <i>organum</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A wind instrument containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and sometimes by foot keys or pedals; — formerly used in the plural, each pipe being considired an organ.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The deep, majestic, solemn <i>organs</i> blow.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p>&fist; Chaucer used the form <i>orgon</i> as a plural.</p>

<p><blockquote>The merry <i>orgon</i> . . . that in the church goon [go].</blockquote> </p>

<p><col><b>Barrel organ</b></col>, <col><b>Choir organ</b></col>, <col><b>Great organ</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Barrel</u>, <u>Choir</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Cabinet organ</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>an organ of small size, as for a chapel or for domestic use; a reed organ.</cd> — <col><b>Organ bird</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a Tasmanian crow shrike (<i>Gymnorhina organicum</i>). It utters discordant notes like those of a hand organ out of tune.</cd> — <col><b>Organ fish</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the drumfish.</cd> — <col><b>Organ gun</b></col>. <i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Orgue</u> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</cd> — <col><b>Organ harmonium</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>an harmonium of large capacity and power.</cd> — <col><b>Organ of Gorti</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a complicated structure in the cochlea of the ear, including the auditory hair cells, the rods or fibers of Corti, the membrane of Corti, etc. See Note under <u>Ear</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Organ pipe</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Pipe</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> — <col><b>Organ-pipe coral</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Tubipora</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Organ point</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a passage in which the tonic or dominant is sustained continuously by one part, while the other parts move.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"gan</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thou art elemented and <i>organed</i> for other apprehensions.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Mannyngham.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or"gan*die</hw>, <hw>Or"gan*dy</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>organdi</i>.] <def>A kind of transparent light muslin.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>organicus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>organique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them; as, the <i>organic</i> structure of animals and plants; exhibiting characters peculiar to living organisms; as, <i>organic</i> bodies, <i>organic</i> life, <i>organic</i> remains. Cf. <u>Inorganic</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Produced by the organs; as, <i>organic</i> pleasure.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Those <i>organic</i> arts which enable men to discourse and write perspicuously.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Forming a whole composed of organs. Hence: Of or pertaining to a system of organs; inherent in, or resulting from, a certain organization; as, an <i>organic</i> government; his love of truth was not inculcated, but <i>organic</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of the large series of substances which, in nature or origin, are connected with vital processes, and include many substances of artificial production which may or may not occur in animals or plants; — contrasted with <i>inorganic</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The principles of organic and inorganic chemistry are identical; but the enormous number and the completeness of related series of organic compounds, together with their remarkable facility of exchange and substitution, offer an illustration of chemical reaction and homology not to be paralleled in inorganic chemistry.</p>

<p><col><b>Organic analysis</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the analysis of organic compounds, concerned chiefly with the determination of carbon as carbon dioxide, hydrogen as water, oxygen as the difference between the sum of the others and 100 per cent, and nitrogen as free nitrogen, ammonia, or nitric oxide; — formerly called <i>ultimate analysis</i>, in distinction from <i>proximate analysis</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Organic chemistry</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Chemistry</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Organic compounds</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Carbon compounds</i>, under <u>Carbon</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Organic description of a curve</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the description of a curve on a plane by means of instruments.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> — <col><b>Organic disease</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a disease attended with morbid changes in the structure of the organs of the body or in the composition of its fluids; — opposed to <i>functional disease</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Organic electricity</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Electricity</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Organic</b></col> <col><b>law or laws</b></col>, <cd>a law or system of laws, or declaration of principles fundamental to the existence and organization of a political or other association; a constitution.</cd> — <col><b>Organic stricture</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a contraction of one of the natural passages of the body produced by structural changes in its walls, as distinguished from a <i>spasmodic stricture</i>, which is due to muscular contraction.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or*gan"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Organic.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>organical</i> structure of human bodies, whereby they live and move.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*gan"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an organic manner; by means of organs or with reference to organic functions; hence, fundamentally.</def> <i>Gladstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*gan"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being organic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*gan"i*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The doctrine of the localization of disease, or which refers it always to a material lesion of an organ.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`gan*if"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Organ</i> + L. <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>fy</u>.] <def>Making an organic or organized structure; producing an organism; acting through, or resulting from, organs.</def> <i>Prof. Park.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"gan*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>organisme</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Organic structure; organization.</def> "The advantageous <i>organism</i> of the eye." <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>An organized being; a living body, either vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs or parts with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent, and essential to the life of the individual.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Some of the lower forms of life are so simple in structure as to be without organs, but are still called <i>organisms</i>, since they have different parts analogous in functions to the organs of higher plants and animals.</p>

<p><hw>Or"gan*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>organiste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>One who plays on the organ.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>One of the priests who organized or sung in parts.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>||Or`ga*nis"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., an organis.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of several South American wrens, noted for the sweetness of their song.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*gan"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Organism.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Or`gan*i`za*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being organizable; capability of being organized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"gan*i`za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being organized; esp. <i>(Biol.)</i>, capable of being formed into living tissue; as, <i>organizable</i> matter.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`gan*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>organisation</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the <i>organization</i> of an army, or of a deliberative body.</def> "The first <i>organization</i> of the general government." <i>Pickering.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being organized; also, the relations included in such a state or condition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>What is <i>organization</i> but the connection of parts in and for a whole, so that each part is, at once, end and means?</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is organized; an organized existence; an organism</def>; specif. <i>(Biol.)</i>, <def>an arrangement of parts for the performance of the functions necessary to life.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The cell may be regarded as the most simple, the most common, and the earliest form of <i>organization</i>.</blockquote> <i>McKendrick.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"gan*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Organized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Organizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>organiser</i>, Gr. &?;. See <u>Organ</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an <i>organized</i> being; <i>organized</i> matter; — in this sense used chiefly in the past participle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>These nobler faculties of the mind, matter <i>organized</i> could never produce.</blockquote> <i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To arrange or constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize; to get into working order; — applied to products of the human intellect, or to human institutions and undertakings, as a science, a government, an army, a war, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This original and supreme will <i>organizes</i> the government.</blockquote> <i>Cranch.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To sing in parts; as, to <i>organize</i> an anthem.</def> [R.] <i>Busby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"gan*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who organizes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"gan*ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large kind of sea fish; the orgeis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ga*no-</hw> (?). [See <u>Organ</u>.] <def>A combining form denoting <i>relation to</i>, or <i>connection with</i>, <i>an organ</i> or <i>organs</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*gan"o*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo-</i> + <i>-gen</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A name given to any one of the four elements, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, which are especially characteristic ingredients of organic compounds; also, by extension, to other elements sometimes found in the same connection; as sulphur, phosphorus, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*no*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo- </i> + <i>genesis</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The origin and development of organs in animals and plants.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The germ history of the organs and systems of organs, — a branch of morphogeny.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*no*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to organogenesis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*nog"e*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Organogenesis.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or`ga*no*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`ga*no*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>organographique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to organography.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*nog"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in organography.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*nog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo- </i> + <i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>organographie</i>.] <def>A description of the organs of animals or plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*no*lep"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>organoleptique</i>, fr. Gr. &?; an organ + &?; to lay hold of.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Making an impression upon an organ; plastic; - - said of the effect or impression produced by any substance on the organs of touch, taste, or smell, and also on the organism as a whole.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*no*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to organology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organ</i> + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>organologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science of organs or of anything considered as an organic structure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The science of style, as an organ of thought, of style in relation to the ideas and feelings, might be called the <i>organology</i> of style.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of biology which treats, in particular, of the organs of animals and plants. See <u>Morphology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*no*me*tal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Metalorganic.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Or"ga*non</hw> (?), <hw>||Or"ga*num</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>organon</i>, L. <i>organum</i>. See <u>Organ</u>.] <def>An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; — a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title ("Novum <i>Organon</i>") of part of his treatise on philosophical method.</def> <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*non"y*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo-</i> + Gr.&?;, for &?;, a name.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The designation or nomenclature of organs.</def> <i>B. G. Wilder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*noph"y*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo-</i> + Gr. &?; clan.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The tribal history of organs, — a branch of morphophyly.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*no*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Organo- </i> + <i>-plastic</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the property of producing the tissues or organs of animals and plants; as, the <i>organoplastic</i> cells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*nos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo-</i> + <i>-scopy</i>.] <def>Phrenology.</def> <i>Fleming.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`ga*no*troph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Organo- </i> + Gr. &?; to nourish.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Relating to the creation, organization, and nutrition of living organs or parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"gan*ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>organ</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the essential cells or elements of an organ. See <i>Sense organule</i>, under <u>Sense</u>.</def> <i>Huxley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"ga*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>Organe</i>, from the Latin. See <u>Origan</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Origan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"gan*zine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>organsin</i>; cf. Sp. <i>organsino</i>, It. <i>organzino</i>.] <def>A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"gasm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orgasme</i>; cf. Gr. &?; a kneading, softening, prob. confused with &?; to swell, espicially with lust; to feel an ardent desire.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Eager or immoderate excitement or action; the state of turgescence of any organ; erethism; esp., the height of venereal excitement in sexual intercourse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"geat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>orge</i> barley, L. <i>hordeum</i>.] <def>A sirup in which, formerly, a decoction of barley entered, but which is now prepared with an emulsion of almonds, — used to flavor beverages or edibles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ge*is</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Organling</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`gi*as"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See <u>Orgy</u>.] <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, orgies.</def> <i>Elton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"gies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Orgy</b></singw> (&?;). [The singular is rarely used.] [F. <i>orgie</i>, <i>orgies</i>, L. <i>orgia</i>, pl., Gr. &?;; akin to &?; work. See <u>Organ</u>, and <u>Work</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sacrifice accompanied by certain ceremonies in honor of some pagan deity; especially, the ceremonies observed by the Greeks and Romans in the worship of Dionysus, or Bacchus, which were characterized by wild and dissolute revelry.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>As when, with crowned cups, unto the Elian god,<BR> Those priests high <i>orgies</i> held.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Drunken revelry; a carouse.</def> <i>B. Jonson. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"gil*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>orguillous</i>, F. <i>orgueilleux</i>, fr. OF. <i>orgoil</i> pride, F. <i>orgueil</i>.] <def>Proud; haughty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Orgue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>organum</i> organ, Gr. &?;. See <u>Organ</u>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"gu*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Orgillous</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Orgies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See <u>Orgies</u></def></p>

<p><hw>||Or*gy"i*a</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the length of the outstretched arms. So named because, when at rest, it stretches forward its fore legs like arms.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>. <def>A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of <i>Orgyia leucostigma</i>) are often very injurious to fruit trees and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also <i>vaporer moth</i>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Or"i*calche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See <u>Orichalch</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Costly <i>oricalche</i> from strange Ph&oelig;nice.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`i*chal"ce*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a color or luster like that of brass.</def> <i>Maunder.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"i*chalch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orichalcum</i>, Gr. &?;; <grk>'o`ros</grk>, mountain + <grk>chalko`s</grk> brass: cf. F. <i>orichalque</i>.] <def>A metallic substance, resembling gold in color, but inferior in value; a mixed metal of the ancients, resembling brass; — called also <i>aurichalcum</i>, <i>orichalcum</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ri*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>oriol</i> gallery, corridor, LL. <i>oriolum</i> portico, hall, prob. fr. L. <i>aureolus</i> gilded, applied to an apartment decorated with gilding. See <u>Oriole</u>.] [Formerly written also <i>oriol</i>, <i>oryal</i>, <i>oryall</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A gallery for minstrels.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. Hamper.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were accustomed to dine; a sort of recess.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cowell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A bay window. See <u>Bay window</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The beams that thro' the <i>oriel</i> shine<BR> Make prisms in every carven glass.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p>&fist; There is no generally admitted difference between a bay window and an oriel. In the United States the latter name is often applied to bay windows which are small, and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the ground.</p>

<p><hw>O"ri*en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Orient</u>.] <def>Brightness or strength of color.</def> [R.] <i>E. Waterhouse.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ri*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>oriens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>oriri</i> to rise. See <u>Origin</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Rising, as the sun.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Moon, that now meet'st the <i>orient</i> sun.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Eastern; oriental.</def> "The <i>orient</i> part." <i>Hakluyt.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; — used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East.</def> "Pearls round and <i>orient</i>." <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> "<i>Orient</i> gems." <i>Wordsworth.</i> "<i>Orient</i> liquor in a crystal glass." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ri*ent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>[Morn] came furrowing all the <i>orient</i> into gold.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The countries of Asia or the East.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Best built city throughout the <i>Orient</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A pearl of great luster.</def> [R.] <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ri*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>orienter</i>. Cf. <u>Orientate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ri*en"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orientalis</i>: cf. F. <i>oriental</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; — opposed to <i>occidental</i>; as, <i>Oriental</i> countries.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The sun's ascendant and <i>oriental</i> radiations.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ri*en"tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ri*en"tal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>orientalisme</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc.</def> <i>London Quart. Rev.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ri*en"tal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>orientaliste</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of <i>Orientalists</i>.</def> <i>Sir J. Shore.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ri*en*tal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being oriental or eastern.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ri*en"tal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Orientalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Orientalizing</u> (?).] <def>to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ri*en*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Orientated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Orientating</u>.] [From <u>Orient</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A crystal is <i>orientated</i> when placed in its proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry.</blockquote> <i>E. S. Dana.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ri*en*tate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ri*en*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>orientation</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An aspect or fronting to the east; especially <i>(Arch.)</i>, the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The task of <i>orientation</i> undertaken in this chapter.</blockquote> <i>L. F. Ward.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ri*ent*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being orient or bright; splendor.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"i*fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. <i>orificium</i>; <i>os</i>, <i>oris</i>, a mouth + <i>facere</i> to make. See <u>Oral</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.] <def>A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the <i>orifice</i> of an artery or vein; the <i>orifice</i> of a wound.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous <i>orifice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or"i*flamb</hw>, <hw>Or"i*flamme</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>oriflamme</i>, OF. <i>oriflambe</i>, LL. <i>auriflamma</i>; L. <i>aurum</i> gold + <i>flamma</i> flame; cf. L. <i>flammula</i> a little banner. So called because it was a flag of red silk, split into many points, and borne on a gilded lance.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The ancient royal standard of France.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A standard or ensign, in battle.</def> "A handkerchief like an <i>oriflamb</i>." <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And be your <i>oriflamme</i> to-day the helmet of Navarre.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or"i*gan</hw> (?), <hw>||O*rig"a*num</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>origanum</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, prob. fr. <grk>'o`ros</grk>, mountain + &?; brightness, beauty. Cf. <u>Organy</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram (<i>O. Marjorana</i>) and the wild marjoram (<i>O. vulgare</i>).</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"i*gen*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>The opinions of <i>Origen</i> of Alexandria, who lived in the 3d century, one of the most learned of the Greek Fathers. Prominent in his teaching was the doctrine that all created beings, including Satan, will ultimately be saved.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"i*gen*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of Origen of Alexandria.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"i*gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>origine</i>, L. <i>origo</i>, <i>-iginis</i>, fr. <i>oriri</i> to rise, become visible; akin to Gr. <grk>'orny`nai</grk> to stir up, rouse, Skr. <i>&rsdot;</i>, and perh. to E. <i>run</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This mixed system of opinion and sentiment had its <i>origin</i> in the ancient chivalry.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That from which anything primarily proceeds; the fountain; the spring; the cause; the occasion.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; — in contradistinction to <i>insertion</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Origin of co&ouml;rdinate axes</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the point where the axes intersect. See Note under <u>Ordinate</u>.</cd></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Commencement; rise; source; spring; fountain; derivation; cause; root; foundation. — <u>Origin</u>, <u>Source</u>. <i>Origin</i> denotes the rise or commencement of a thing; <i>source</i> presents itself under the image of a fountain flowing forth in a continuous stream of influences. The <i>origin</i> of moral evil has been much disputed, but no one can doubt that it is the <i>source</i> of most of the calamities of our race.</p>

<p><blockquote>I think he would have set out just as he did, with the <i>origin</i> of ideas — the proper starting point of a grammarian, who is to treat of their signs.</blockquote> <i>Tooke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Famous Greece,<BR> That <i>source</i> of art and cultivated thought<BR> Which they to Rome, and Romans hither, brought.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being originated.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>original</i>, L. <i>originalis</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the <i>original</i> state of man; the <i>original</i> laws of a country; the <i>original</i> inventor of a process.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His form had yet not lost<BR> All her <i>original</i> brightness.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i> </p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine; as, an <i>original</i> thought; an <i>original</i> process; the <i>original</i> text of Scripture.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations of thought; inventive; as, an <i>original</i> genius.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Before unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of <i>original</i> matter.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Original sin</b></col> <i>(Theol.)</i>, <cd>the first sin of Adam, as related to its consequences to his descendants of the human race; — called also <i>total depravity</i>. See <u>Calvinism</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*nal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>original</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Origin; commencement; source.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It hath it <i>original</i> from much grief.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And spangled heavens, a shining frame,<BR> Their great <i>Original</i> proclaim.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Scriptures may be now read in their own <i>original</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An original thinker or writer; an originator.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Men who are bad at copying, yet are good <i>originals</i>.</blockquote> <i>C. G. Leland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A person of marked eccentricity.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l. & Bot.)</i> <def>The natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the <i>original</i> of the dog, the blackthorn the <i>original</i> of the plum.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*nal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is original.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O*rig`i*nal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>originalit&eacute;</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being original.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*nal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>God is <i>originally</i> holy in himself.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or costruction; as, a book <i>originally</i> written by another hand.</def> "<i>Originally</i> a half length [portrait]." <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*nal*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being original; originality.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Originating; original.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>An absolutely <i>originant</i> act of self will.</blockquote> <i>Prof. Shedd.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>originarius</i>: cf. F. <i>originaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Causing existence; productive.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The production of animals, in the <i>originary</i> way, requires a certain degree of warmth.</blockquote> <i>Cheyne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Primitive; primary; original.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The grand <i>originary</i> right of all rights.</blockquote> <i>Hickok.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Originated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Originating</u>.] [From <u>Origin</u>.] <def>To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A decomposition of the whole civill and political mass, for the purpose of <i>originating</i> a new civil order.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*nate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme <i>originated</i> with the governor and council.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*rig`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>originatio</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production.</def> "The <i>origination</i> of the universe." <i>Keill.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>What comes from spirit is a spontaneous <i>origination</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hickok.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mode of production, or bringing into being.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit, butterflies, after the common <i>origination</i> of all caterpillars.</blockquote> <i>Ray.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*na*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having power, or tending, to originate, or bring into existence; originating.</def> <i>H. Bushnell.</i> — <wf>O*rig"i*na*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O*rig"i*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who originates.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*ril"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., lit., a little ear, from <i>oreille</i> an ear, fr. L. <i>oricula</i>, <i>auricula</i>, dim. of <i>auris</i> an ear. See <u>Ear</u>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, — found in old fortresses.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ri*ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Oriel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ri*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>oriol</i>, <i>oriouz</i>, <i>orieus</i>, F. <i>loriot</i> (for <i>l'oriol</i>), fr. L. <i>aureolus</i> golden, dim. of <i>aureus</i> golden, fr. <i>aurum</i> gold. Cf. <u>Aureole</u>, <u>Oriel</u>, <u>Loriot</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def> Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family <i>Oriolid&aelig;</i>. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (<i>Oriolus galbula</i>, or <i>O. oriolus</i>) has a very musical flutelike note. </def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In America, any one of several species of the genus <i>Icterus</i>, belonging to the family <i>Icterid&aelig;</i>. See <u>Baltimore oriole</u>, and <i>Orchard oriole</i>, under <u>Orchard</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Crested oriole</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See <u>Cassican</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O*ri"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, orig., a celebrated hunter in the oldest Greek mythology, after whom this constellation was named.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A large and bright constellation on the equator, between the stars Aldebaran and Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula visible to the naked eye.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The flaming glories of <i>Orion's</i> belt.</blockquote> <i>E. Everett.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*ris"ka*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Oriskany</i>, in New York.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the Silurian age.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oriskany period</b></col>, <cd>a subdivision of the American Paleozoic system intermediate or translational in character between the Silurian and Devonian ages. See <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O*ris`mo*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to orismology.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ris*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a marking out by boundaries, the definition of a word + <i>-logy</i>. See <u>Horizon</u>.] <def>That departament of natural history which treats of technical terms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"i*son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>orison</i>, <i>oreson</i>, <i>oreison</i>, F. <i>oraison</i>, fr. L. <i>oratio</i> speech, prayer. See <u>Oration</u>.] <def>A prayer; a supplication.</def> [Poetic] <i>Chaucer. Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began<BR> Their <i>orisons</i>, each morning duly paid.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"i*sont</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Horizon.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ork</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Orc</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ork"ney*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Orkney islands.</def> "<i>Orkneyan</i> skerries." <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Orle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orle</i> an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. <i>orla</i> border, dim. of L. <i>ora</i> border, margin.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest.</def></p>

<p><col><b>In orle</b></col>, <cd>round the escutcheon, leaving the middle of the field vacant, or occupied by something else; — said of bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an orle.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"le*ans</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from the city of <i>Orl&eacute;ans</i>, in France.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cloth made of worsted and cotton, — used for wearing apparel.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A variety of the plum. See under <u>Plum</u>.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>||Or"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A wind instrument of music in use among the Spaniards.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"lop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>overloop</i> the upper deck, lit., a running over or overflowing, fr. <i>overloopen</i> to run over. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>Leap</u>, and cf. <u>Overloop</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An abalone.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Or`mo*lu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>or moulu</i>; <i>or</i> gold (L. <i>aurum</i>) + <i>moulu</i>, p. p. of <i>moudre</i> to grind, to mill, L. <i>molere</i>. See <u>Aureate</u>, and <u>Mill</u>.] <def>A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden color is often heightened by means of lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. Called also <i>mosaic gold</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ormolu varnish</b></col>, <cd>a varnish applied to metals, as brass, to give the appearance of gold.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Or"muzd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Zend <i>Ahuramazda</i>.] <def>The good principle, or being, of the ancient Persian religion. See <u>Ahriman</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Orn</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To ornament; to adorn.</def> [Obs.] <i>Joye.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"na*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ornement</i>, F. <i>ornement</i>, fr. L. <i>ornamentum</i>, fr. <i>ornare</i> to adorn.] <def>That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>ornament</i> of a meek and quiet spirit.</blockquote> <i>1 Pet. iii. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Like that long-buried body of the king<BR> Found lying with his urns and <i>ornaments</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"na*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ornamented</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ornamenting</u>.] <def>To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to <i>ornament</i> a room, or a city.</def></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — See <u>Adorn</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Or`na*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ornemental</i>.] <def>Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Some think it most <i>ornamental</i> to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`na*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By way of ornament.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`na*men*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which ornaments; ornament.</def> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"na*ment*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who ornaments; a decorator.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*nate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ornatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ornare</i> to adorn.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Adorned; decorated; beautiful.</def> "So bedecked, <i>ornate</i>, and gay." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Finely finished, as a style of composition.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A graceful and <i>ornate</i> rhetoric.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*nate"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To adorn; to honor.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>They may <i>ornate</i> and sanctify the name of God.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*nate"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ornate manner.</def> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*nate"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of being ornate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"na*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ornatura</i>.] <def>Decoration; ornamentation.</def> [R.] <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*nith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, a bird.] <def>Of or pertaining to birds; as, <i>ornithic</i> fossils.</def> <i>Owen.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`nith*ich"nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ornitho- </i> + Gr. &?; track.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone.</def> <i>Hitchcock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`nith*ich*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ornitho-</i> + <i>ichnology</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>The branch of science which treats of ornithichnites.</def> <i>Hitchcock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ornitho-</hw>. [Cf. <u>Ern</u>.] <def>A combining form fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a bird.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; + &?; the womb.] <def>Same as <u>Monotremata</u>.</def> - - <wf>Or`ni*tho*del"phid</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Or`ni*thoid*ich"nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ornitho-</i> + <i>-oid</i> + Gr. &?; footstep, track.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil track resembling that of a bird.</def> <i>Hitchcock.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*nith"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ornitho-</i> + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The fossil remains of a bird.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or`ni*tho*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ornithologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to ornithology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ni*thol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ornithologiste</i>.] <def>One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ni*thol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ornitho- </i> + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>ornithologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That branch of zo&ouml;logy which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A treatise or book on this science.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*nith"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?;, &?;, a bird + &?; divination: cf. F. <i>ornithomancie</i>.] <def>Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Ornithomancy</i> grew into an elaborate science.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Or*ni"thon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?;, &?;, a bird.] <def>An aviary; a poultry house.</def> <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Or*ni`tho*pap"pi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; a bird + &?; an ancestor.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extinct order of birds. It includes only the Arch&aelig;opteryx.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or`ni*thop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Ornitho-</u>, and <u>-poda</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See <i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a bird + &?; snout, beak.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <i>Duck mole</i>, under <u>Duck</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Ornitho-</u>, and <u>Sauria</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An order of extinct flying reptiles; — called also <i>Pterosauria</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a bird + &?; a leg.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure (especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and birds.</def> — <wf>Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Or`ni*thos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ornitho- </i> + <i>-scopy</i>: cf. Gr. &?; divination from birds.] <def>Observation of birds and their habits.</def> [R.] <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`ni*tho*tom"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ornithotomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ni*thot"o*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is skilled in ornithotomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`ni*thot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, a bird + &?; to cut.] <def>The anatomy or dissection of birds.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or`o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`o*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to orography.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*rog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`ros</grk>, a mountain + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the <i>orography</i> of Western Europe.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or`o*hip"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'o`ros</grk>, mountain (referring to the Rocky Mountain region) + <grk>"i`ppos</grk> horse.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of American Eocene mammals allied to the horse, but having four toes in front and three behind.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"roide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>or</i> gold (L. <i>aurum</i>) + Gr. &?; form.] <def>An alloy, chiefly of copper and zinc or tin, resembling gold in color and brilliancy.</def> [Written also <i>oreide</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Or`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>orologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to orology.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*rol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in orology.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*rol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; mountain + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>orologie</i>.] <def>The science or description of mountains.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ro*tund`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i>, <i>oris</i>, the mouth + <i>rotundus</i> round, smooth.] <def>Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; — said of the voice or manner of utterance.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The orotund voice or utterance</def> <i>Rush.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ro*tun"di*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The orotund mode of intonation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"pha*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Orpheline</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or"phan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orphanus</i>, Gr. &?;, akin to L. <i>orbus</i>. Cf. <u>Orb</u> a blank window.] <def>A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Orphans' court</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a court in some of the States of the Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and persons of orphans or other wards.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"phan</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"phan</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Orphaned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Orphaning</u>.] <def>To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.</def> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"phan*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"phan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Orphanhood.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"phan*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little orphan.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"phan*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"phan*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Orphanhood.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Or`phan*ot"ro*phism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The care and support of orphans.</def> [R.] <i>Cotton Mather (1711).</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`phan*ot"ro*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orphanotrophium</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; an orphan + &?; to feed, bring up.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hospital for orphans.</def> [R.] <i>A. Chalmers.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of supporting orphans.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Or*pha"ri*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An old instrument of the lute or cittern kind.</def> [Spelt also <i>orpheoreon</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Or*phe"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Orph</i>&?;<i>us</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician; as, <i>Orphean</i> strains.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"phe*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orphelin</i>. See <u>Orphan</u>.] <def>An orphan.</def> [Obs.] <i>Udcll.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"phe*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Orpheus</i>, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Gr. Myth.)</i> <def>The famous mythic Thracian poet, son of the Muse Calliope, and husband of Eurydice. He is reputed to have had power to entrance beasts and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"phic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Orphicus</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, <i>Orphic</i> hymns.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"phrey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Orfrays</u>.] <def>A band of rich embroidery, wholly or in part of gold, affixed to vestments, especially those of ecclesiastics.</def> <i>Pugin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"pi*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>auripigmentum</i>; <i>aurum</i> gold + <i>pigmentum</i> pigment. Cf. <u>Aureate</u>, <u>Pigment</u>, <u>Orpin</u>, <u>Orpine</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous lemonyellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow crystalline mineral; — formerly called <i>auripigment</i>. It is used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain technical processes, as indigo printing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our <i>orpiment</i> and sublimed mercurie.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Red orpiment</b></col>, <cd>realgar; the red sulphide of arsenic.</cd> — <col><b>Yellow orpiment</b></col>, <cd>king's yellow.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"pin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., orpiment, also, the plant orpine. See <u>Orpiment</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, approaching also to red.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The orpine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"pine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orpin</i> the genus of plants which includes orpine; — so called from the yellow blossoms of a common species (<i>Sedum acre</i>). See <u>Orpiment</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A low plant with fleshy leaves (<i>Sedum telephium</i>), having clusters of purple flowers. It is found on dry, sandy places, and on old walls, in England, and has become naturalized in America. Called also <i>stonecrop</i>, and <i>live-forever</i>.</def> [Written also <i>orpin</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Or"rach</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Orach</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"re*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Orreries</b></plw> (#). [So named in honor of the Earl of <i>Orrery</i>.] <def>An apparatus which illustrates, by the revolution of balls moved by wheelwork, the relative size, periodic motions, positions, orbits, etc., of bodies in the solar system.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. corrupted from It. <i>ireos</i> iris. See <u>Iris</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the genus <i>Iris</i> (<i>I. Florentina</i>); a kind of flower-de- luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Orris pea</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an issue pea made from orris root.</cd> — <col><b>Orris root</b></col>, <cd>the fragrant rootstock of the orris.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or"ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> [Contr. from <i>orfrays</i>, or from <i>arras</i>.] <def>A sort of gold or silver lace.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A peculiar pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked; especially, one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Orse"dew</hw> (?), <hw>Or"se*due</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Leaf metal of bronze; Dutch metal. See under <u>Dutch</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or`seille"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See <u>Archil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*sel"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From F. <i>orseille</i> archil. See <u>Archil</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in certain lichens, and called also <i>lecanoric acid</i>.</def> [Formerly written also <i>orseillic</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Or`sel*lin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained by a partial decomposition of orsellic acid as a white crystalline substance, and related to protocatechuic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ort</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Orts</b></plw> (#). [Akin to LG. <i>ort</i>, <i>ortels</i>, remnants of food, refuse, OFries. <i>ort</i>, OD. <i>oorete</i>, <i>ooraete</i>; prob. from the same prefix as in E. <i>or</i>deal + a word akin to <i>eat</i>.] <def>A morsel left at a meal; a fragment; refuse; — commonly used in the plural.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Let him have time a beggar's <i>orts</i> to crave.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`ta*lid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous small two-winged flies of the family <i>Ortalid&aelig;</i>. The larv&aelig; of many of these flies live in fruit; those of others produce galls on various plants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"thid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A brachiopod shell of the genus Orthis, and allied genera, of the family <i>Orthid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or"this</hw> (&ocirc;r"th&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'orqo`s</grk> straight.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of Brachiopoda, abundant in the Paleozoic rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"thite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; straight.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic crystals.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho-</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; straight; akin to Skr. <i>&?;rdhva</i> upright, <i>vrdh</i> to grow, to cause to grow.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A combining form signifying <i>straight</i>, <i>right</i>, <i>upright</i>, <i>correct</i>, <i>regular</i>; as, <i>ortho</i>dromy, <i>ortho</i>diagonal, <i>ortho</i>dox, <i>ortho</i>graphic.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A combining form (also used adjectively)</def>, designating: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Inorganic Chem.)</i> <def>The one of several acids of the same element (as the phosphoric acids), which actually occurs with <i>the greatest number of hydroxyl groups</i>; as, <i>ortho</i>phosphoric acid. Cf. <u>Normal</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Organic Chem.)</i> <def><i>Connection with</i>, or <i>affinity to</i>, one variety of isomerism, characteristic of the benzene compounds; — contrasted with <i>meta-</i> or <i>para-</i>; as, the <i>ortho</i> position; hence, designating any substance showing such isomerism; as, an <i>ortho</i> compound.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the graphic representation of the benzene nucleus (see <i>Benzene nucleus</i>, under <u>Benzene</u>), provisionally adopted, any substance exhibiting double substitution in adjacent and contiguous carbon atoms, as 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 4 & 5, etc., is designated by <i>ortho-</i>; as, <i>ortho</i>xylene; any substance exhibiting substitution of two carbon atoms with one intervening, as 1 & 3, 2 & 4, 3 & 5, 4 & 6, etc., by <i>meta-</i>; as, resorcin or <i>meta</i>xylene; any substance exhibiting substitution in opposite parts, as 1 & 4, 2 & 5, 3 & 6, by <i>para-</i>; as, hydroquinone or <i>para</i>xylene.</p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*car*bon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho- </i> + <i>carbonic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Designating a complex ether, C.(OC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>4</sub>, which is obtained as a liquid of a pleasant ethereal odor by means of chlorpicrin, and is believed to be a derivative of the hypothetical normal carbonic acid, C.(OH)<sub>4</sub>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*cen"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + <i>center</i>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>That point in which the three perpendiculars let fall from the angles of a triangle upon the opposite sides, or the sides produced, mutually intersect.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or*thoc"e*ras</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'orqo`s</grk> straight + &?; a horn.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of Paleozoic Cephalopoda, having a long, straight, conical shell. The interior is divided into numerous chambers by transverse septa.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*cer"a*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho- </i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, a horn.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An orthoceras; also, any fossil shell allied to Orthoceras.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*clase</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; to break.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Common or potash feldspar crystallizing in the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at right angles to each other. See <u>Feldspar</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*clas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Breaking in directions at right angles to each other; — said of the monoclinic feldspars.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*di*ag"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho- </i> + <i>diagonal</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>The diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which is at right angles with the vertical axis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*dome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + <i>dome</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>See the Note under <u>Dome</u>, 4.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*dox</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orthodoxus</i>, Gr. <grk>'orqo`doxos</grk>; <grk>'orqo`s</grk> right, true + <grk>do`xa</grk> opinion, <grk>dokei^n</grk> to think, seem; cf. F. <i>orthodoxe</i>. See <u>Ortho-</u>, <u>Dogma</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; — opposed to <i>heretical</i> and <i>heterodox</i>; as, an <i>orthodox</i> Christian.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the like; as, an <i>orthodox</i> opinion, book, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Approved; conventional.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He saluted me on both cheeks in the <i>orthodox</i> manner.</blockquote> <i>H. R. Haweis.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The term <i>orthodox</i> differs in its use among the various Christian communions. The Greek Church styles itself the "Holy <i>Orthodox</i> Apostolic Church," regarding all other bodies of Christians as more or less heterodox. The Roman Catholic Church regards the Protestant churches as heterodox in many points. In the United States the term <i>orthodox</i> is frequently used with reference to divergent views on the doctrine of the Trinity. Thus it has been common to speak of the Trinitarian Congregational churches in distinction from the Unitarian, as <i>Orthodox</i>. The name is also applied to the conservative, in distinction from the "liberal", or Hicksite, body in the Society of Friends. <i>Schaff-Herzog Encyc.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Or"tho*dox`al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*dox*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Orthodoxness.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*dox`al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Orthodoxly.</def> [R.] <i>Milton</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*dox*as"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Orthodox.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*dox"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*dox`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an orthodox manner; with soundness of faith.</def> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*dox`ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being orthodox; orthodoxy.</def> <i>Waterland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*dox`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>orthodoxie</i>. See <u>Orthodox</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; — opposed to <i>heterodoxy</i> or to <i>heresy</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to Gregory's <i>orthodoxy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Waterland.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; — said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the <i>orthodoxy</i> of a creed.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*drom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; to run.] <def>Of or pertaining to orthodromy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*drom"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of sailing in a direct course, or on the arc of a great circle, which is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of the globe; great-circle sailing; orthodromy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*drom`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>orthodromie</i>.] <def>The act or art of sailing on a great circle.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or`tho*&euml;p"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`tho*&euml;p"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ortho&euml;py, or correct pronunciation.</def> — <wf>Or`tho*&euml;p"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*&euml;*pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is skilled in ortho&euml;py.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*&euml;*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>'orqo`s</grk> right + &?; a word: cf. F. <i>ortho&eacute;pie</i>. See <u>Ortho-</u>, and <u>Epic</u>.] <def>The art of uttering words correctly; a correct pronunciation of words; also, mode of pronunciation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thog"a*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; marriage.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Direct fertilization in plants, as when the pollen fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of the same blossom; — opposed to <i>heterogamy</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`thog*nath"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Orthognathous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thog"na*thism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The quality or state of being orthognathous.</def> <i>Huxley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*thog"na*thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; the jaw.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having the front of the head, or the skull, nearly perpendicular, not retreating backwards above the jaws; — opposed to <i>prognathous</i>. See <i>Gnathic index</i>, under <u>Gnathic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; angle: cf. F. <i>orthogone</i>, a.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A rectangular figure.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thog"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>orthogonal</i>.] <def>Right-angled; rectangular; as, an <i>orthogonal</i> intersection of one curve with another.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Orthogonal projection</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Orthographic</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or*thog"o*nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Perpendicularly; at right angles; as, a curve cuts a set of curves <i>orthogonally</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thog"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in orthography; one who spells words correctly.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or`tho*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`tho*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>orthographique</i>, L. <i>orthographus</i>, Gr. &?;.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also, correct in spelling; as, <i>orthographical</i> rules; the letter was <i>orthographic</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to right lines or angles.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Orthographic or Orthogonal</b></col>, <col><b>projection</b></col>, <cd>that projection which is made by drawing lines, from every point to be projected, perpendicular to the plane of projection. Such a projection of the sphere represents its circles as seen in perspective by an eye supposed to be placed at an infinite distance, the plane of projection passing through the center of the sphere perpendicularly to the line of sight.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*graph"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an orthographical manner</def>: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>according to the rules of proper spelling</def>; <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>according to orthographic projection.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thog"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who spells words correctly; an orthographer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thog"ra*phize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spell correctly or according to usage; to correct in regard to spelling.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>In the</i> coalesced into <i>ith</i>, which modern reaction has <i>orthographized</i> to <i>i' th'</i>.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or*thog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ortographie</i>, OF. <i>orthographie</i>, L. <i>orthographia</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; writing correctly; <grk>'orqo`s</grk> right + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write. See <u>Ortho-</u>, and <u>Graphic</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his <i>orthography</i> is vicious.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation, but is hardened into <i>orthography</i>.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation or a vertical section.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>'orqo`s</grk> right + &?; speech, description: cf. F. <i>orthologie</i>.] <def>The right description of things.</def> [R.] <i>Fotherby.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Orthometry</u>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Having the axes at right angles to one another; — said of crystals or crystalline forms.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + <i>-metry</i>.] <def>The art or practice of constructing verses correctly; the laws of correct versification.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*mor"phic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + <i>morphic</i>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Having the right form.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Orthomorphic projection</b></col>, <cd>a projection in which the angles in the figure to be projected are equal to the corresponding angles in the projected figure.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or`tho*ped"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`tho*ped"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or employed in, orthopedy; relating to the prevention or cure of deformities of children, or, in general, of the human body at any age; as, <i>orthopedic</i> surgery; an <i>orthopedic</i> hospital.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thop"e*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in children.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thop"e*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, a child.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The art or practice of curing the deformities of children, or, by extension, any deformities of the human body.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thoph"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; voice.] <def>The art of correct articulation; voice training.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*pin"a*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho- </i> + <i>pinacoid</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A name given to the two planes in the monoclinic system which are parallel to the vertical and orthodiagonal axes.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Or`thop*n&oelig;"a</hw> (?), <hw>Or*thop"ny</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orthopnoea</i>, Gr. &?;; <grk>'orqo`s</grk>straight, right + <grk>pnei^n</grk> to breathe: cf. F. <i>orthopn&eacute;e</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Specifically, a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture; by extension, any difficulty of breathing.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or*thop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Ortho-</u>, and <u>-poda</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An extinct order of reptiles which stood erect on the hind legs, and resembled birds in the structure of the feet, pelvis, and other parts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*prax`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'orqo`s</grk> straight + &?; a doing.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical appliances.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or*thop"te*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'orqo`s</grk> straight + &?; feather, wing.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Insect</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The anterior wings are usually thickened and protect the posterior wings, which are larger and fold longitudinally like a fan. The Orthoptera undergo no metamorphosis.</p>

<p><hw>Or*thop"ter*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Orthoptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thop"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Orthoptera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*rhom"bic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + <i>rhombic</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Noting the system of crystallization which has three unequal axes at right angles to each other; trimetric. See <u>Crystallization</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physyol.)</i> <def>An instrument designed to show the condition of the superficial portions of the eye.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*scop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>Giving an image in correct or normal proportions; giving a flat field of view; as, an <i>orthoscopic</i> eyepiece.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*si*lic"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + <i>silicic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Designating the form of silicic acid having the normal or highest number of hydroxyl groups.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*sper"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants; — opposed to <i>c&oelig;lospermous</i>.</def> <i>Darwin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*stade</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; <grk>'orqo`s</grk> straight + &?; to place.] <i>(Anc. Costume)</i> <def>A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thos"ti*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Orthostichies</b></plw> (#). [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; row.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*tom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; to cleave.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Cutting at right angles.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Orthotomic circle</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>that circle which cuts three given circles at right angles.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Or*thot"o*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Having two cleavages at right angles with one another.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or*thot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The property of cutting at right angles.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tho*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; tone, accent.] <i>(Gr. Gram.)</i> <def>Retaining the accent; not enclitic; — said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which, when not so used, are ordinarilly enclitic.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Or*thot"ro*pal</hw> (?), <hw>Or*thot"ro*pous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; to turn: cf. F. <i>orthotrope</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum and chalaza to the orifice or the micropyle; atropous.</def></p>

<p>&fist; This word has also been used (but improperly) to describe any embryo whose radicle points towards, or is next to, the hilum.</p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*trop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Orthotropal</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the longer axis vertical; — said of erect stems.</def> <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p>

<p><hw>Or`tho*xy"lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + <i>xylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>That variety of xylene in which the two methyl groups are in the <i>ortho</i> position; a colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon resembling benzene.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ortivus</i>, fr. <i>oriri</i>, <i>ortus</i>, to rise: cf. F. <i>ortive</i>.] <def>Of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern; as, the <i>ortive</i> amplitude of a planet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"to*lan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. <i>ortolano</i> ortolan, gardener, fr. L. <i>hortulanus</i> gardener, fr. <i>hortulus</i>, dim. of <i>hortus</i> garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens. See <u>Yard</u> an inclosure, and cf. <u>Hortulan</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A European singing bird (<i>Emberiza hortulana</i>), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also <i>bunting</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In England, the wheatear (<i>Saxicola &oelig;nanthe</i>).</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (<i>Porzana Carolina</i>). See <u>Sora</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"ty*gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, a quail.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera <i>Ortygis</i> and <i>Hemipodius</i>. They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See <u>Turnix</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orvale</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of sage (<i>Salvia Horminum</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>||Or`vet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The blindworm.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`vi*e"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orvi&eacute;tan</i>: cf. It. <i>orvietano</i>. So called because invented at <i>Orvieto</i>, in Italy.] <def>A kind of antidote for poisons; a counter poison formerly in vogue.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>-o*ry</hw> (?). [L. <i>-orius</i>: cf. F. <i>-oire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An adjective suffix meaning <i>of</i> or <i>pertaining to</i>, <i>serving for</i>; as in audit<i>ory</i>, pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibit<i>ory</i>, amendat<i>ory</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [L. <i>-orium</i>: cf. F. <i>-oire</i>.] <def>A noun suffix denoting <i>that which pertains to</i>, or <i>serves for</i>; as in ambulat<i>ory</i>, that which serves for walking; consist<i>ory</i>, fact<i>ory</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"ry*al</hw> (?), <hw>O"ry*all</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Oriel</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or"yc*tere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; digger: cf. F. <i>oryct&egrave;re</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The aard- vark.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*ryc"ter*ope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; digger + &?; foot.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Oryctere</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Or`yc*tog"no*sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; dug (&?; to dig) + &?; knowledge.] <def>Mineralogy.</def> [Obs.] — <wf>Or`yc*tog*nos"tic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> — <wf>Or`yc*tog*nos"tic*al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Obs.] — <wf>Or`yc*tog*nos"tic*al*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or`yc*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; dug + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>Description of fossils.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or`yc*to*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oryctologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to oryctology.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or`yc*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in oryctology.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Or`yc*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; dug + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>oryctologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An old name for paleontology.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An old name for mineralogy and geology.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ryx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; a kind of gazelle or antelope.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope (<i>O. beisa</i>), and the beatrix antelope (<i>O. beatrix</i>) of Arabia.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*ry"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., rice, Gr. &?; See <u>Rice</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of grasses including the rice plant; rice.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ossa</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>A bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ora</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>A mouth; an opening; an entrance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Osar</b></plw> (#). [Sw. <i>&aring;s</i> ridge, chain of hills, pl. <i>&aring;sar</i>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc., supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See <u>Eschar</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"sage or"ange</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An ornamental tree of the genus <i>Maclura</i> (<i>M. aurantiaca</i>), closely allied to the mulberry (<i>Morus</i>); also, its fruit. The tree was first found in the country of the Osage Indians, and bears a hard and inedible fruit of an orangelike appearance. See <u>Bois d'arc</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*sa"ges</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Osage</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of southern Sioux Indians, now living in the Indian Territory.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*san"ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Hosanna.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"sar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>See 3d <u>Os</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Osci, a primitive people of Campania, a province of ancient Italy.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language of the Osci.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"cil*lan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of oscillating; a seesaw kind of motion.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Os`cil*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>oscillare</i> to swing.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of dark green, or purplish black, filamentous, fresh-water alg&aelig;, the threads of which have an automatic swaying or crawling motion. Called also <i>Oscillatoria</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"cil*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oscillated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oscillating</u> (?).] [L. <i>oscillare</i> to swing, fr. <i>oscillum</i> a swing, a little mask or puppet made to be hung from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a little mouth, a dim. from <i>os</i> mouth. See <u>Oral</u>, and cf. <u>Osculate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The amount of superior families <i>oscillates</i> rather than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed limits.</blockquote> <i>Dc Quincey.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1015 !></p>

<p><hw>Os"cil*la`ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That oscillates; vibrating; swinging.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oscillating engine</b></col>, <cd>a steam engine whose cylinder oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed in a perpendicular or other direction.</cd> <i>Weale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os`cil*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oscillatio</i> a swinging.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme points of the <i>oscillation</i> were not very remote.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Axis of oscillation</b></col>, <col><b>Center of oscillation</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Axis</u>, and <u>Center</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Os"cil*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending to oscillate; vibratory.</def> [R.] <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Os`cil*la*to"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Oscillatory</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Oscillaria</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"cil*la*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oscillatoire</i>. See <u>Oscillate</u>.] <def>Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, <i>oscillatory</i> motion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Relating to the Oscines.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os"ci*nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. <i>oscen</i>, <i>-inis</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*cin"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the Oscines, or singing birds.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*cin"i*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of dipterous files of the family <i>Oscinid&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Some, whose larv&aelig; live in the stalks, are very destructive to barley, wheat, and rye; others, as the barley fly (<i>Oscinis frit</i>), destroy the heads of grain.</p>

<p><hw>Os"ci*nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Oscines.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"ci*tan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Oscitant</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of gaping or yawning.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness.</def> <i>Hallam.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>It might proceed from the <i>oscitancy</i> of transcribers.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"ci*tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oscitans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>oscitare</i>: cf. F. <i>oscitant</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Yawning; gaping.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He must not be <i>oscitant</i>, but intent on his charge.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"ci*tant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an oscitant manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"ci*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>oscitare</i>; <i>os</i> the mouth + <i>citare</i>, v. intens. fr. <i>ciere</i> to move.] <def>To gape; to yawn.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`ci*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oscitatio</i>: cf. F. <i>oscitation</i>.] <def>The act of yawning or gaping.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"cu*lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>osculans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>osculari</i> to kiss. See <u>Osculate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Adhering closely; embracing; — applied to certain creeping animals, as caterpillars.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Intermediate in character, or on the border, between two genera, groups, families, etc., of animals or plants, and partaking somewhat of the characters of each, thus forming a connecting link; interosculant; as, the genera by which two families approximate are called <i>osculant</i> genera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"cu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Osculated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Osculating</u>.] [L. <i>osculatus</i>, p. p. of <i>osculari</i> to kiss, fr. <i>osculum</i> a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of <i>os</i> mouth. See <u>Oral</u>, and cf. <u>Oscillate</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To kiss.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature at the point of contact. See <u>Osculation</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"cu*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To kiss one another; to kiss.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>To touch closely. See <u>Osculation</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>To have characters in common with two genera or families, so as to form a connecting link between them; to interosculate. See <u>Osculant</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`cu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>osculatio</i> a kissing: cf. F. <i>osculation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of kissing; a kiss.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The contact of one curve with another, when the number of consecutive points of the latter through which the former passes suffices for the complete determination of the former curve.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"cu*la*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing.</def> "The <i>osculatory</i> ceremony." <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be <i>osculatory</i> with a curve, at a given point.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Osculatory circle</b></col>. <i>(Geom.)</i> <cd>See <i>Osculating circle of a curve</i>, under <u>Circle</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Osculatory plane</b></col> (to a curve of double curvature), <cd>a plane which passes through three successive points of the curve.</cd> — <col><b>Osculatory sphere</b></col><cd> (to a line of double curvature), a sphere passing through four consecutive points of the curve.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Os"cu*la*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>osculatorium</i>. See <u>Osculate</u>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Pax</u>, 2.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`cu*la"trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Osculatrixes</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A curve whose contact with a given curve, at a given point, is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive differential coefficients of the ordinates of the curves taken at that point) than that of any other curve of the same kind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oscule</i>. See <u>Osculum</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the excurrent apertures of sponges.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os"cu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oscula</b></plw> (#). [L., a little mouth.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Oscule</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>-ose</hw> (?). [L. <i>-osus</i>: cf. F. <i>-ose</i>. Cf. <u>- ous</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A suffix denoting <i>full of</i>, <i>containing</i>, <i>having the qualities of</i>, <i>like</i>; as in verb<i>ose</i>, full of words; pil<i>ose</i>, hairy; glob<i>ose</i>, like a globe.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A suffix indicating that the substance to the name of which it is affixed is <i>a member of the carbohydrate group</i>; as in cellul<i>ose</i>, sucr<i>ose</i>, dextr<i>ose</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"sier</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>osier</i>: cf. <u>Prov</u>. F. <i>oisis</i>, Armor. <i>ozil</i>, <i>aozil</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, &?;, L. <i>vitex</i>, and E. <i>withy</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A kind of willow (<i>Salix viminalis</i>) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The rank of <i>osiers</i> by the murmuring stream.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Osier bed</b></col>, or <col><b>Osier holt</b></col>, <cd>a place where willows are grown for basket making.</cd> [Eng.] — <col><b>Red osier</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A kind of willow with reddish twigs (<i>Salix rubra</i>).</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An American shrub (<i>Cornus stolonifera</i>) which has slender red branches; — also called <i>osier cornel</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O"sier</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers.</def> "This <i>osier</i> cage of ours." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"siered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered or adorned with osiers; as, <i>osiered</i> banks.</def> [Poetic] <i>Collins.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"sier*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An osier bed.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*si"ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;; of Egyptian origin.] <i>(Myth.)</i> <def>One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called <i>Apis</i>. Cf. <u>Serapis</u>.</def> — <wf>O*sir"i*an</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Os"man*li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Osmanlis</b></plw> (#). [So called from <i>Osman</i>. See <u>Ottoman</u>.] <def>A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any Turk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of osmic acid.</def> [Formerly written also <i>osmiate</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Os`ma*te"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Osmateria</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; smell.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of a pair of scent organs which the larv&aelig; of certain butterflies emit from the first body segment, either above or below.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"ma*zome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; smell, odor + &?; broth: cf. F. <i>osmaz&ocirc;me</i>.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>A substance formerly supposed to give to soup and broth their characteristic odor, and probably consisting of one or several of the class of nitrogenous substances which are called <i>extractives</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`mi*am"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of osmiamic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`mi*am"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Osmi</i>um + <i>am</i>ido.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid of osmium, H<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>Os<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, forming a well-known series of yellow salts.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a valence higher than in other lower compounds; as, <i>osmic</i> oxide.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Osmic acid</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Osmic tetroxide</cd>. [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Osmic acid proper, an acid analogous to sulphuric acid, not known in the free state, but forming a well-known and stable series of salts (osmates), which were formerly improperly called <i>osmites</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Osmic tetroxide</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white volatile crystalline substance, OsO<sub>4</sub>, the most stable and characteristic of the compounds of osmium. It has a burning taste, and gives off a vapor, which is a powerful irritant poison, violently attacking the eyes, and emitting a strong chlorinelike odor. Formerly improperly called <i>osmic acid</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>||Os`mi*dro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; smell + &?; to sweat.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The secretion of fetid sweat.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"mi*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a valence relatively lower than in the <i>osmic</i> compounds; as, <i>osmious</i> chloride.</def> [Written also <i>osmous</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Osmious acid</b></col><cd> <i>(Chem.)</i>, an acid derived from osmium, analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming unstable salts. It is a brown amorphous substance.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Os"mite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of osmious acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"mi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a smell, odor, akin to &?; to smell. So named in allusion to the strong chlorinelike odor of osmic tetroxide. See <u>Odor</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare metallic element of the platinum group, found native as an alloy in platinum ore, and in iridosmine. It is a hard, infusible, bluish or grayish white metal, and the heaviest substance known. Its tetroxide is used in histological experiments to stain tissues. Symbol <u>Os</u>. Atomic weight 191.1. Specific gravity 22.477.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*mom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; impulse + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the amount of osmotic action in different liquids.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*mom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The study of osmose by means of the osmometer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"mose</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, equiv. to &?; impulse, fr. &?; to push.] <i>(Chemical Physics)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably diffused, when in contact. It was first observed between fluids of differing densities, and as taking place through a membrane or an intervening porous structure. The more rapid flow from the thinner to the thicker fluid was then called <i>endosmose</i>, and the opposite, slower current, <i>exosmose</i>. Both are, however, results of the same force. Osmose may be regarded as a form of molecular attraction, allied to that of adhesion.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The action produced by this tendency.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Electric osmose</b></col>, or <col><b>Electric endosmose</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>the transportation of a liquid through a porous septum by the action of an electric current.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Os*mo"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Osmose.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*mot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or having the property of, osmose; as, <i>osmotic</i> force.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"mund</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A fern of the genus <i>Osmunda</i>, or flowering fern. The most remarkable species is the <i>osmund royal</i>, or <i>royal fern</i> (<i>Osmunda regalis</i>), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening linen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"na*burg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A species of coarse linen, originally made in <i>Osnaburg</i>, Germany.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"so-ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The small, blueblack, drupelike fruit of the <i>Nuttallia cerasiformis</i>, a shrub of Oregon and California, belonging to the Cherry tribe of <i>Rosace&aelig;</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os*phra"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Osphradia</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; strong scent, fr. &?; to smell.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The olfactory organ of some Mollusca. It is connected with the organ of respiration.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Os"prey</hw>, <hw>Os"pray</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Through OF. fr. L. <i>ossifraga</i> (orig., the bone breaker); prob. influenced by <i>oripelargus</i> (mountain stork, a kind of eagle, Gr. &?;); cf. OF. <i>orpres</i>, and F. <i>orfraie</i>. See <u>Ossifrage</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The fishhawk.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oss</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Osse</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To prophesy; to presage.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>R. Edgeworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Osse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>A prophetic or ominous utterance.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"se*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A fish having a bony skeleton; a teleost.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"se*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i> bone.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are deposited to form bone; — called also <i>ostein</i>. Chemically it is the same as <i>collagen</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"se*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little bone.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"se*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>osseus</i>, from <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i> bone; akin to Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>asthi</i>. Cf. <u>Oyster</u>.] <def>Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"se*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ, <i>osetr'</i> sturgeon.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A species of sturgeon.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`si*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, <i>Ossian</i>, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The compositions might be fairly classed as <i>Ossianic</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"si*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ossiculum</i>, dim. of <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, a bone.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little bone; as, the auditory <i>ossicles</i> in the tympanum of the ear.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*sic"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having small bones.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os*sic"u*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ossicula</b></plw> (#). [L., a little bone.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ossicle</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*sif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, a bone + <i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. <i>ossif&egrave;re</i>.] <def>Containing or yielding bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*sif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, bone + <i>facere</i> to make: cf. F. <i>ossifique</i>. See <u>Fact</u>.] <def>Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`si*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ossification</i>. See <u>Ossify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Besides the <i>natural ossification</i> of growing tissue, there is the so-called <i>accidental ossification</i> which sometimes follows certain abnormal conditions, as in the ossification of an artery.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being changed into a bony substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"si*fied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; — said of tissues.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"si*frage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ossifraga</i>, <i>ossifragus</i>, osprey, fr. <i>ossifragus</i> bone breaking; <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, a bone + <i>frangere</i>, <i>fractum</i>, to break. See <u>Osseous</u>, <u>Break</u>, and cf. <u>Osprey</u>, <u>Ossifragous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The lammergeir.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The young of the sea eagle or bald eagle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Os*sif"ra*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ossifragus</i>. See <u>Ossifrage</u>.] <def>Serving to break bones; bone-breaking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"si*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ossified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ossifying</u> (?).] [L. <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, bone + <i>- fy</i>: cf. F. <i>ossifier</i>. See <u>Osseous</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To harden; as, to <i>ossify</i> the heart.</def> <i>Ruskin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"si*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"si*fy`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the <i>ossifying</i> process.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*siv"o*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, bone + <i>vorare</i> to devour: cf. F. <i>ossivore</i>.] <def>Feeding on bones; eating bones; as, <i>ossivorous</i> quadrupeds.</def> <i>Derham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"spring*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The osprey.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>||Os`su*a"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A charnel house; an ossuary.</def> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"su*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>ossuarium</i>, fr. <i>ossuarius</i> of or bones, fr. <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, bone: cf. F. <i>ossuaire</i>.] <def>A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ost</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Oast</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a bone.] <def>Osseous.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; bone.] <def>Ossein.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os`te*i"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Osteo-</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"tel*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Hosteler</u>.</def> <i>Wyclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os*tend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostendere</i> to show.] <def>To exhibit; to manifest.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Mercy to mean offenders we'll <i>ostend</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. Webster.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os*ten`si*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being ostensible.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*ten"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L. <i>ostensus</i>, p. p. of <i>ostendere</i> to show, prop., to stretch out before; fr. prefix <i>obs-</i> (old form of <i>ob-</i>) + <i>tendere</i> to stretch. See <u>Tend</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.</def> [R.] <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; professed; apparent; — often used as opposed to <i>real</i> or <i>actual</i>; as, an <i>ostensible</i> reason, motive, or aim.</def> <i>D. Ramsay.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Os*ten"si*bly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.</def> <i>Walsh.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Ostensibly</i>, we were intended to prevent filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico.</blockquote> <i>U. S. Grant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os*ten"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostensio</i> a showing: cf. F. <i>ostension</i>. See <u>Ostend</u>.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*ten"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Showing; exhibiting.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Ostensive demonstration</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the <i>apagogical</i> or <i>indirect</i> method.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Os*ten"sive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ostensive manner.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Os`ten*so"ri*um</hw> (?), <hw>Os*ten"so*ry</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>-soria</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>-sories</b></plw> (#). [NL. <i>ostensorium</i>: cf. F. <i>ostensoir</i>. See <u>Ostensible</u>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Monstrance</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostentus</i>, <i>ostentum</i>, fr. <i>ostendere</i> (p. p. <i>ostensus</i> and <i>ostentus</i>) to show. See <u>Ostensible</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Appearance; air; mien.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manifestation; token; portent.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>We asked of God that some <i>ostent</i> might clear<BR> Our cloudy business, who gave us sign.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"ten*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostentatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ostentare</i>, v. intens. fr. <i>ostendere</i>. See <u>Ostent</u>.] <def>To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os`ten*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostentatio</i>: cf. F. <i>ostentation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; — usually in a detractive sense.</def> "Much <i>ostentation</i> vain of fleshly arm." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes inclined to <i>ostentation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A show or spectacle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting; boasting. See <u>Parade</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Os`ten*ta"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Far from being <i>ostentatious</i> of the good you do.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>ostentatious</i> professions of many years.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Os`ten*ta"tious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Os`ten*ta"tious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Os"ten*ta`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One fond of display; a boaster.</def> <i>Sherwood.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os*ten"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ostentatious.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Os*ten"tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ostentatious.</def> [Obs.] <i>Feltham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o-</hw>. <def>A combining form of Gr. &?; <i>a bone</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*blast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>-blast</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an osteoplast.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os`te*o*cla"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Osteoclast</u>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of breaking a bone in order to correct deformity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*clast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + Gr. &?; to break.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A myeloplax.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The osteoclasts occur usually in pits or cavities which they appear to have excavated, and are supposed to be concerned in the absorption of the bone matrix.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for performing osteoclasis.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*o*col"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + Gr. &?; glue.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of glue obtained from bones.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cellular calc tufa, which in some places forms incrustations on the stems of plants, — formerly supposed to have the quality of uniting fractured bones.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os`te*o*com"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Osteocommata</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Osteocommas</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Osteo-</u>, and <u>Comma</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a vertebra.</def> <i>Owen.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*cope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; a bone + &?; a striking, pain: cf. F. <i>ost&eacute;ocope</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pain in the bones; a violent fixed pain in any part of a bone.</def> — <wf>Os`te*o*cop"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*o*cra"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo- </i> + <i>cranium</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*o*den"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>denite</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A hard substance, somewhat like bone, which is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>-gen</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The soft tissue, or substance, which, in developing bone, ultimately undergoes ossification.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Os`te*o*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <hw>Os`te*og"e*ny</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>genesis</i>, or the root of Gr. &?; to be born: cf. F. <i>ost&eacute;og&eacute;nie</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The formation or growth of bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*o*ge*net"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Connected with osteogenesis, or the formation of bone; producing bone; as, <i>osteogenetic</i> tissue; the <i>osteogenetic</i> layer of the periosteum.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*o*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Osteogenetic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*og"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An osteologist.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>The description of bones; osteology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>- oid</i>: cf. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Resembling bone; bonelike.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A massive impure apatite, or calcium phosphate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*ol"o*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in osteology; an osteologist.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Os`te*o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Os`te*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ost&eacute;ologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to osteology.</def> — <wf>Os`te*o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is skilled in osteology; an osteologer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>ost&eacute;ologie</i>.] <def>The science which treats of the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os`te*o"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Osteomata</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Osteo-</u>, and <u>- oma</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor composed mainly of bone; a tumor of a bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; bone + &?; softness.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called <i>malacia</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*man`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> Gr. &?; divination.] <def>Divination by means of bones.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>-mere</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An osteocomma.</def> <i>Owen.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*phone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; bone + &?; voice.] <def>An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + Gr. &?; to form.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An osteoblast.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*o*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>-plastic</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Producing bone; as, <i>osteoplastic</i> cells.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the replacement of bone; as, an <i>osteoplastic</i> operation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*plas`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>-plasty</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*op`ter*yg"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> Gr. &?; a fin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Having bones in the fins, as certain fishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os`te*o*sar*co"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Osteosarcomata</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Osteo-</u>, and <u>sarcoma</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor having the structure of a sacroma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"te*o*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + Gr. &?;.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*ot"o*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in osteotomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`te*ot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a piece out of it, — done to remedy deformity, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os`te*o*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a bone + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Vertebrata</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"ti*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>ostium</i> door, entrance. See <u>Usher</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The mouth of a river; an estuary.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.</def> <i>N. Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From North American Indian <i>oshtegwon</i> a head.] <def>Pertaining to, or applied to, the language of the Tuscaroras, Iroquois, Wyandots, Winnebagoes, and a part of the Sioux Indians.</def> <i>Schoolcraft.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"ti*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostiolum</i> a little door, dim. of <i>ostium</i> a door: cf. F. <i>ostiole</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The exterior opening of a stomate. See <u>Stomate</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any small orifice.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os*ti"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See <u>Osteitis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os"ti*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ostia</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An opening; a passage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ost"ler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Hostler</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ost"ler*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female ostler.</def> [R.] <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ost"ler*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Hostelry</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ost"men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Ostman</b></singw>. [See <u>East</u>, and <u>Man</u>.] <def>East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, formerly so called.</def> <i>Lyttelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Os*to"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; a bone.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Bone formation; ossification. See <u>Ectostosis</u>, and <u>Endostosis</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os*tra"ce*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; shell of a testacean.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A division of bivalve mollusks including the oysters and allied shells.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*tra"cean</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostrea</i> an oyster. See <u>Oyster</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any one of a family of bivalves, of which the oyster is the type.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os*tra"ci*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; small shell.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates. It includes the trunkfishes.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*tra"ci*ont</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A fish of the genus Ostracion and allied genera.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"tra*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to ostracize. See <u>Ostracize</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <def>Banishment by popular vote, — a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Banishment; exclusion; as, social <i>ostracism</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Public envy is as an <i>ostracism</i>, that eclipseth men when they grow too great.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Sentenced to a perpetual <i>ostracism</i> from the . . . confidence, and honors, and emoluments of his country.</blockquote> <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"tra*cite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil oyster.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"tra*cize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ostracized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ostracizing</u> (?).] [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. &?; oyster, &?; bone. Cf. <u>Osseous</u>, <u>Oyster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <def>To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.</def> <i>Grote.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was <i>ostracized</i> by his former friends.</def> <i>Marvell.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Os*trac"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Ostracoidea.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os`tra*coder"mi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; shell of a testacean + &?; skin.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"tra*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Ostracoidea.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Ostracoidea.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Os`tra*coi"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; shell of a testacean + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They are of small size, and swim freely about.</def> [Written also <i>Ostracoda</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>||Os"tre*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., an oyster.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes the true oysters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`tre*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostrea</i> an oyster. See <u>Oyster</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell; shelly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The crustaceous or <i>ostreaceous</i> body.</blockquote> <i>Cudworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Os"tre*a*cul`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The artificial cultivation of oysters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`tre*oph"a*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.&?; an oyster + &?; to eat.] <def>One who feeds on oysters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"trich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ostriche</i>, <i>ostrice</i>, OF. <i>ostruche</i>, <i>ostruce</i>, F. <i>autruche</i>, L. <i>avis struthio</i>; <i>avis</i> bird + <i>struthio</i> ostrich, fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; bird, sparrow. Cf. <u>Aviary</u>, <u>Struthious</u>.] [Formerly written also <i>estrich</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A large bird of the genus <i>Struthio</i>, of which <i>Struthio camelus</i> of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The South African ostrich (<i>Struthio australis</i>) and the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes. The body of the male is covered with elegant black plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the most valuable white plumes.</p>

<p><col><b>Ostrich farm</b></col>, <cd>a farm on which ostriches are bred for the sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Ostrich farming</b></col>, <cd>the occupation of breeding ostriches for the sake of their feathers, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Ostrich fern</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>a kind of fern (<i>Onoclea Struthiopteris</i>), the tall fronds of which grow in a circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in Europe and North America.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Os*trif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostrifer</i>; <i>ostrea</i> oyster + <i>ferre</i>.] <def>Producing oysters; containing oysters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os"tro*goth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Ostrogothi</i>, pl. See <u>East</u>, and <u>Goth</u>.] <def>One of the Eastern Goths. See <u>Goth</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os`tro*goth"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Ostrogoths.</def></p>

<p><hw>Os*we"go tea"</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An American aromatic herb (<i>Monarda didyma</i>), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ot`a*cous"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + <i>acoustic</i><i>:</i> cf. F. <i>otacoustique</i>.] <def>Assisting the sense of hearing; as, an <i>otacoustic</i> instrument.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ot`a*cous"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Ot`a*cous"ti*con</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an ear trumpet.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ta*hei"te ap"ple</hw> (?). [So named from <i>Otaheite</i>, or Tahiti, one of the Society Islands.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree (<i>Spondias dulcis</i>), also called <i>vi-apple</i>. It is rather larger than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (<i>Jambosa Malaccensis</i>) which bears crimson berries.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*tal"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; <grk>o'y^s</grk>, <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear + &?; pain: cf. F. <i>otalgie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pain in the ear; earache.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*tal"gic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to otalgia.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A remedy for otalgia.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*tal"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Pain in the ear; otalgia.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Otaries</b></plw> (#). [Gr. &?; large-eared, fr. &?;, &?;, ear: cf. F. <i>otarie</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any eared seal.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"the*o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to push + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in an exhausted vessel; a modification of the radoimeter.</def> <i>W. Crookes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oth"er</hw> (&ubreve;&thlig;"&etilde;r), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [See <u>Or</u>.] <def>Either; — used with <i>other</i> or <i>or</i> for its correlative (as <i>either</i> . . . <i>or</i> are now used).</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Other</i> of chalk, <i>other</i> of glass.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oth"er</hw>, <pos><i>pron. & a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&omacr;&eth;er</i>; akin to OS. <i>&amacr;&eth;ar</i>, <i>&omacr;&eth;ar</i>, D. & G. <i>ander</i>, OHG. <i>andar</i>, Icel. <i>annarr</i>, Sw. <i>annan</i>, Dan. <i>anden</i>, Goth. <i>an&thorn;ar</i>, Skr. <i>antara</i>: cf. L. <i>alter</i>; all orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. <i>anya</i> other. &radic;180. Cf. <u>Alter</u>.] [Formerly <i>other</i> was used both as singular and plural.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Different from that which, or the one who, has been specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second of two.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Each of them made <i>other</i> for to win.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the <i>other</i> also.</blockquote> <i>Matt. v. 39.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not this, but the contrary; opposite; as, the <i>other</i> side of a river.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Alternate; second; — used esp. in connection with <i>every</i>; as, every <i>other</i> day, that is, each alternate day, every second day.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Left, as opposed to right.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A distaff in her <i>other</i> hand she had.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Other</i> is a correlative adjective, or adjective pronoun, often in contrast with <i>one</i>, <i>some</i>, <i>that</i>, <i>this</i>, etc.</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>one</i> shall be taken, and the <i>other</i> left.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxiv. 41.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>some</i> fell among thorns . . . but <i>other</i> fell into good ground.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xiii. 7, 8.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1017 !></p>

<p> It is also used, by ellipsis, with a noun, expressed or understood.</p>

<p><blockquote>To write <i>this</i>, or to design the <i>other</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p> It is written with the indefinite article as one word, <i>another</i>; is used with <i>each</i>, indicating a reciprocal action or relation; and is employed absolutely, or eliptically for <i>other thing</i>, or <i>other person</i>, in which case it may have a plural.</p>

<p><blockquote>The fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to <i>others</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xlix. 10.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If he is trimming, <i>others</i> are true.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p> <i>Other</i> is sometimes followed by <i>but</i>, <i>beside</i>, or <i>besides</i>; but oftener by <i>than</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>No <i>other but</i> such a one as he.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Other</i> lords <i>beside</i> thee have had dominion over us.</blockquote> <i>Is. xxvi. 13.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>For <i>other</i> foundation can no man lay <i>than</i> that is laid.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. iii. 11.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The whole seven years of . . . ignominy had been little <i>other than</i> a preparation for this very hour.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Other some</b></col>, <cd>some others.</cd> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] — <col><b>The other day</b></col>, <cd>at a certain time past, not distant, but indefinite; not long ago; recently; rarely, the third day past.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Bind my hair up: as't was yesterday?<BR> No, nor <i>t' other day</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i> </p>

<p><hw>Oth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Otherwise.</def> "It shall none <i>other</i> be." <i>Chaucer.</i> "If you think <i>other</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oth"er*gates`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Other</i> + <i>gate</i> way. See <u>wards</u>.] <def>In another manner.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He would have tickled you <i>othergates</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Oth"er*guise`</hw> (?), <hw>Oth"er*guess`</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [A corruption of <i>othergates</i>.] <def>Of another kind or sort; in another way.</def> "<i>Otherguess</i> arguments." <i>Berkeley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oth"er*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being other or different; alterity; oppositeness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oth"er*ways`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Otherwise</u>.</def> <i>Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oth"er*where`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In or to some other place, or places; elsewhere.</def> <i>Milton. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Oth"er*while`</hw> (?), <hw>Oth"er*whiles`</hw> (?), } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>At another time, or other times; sometimes; &?;ccasionally.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><blockquote>Weighing <i>otherwhiles</i> ten pounds and more.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oth"er*wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Other</i> + <i>wise</i> manner.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Thy father was a worthy prince,<BR> And merited, alas! a better fate;<BR> But Heaven thought <i>otherwise</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In other respects.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>It is said, truly, that the best men <i>otherwise</i> are not always the best in regard of society.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, <i>otherwise</i> I would accept.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Otherwise</i>, like <i>so</i> and <i>thus</i>, may be used as a substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective, noun, etc.</p>

<p><blockquote>Let no man think me a fool; if <i>otherwise</i>, yet as a fool receive me.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. xi. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Her eyebrows . . . rather full than <i>otherwise</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fielding.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oth"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ottoman</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. <grk>o'y^s</grk>, <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear: cf. F. <i>otique</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; auditory.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ti*ose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>otiosus</i>, fr. <i>otium</i> ease.] <def>Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.</def> "<i>Otiose</i> assent." <i>Paley.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The true keeping of the Sabbath was not that <i>otiose</i> and un&?;rofitable cessation from even good deeds which they would enforce.</blockquote> <i>Alford.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ti*os"ity</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>otiositas</i>.] <def>Leisure; indolence; idleness; ease.</def> [R.] <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A genus of birds including the bustards.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*ti"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>o'y^s</grk>, <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the ear.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"to-</hw> (?). [Gr. <grk>o'y^s</grk>, <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear.] <def>A combining form denoting <i>relation to</i>, or <i>situation near</i> or <i>in</i>, <i>the ear</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*to"ba fat`</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of <i>Myristica otoba</i>, a species of nutmeg tree.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*toc"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + Gr. &?; dust.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mass of otoliths.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An otolith.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"to*crane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + Gr. &?; skull.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The cavity in the skull in which the parts of the internal ear are lodged.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`to*cra"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the otocrane.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"to*cyst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + <i>cyst</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l. & Anat.)</i> <def>An auditory cyst or vesicle; one of the simple auditory organs of many invertebrates, containing a fluid and otoliths; also, the embryonic vesicle from which the parts of the internal ear of vertebrates are developed.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A description of the ear.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"to*lith</hw> (?), <hw>O"to*lite</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + <i>-lith</i>, <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone. Collectively, the otoliths are called <i>ear sand</i> and <i>otoconite</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O`to*lith"ic</hw> (?), <hw>O`to*lit"ic</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to otoliths.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`to*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining tootology.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled in otology; an aurist.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + <i>- logy</i>.] <def>The branch of science which treats of the ear and its diseases.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*top"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + Gr. &?; to suffer.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A diseased condition of the ear.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`tor*rh&oelig;"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>o'y^s</grk>, <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear + &?; to flow.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent discharge.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"to*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + <i>- scope</i>.] <def>An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`to*scope"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*tos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*tos"te*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + Gr. &?; a bone.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An auditory ossicle.</def> <i>R. Owen.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O`to*zo"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, a fabled giant + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably dinosaurs, known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ot"tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Attar</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ot"ta*was</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Ottawa</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa River. Most of them subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake Superior.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ot"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>oter</i>, AS. <i>otor</i>; akin to D. & G. <i>otter</i>, Icel. <i>otr</i>, Dan. <i>odder</i>, Sw. <i>utter</i>, Lith. <i>udra</i>, Russ, <i>vuidra</i>, Gr. <grk>"y`dra</grk> water serpent, hydra, Skr. <i>udra</i> otter, and also to E. <i>water</i>. &radic;137, 215. See <u>Water</u>, and cf. <u>Hydra</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any carnivorous animal of the genus <i>Lutra</i>, and related genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is <i>Lutra vulgaris</i>; the American otter is <i>L. Canadensis</i>; other species inhabit South America and Asia.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Otter hound</b></col>, <col><b>Otter dog</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a small breed of hounds, used in England for hunting otters.</cd> — <col><b>Otter sheep</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Ancon sheep</i>, under <u>Ancon</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Otter shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>very large bivalve mollusk (<i>Schizoth&aelig;rus Nuttallii</i>) found on the northwest coast of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used by the Indians.</cd> — <col><b>Sea otter</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ot"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A corruption of <u>Annotto</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ot"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Attar</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ot"to*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>ottoman</i>: cf. It. <i>ottomano</i>, <i>ottomanno</i>; — from <i>Othoman</i>, <i>Othman</i>, or <i>Osman</i>, the name of a sultan who assumed the government of Turkey about the year 1300. Cf. <u>Osmanli</u>, <u>Ottoman</u> a stuffed seat.] <def>Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the <i>Ottoman</i> power or empire.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ot"to*man</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ottomans</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A Turk.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>ottomane</i>, from <i>ottoman</i> Turkish.] <def>A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ot"to*mite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An Ottoman.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ot"trel*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Ottrez</i>, on the borders of Luxembourg.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is characteristic of certain crystalline schists.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Oua*ka"ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any South American monkey of the genus <i>Brachyurus</i>, especially <i>B. ouakari</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ouan`der*oo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The wanderoo.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oua`rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A Brazilian monkey of the genus Mycetes.</def> </p>

<p><hw>||Ou`bli`ette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>oublier</i> to forget, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>oblitare</i>, L. <i>oblivisci</i>, p. p. <i>oblitus</i>.] <def>A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Sudden in the sun<BR> An <i>oubliette</i> winks. Where is he? Gone.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ouch</hw> (ouch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ouch</i>, <i>nouche</i> (<i>a nouch</i> being taken for <i>an ouch</i>: cf. <u>Adder</u>), fr. OF. <i>nusche</i>, <i>nosche</i>, <i>nousche</i>, buckle, clasp, LL. <i>nusca</i>, fr. OHG. <i>nusca</i>, <i>nuscha</i>.] <def>A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A precious stone in a rich <i>ouche</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Your brooches, pearls, and <i>ouches</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ough"ne</hw> (&omacr;"n<i>e</i>), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Own.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ought</hw> (&add;t), <pos><i>n. & adv.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Aught</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ought</hw>, <pos><i>imp., p. p., or auxiliary</i></pos>. [Orig. the preterit of the verb <i>to owe</i>. OE. <i>oughte</i>, <i>aughte</i>, <i>ahte</i>, AS. <i>&amacr;hte</i>. &radic;110. See <u>Owe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This due obedience which they <i>ought</i> to the king.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The love and duty I long have <i>ought</i> you.</blockquote> <i>Spelman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[He] said . . . you <i>ought</i> him a thousand pound.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Owned; possessed.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The knight the which that castle <i>ought</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We then that are strong <i>ought</i> to bear the infirmities of the weak.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xv. 1.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; — in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed.</def> "Well <i>ought</i> us work." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>To speak of this as it <i>ought</i>, would ask a volume.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Ought</i> not Christ to have suffered these things?</blockquote> <i>Luke xxiv. 26.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Ought</i> is now chiefly employed as an auxiliary verb, expressing fitness, expediency, propriety, moral obligation, or the like, in the action or state indicated by the principal verb.</p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — <u>Ought</u>, <u>Should</u>. Both words imply obligation, but <i>ought</i> is the stronger. <i>Should</i> may imply merely an obligation of propriety, expendiency, etc.; <i>ought</i> denotes an obligation of duty.</p>

<p><hw>Ought"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness.</def> [R.] <i>N. W. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ough"where`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&amacr;hw&aelig;r</i>.] <def>Anywhere; somewhere. See <u>Owher</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ouis"ti*ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Wistit</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An awl.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oul</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An owl.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ou"la*chan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Eulachon</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ounce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>once</i>, fr. L. <i>uncia</i> a twelfth, the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot: cf. Gr. &?; bulk, mass, atom. Cf. 2d <u>Inch</u>, <u>Oke</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437&?; grains.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Troy Weight)</i> <def>The twelfth part of a troy pound.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The troy ounce contains twenty pennyweights, each of twenty-four grains, or, in all, 480 grains, and is the twelfth part of the troy pound. The troy ounce is also a weight in apothecaries' weight. [<i>Troy ounce</i> is sometimes written as one word, <i>troyounce</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A small portion; a bit.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>By <i>ounces</i> hung his locks that he had.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Fluid ounce</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Fluid</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p>

<p><hw>Ounce</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>once</i>; cf. It. <i>lonza</i>, Sp. <i>onza</i>; prob. for <i>lonce</i>, taken as <i>l'once</i>, fr. L. <i>lynx</i>, Gr. &?;, or an (assumed) fem. adj. <i>lyncea</i>, from <i>lynx</i>. Cf. <u>Lynx</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A feline quadruped (<i>Felis irbis, or uncia</i>) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The <i>ounce</i> is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also <i>once</i>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ound"ed</hw> (?), <hw>Oun"dy</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>ond&eacute;</i>, <i>-&eacute;e</i>, fr. <i>onde</i>, L. <i>unda</i>, a wave.] <def>Wavy; waving&?; curly.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Owndie</i> hair." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ound"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>vb. n.</i></pos> <def>Waving.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Ounding</i>, paling, winding, or bending . . . of cloth.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ouphe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Auf</u>.] <def>A fairy; a goblin; an elf.</def> [Obs.] "Like urchins, <i>ouphes</i>, and fairies." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ouph"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Elfish.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Our</hw> (?), <pos><i>possessive pron.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;re</i> our, of us; akin to <i>&?;s</i> us, to us, and to G. <i>unser</i> our, of us, Goth. <i>unsara</i>. &radic;186 See <u>Us</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, <i>our</i> country; <i>our</i> rights; <i>our</i> troops; <i>our</i> endeavors. See <u>I</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Lord is <i>our</i> defense.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxxxix. 18.</i></p>

<p>&fist; When the noun is not expressed, <i>ours</i> is used in the same way as <i>hers</i> for <i>her</i>, <i>yours</i> for <i>your</i>, etc.; as, whose house is that? It is <i>ours</i>.</p>

<p><blockquote>Our wills are <i>ours</i>, we known not how.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>-our</hw> (?). [OF. <i>-our</i>.] <def>See <u>- or</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ou*rang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The orang-outang.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ou*rang"-ou*tang`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>See <u>Orang-outang</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ou`ra*nog"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Uranographist</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ou`ra*nog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Uranography</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ou"re*bi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small, graceful, and swift African antelope, allied to the klipspringer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ou*ret"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, from &?; urine. Cf. <u>Uretic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Uric.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ou*rol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Urology</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ou*ros"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; urine + <i>-scopy</i>.] <def>Ourology.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ours</hw> (?), <pos><i>possessive pron.</i></pos> <def>See Note under <u>Our</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Our*selves"</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>; <i>sing</i>. <u>Ourself</u> (&?;). An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; — used as a subject, usually with <i>we</i>; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>We <i>ourselves</i> might distinctly number in words a great deal further then we usually do.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Safe in <i>ourselves</i>, while on <i>ourselves</i> we stand.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The form <i>ourself</i> is usec only in the regal or formal style after <i>we</i> or <i>us</i>, denoting a single person.</p>

<p><blockquote>Unless we would denude <i>ourself</i> of all force.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>-ous</hw> (?). [OF. <i>-ous</i>, <i>us</i>, <i>-os</i>, F. <i>-eux</i>, fr. L. <i>-osus</i>, and <i>-us</i>. Cf. <u>-ose</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An adjective suffix meaning <i>full of</i>, <i>abounding in</i>, <i>having</i>, <i>possessing the qualities of</i>, <i>like</i>; as in graci<i>ous</i>, abounding in grace; ardu<i>ous</i>, full of ardor; bulb<i>ous</i>, having bulbs, bulblike; riot<i>ous</i>, poison<i>ous</i>, pite<i>ous</i>, joy<i>ous</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence <i>lower</i> than that denoted by the termination <i>-ic</i>; as, nitr<i>ous</i>, sulphur<i>ous</i>, etc., as contrasted with nitr<i>ic</i>, sulphur<i>ic</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p><! p. 1018 !></p>

<p><hw>Ouse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ooze</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ou"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>osel</i>, AS. <i>&?;sle</i>; akin to G. <i>amsel</i>, OHG. <i>amsala</i>, and perh. to L. <i>merula</i> blackbird. Cf. <u>Merle</u>, <u>Amsel</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (<i>Merula merula</i>, or <i>Turdus merula</i>), and the mountain or ring ousel (<i>Turdus torquatus</i>).</def> [Written also <i>ouzel</i>.]</p>

<p><col><b>Rock ousel</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the ring ousel.</cd> — <col><b>Water ousel</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the European dipper (<i>Cinclus aquaticus</i>), and the American dipper (<i>C. Mexicanus</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oust</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Oast</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oust</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ousted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ousting</u>.] [OF. <i>oster</i>, F. <i>&ocirc;ter</i>, prob. fr. L. <i>obstare</i> to oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See <u>Obstacle</u>, and cf. <u>Ouster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take away; to remove.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law <i>ousted</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To eject; to turn out.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>From mine own earldom foully <i>ousted</i> me.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oust"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. the OF. infin. <i>oster</i>, used substantively. See <u>Oust</u>.] <def>A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection; disseizin.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Ouster</i> of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Ouster le main</b></col>. [<i>Ouster</i> + F. <i>la main</i> the hand, L. <i>manus</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <cd>A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that purpose.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>out</i>, <i>ut</i>, <i>oute</i>, <i>ute</i>, AS. <i>&umacr;t</i>, and <i>&umacr;te</i>, <i>&umacr;tan</i>, fr. <i>&umacr;t</i>; akin to D. <i>uit</i>, OS. <i>&umacr;t</i>, G. <i>aus</i>, OHG. <i>&umacr;z</i>, Icel. <i>&umacr;t</i>, Sw. <i>ut</i>, Dan. <i>ud</i>, Goth. <i>ut</i>, Skr. <i>ud</i>. &radic;198. Cf. <u>About</u>, <u>But</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos>, <u>Carouse</u>, <u>Utter</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>In its original and strict sense, <i>out</i> means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior to something; — opposed to <i>in</i> or <i>into</i>. The something may be expressed after <i>of</i>, <i>from</i>, etc. (see <i>Out of</i>, below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is <i>out</i>; or, he is <i>out of</i> the house, office, business, etc.; he came <i>out</i>; or, he came <i>out from</i> the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc.</def> <i>Out</i> is used in a variety of applications, as: —</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual, place; as, the proprietor is <i>out</i>, his team was taken <i>out</i>.</def> "My shoulder blade is <i>out</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He hath been <i>out</i> (of the country) nine years.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines <i>out</i>; he laughed <i>out</i>, to be <i>out</i> at the elbows; the secret has leaked <i>out</i>, or is <i>out</i>; the disease broke <i>out</i> on his face; the book is <i>out</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Leaves are <i>out</i> and perfect in a month.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>She has not been <i>out</i> [in general society] very long.</blockquote> <i>H. James.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned <i>out</i>.</def> "Hear me <i>out</i>." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Deceitiful men shall not live <i>out</i> half their days.</blockquote> <i>Ps. iv. 23.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>When the butt is <i>out</i>, we will drink water.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; — used of office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went <i>out</i> and the Whigs came in; he put his money <i>out</i> at interest.</def> "Land that is <i>out</i> at rack rent." <i>Locke.</i> "He was <i>out</i> fifty pounds." <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I have forgot my part, and I am <i>out</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation.</def> "Lancelot and I are <i>out</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Wicked men are strangely <i>out</i> in the calculating of their own interest.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Very seldom <i>out</i>, in these his guesses.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Out</i> is largely used in composition as a prefix, with the same significations that it has as a separate word; as <i>out</i>bound, <i>out</i>break, <i>out</i>building, <i>out</i>come, <i>out</i>do, <i>out</i>door, <i>out</i>field. See also the first Note under <u>Over</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Day in, day out</b></col>, <cd>from the beginning to the limit of each of several days; day by day; every day.</cd> — <col><b>Out and out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <cd>Completely; wholly; openly.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <pos><i>adj.</i></pos> <cd>Without any reservation or disguise; absolute; as, an <i>out and out</i> villain</cd>. [As an <i>adj</i>. written also <i>out-and-out</i>.] — <col><b>Out at</b></col>, <col><b>Out in</b></col>, <col><b>Out on</b></col>, etc., <cd>elliptical phrases, that to which <i>out</i> refers as a source, origin, etc., being omitted; as, <i>out</i> (of the house and) <i>at</i> the barn; <i>out</i> (of the house, road, fields, etc., and) <i>in</i> the woods.</cd></p>

<p><blockquote>Three fishers went sailing <i>out into</i> the west,<BR> <i>Out into</i> the west, as the sun went down.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p>In these lines after <i>out</i> may be understood, "of the harbor," "from the shore," "of sight," or some similar phrase. The complete construction is seen in the saying: "<i>Out</i> of the frying pan <i>into</i> the fire." — <col><b>Out from</b></col>, <cd>a construction similar to <i>out of</i> (below). See <u>Of</u> and <u>From</u>.</cd></p>

<p> <col><b>Out of</b></col>, <cd>a phrase which may be considered either as composed of an adverb and a preposition, each having its appropriate office in the sentence, or as a compound preposition. Considered as a preposition, it denotes, with verbs of movement or action, <i>from the interior of</i>; <i>beyond the limit</i>: <i>from</i>; hence, <i>origin</i>, <i>source</i>, <i>motive</i>, <i>departure</i>, <i>separation</i>, <i>loss</i>, etc.; — opposed to <i>in</i> or <i>into</i>; also with verbs of being, the state of being derived, removed, or separated from. Examples may be found in the phrases below, and also under Vocabulary words; as, <i>out of</i> breath; <i>out of</i> countenance.</cd></p>

<p><col><b>Out of cess</b></col>, <cd>beyond measure, excessively.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>Out of character</b></col>, <cd>unbecoming; improper.</cd> — <col><b>Out of conceit with</b></col>, <cd>not pleased with. See under <u>Conceit</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Out of date</b></col>, <cd>not timely; unfashionable; antiquated.</cd> — <col><b>Out of door</b></col>, <col><b>Out of doors</b></col>, <cd>beyond the doors; from the house; in, or into, the open air; hence, figuratively, shut out; dismissed. See under <u>Door</u>, also, <u>Out-of-door</u>, <u>Outdoor</u>, <u>Outdoors</u>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> "He 's quality, and the question's <i>out of door</i>," <i>Dryden.</i> — <col><b>Out of favor</b></col>, <cd>disliked; under displeasure.</cd> — <col><b>Out of frame</b></col>, <cd>not in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged.</cd> <i>Latimer.</i> — <col><b>Out of hand</b></col>, <cd>immediately; without delay or preparation.</cd> "Ananias . . . fell down and died <i>out of hand</i>." <i>Latimer.</i> — <col><b>Out of harm's way</b></col>, <cd>beyond the danger limit; in a safe place.</cd> — <col><b>Out of joint</b></col>, <cd>not in proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered.</cd> "The time is <i>out of joint</i>." <i>Shak.</i> — <col><b>Out of mind</b></col>, <cd>not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit of memory; as, time <i>out of mind</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Out of one's head</b></col>, <cd>beyond commanding one's mental powers; in a wandering state mentally; delirious.</cd> [Colloq.] — <col><b>Out of one's time</b></col>, <cd>beyond one's period of minority or apprenticeship.</cd> — <col><b>Out of order</b></col>, <cd>not in proper order; disarranged; in confusion.</cd> — <col><b>Out of place</b></col>, <cd>not in the usual or proper place; hence, not proper or becoming.</cd> — <col><b>Out of pocket</b></col>, <cd>in a condition of having expended or lost more money than one has received.</cd> — <col><b>Out of print</b></col>, <cd>not in market, the edition printed being exhausted; — said of books, pamphlets, etc.</cd> — <col><b>Out of the question</b></col>, <cd>beyond the limits or range of consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.</cd> — <col><b>Out of reach</b></col>, <cd>beyond one's reach; inaccessible.</cd> — <col><b>Out of season</b></col>, <cd>not in a proper season or time; untimely; inopportune.</cd> — <col><b>Out of sorts</b></col>, <cd>wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell; unhappy; cross. See under <u>Sort</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Out of temper</b></col>, <cd>not in good temper; irritated; angry.</cd> — <col><b>Out of time</b></col>, <cd>not in proper time; too soon, or too late.</cd> - - <col><b>Out of time</b></col>, <cd>not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an agreeing temper; fretful.</cd> — <col><b>Out of twist</b></col>, <col><b>winding</b></col>, or <col><b>wind</b></col>, <cd>not in warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; — said of surfaces.</cd> — <col><b>Out of use</b></col>, <cd>not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.</cd> — <col><b>Out of the way</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Improper; unusual; wrong.</cd> — <col><b>Out of the woods</b></col>, <cd>not in a place, or state, of obscurity or doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe.</cd> [Colloq.] — <col><b>Out to out</b></col>, <cd>from one extreme limit to another, including the whole length, breadth, or thickness; — applied to measurements.</cd> — <col><b>Out West</b></col>, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some Western State or Territory. [U. S.] — <col><b>To come out</b></col>, <col><b>To cut out</b></col>, <col><b>To fall out</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under <u>Come</u>, <u>Cut</u>, <u>Fall</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>To put out of the way</b></col>, <cd>to kill; to destroy.</cd> — <col><b>Week in, week out</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Day in, day out</i> (above).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Out</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; — generally in the plural.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space; — chiefly used in the phrase <i>ins and outs</i>; as, the <i>ins and outs</i> of a question. See under <u>In</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To make an out</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, <cd>to omit something, in setting or correcting type, which was in the copy.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Out</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be out; to eject; to expel.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A king <i>outed</i> from his country.</blockquote> <i>Selden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The French have been <i>outed</i> of their holds.</blockquote> <i>Heylin.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come out with; to make known.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give out; to dispose of; to sell.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.</def> "Truth will <i>out</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out</hw>, <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; — with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Out</i>, idle words, servants to shallow fools !</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Out upon</b></col> or <col><b>on!</b></col> <cd>equivalent to "shame upon!" "away with!" as, <i>out upon</i> you!</cd></p>

<p><hw>Out*act"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To do or beyond; to exceed in acting.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>He has made me heir to treasures<BR> Would make me <i>outact</i> a real window's whining.</blockquote> <i>Otway.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ou"ta*gam`ies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. <singw><b>Outagamie</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>See lst <u>Fox</u>, 7.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*ar"gue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass or conquer in argument.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*bab"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter foolishly or excessively; to surpass in babbling.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*bal"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outweight; to exceed in weight or effect.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Let dull Ajax bear away my right<BR> When all his days <i>outbalance</i> this one night.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*bar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bar out.</def> [R.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*beg"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in begging.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*bid"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outbid</u> or <u>Outbade</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outbid</u> or <u>Outbidden</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outbidding</u>.] <def>To exceed or surpass in bidding.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Prevent the greedy, and <i>outbid</i> the bold.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*bid"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who outbids.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*bleat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in bleating.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"blown`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inflated with wind.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*blush"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color.</def> <i>T. Shipman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; — opposed to <i>inboard</i>; as, <i>outboard</i> rigging; swing the davits <i>outboard</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"born`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Foreign; not native.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Out"bound`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Outward bound.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"bounds`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*bow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in bowing.</def> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"bowed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Convex; curved outward.</def> "The convex or <i>outbowed</i> side of a vessel." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*brag"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in bragging; hence, to make appear inferior.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Whose bare <i>outbragg'd</i> the web it seemed to wear.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*brave"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To excel in bravery o&?; in insolence; to defy with superior courage or audacity</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To excel in magnificence or comeliness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The basest weed <i>outbraves</i> his dignity.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*bray"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in braying.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To emit with great noise.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*bra"zen</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bear down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence.</def> <i>T. Brown.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"break`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection.</def> "Mobs and <i>outbreaks</i>." <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The flash and <i>outbreak</i> of a fiery mind.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"break`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of breaking out.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which bursts forth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*breast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in singing. See <u>Breast</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*breathe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To breathe forth.</def> "<i>Outbreathed</i> life." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*breathe"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale.</def> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*bribe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in bribing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*bring"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bring or bear out.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*bud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To sprout.</def> [Poetic] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*build"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outbuilt</u> (?) or <u>Outbuilded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outbuilding</u>.] <def>To exceed in building, or in durability of building.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"build`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an outhouse.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*burn"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in burning.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To burn entirely; to be consumed.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"burst`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bursting forth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*cant"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in canting.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"cast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. Sw. <i>utkasta</i> to cast out.] <def>Cast out; degraded.</def> "<i>Outcast</i>, rejected." <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"cast`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The Lord . . . gathereth together the <i>outcasts</i> of Israel.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxlvii. 2.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A quarrel; a contention.</def> [Scot.] <i>Jamieson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"cast`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is cast out.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*cept"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Except.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*cheat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in cheating.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*climb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To climb bevond; to surpass in climbing.</def> <i>Davenant.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"come</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.</def> "The logical <i>outcome</i>." <i>H. Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct <i>outcome</i>, the condensed essence, of actual life and thougth.</blockquote> <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*com"pass</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed the compass or limits of.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"court`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outer or exterior court.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The skirts and <i>outcourts</i> of heaven.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*craft"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in cunning.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"cri`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"crop`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground.</def> <i>Lyell.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*crop"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>To come out to the surface of the ground; — said of strata.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"cry`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sale at public auction.</def> <i>Massinger. Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*dare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave.</def> <i>Shak. R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*dat"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being out of date; antiquated.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*daz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in dazzing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*do"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outdid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outdone</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outdoing</u>.] <def>To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An imposture <i>outdoes</i> the original.</blockquote> <i>L' Estrange.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I grieve to be <i>outdone</i> by Gay.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"door`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>out of door</i>.] <def>Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, <i>outdoor</i> exercise; <i>outdoor</i> relief; <i>outdoor</i> patients.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"doors`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Abread; out of the house; out of doors.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*draw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To draw out; to extract.</def> [R.] "He must the teeth <i>outdraw</i>." <i>Gower.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*dream"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pass, or escape, while dreaming.</def> "To <i>oultdream</i> dangers." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*drink"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in drinking.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*dure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outlast.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*dwell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dwell or stay beyond.</def> [Poetic] "He <i>outdwells</i> his hour." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"dwell`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Out"er</hw> (out"&etilde;r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> of <u>Out</u>.] [AS. <i>&umacr;tor</i>, compar. of <i>&umacr;t</i>, adv., out. See <u>Out</u>, <u>Utter</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; — opposed to <i>inner</i>; as, the <i>outer</i> wall; the <i>outer</i> court or gate; the <i>outer</i> stump in cricket; the <i>outer</i> world.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Outer bar</b></col>, <cd>in England, the body of junior (or utter) barristers; — so called because in court they occupy a place beyond the space reserved for Queen's counsel.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Out"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's- eye.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A shot which strikes the outer of a target.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Out</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Out"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Utterly; entirely.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Toward the outside.</def> [R.] <i>Grew.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"er*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Uttermost</u>, <u>Utmost</u>, and cf. <u>Outmost</u>.] <def>Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the <i>outermost</i> row.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Out*face"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outfaced</u> (?); <pos><i>p pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outfacing</u> (?).] <def>To face or look (one) out of countenance; to resist or bear down by bold looks or effrontery; to brave.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Having <i>outfaced</i> all the world.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"fall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the open end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge occurs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A quarrel; a falling out.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*fang"thef</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;t- fangen-&?;e&oacute;f</i>. See <u>Out</u>, <u>Fang</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and <u>Thief</u>.] <i>(Anglo-Saxon & O. Eng. Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord's fee or liberty.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The privilege of trying such a thief.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*fawn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in fawning.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*feast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in feasting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*feat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in feats.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"field`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See <u>Infield</u>, 1.</def> [Scot.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The great <i>outfield</i> of thought or fact.</blockquote> <i>Trench.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Baseball)</i> <def>The part of the field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Cricket)</i> <def>The part of the field farthest from the batsman.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"fit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"fit`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*flank"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*flat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in flattering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"fling`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gibe; a contemptuous remark.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"flow`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flowing out; efflux.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*flow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To flow out.</def> <i>Campbell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*fly"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outflew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outflown</u> (?); p. pr. & vb. n. <u>Outflying</u>.] <def>To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Winged with fear <i>outflies</i> the wind.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*fool"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in folly.</def> [R.] <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"form</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>External appearance.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*frown"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To frown down; to overbear by frowning.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"gate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outlet.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*gaze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gaze beyond; to exceed in sharpness or persistence of seeing or of looking; hence, to stare out of countenance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*gen"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outgeneraled</u> (?) or <u>Outgeneralled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outgeneraling</u> or <u>Outgeneralling</u>.] <def>To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver.</def> <i>Chesterfield.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*give"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in giving.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*go"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outwent</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outgone</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outgoing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to outdo.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To circumvent; to overreach.</def> [Obs.] <i>Denham.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"go`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Outgoes</b></plw> (&?;). <def>That which goes out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; — the opposite of <i>income</i>.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"go`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who goes out or departs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"go`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or the state of going out.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>outgoings</i> of the morning and evening.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxv. 8.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which goes out; outgo; outlay.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The extreme limit; the place of ending.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>outgoings</i> of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan.</blockquote> <i>Josh. xviii. 19.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"go`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Going out; departing; as, the <i>outgoing</i> administration; an <i>outgoing</i> steamer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"ground`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ground situated at a distance from the house; outlying land.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*grow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outgrew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outgrown</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outgrowing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To surpass in growing; to grow more than.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To grow out of or away from; to grow too large, or too aged, for; as, to <i>outgrow</i> clothing; to <i>outgrow</i> usefulness; to <i>outgrow</i> an infirmity.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"growth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"guard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy; hence, anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"gush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pouring out; an outburst.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A passionate <i>outgush</i> of emotion.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*gush"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To gush out; to flow forth.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"haul`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; — opposite of <i>inhaul</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*hees"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. <i>uthesium</i>, <i>hutesium</i>, <i>huesium</i>, OF. <i>hueis</i>, and E. <i>hue</i>, in <i>hue and cry</i>.] <def>Outcry; alarm.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Outh"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Other.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out-Her"od</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass (Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in any vicious or offensive particular.</def> "It <i>out-Herods</i> Herod." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Out-Heroding</i> the preposterous fashions of the times.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*hire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hire out.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small house or building at a little distance from the main house; an outbuilding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a summer <i>outing</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A feast given by an apprentice when he is out of his time.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*jest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in jesting; to drive out, or away, by jesting.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"jet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which jets out or projects from anything.</def> [R.] <i>H. Miller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*jug"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in juggling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"keep`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Surv.)</i> <def>An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*knave"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in knavery.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*la"bor</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in laboring.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Out</i> + <i>land.</i> See <u>Outlandish</u>.] <def>Foreign; outlandish.</def> [Obs.] <i>Strutt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"land*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A foreigner.</def> <i>Wood.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*land"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;tlendisc</i> foreign. See <u>Out</u>, <u>Land</u>, and <u>- ish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Foreign; not native.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Him did <i>outlandish</i> women cause to sin.</blockquote> <i>Neh. xiii. 26.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Its barley water and its <i>outlandish</i> wines.</blockquote> <i>G. W. Cable.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Not according with usage; strange; rude; barbarous; uncouth; clownish; as, an <i>outlandish</i> dress, behavior, or speech.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Something <i>outlandish</i>, unearthy, or at variance with ordinary fashion.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p>

<p>—<wf>Out*land"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Out*land"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Out*last"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in duration; to survive; to endure longer than.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*laugh"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To surpass or outdo in laughing.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To laugh (one) out of a purpose, principle, etc.; to discourage or discomfit by laughing; to laugh down.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His apprehensions of being <i>outlaughed</i> will force him to continue in a restless obscurity.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"law`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;tlaga</i>, <i>&?;tlah</i>. See <u>Out</u>, and <u>Law</u>.] <def>A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"law`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outlawed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outlawing</u>.] [AS. <i>&?;tlagian</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw; to proscribe.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to <i>outlaw</i> a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force.</def> "Laws <i>outlawed</i> by necessity." <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"law`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Outlawries</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an absconding criminal) is deprived of that protection.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being an outlaw.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lay out; to spread out; to display.</def> [R.] <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"lay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A laying out or expending.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is expended; expenditure.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An outlying haunt.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*leap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in leaping.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"leap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sally.</def> [R.] <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*learn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To excel or surpass in learing.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To learn out [<i>i. e.</i>, completely, utterly]; to exhaust knowledge of.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Naught, according to his mind,<BR> He could <i>outlearn</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men and gods have not <i>outlearned</i> it [love].</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"let`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a vent.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Receiving all, and having no <i>outlet</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*let"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To let out; to emit.</def> [R.] <i>Daniel.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*lie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in lying.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"li`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who does not live where his office, or business, or estate, is.</def> <i>Bentley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which lies, or is, away from the main body.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by denudation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"limb`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An extreme member or part of a thing; a limb.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"line`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Painters, by their <i>outlines</i>, colors, lights, and shadows, represent the same in their pictures.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the <i>outline</i> of a speech.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>But that larger grief . . .<BR> Is given in <i>outline</i> and no more.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Sketch; draught; delineation. See <u>Sketch</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Out"line`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outlined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outlining</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To draw the outline of.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to <i>outline</i> an argument or a campaign.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*lin"e*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an outline; being in, or forming, an outline.</def> <i>Trench.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*live"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outlived</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outliving</u>.] <def>To live beyond, or longer than; to survive.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They live too long who happiness <i>outlive</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*liv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who outlives.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*look"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To face down; to outstare.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To <i>outlook</i> conquest, and to win renown.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To inspect throughly; to select.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"look`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of looking out; watch.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower.</def> <i>Lyon Playfair.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision; prospect; sight; appearance.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Applause<BR> Which owes to man's short <i>outlook</i> all its charms.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"loose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A loosing from; an escape; an outlet; an evasion.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That "whereas" gives me an <i>outloose</i>.</blockquote> <i>Selden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"lope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excursion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Florio.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Out*lus"ter</hw>, <hw>Out*lus"tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in brightness or luster.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"ly`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior; remote; detached.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Out`ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Out`ma*n&oelig;u"vre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to outgeneral.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*man"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of dress.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And with poetic trappings grace thy prose,<BR> Till it <i>outmantle</i> all the pride of verse.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*march"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave behind.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*meas"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in measure or extent; to measure more than.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>outemest</i>, <i>utmest</i>, AS. <i>&?;temest</i>, a superl. fr. <i>&?;te</i> out. See <u>Out</u>, <u>Utmost</u>, and cf. <u>Outermost</u>.] <def>Farthest from the middle or interior; farthest outward; outermost.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*mount"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mount above.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*name"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in naming or describing.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in name, fame, or degree.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And found out one to <i>outname</i> thy other faults.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being out or beyond; separateness.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The state or quality of being distanguishable from the perceiving mind, by being in space, and possessing marerial quality; externality; objectivity.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>outness</i> of the objects of sense.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamiltom.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*noise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in noise; to surpass in noisiness.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*num"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in number.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out`-of-door"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, <i>out-of- door</i> exercise. See <i>Out of door</i>, under <u>Out</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><blockquote>Amongst <i>out-of-door</i> delights.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out`-of-the-way"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See under <u>Out</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Out*pace"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Outpass</u>.] <def>To outgo; to move faster than; to leave behind.</def> [R.] <i>Lamb.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*par"a*mour</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in the number of mistresses.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"par`ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A parish lying without the walls of, or in a remote part of, a town.</def> <i>Graunt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"part`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outlying part.</def> [R.] <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*pass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Outpace</u>.] <def>To pass beyond; to exceed in progress.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*pas"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in passion.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"-pa`tient</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from it.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*peer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*play"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be <i>outplayed</i> in tennis or ball.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*poise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outweigh.</def> <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"port`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A harbor or port at some distance from the chief town or seat of trade.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"post`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The troops placed at such a station.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*pour"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pour out.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"pour`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flowing out; a free discharge.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*pow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in power; to overpover.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*pray"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed or excel in prayer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*preach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in preaching.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>And for a villain's quick conversion<BR> A pillory can <i>outpreach</i> a parson.</blockquote> <i>Trumbull.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*prize"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To prize beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"put`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines, or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or more furnaces or mills, in a given time.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>That which is thrown out as products of the metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other than the f&aelig;ces. See <u>Income</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The output consists of: (<i>a</i>) The respiratory products of the lungs, skin, and alimentary canal, consisting chiefly of carbonic acid and water with small quantities of hydrogen and carbureted hydrogen. (<i>b</i>) Perspiration, consisting chiefly of water and salts. (<i>c</i>) The urine, which is assumed to contain all the nitrogen truly excreted by the body, besides a large quantity of saline matters and water. <i>Foster.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*quench"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To quench entirely; to extinguish.</def> "The candlelight <i>outquenched</i>." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*rage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Out</i> + <i>rage</i>.] <def>To rage in excess of.</def> [R.] <i>Young.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"rage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>outrage</i>; OF. <i>outre</i>, <i>oltre</i>, beyond (F. <i>outre</i>, L. <i>ultra</i>) + <i>-age</i>, as, in <i>courage</i>, <i>voyage</i>. See <u>Ulterior</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He wrought great <i>outrages</i>, wasting all the country.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excess; luxury.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Affront; insult; abuse. See <u>Affront</u>.</p>

<p><hw>Out"rage</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outragen</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outraging</u> (?).] [F. <i>outrager</i>. See <u>Outrage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Base and insolent minds <i>outrage</i> men when they have hope of doing it without a return.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>This interview <i>outrages</i> all decency.</blockquote> <i>Broome.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"rage</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*ra"geous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>outrageus</i>, F. <i>outrageux</i>. See <u>Outrage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious.</def> "<i>Outrageous</i> weeping." <i>Chaucer.</i> "The most <i>outrageous</i> villainies." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i> "The vile, <i>outrageous</i> crimes." <i>Shak.</i> "<i>Outrageous</i> panegyric." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

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<p><b>Syn.</b> — Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious; monstrous; wanton; nefarious; heinous.</p>

<p>— <wf>Out*ra"geous*ly</wf> (out*r&amacr;"j&ubreve;s*l&ybreve;), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Out*ra"geous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>||Ou`trance"</hw> (&oomac;`tr&auml;Ns"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Outr&AElig;</u>.] <def>The utmost or last extremity.</def></p>

<p><col><b>||Combat &agrave; outrance</b></col>, <cd>a fight to the end, or to the death.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Out*rank"</hw> (out*r&abreve;&nsm;k"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in rank; hence, to take precedence of.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*ray"</hw> (-r&amacr;"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outshine.</def> [R.] <i>Skelton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*ray"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To spread out in array.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And now they <i>outray</i> to your fleet.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*raye"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Outrage</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>This warn I you, that ye not suddenly<BR> Out of yourself for no woe should <i>outraye</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*raze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To obliterate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sandys.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ou`tr&eacute;"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p. p. of <i>outrer</i> to exaggerate, fr. L. <i>ultra</i> beyond. See <u>Outrage</u>.] <def>Being out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*reach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reach beyond.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*rea"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*reck"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in reckoning or computation.</def> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||Ou`tre*cui`dance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>outre</i> beyond + <i>cuider</i> to think, L. <i>cogitare</i>.] <def>Excessive presumption.</def> [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*rede"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in giving rede, or counsel.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Atrede</u>. <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*reign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To go beyond in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than.</def> [R.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*ride"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in speed of riding; to ride beyond or faster than.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"ride`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A riding out; an excursion.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place for riding out.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Out"rid`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who rides out on horseback.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A servant on horseback attending a carriage.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"rig`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A boat thus equipped.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"right`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed <i>outright</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Completely; utterly.</def> <i>Cardinal Manning.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*ring"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*ri"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in a rivalry.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*rive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To river; to sever.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Out"road`</hw>, <hw>Out"rode`</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excursion.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Outrodes</i> by the ways of Judea." <i>Macc. xv. 41 (Geneva Bible).</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*roar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in roaring.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out`ro*mance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in romantic character.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"room`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outer room.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*root"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To eradicate; to extirpate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*run"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outran</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outrun</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outrunning</u>.] <def>To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your zeal <i>outruns</i> my wishes.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The other disciple did <i>outrun</i> Peter, and came first to the sepulcher.</blockquote> <i>Jhon xx. 4.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*run"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An offshoot; a branch.</def> [R.] "Some <i>outrunner</i> of the river." <i>Lauson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*rush"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To rush out; to issue, or ru&?; out, forcibly.</def> <i>Garth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*sail"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than.</def> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*scent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in odor.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*scold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in scolding.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*scorn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To confront, or subdue, with greater scorn.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"scour`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is scoured out o&?; washed out.</def> <i>Buckland.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*scout"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overpower by disdain; to outface.</def> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*see"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To see beyond; to excel in cer&?;ainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*sell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in the price of selling; to fetch more than; to exceed in value.</def> <i>Fuller. Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"sen`try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an outguard.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A setting out, starting, or beginning.</def> "The <i>outset</i> of a political journey." <i>Burke.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Giving a proper direction to this <i>outset</i> of life.</blockquote> <i>J. Hawes.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"set`tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who settles at a distance, or away, from others.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*shine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To shine forth.</def> "Bright, <i>outshining</i> beams." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*shine"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in splendor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A throne of royal state, which far<BR> <i>Outshone</i> the wealth of Ormus and of Ind.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*shoot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Men are resolved never to <i>outshoot</i> their forefathers' mark.</blockquote> <i>Norris.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*shut"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shut out.</def> [R.] <i>Donne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There may be great need of an <i>outside</i> where there is little or nothing within.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Created beings see nothing but our <i>outside</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The part or space which lies without an inclosure; the outer side, as of a door, walk, or boundary.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the family standing on the <i>outside</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.; the utmost; as, it may last a week at the <i>outside</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, is without; hence, an <i>outside</i> passenger, as distinguished from one who is <i>inside</i>. See <u>Inside</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> 3.</def> [Colloq. Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Out"side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; superficial.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc.; as, an <i>outside</i> estimate.</def> [Colloq.]</p>

<p><col><b>Outside finish</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a term for the minor parts, as corner boards, hanging stiles, etc., required to complete the exterior of a wooden building; — rare in masonry.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Out"side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>or <i>prep</i>. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride <i>outside</i> the coach; he stayed <i>outside</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out`sid"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling.</def> [Recent] <i>A. Trollope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A horse which is not a favorite in the betting.</def> [Cant]</p>

<p><hw>Out*sing"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in singing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*sit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To remain sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to outstay.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"skirt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A part remote from the center; outer edge; border; — usually in the plural; as, the <i>outskirts</i> of a town.</def> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>outskirts</i> of his march of mystery.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*sleep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in sleeping.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*slide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding.</def> [Poetic]</p>

<p><blockquote>At last our grating keels <i>outslide</i>.</blockquote> <i>Whittier.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*soar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To soar beyond or above.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"sole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The outside sole of a boot or shoe.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*sound"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in sounding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*span"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [D. <i>uitspannen</i>.] <def>To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon.</def> [S. Africa]</p>

<p><hw>Out*spar"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in sparkling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*speak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in speaking.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To speak openly or boldly.</def> <i>T. Campbell.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To express more than.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*speed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in speed.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Outspeed</i> the realized miracles of steam.</blockquote> <i>Talfourd.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"spend`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Outlay; expenditure.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>A mere <i>outspend</i> of savageness.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*spin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spin out; to finish.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*spo"ken</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; as, an <i>outspoken</i> man; an <i>outspoken</i> rebuke.</def> — <wf>Out*spo"ken*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>Out*sport"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in sporting.</def> [R.] "Not to <i>outsport</i> discretion." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*spread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spread out; to expand; — usually as a <pos><i>past part. or adj.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Out*spring"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To spring out; to issue.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*stand"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing out.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*stand"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding.</def> [R.] <i>Woodward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To stay beyond.</def> "I have <i>outstood</i> my time." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*stand"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, <i>outstanding</i> obligations.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Revenues . . . as well <i>outstanding</i> as collected.</blockquote> <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*stare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel or overcome in staring; to face down.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I would <i>outstare</i> the sternest eyes that look.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*start"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To start out or up.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*stay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stay beyond or longer than.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>She concluded to <i>outstay</i> him.</blockquote> <i>Mad. D' Arblay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*step"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in stepping.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*storm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in storming.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Insults the tempest and <i>outstorms</i> the skies.</blockquote> <i>J. Barlow.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"street`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A street remote from the center of a town.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*stretch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stretch out.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*stride"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in striding.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*strike"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To strike out; to strike faster than.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*strip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outstripped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outstripping</u>.] <def>To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behing.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Appetites which . . . had <i>outstripped</i> the hours.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He still <i>outstript</i> me in the race.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*suf"fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in suffering.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*swear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in swearing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*sweet"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in sweetness.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*swell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in swelling.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To swell beyond; to overflow.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hewyt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*take"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Except.</def> [Obs.] <i>R. of Brunne.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*tak"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <def>or <i>prep</i>. Excepted; save.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif. Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*talk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overpower by talking; to exceed in talking; to talk down.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*tell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in telling, counting, or reckoning.</def> "I have <i>outtold</i> the clock." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"term`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An external or superficial thing; outward manner; superficial remark, etc.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Not to bear cold forms, nor men's <i>outterms</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*throw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw out.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To excel in throwing, as in ball playing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*toil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in toiling.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*tongue"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To silence by talk, clamor, or noise.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*top"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overtop.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*trav"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in speed o&?; distance traveled.</def> <i>Mad. D' Arblay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*twine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To disentangle.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*val"ue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in value.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*ven"om</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in venom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*vie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in vying.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*vil"lain</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in villainy.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*voice"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in noise.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*vote"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in the number of votes given; to defeat by votes.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*walk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in walking; to leave behind in walking.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"wall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The exterior wall; the outside surface, or appearance.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Out"ward</hw> (?), <hw>Out"wards</hw> (?), } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;teweard</i>. See <u>Out</u>, and <u>-ward</u>, <u>-wards</u>.] <def>From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound <i>outward</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wrong side may be turned <i>outward</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Light falling on them is not reflected <i>outwards</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Outward bound</b></col>, <cd>bound in an outward direction or to foreign parts; — said especially of vessels, and opposed to <i>homeward bound</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Out"ward</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; — opposed to <i>inward</i>; as, an <i>outward</i> garment or layer.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Though our <i>outward</i> man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.</blockquote> <i>Cor. iv. 16.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public.</def> "Sins <i>outward</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>An <i>outward</i> honor for an inward toil.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an <i>outward</i> war.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Tending to the exterior or outside.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The fire will force its <i>outward</i> way.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>Out"ward*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>Out"ward*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><col><b>Outward stroke</b></col>. <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <cd>See under <u>Stroke</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Out"ward</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>External form; exterior.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>So fair an <i>outward</i> and such stuff within.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"wards</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Outward</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><hw>Out*watch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in watching.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A way out; exit.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>In divers streets and <i>outways</i> multiplied.</blockquote> <i>P. Fletcher.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*wear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To last longer than; to outlast; as, this cloth will <i>outwear</i> the other.</def> "If I the night <i>outwear</i>." <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*wea"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To weary out.</def> <i>Cowley.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*weed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To weed out.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*weep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in weeping.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*weigh"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in weight or value.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*well"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pour out.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*well"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To issue forth.</def> <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*went"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>Outgo</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*whore"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in lewdness.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*win"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To win a way out of.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*wind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To extricate by winding; to unloose.</def> [R.] <i>Spenser. Dr. H. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*wing"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass, exceed, or outstrip in flying.</def> <i>Garth.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*wit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They did so much <i>outwit</i> and outwealth us !</blockquote> <i>Gauden.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out"wit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; — opposed to <umac>inwit</umac>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*woe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in woe.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*work"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc.</def> <i>Wilhelm.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*worth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in worth.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Out*wrest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To extort; to draw from or forth by violence.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Out*write"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed or excel in writing.</def></p>

<p><hw>Out*za"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in buffoonery.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ou*va"ro*vite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named from the Russian Count <i>Uvaroff</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Chrome garnet.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ouze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ooze</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ou"zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ousel</u>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The mellow <i>ouzel</i> fluted in the elm.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ovum</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>ovale</i>, fr. L. <i>ovum</i> egg. Cf. <u>Egg</u>, <u>Ovum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, <i>oval</i> conceptions.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Broadly elliptical.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oval chuck</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a lathe chuck so constructed that work attached to it, and cut by the turning tool in the usual manner, becomes of an oval form.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O"val</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Cassinian oval</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the locus of a point the product of whose distances from two fixed points is constant; — so called from <i>Cassini</i>, who first investigated the curve. Thus, in the diagram, if P moves so that P A.P B is constant, the point P describes a Cassinian oval. The locus may consist of a single closed line, as shown by the dotted line, or of two equal ovals about the points A and B.</cd></p>

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<p>{ <hw>O`val*bu"min</hw> (?), <hw>O`val*bu"men</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ovum</i> + <i>albumin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; — in distinction from <i>serum albumin</i>. See <u>Albumin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*val"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oval</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the form of an egg; having a figure such that any section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter will be oval.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"val*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an oval form.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ovans</i> triumphant, p. pr. of <i>ovare</i> to exult.] <def>Exultant.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>O*va"ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>O*va"ri*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an ovary.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*va"ri*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>One of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are composed.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*va`ri*ot"o*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who performs, or is skilled in, ovariotomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*va`ri*ot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ovarium</i> + Gr. &?; to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of removing one or both of the ovaries; o&ouml;phorectomy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*va"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of eggs; as, <i>ovarious</i> food.</def> [R.] <i>Thomson.</i></p>

<p><hw>||O`va*ri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Ovarium</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the ovaries.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*va"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Ovaria</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Ovariums</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <def>An ovary. See <u>Ovary</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"va*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ovaries</b></plw> (#). [NL. <i>ovarium</i>, fr. L. <i>ovum</i> egg: cf. F. <i>ovaire</i>. See <u>Oval</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Flower</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l. & Anat.)</i> <def>The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Discophora</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ovatus</i>, from <i>ovum</i> egg. See <u>Oval</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end basal.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"vate-a*cu"mi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender point.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vate-cyl`in*dra"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindraceous.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"va*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ovate.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vate-lan"ce*o*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a form intermediate between ovate and lanceolate.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vate-ob"long</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Oblong. with one end narrower than the other; ovato-oblong.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vate-ro*tund"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a form intermediate between that of an egg and a sphere; roundly ovate.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vate-su"bu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having an ovate form, but with a subulate tip or extremity.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ovatio</i>, fr. <i>ovare</i> to exult, rejoice, triumph in an ovation; cf. Gr. &?; to shout: cf. F. <i>ovation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to a public favorite.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>To rain an April of <i>ovation</i> round<BR> Their statues.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O*va"to-a*cu"mi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Ovate-acuminate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*va"to-cyl`in*dra"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Ovate-cylindraceous</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*va"to-ob"long</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Ovate-oblong</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*va"to-ro*tund"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Ovate-rotundate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ov"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ofen</i>; akin to D. <i>oven</i>, OHG. <i>ofan</i>, <i>ovan</i>, G. <i>ofen</i>, Icel. <i>ofn</i>, Dan. <i>ovn</i>, Sw. <i>ugn</i>, Goth. <i>a&uacute;hns</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>ukh&amacr;</i> pot.] <def>A place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for baking, heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking, drying, etc.; esp., now, a chamber in a stove, used for baking or roasting.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ov"en*bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any species of the genus <i>Furnarius</i>, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In the United States, <i>Seiurus aurocapillus</i>; — called also <i>golden-crowned thrush</i>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ofer</i>; akin to D. <i>over</i>, G. <i>&uuml;ber</i>, OHG. <i>ubir</i>, <i>ubar</i>, Dan. <i>over</i>, Sw. <i>&ouml;fver</i>, Icel. <i>yfir</i>, Goth. <i>ufar</i>, L. <i>super</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>upari</i>. &?;199. Cf. <u>Above</u>, <u>Eaves</u>, <u>Hyper-</u>, <u>Orlop</u>, <u>Super-</u>, <u>Sovereign</u>, <u>Up</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Above, or higher than, in place or position, with the idea of covering; — opposed to <i>under</i>; as, clouds are <i>over</i> our heads; the smoke rises <i>over</i> the city.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The mercy seat that is <i>over</i> the testimony.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxx. 6.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Over</i> them gleamed far off the crimson banners of morning.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Across; from side to side of; — implying a passing or moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the surface of it; as, a dog leaps <i>over</i> a stream or a table.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Certain lakes . . . poison birds which fly <i>over</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Upon the surface of, or the whole surface of; hither and thither upon; throughout the whole extent of; as, to wander <i>over</i> the earth; to walk <i>over</i> a field, or <i>over</i> a city.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Above; — implying superiority in excellence, dignity, condition, or value; as, the advantages which the Christian world has <i>over</i> the heathen.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Above in authority or station; — implying government, direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility, etc.; — opposed to <i>under</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Thou shalt be <i>over</i> my house.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xli. 40.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I will make thee rules <i>over</i> many things.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxv. 23.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Dost thou not watch <i>over</i> my sin ?</blockquote> <i>Job xiv. 16.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>His tender mercies are <i>over</i> all his works.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxlv. 9.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Across or during the time of; from beginning to end of; as, to keep anything <i>over</i> night; to keep corn <i>over</i> winter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Above the perpendicular height or length of, with an idea of measurement; as, the water, or the depth of water, was <i>over</i> his head, <i>over</i> his shoes.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Beyond; in excess of; in addition to; more than; as, it cost <i>over</i> five dollars.</def> "<i>Over</i> all this." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding; as, he triumphed <i>over</i> difficulties; the bill was passed <i>over</i> the veto.</def></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Over</i>, in poetry, is often contracted into <i>o'er</i>.</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Over his signature</i> (or <i>name</i>) is a substitute for the idiomatic English form, <i>under his signature</i> (<i>name</i>, <i>hand and seal</i>, etc.), the reference in the latter form being to the <i>authority under which</i> the writing is made, executed, or published, and not the <i>place</i> of the autograph, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Over all</b></col> <i>(Her.)</i>, <cd>placed over or upon other bearings, and therefore hinding them in part; — said of a charge.</cd> — <col><b>Over head and ears</b></col>, <cd>beyond one's depth; completely; wholly; hopelessly; as, <i>over head and ears</i> in debt.</cd> [Colloq.] — <col><b>Over the left</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Left</u>.</cd> — <col><b>To run over</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>to have rotation in such direction that the crank pin traverses the upper, or front, half of its path in the forward, or outward, stroke; — said of a crank which drives, or is driven by, a reciprocating piece.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot <i>over</i>, <i>i. e.</i>, a foot in diameter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space or barrier; — used with verbs of motion; as, to sail <i>over</i> to England; to hand <i>over</i> the money; to go <i>over</i> to the enemy.</def> "We will pass <i>over</i> to Gibeah." <i>Judges xix. 12.</i> <def>Also, with verbs of being: At, or on, the opposite side; as, the boat is <i>over</i>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>From beginning to end; throughout the course, extent, or expanse of anything; as, to look <i>over</i> accounts, or a stock of goods; a dress covered <i>over</i> with jewels.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>From inside to outside, above or across the brim.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Good measure, pressed down . . . and running <i>over</i>.</blockquote> <i>Luke vi. 38.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity; superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work <i>over</i>.</def> "So <i>over</i> violent." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He that gathered much had nothing <i>over</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xvi. 18.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>In a manner to bring the under side to or towards the top; as, to turn (one's self) <i>over</i>; to roll a stone <i>over</i>; to turn <i>over</i> the leaves; to tip <i>over</i> a cart.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>At an end; beyond the limit of continuance; completed; finished.</def> "Their distress was <i>over</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i> "The feast was <i>over</i>." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Over</i>, <i>out</i>, <i>off</i>, and similar adverbs, are often used in the predicate with the sense and force of adjectives, agreeing in this respect with the adverbs of place, <i>here</i>, <i>there</i>, <i>everywhere</i>, <i>nowhere</i>; as, the games were <i>over</i>; the play is <i>over</i>; the master was <i>out</i>; his hat is <i>off</i>.</p>

<p>&fist; <i>Over</i> is much used in composition, with the same significations that it has as a separate word; as in <i>over</i>cast, <i>over</i>flow, to cast or flow so as to spread over or cover; <i>over</i>hang, to hang above; <i>over</i>turn, to turn so as to bring the underside towards the top; <i>over</i>act, <i>over</i>reach, to act or reach beyond, implying excess or superiority.</p>

<p><col><b>All over</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Over the whole; upon all parts; completely; as, he is spatterd with mud <i>all over</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Wholly over; at an end; as, it is <i>all over</i> with him.</cd> — <col><b>Over again</b></col>, <cd>once more; with repetition; afresh; anew.</cd> <i>Dryden.</i> — <col><b>Over against</b></col>, <cd>opposite; in front.</cd> <i>Addison.</i> — <col><b>Over and above</b></col>, <cd>in a manner, or degree, beyond what is supposed, defined, or usual; besides; in addition; as, not <i>over and above</i> well.</cd> "He . . . gained, <i>over and above</i>, the good will of all people." <i>L' Estrange.</i> — <col><b>Over and over</b></col>, <cd>repeatedly; again and again.</cd> — <col><b>To boil over</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Boil</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>To come it over</b></col>, <col><b>To do over</b></col>, <col><b>To give over</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under <u>Come</u>, <u>Do</u>, <u>Give</u>, etc.</cd> — <col><b>To throw over</b></col>, <cd>to abandon; to betray. Cf. <i>To throw overboard</i>, under <u>Overboard</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O"ver</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Upper; covering; higher; superior; also, excessive; too much or too great; — chiefly used in composition; as, <i>over</i>shoes, <i>over</i>coat, <i>over</i>- garment, <i>over</i>lord, <i>over</i>work, <i>over</i>haste.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Cricket)</i> <def>A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*a*bound"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be exceedingly plenty or superabundant.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*act"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he <i>overacted</i> his part.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act upon, or influence, unduly.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The hope of inheritance <i>overacts</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*act"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*ac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Per&?;ormance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*af*fect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To affect or care for unduly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ag"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*all</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Everywhere.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*alls</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of loose trousers worn over others to protect them from soiling.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Waterproof leggings.</def> <i>R. D. Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*anx*i"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being overanxious; excessive anxiety.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*anx"ious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Anxious in an excessive or needless degree.</def> — <wf>O"ver*anx"ious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*arch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch.</def> "Brown with <i>o'erarching</i> shades." <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver-arm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Cricket, etc.)</i> <def>Done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm raised above the shoulder. See <u>Overhard</u>.</def> "An <i>over-arm</i> with a round-arm bowler." <i>R. A. Proctor.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*awe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overawed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overawing</u>.] <def>To awe exceedingly; to subjugate or restrain by awe or great fear.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The king was present in person to overlook the magistrates, and <i>overawe</i> these subjects with the terror of his sword.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*aw"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Awful, or reverential, in an excessive degree.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bal"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed equality with; to outweigh.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*bal`ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as, an <i>overbalance</i> of exports.</def> <i>J. Edwards.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*bar"ren</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively barren.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*bat"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Over</i> + <i>battle</i>, a.] <def>Excessively fertile; bearing rank or noxious growths.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Overbattle</i> grounds." <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bear down or carry down, as by excess of weight, power, force, etc.; to overcome; to suppress.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The point of reputation, when the news first came of the battle lost, did <i>overbear</i> the reason of war.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Overborne</i> with weight the Cyprians fell.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They are not so ready to <i>overbear</i> the adversary who goes out of his own country to meet them.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd. )</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To domineer over; to overcome by insolence.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bear"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To bear fruit or offspring to excess; to be too prolific.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bear"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Overpowering; subduing; repressing.</def> <i>I. Watts.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent.</def></p>

<p>—<wf>O`ver*bear"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O`ver*bear"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bend to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bend"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To bend over.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bid"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bid or offer beyond, or in excess of.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outlive.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*blow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To blow over, or be subdued.</def> [R.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by <i>overblowing</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*blow"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When this cloud of sorrow's <i>overblown</i>.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall <i>overboard</i>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To throw overboard</b></col>, <cd>to discard; to abandon, as a dependent or friend.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*boil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To boil over or unduly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Nor is discontent to keep the mind<BR> Deep in its fountain, lest it <i>overboil</i><BR> In the hot throng.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively or presumptuously bold; impudent.</def> <i>Shak.</i> — <wf>O"ver*bold"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*book"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively bookish.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*boun"te*ous</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bounteous to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*breed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To breed to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*brim"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To flow over the brim; to be so full as to overflow.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*brow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hang over like a brow; to impend over.</def> [Poetic] <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Did with a huge projection <i>overbrow</i><BR> Large space beneath.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*build"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To build over.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To build too much; to build beyond the demand.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*built"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having too many buildings; as, an <i>overbuilt</i> part of a town.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bulk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To oppress by bulk; to overtower.</def> [Obs. & R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*bur"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To load with too great weight or too much care, etc.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*bur`den</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*bur"den*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too burdensome.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*burn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To burn too much; to be overzealous.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver-bus"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too busy; officious.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*buy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To buy too much.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To buy at too dear a rate.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*can"o*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover as with a canopy.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ca"pa*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too capable.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Overcapable</i> of such pleasing errors.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*care"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive care.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1022 !></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*care"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too careful.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*cark"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too anxious; too full of care.</def> [Archaic] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*car"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point.</def> <i>Hayward.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*cast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Those clouds that <i>overcast</i> your morn shall fly.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To compute or rate too high.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Sewing)</i> <def>To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*catch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overtake.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"ver*cau"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess.</def> — <wf>O"ver*cau"tious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O"ver*cau"tiou*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*change`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Too much or too frequent change; fickleness.</def> [R.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*charge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Supercharge</u>, <u>Surcharge</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.</def> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p> <sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fill too full; to crowd.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Our language is <i>overcharged</i> with consonants.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To exaggerate; as, to <i>overcharge</i> a description.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Overcharged mine</b></col>. <i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>See <i>Globe of compression</i>, under <u>Globe</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*charge"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make excessive charges.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*charge`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Supercargo</u>, <u>Supercharge</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An excessive load or burden.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An excessive charge in an account.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*climb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To climb over.</def> <i>Surrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*cloud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*cloy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fill beyond satiety.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*coat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Surcoat</u>.] <def>A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*cold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Cold to excess.</def> <i>Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*col"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To color too highly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*come"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overcame</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overcome</u>; <pos><i>p. pr & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overcoming</u>.] [AS. <i>ofercuman</i>. See <u>Over</u>, <u>Come</u>, and cf. <u>Supervene</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to <i>overcome</i> enemies in battle.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This wretched woman <i>overcome</i><BR> Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To overflow; to surcharge.</def> [Obs.] <i>J. Philips.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To come or pass over; to spreads over.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>overcome</i> us like a summer's cloud.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See <u>Conquer</u>.</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*come"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To gain the superiority; to be victorious.</def> <i>Rev. iii. 21.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*com"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who overcomes.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*com"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Conquering; subduing.</def> — <wf>O`ver*com"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*con"fi*dence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*con"fi*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Confident to excess.</def> — <wf>O"ver*con"fi*dent*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*cost"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too costly.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*count"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rate too high; to outnumber.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*cov"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover up.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*cred"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too credulous.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*crow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower.</def> <i>Spenser. Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*crowd"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To crowd too much.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*cun"ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exceedingly or excessively cunning.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*cu"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too curious.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*dare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*date"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To date later than the true or proper period.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*deal`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The excess.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The <i>overdeal</i> in the price will be double.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*del"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too delicate.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*de*light"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Delighted beyond measure.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*dight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered over.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*do"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overdid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overdone</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overdoing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Anything so <i>overdone</i> is from the purpose of playing.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to <i>overdo</i> one's strength.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To surpass; to excel.</def> [R.] <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cook too much; as, to <i>overdo</i> the meat.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*do"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To labor too hard; to do too much.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*do"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who overdoes.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*dose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*dose`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Too great a dose; an excessive dose.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*draw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overdrew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overdrawn</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overdrawing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exaggerate; to overdo.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Banking)</i> <def>To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*dress"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*drink"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To drink to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*drive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*drown"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wet or drench to excess.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*dry"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dry too much.</def> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*due"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an <i>overdue</i> vessel; an <i>overdue</i> note.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*dye"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dye with excess of color; to put one color over (another).</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ea"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too eager; too impatient.</def> — <wf>O`ver*ea"ger*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O"ver*ea"ger*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ear"nest</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too earnest.</def> — <wf>O"ver*ear"nest*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O"ver*ear"nest*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*eat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To gnaw all over, or on all sides.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To eat to excess; — often with a reflexive.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*el"e*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too elegant.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*emp"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make too empty; to exhaust.</def> [R.] <i>Carew.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*est</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Superl.</i></pos> of <u>Over</u>.] <def>Uppermost; outermost.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Full threadbare was his <i>overeste</i> courtepy.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i> </p>

<p><hw>O`ver*es"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To estimate too highly; to overvalue.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*es"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An estimate that is too high; as, an <i>overestimate</i> of the vote.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ex*cite"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excite too much.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*ex*cite"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ex*ert"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exert too much.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*ex*er"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive exertion.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*ex"qui*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*eye"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To superintend; to oversee; to inspect.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To see; to observe.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*fall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cataract; a waterfall.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A turbulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*fa*tigue"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive fatigue.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*fa*tigue"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fatigue to excess; to tire out.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*feed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overfed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overfeeding</u>.] <def>To feed to excess; to surfeit.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*fierce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively fierce.</def></p>

<p><hw>o`ver*fill"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fill to excess; to surcharge.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*fish"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fish to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*float"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overflow.</def> [R.] <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*flour"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make excessive display or flourish of.</def> <i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*flow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overflowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overflowing</u>.] [AS. <i>oferfl&?;wan</i>. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>Flow</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The northern nations <i>overflowed</i> all Christendom.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*flow"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To run over the bounds.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be superabundant; to abound.</def> <i>Rogers.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*flow`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Overflow meeting</b></col>, <cd>a meeting constituted of the surplus or overflow of another audience.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*flow"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He was ready to bestow the <i>overflowings</i> of his full mind on anybody who would start a subject.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*flow"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In great abundance; exuberantly.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*flush"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To flush to excess.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*flut"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To flutter over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*flux`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Overflow; exuberance.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*fly"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overflew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overflown</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overflying</u>.] <def>To cross or pass over by flight.</def> <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*fond"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fond to excess.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>— <wf>O"ver*fond"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O"ver*fond"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*force`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive force; violence.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*for"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Forward to excess; too forward.</def> — <wf>O"ver*for"ward*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*free"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar.</def> — <wf>O"ver*free"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*freight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overfreighted</u> (<u>Overfraught</u> (?), obs.); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overfreighting</u>.] <def>To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too heavily; to overload.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*fre"quent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too frequent.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*frieze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze.</def> <i>E. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*front"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To confront; to oppose; to withstand.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*fruit"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too fruitful.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*full"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oferfull</i>.] <def>Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*full"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver-gar`ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outer garment.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*gar"ri*son</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To garrison to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*gaze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gaze; to overlook.</def> [Poetic] "Earth's <i>o'ergazing</i> mountains." <i>Byron.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*get"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reach; to overtake; to pass.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To get beyond; to get over or recover from.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*gild"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ofergyldan</i>.] <def>To gild over; to varnish.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*gird"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gird too closely.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*give"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give over; to surrender; to yield.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*glad"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively or unduly glad.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*glance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To glance over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*glide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To glide over.</def> <i>Wyatt.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*gloom"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>Overgloomed</i> by memories of sorrow.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*go"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overwent</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overgone</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overgoing</u>.] [AS. <i>oferg&amacr;n</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To travel over.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exceed; to surpass.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cover.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To oppress; to weigh down.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*gorge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gorge to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*grace"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert.</def> [R.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*grassed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*great"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too great.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*great"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive greatness.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*greed"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively greedy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*gross"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too gross.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*ground"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Situated over or above ground; as, the <i>overground</i> portion of a plant.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*grow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overgrew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overgrown</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overgrowing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The green . . . is rough and <i>overgrown</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress.</def> [Obs.] <i>Mortimer.</i> "<i>O'ergrown</i> with labor." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p>[Usually in the past participle.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*grow"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, <i>overgrown</i> ox.</def> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*growth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive growth.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*hail"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Overhaul</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*hale"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Overhaul</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"ver*hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>He had gotten thereby a great <i>overhand</i> on me.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*hand`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Sewing)</i> <def>Over and over; — applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Baseball, Cricket, etc.)</i> <def>Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Overhand knot</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Illustration</i> of <u>Knot</u>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*hand`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an overhand manner or style.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*han"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*hang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overhung</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overhanging</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To impend or hang over.</def> [R.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To hang over; to jut or project over.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*hang"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To jut over.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*hang`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the <i>overhang</i> is five feet.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the <i>overhang</i> of a roof, of the eaves, etc.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the <i>overhang</i> of a shaft; <i>i. e.</i>, its projection beyond its bearing.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*hap"py</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exceedingly happy.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*hard"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To harden too much; to make too hard.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*har"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too hardy; overbold.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*haste`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Too great haste.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*has"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too hasty; precipitate; rash.</def> — <wf>O"ver*has"ti*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O`ver*has"ti*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*haul"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overhauled</u> (?); p. pr. & vb. n. <u>Overhauling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.</def></p>

<p><col><b>To overhaul a tackle</b></col>, <cd>to pull on the leading parts so as to separate the blocks.</cd> — <col><b>To overhaul running rigging</b></col>, <cd>to keep it clear, and see that no hitch occurs.</cd></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"ver*haul`</hw> (?), <hw>O`ver*haul"ing</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*head"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>While <i>overhead</i> the moon<BR> Sits arbitress.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p>Also used adjectively; as, an <i>overhead</i> crane, gear, etc.</p>

<p><col><b>Overhead engine</b></col>, <cd>a vertical steam engine in which the cylinder stands above the crank.</cd> — <col><b>Overhead work</b></col>, <cd>a general term in manufactories for countershafting and gearing, when overhead.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*hear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overheard</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overhearing</u>.] [AS. <i>oferhi&eacute;ran</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To hear again.</def> <i>ShaK.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*heat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Superheat</u>.] <def>To heat to excess; to superheat.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*heav`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively heavy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*hele"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oferhelian</i>.] <def>To hele or cover over.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*hent"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Hent</u>.] <def>To overtake.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>So forth he went and soon them <i>overhent</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*high"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oferhe&aacute;h</i>.] <def>Too high.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*high"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Too highly; too greatly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*hip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overhipped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overhipping</u>.] [<i>Over</i> + a word akin to E. <i>hop</i> to skip.] <def>To pass over by, or as by a hop; to skip over; hence, to overpass.</def> [Obs.] "When the time is <i>overhipt</i>." <i>Holland.</i></p>

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<p><hw>O`ver*hold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*hung"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Covered over; ornamented with hangings.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Suspended from above or from the top.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Overhung door</b></col>, <cd>a sliding door, suspended door, suspended from the top, as upon rollers.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*in"flu*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To influence in an excessive degree; to have undue influence over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*in*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To inform, fill, or animate, excessively.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*is"sue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the limit of capital, credit, or authority.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>An <i>overissue</i> of government paper.</blockquote> <i>Brougham.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*is"sue</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To issue in excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*jeal"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Over</i> + <i>jealous.</i> Cf. <u>Overzealous</u>.] <def>Excessively jealous; too jealous.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*joy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*joy`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive joy; transport.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*jump"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To jump over; hence, to omit; to ignore.</def> <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*king`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes.</def> <i>J. R. Green.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*know"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too knowing or too cunning.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*la"bor</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overlabored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overlaboring</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to labor excessively; to overwork.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To labor upon excessively; to refine unduly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*lade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overladed</u>; <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overladen</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overlading</u>.] [Cf. <u>Overload</u>.] <def>To load with too great a cargo; to overburden; to overload.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*land`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an <i>overland</i> journey.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*land`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By, upon, or across, land.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*land`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lan"guaged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Employing too many words; diffuse.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*lap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To lap over; to lap.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The lapping of one thing over another; as, an <i>overlap</i> of six inches; an <i>overlap</i> of a slate on a roof.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*large"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too large; too great.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*large"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess of size or bulk.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*lash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. E. <i>lash</i> extravagant, <i>lashing</i> lavish.] <def>To drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to boast.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*lash"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess; exaggeration.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"ver*late"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too late; exceedingly late.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*lave"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lave or bathe over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lav"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lavish to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overlaid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overlaying</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When any country is <i>overlaid</i> by the multitude which live upon it.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>As when a cloud his beams doth <i>overlay</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Framed of cedar <i>overlaid</i> with gold.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>And <i>overlay</i><BR> With this portentous bridge the dark abyss.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>This woman's child died in the night; because she <i>overlaid</i> it.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings iii. 19.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A heap of ashes that <i>o'erlays</i> your fire.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Printing)</i> <def>To put an overlay on.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A covering.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Printing)</i> <def>A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lay"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lay"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A superficial covering; a coating.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*lead"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*leap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oferhle&aacute;pan</i>. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>Leap</u>.] <def>To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore.</def> "Let me <i>o'erleap</i> that custom." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*learn"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too learned.</def> — <wf>O"ver*learn"ed</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O"ver*learn"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*leath`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Upper leather.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*leav"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To leaven too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lib"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too liberal.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lib"er*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an overliberal manner.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*lick"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lick over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*lie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overlay</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overlain</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overlying</u>.] <def>To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to <i>overlie</i> an infant.</def> <i>Quain.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A woman by negligence <i>overlieth</i> her child in her sleeping.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*light`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Too strong a light.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*light"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too light or frivolous; giddy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being overly; carelessness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lin"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to linger; to detain too long.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lip`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oferlibban</i>.] <def>The upper lip.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*live"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outlive.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The culture of Northumbria <i>overlived</i> the term of its political supermacy.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*live"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To live too long, too luxuriously, or too actively.</def> <i>Milton.</i> "<i>Overlived</i> in this close London life." <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*liv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A survivor.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*load"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overloaded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overloading</u>.] [Cf. <u>Overlade</u>.] <def>To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*load`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or rules of logic.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*long"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Too long.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*look"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overlooked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overlooking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to <i>overlook</i> a valley from a hill.</def> "The pile <i>o'erlooked</i> the town." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Titan] with burning eye did hotly <i>overlook</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to <i>overlook</i> a gang of laborers; to <i>overlook</i> one who is writing a letter.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.</def> "<i>Overlook</i> this pedigree." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The time and care that are required<BR> To <i>overlook</i> and file and polish well.</blockquote> <i>Roscommon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>If you trouble me I will <i>overlook</i> you, and then your pigs will die.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The times of ignorance therefore God <i>overlooked</i>.</blockquote> <i>Acts xvii. 30 (Rev. Ver. )</i></p>

<p><blockquote>They <i>overlook</i> truth in the judgments they pass.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>The pardoning and <i>overlooking</i> of faults.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*look"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who overlooks.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*loop`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Orlop</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lord`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master.</def> <i>Freeman.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lord"ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others.</def> <i>J. R. Green.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*loud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too loud; noisy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*love"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To love to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lus"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively luscious.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*lust"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too lusty, or lively.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough.</def> [Archaic] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excessive; too much.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an overly manner.</def> [Archaic]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ly"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lying over or upon something; as, <i>overlying</i> rocks.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*mag"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To magnify too much.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*mal"a*pert</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively malapert or impudent.</def> [Obs.] <i>Prynne.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*man`ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an excessive manner; excessively.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wiclif.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*march"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching.</def> <i>Baker.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*mast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*mas"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*match"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To marry (one) to a superior.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*match`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched.</def> <i>Milton. D. Webster.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*meas"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To measure or estimate too largely.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*meas`ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*med"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To meddle unduly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*med"dling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive interference.</def> "Justly shent for their <i>overmeddling</i>." <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*mel"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too mellow; overripe.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*mer"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive merit.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*mic"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Overmuch.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*mix"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mix with too much.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*mod"est</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Modest to excess; bashful.</def> — <wf>O"ver*mod"est*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*moist"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively moist.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*mois"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess of moisture.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*more"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Beyond; moreover.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"ver*mor"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The day after or following to-morrow.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bible (1551).</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fabyan.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*mount"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Surmount</u>.] <def>To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*much"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too much.</def> — <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In too great a degree; too much.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excess; a surplus.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*much"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance.</def> [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*mul"ti*ply</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*mul"ti*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outnumber.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*name"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To name over or in a series; to recount.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*neat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively neat.</def> <i>Spectator.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*nice"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively nice; fastidious.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i> — <wf>O"ver*nice"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O"ver*nice"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*night`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*night"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last <i>overnight</i>.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>I had been telling her all that happened <i>overnight</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*noise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overpower by noise.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*nu"mer*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively numerous; too many.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*of"fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To domineer over by virtue of office.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*of*fi"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious.</def> <i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*paint"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To color or describe too strongly.</def> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pam"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much.</def> <i>Dryton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*part"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give too important or difficult a part to.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overpassed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overpassing</u>.] [Cf. <u>Surpass</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to <i>overpass</i> a river; to <i>overpass</i> limits.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All the beauties of the East<BR> He slightly viewed and slightly <i>overpassed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To surpass; to excel.</def> [R.] <i>R. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pass"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To pass over, away, or off.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*pas"sion*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Passionate to excess.</def> — <wf>O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*pa"tient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Patient to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overpaid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overpaying</u>.] <def>To pay too much to; to reward too highly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*peer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To peer over; to rise above.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*peo"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To people too densely.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*perch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To perch upon; to fly over.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*per*suade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To persuade or influence against one's inclination or judgment.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pes"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pester exceedingly or excessively.</def> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pic"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass nature in the picture or representation of.</def> [Obs.] "<i>O'erpicturing</i> that Venus." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*please"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To please excessively.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*plus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Over</i> + L. <i>plus</i> more. See <u>Plus</u>, and cf. <u>Surplus</u>.] <def>That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p>"The <i>overplus</i> of a great fortune." <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ply"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*poise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outweigh; to overbalance.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*poise`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.</def> [R.] <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pol"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To polish too much.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*pon"der*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too heavy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*post"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To post over; to pass over swiftly, as by post.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*po"tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too potent or powerful.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overpowered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overpowering</u>.] <def>To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light <i>overpowers</i> the eyes.</def> "And <i>overpower'd</i> that gallant few." <i>Wordsworth.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.</p>

<p><hw>O"ver*pow`er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dominating power.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pow"er*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible.</def> — <wf>O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*praise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Overprize</u>, <u>Superpraise</u>.] <def>To praise excessively or unduly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*prais"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of praising unduly; excessive praise.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*press"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To overcome by importunity.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*pres"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive pressure or urging.</def> <i>London Athen&aelig;um.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*prize"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Overpraise</u>.] <def>Toprize excessively; to overvalue.</def> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*pro*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive production; supply beyond the demand.</def> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*prompt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate.</def> — <wf>O`ver*prompt"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*proof"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than proof spirit; that is, containing more than 49.3 per cent by weight of alcohol.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pro*por"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make of too great proportion.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*proud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exceedingly or unduly proud.</def> "<i>Overproud</i> of his victory." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*prov"i*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too provident.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*pro*voke"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To provoke excessively.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*quell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To quell or subdue completely.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*qui"et*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Too much quietness.</def> <i>Sir. T. Browne.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*rake"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overraked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overraking</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*rank"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too rank or luxuriant.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*rate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overrated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overrating</u>.] <def>To rate or value too highly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*rate`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excessive rate.</def> [R.] <i>Massinger.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*reach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overreached</u> (?), (<u>Overraught</u> (&?;), obs.); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overreaching</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reach above or beyond in any direction.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*reach"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reach too far</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; — said of horses.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cheat by cunning or deception.</def></p>

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<p><hw>O"ver*reach`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; — said of horses.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*reach"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*read"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To read over, or peruse.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*read"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too ready.</def> — <wf>O"ver*read"*i*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O"ver*read"i*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*reck"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reckon too highly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*red"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To smear with red.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*re*fine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To refine too much.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*re*fine"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive refinement.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*rent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rent for too much.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*rich"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exccessively rich.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ride"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overrode</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overridden</u> (?), <u>Overrode</u>, <u>Overrid</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overriding</u>.] [AS. <i>offer&imacr;dan</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The carter <i>overridden</i> with [<i>i. e.</i>, by] his cart.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low <i>overrides</i> another; to <i>override</i> a veto.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>I <i>overrode</i> him on the way.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*rigged"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having too much rigging.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*right"eous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively righteous; — usually implying hypocrisy.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*rig"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too rigid; too severe.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*rig"or*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too rigorous; harsh.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*ripe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Matured to excess.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*rip"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make too ripe.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*roast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To roast too much.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*rule"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overruled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overruling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God <i>overrules</i> the purposes of men; the chairman <i>overruled</i> the point of order.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His passion and animosity <i>overruled</i> his conscience.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>These [difficulties] I had habitually <i>overruled</i>.</blockquote> <i>F. W. Newman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was <i>overruled</i> by the court.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*rule"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and <i>overrules</i>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*rul"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that which, controls, governs, or determines.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*rul"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exerting controlling power; as, an <i>overruling</i> Providence.</def> — <wf>O`ver*rul"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*run"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overran</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overrun</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overrunning</u>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine <i>overran</i> its trellis; the farm is <i>overrun</i> with witch grass.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Those barbarous nations that <i>overran</i> the world.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Ahimaaz run by the way of the plain, and <i>overran</i> Cushi.</blockquote> <i>2 Sam. xviii. 23.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line <i>overruns</i> another in length.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In machinery, a sliding piece is said to <i>overrun</i> its bearing when its forward end goes beyond it.</p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>None of them the feeble <i>overran</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or next before.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*run"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Despised and trodden down of all that <i>overran</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, <i>overruns</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*run"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One that overruns.</def> <i>Lovelace.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*sat"u*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Supersaturate</u>.] <def>To saturate to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*say"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To say over; to repeat.</def> <i>Ford.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*scent"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Scented excessively.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Covered or concealed by a different odor.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*scru`pu*los"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Overscrupulousness.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*scru"pu*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Scrupulous to excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*scru"pu*lous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of scrupulousness.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*sea"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Beyond the sea; foreign.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"ver*sea"</hw> (?), <hw>O"ver*seas"</hw> (?), } <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Over the sea; abroad.</def> <i>Milton. Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*search"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To search all over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*sea"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To season too highly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*see"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Oversaw</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overseen</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overseeing</u>.] [AS. <i>ofers&eacute;on</i> to survey, to despise. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>See</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To omit or neglect seeing.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*see"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The most expert gamesters may sometimes <i>oversee</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Your partiality to me is much <i>overseen</i>, if you think me fit to correct your Latin.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*seer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an <i>overseer</i> of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an <i>overseer</i> of the poor; an <i>overseer</i> of highways.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*seer"ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of an overseer.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*sell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oversold</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overselling</u>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>One whose beauty<BR> Would <i>oversell</i> all Italy.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sell beyond means of delivery.</def> [Brokers'Cant]</p>

<p><col><b>Oversold market</b></col> <i>(Brokers' Cant)</i>, <cd>a market in which stocks or commodities have been sold "short" to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*set"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overset</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oversetting</u>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to <i>overset</i> a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to <i>overset</i> a government or a plot.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To fill too full.</def> [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*set"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the <i>overset</i> of a carriage.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An excess; superfluity.</def> [Obs.] "This <i>overset</i> of wealth and pomp. " <i>Bp. Burnel.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*shade`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ofersceadwian</i>. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>Shade</u>, and cf. <u>Overshadow</u>.] <def>To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*shad"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overshadowed</u>(?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overshadowing</u>. ] [Cf. <u>Overshade</u>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There was a cloud that <i>overshadowed</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Mark ix. 7.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To cover with a superior influence.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*shad"ow*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*shad"ow*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Overshadowing.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*shake"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*shine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To shine over or upon; to illumine.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To excel in shining; to outshine.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*shoe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*shoot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overshot</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overshooting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To shoot over or beyond.</def> "Not to <i>overshoot</i> his game." <i>South.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.</def> <i>Hartle.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To exceed; as, to <i>overshoot</i> the truth.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To overshoot one's self</b></col>, <cd>to venture too far; to assert too much.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*shoot"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To fly beyond the mark.</def> <i>Collier.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*shot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>From <u>Overshoot</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p>

<p><col><b>Overshot wheel</b></col>, <cd>a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its we'ght.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*sight`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An overlooking; an omission; an error.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Escape from an overlooked peril.</def> [R.] "His fool-happy <i>oversight</i>." <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking; inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*size"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in size.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*size"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover with viscid matter.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote><i>O'ersized</i> with coagulate gore.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*skip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To skip or leap over; to treat with indifference.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*skirt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*slaugh`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>overslag</i>.] <def>A bar in a river; as, the <i>overslaugh</i> in the Hudson River.</def> [Local, U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*slaugh"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [D. <i>overslaan</i>.] <def>To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to <i>overslaugh</i> a bill in a legislative body; to <i>overslaugh</i> a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment.</def> [Local Cant, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*sleep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sleep beyond; as, to <i>oversleep</i> one's self or one's usual hour of rising.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*sleep"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To sleep too long.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*slide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To slide over or by.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*slip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to <i>overslip</i> time or opportunity.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*slop`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oferslop</i>.] <def>An outer garment, or slop.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*slow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render slow; to check; to curb.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hammond.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*slow"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too slow.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vers*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oversmen</b></plw> (&?;).</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An overseer; a superintendent.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected, disagree.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*snow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover with snow, or as with snow.</def> [Poetic] <i>Shak. Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*soon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Too soon.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*sor"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To grieve or afflict to excess.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*soul`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The all- containing soul.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>That unity, that <i>oversout</i>, within which every man's particular being is contained and made one with all other.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*sow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ofersawan</i>.] <def>To sow where something has already been sown.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>His enemy came and <i>oversowed</i> cockle among the wheat.</blockquote> <i>Matt. x&?;ii. 25. (Douay Version).</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*span"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reach or extend over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*speak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ofersprecan</i>.] <def>To exceed in speaking; to speak too much; to use too many words.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*spin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly.</def> <i>W. Cartwright.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*spread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overspread</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overspreading</u>.] [AS. <i>oferspr&aemacr;dan</i>.] <def>To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge <i>overspread</i> the earth.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Those nations of the North<BR> Which <i>overspread</i> the world.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*spread"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be spread or scattered over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*spring"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spring or leap over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*stand"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>What madman would <i>o'erstand</i> his market twice ?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*stare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outstare.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*stare"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To stare wildly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ascham.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*state"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overstated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overstating</u>.] <def>To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*state"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An exaggerated statement or account.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*stay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overstayed</u> (?) or <u>Overstaid</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overstaying</u>.] <def>To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to <i>overstay</i> the appointed time.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*step"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overstepped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overstepping</u>.] [AS. <i>ofersteppan</i>.] <def>To step over or beyond; to transgress.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*stock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Stock in excess.</def> <i>Tatler.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*stock"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overstocked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overstocking</u>.] <def>To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to <i>overstock</i> a market with goods, or a farm with cattle.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*store"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overstock.</def> <i>Sir. M. Hale.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver-sto`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*strain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overstrained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overstraining</u>.] <def>To strain one's self to excess.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*strain"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stretch or strain too much; as to <i>overstrain</i> one's nerves.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*strait"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Too straitly or strictly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*straw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overstrew.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*strew"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To strew or scatter over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*strict"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively strict.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*stride"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stride over or beyond.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*strike"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To strike beyond.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*strow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Overstrew</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*stu"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too studious.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*sub"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively subtile.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*sum`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sum or quantity over; surplus.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*sup*ply"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply in excess.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*sup*ply`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excessive supply.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>A general <i>oversupply</i> or excess of all commodities.</blockquote> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*sure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively sure.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*sway"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bear sway over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*swell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To swell or rise above; to overflow.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"vert</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>overt</i>, F. <i>ouvert</i>, p. p. of OF. <i>ovrir</i>, F. <i>ouvrir</i>, to open, of uncertain origin; cf. It. <i>aprire</i>, OIt. also <i>oprire</i>, L. <i>aperire</i> to open, <i>operire</i> to cover, <i>deoperire</i> to uncover. Perch. from L. <i>aperire</i> influenced by F. <i>couvrir</i> to cover. Cf. <u>Aperient</u>, <u>Cover</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.</def></p>

<p><blockquote><i>Overt</i> and apparent virtues bring forth praise.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an <i>overt</i> act of treason.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same <i>overt</i> act, or on confession in open court.</blockquote> <i>Constitution of the U. S.</i></p>

<p>&fist; In criminal law, an <i>overt</i> act is an open done in pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the mere design or intent not being punishable without such act. In English law, market <i>overt</i> is an open market; a pound <i>overt</i> is an open, uncovered pound.</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*take"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overtook</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overtaken</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overtaking</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Follow after the men; and when thou dost <i>overtake</i> them, say . . . Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xliv. 4.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>He had him <i>overtaken</i> in his flight.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If a man be <i>overtaken</i> in a fault.</blockquote> <i>Gal. vi. 1</i></p>

<p><blockquote>I shall see<BR> The winged vengeance <i>overtake</i> such children.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (<i>overtaken</i>), drunken.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*talk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To talk to excess.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*task"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To task too heavily.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*tax"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tax or to task too heavily.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*te"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too tedious.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*tempt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tempt exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*throw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overthrew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overthrown</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overthrowing</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His wife <i>overthrew</i> the table.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>When the walls of Thebes he <i>overthrew</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>[Gloucester] that seeks to <i>overthrow</i> religion.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin; subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat; rout.</p>

<p><hw>O"ver*throw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Your sudden <i>overthrow</i> much rueth me.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><! p. 1025 !></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Baseball)</i> <def>The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Cricket)</i> <def>A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*thwart"</hw> (&omacr;"v&etilde;r*thw&add;rt"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.</def> "Our <i>overthwart</i> neighbors." <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing.</def> "<i>Overthwart</i> humor." <i>Clarendon.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*thwart"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Across; crosswise; transversely.</def> "Y'clenched <i>overthwart</i> and endelong." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*thwart"</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Across; from alde to side of.</def> "Huge trees <i>overthwart</i> one another." <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*thwart`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.</def> [Obs.] <i>Surrey.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*thwart"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cross; to oppose.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>O"ver*thwart"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an overthwart manner; across; also, perversely.</def> [Obs.] <i>Peacham.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*thwart"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being overthwart; perverseness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Lord Herbert.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*tilt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tilt over; to overturn.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*time`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*tire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tire to excess; to exhaust.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*tire"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To become too tired.</def> <i>Br. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ti"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give too high a title to.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vert*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Publicly; openly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*toil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overwork.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*toil"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To weary excessively; to exhaust.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Then dozed a while herself, but <i>overtoiled</i><BR> By that day's grief and travel.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*tone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A translation of G. <i>oberton</i>. See <u>Over</u>,<u>Tone</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the natural harmonic scale of tones, as the octave, twelfth, fifteenth, etc.; an aliquot or "partial" tone; a harmonic. See <u>Harmonic</u>, and <u>Tone</u>.</def> <i>Tyndall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*top"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overtopped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overtopping</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.</def> "To <i>&?; 'ertop</i> old Pelion." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>If kings presume to <i>overtop</i> the law by which they reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into order.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure.</def> <i>Becon.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*tow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tower over or above.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*tow"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To soar too high.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*trade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or seleng them; to overstock the market.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*trad"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of the market.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*tread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oferiredan</i>.] <def>To tread over or upon.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*trip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To trip over nimbly.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*trou"bled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively troubled.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*trow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be too trustful or confident; to trust too much.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif &?;</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*trust`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive confidence.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*trust"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To trust too much.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*ture</hw> (?), [OF. <i>overture</i>, F. <i>ouverture</i>, fr. OF. <i>ovrir</i>, F. <i>ouvrir</i>. See <u>Overt</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> "The cave's inmost <i>overture</i>." <i>Chapman.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disclosure; discovery; revelation.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>It was he<BR> That made the <i>overture</i> of thy treasons to us.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection.</def> "The great <i>overture</i> of the gospel." <i>Barrow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition, for a full orchestra, designed as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, or ballet, or as an independent piece; — called in the latter case a <i>concert overture</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make an overture to; as, to <i>overture</i> a religious body on some subject.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*turn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overturned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overturning</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to <i>overturn</i> a carriage or a building.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To overpower; to conquer.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><b>Syn.</b> — To demolish; overthrow. See <u>Demolish</u>.</p>

<p><hw>O"ver*turn`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an <i>overturn</i> of parties.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*turn"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*turn"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who overturns.</def> <i>South.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*vail"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Overveil</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*val`u*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive valuation; overestimate.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*val"ue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overvalued</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overvaluing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To value excessively; to rate at too high a price.</def> "To <i>overvalue</i> human power." <i>Holyday.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in value.</def> [R.] <i>H. Brooke.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*veil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To veil or cover.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*view`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Survey</u>.] <def>An inspection or overlooking.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*vote"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outvote; to outnumber in votes given.</def> [R.] <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*walk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To walk over or upon.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*war"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To defeat.</def> [Obs.] <i>Warner.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*wa"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too wary; too cautious.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*wash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overflow.</def> <i>Holinshed.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*wast"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wasted or worn out; &?;onsumed; spent</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*watch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To watch too much.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To weary or exhaust by watching.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*wax"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wax or grow too rapindly or too much.</def> [Obs.] <i>R. of Gloucester.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*weak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too weak; too feeble.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*wear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wear too much; to wear out.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*wea"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To weary too much; to tire out.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*weath"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To expose too long to the influence of the weather.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ween"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oferw&?;nian</i>. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>Ween</u>.] <def>To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>They that <i>overween</i>,<BR> And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ween"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who overweens.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><blockquote>The conceits of warmed or <i>overweening</i> brain.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ween"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.</def> — <wf>O`ver*ween"ingly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>Milton.</i> — <wf>O`ver*ween"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><blockquote>Here's an <i>overweening</i> rogue.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*ween"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Conceit; arrogance.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*weigh"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down.</def> <i>Drayton. Hooker.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*weight`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Superabundance of weight; preponderance.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*weight"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Overweighing; excessive.</def> [Obs.] "Of no <i>overweight</i> worth." <i>Fuller.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*well"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overflow.</def> <i>R. D. Blackmore.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*wet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive wetness.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Another ill accident is, <i>overwet</i> at sowing time.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*whelm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overwhelmed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overwhelming</u>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The sea <i>overwhelmed</i> their enemies.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxxviii. 53.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath <i>overwhelmed</i> me.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lv. 5.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Foul deeds will rise,<BR> Though all the earth <i>o'erwhelm</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen,<BR> All in a moment <i>overwhelmed</i> and fallen.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To project or impend over threateningly.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>His louering brows <i>o'erwhelming</i> his fair sight.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to surround, to cover.</def> <i>Papin.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*whelm`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of overwhelming.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>O`ver*whelm"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Overpowering; irresistible.</def> — <wf>O`ver*whelm"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*wind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*wing"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outflank.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*wise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too wise; affectedly wise.</def> — <wf>O`ver*wise"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> — <wf>O`ver*wise"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*wit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outwit.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*word"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To say in too many words; to express verbosely.</def> <i>Hales.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*work"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overworked</u> (?) or <u>Overwrought</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overworking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to <i>overwork</i> a horse.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>My days with toil are <i>overwrought</i>.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To decorate all over.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*work"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To work too much, or beyond one's strength.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*work`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*worn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> from <u>Overwear</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*wrest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wrest or force from the natural or proper position.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*wres"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To subdue by wrestling.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`ver*wrought</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> from <u>Overwork</u>. <def>Wrought upon excessively; overworked; overexcited.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*zeal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess of zeal.</def> <i>Fairfax.</i></p>

<p><hw>O"ver*zeal"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too zealous.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`vi*cap"sule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>capsule</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat)</i> <def>The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Same as <u>O&ouml;theca</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vi*cell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ovum</i> + <i>cell</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l)</i> <def>One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undegro the first stages of their development. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Chilostoma</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*vic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ov</i>um an egg.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an egg.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vi*cyst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>cyst</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The pouch in which incubation takes place in some Tunicata.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*vid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of Ovid.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`vi*du"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to oviducts; as, <i>oviducal</i> glands.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vi*duct</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>duct</i>: cf. F. <i>oviducte</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also called <i>Fallopian tubes</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*vif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. <i>ovif&egrave;re</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Egg-bearing; — applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>- form</i>: cf. F. <i>oviforme</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an <i>oviform</i> leaf.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*vig"er*ons</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>-gerous</i>: cf. F. <i>ovigere</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Bearing eggs; oviferous.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ovine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ovinus</i>, fr. <i>ovis</i> sheep: cf. F. <i>ovine</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O*vip"a*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Oviparous</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An artificial division of vertebrates, including those that lay eggs; — opposed to <i>Vivipara</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`vi*par"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Oviparous</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Generation by means of ova. See <u>Generation</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*vip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oviparus</i>; <i>ovum</i> egg + <i>parere</i> to bring forth: cf. F. <i>ovipare</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Producing young from rggs; as, an <i>oviparous</i> animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; — opposed to <i>viviparous</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`vi*pos"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oviposited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ovipositing</u>.] [See <u>Ovum</u>, and <u>Posit</u>.] <def>To lay or deposit eggs; — said esp. of insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`vi*pos"it</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To deposit or lay (an egg).</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O`vi*pos"it*ing</hw> (?), <hw>O`vi*po*si"tion</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`vi*pos"i*tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ovum an egg + positor</i> a placer, fr. <i>ponere</i> to place.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larv&aelig; of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vi*sac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>sac</i>.] <i>(Anat)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The inner layer of the fibrous wall of a Graafian follicle.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ovulist</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O`vo*coc"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ovococci</b></plw> (#). [<i>Ov</i>um + Gr. &?; grain, seed.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A germinal vesicle.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>O"void</hw> (?), <hw>O*void"al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>-oid</i>: cf. F. <i>ovo&iuml;de</i>.] <def>Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an <i>ovoidal</i> apple.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"void</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A solid resembling an egg in shape.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vo*lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>ovolo</i>, <i>uovolo</i>, fr. L. <i>ovum</i> an egg. Cf. <u>Ovule</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A round, convex molding. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Column</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In Roman work it is usually a quarter circle in section; in Greek work it is flatter, and is equivalent to the echinus; that is, it has in section the elastic curve of the shell of the sea urchin. In medi&aelig;val architecture it is not distinguishable from the multitude of convex moldings, of all sections, which are used.</p>

<p><hw>O*vol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>- logy</i>. Cf. F. <i>ovologie</i>.] <def>That branch of natural history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`vo*plas"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>plasma</i>.] <i>(Boil.)</i> <def>Yolk; egg yolk.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`vo*test"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Ovum</u>, and <u>Testis</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite gland.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*vo*vi*vip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>viviparous</i>: cf. F. <i>ovovivipare</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an <i>ovular</i> growth.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vu*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Pertaining to ovules.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Containing an ovule or ovules.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`vu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Phisiol.)</i> <def>The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. In the mammalian female the discharge occurs during menstruation.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of L. <i>ovum</i> an egg: cf. F. <i>ovule</i>. Cf. <u>Ovolo</u>, <u>Ovulum</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the <i>hilum</i>, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the <i>chalaza</i>, and their minute orifice is the <i>foramen</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An ovum.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`vu*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ovule</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <i>(biol.)</i> <def>Producing ovules.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vu*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A believer in the theory (called <i>encasement theory</i>), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called <i>ovist</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"vu*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>- lite</i>.] <def>A fossil egg.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O"vu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Ovula</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Ovule</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>An ovule.</def></p>

<p><hw>||O"vum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Ova</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Ovums</b></plw> (#). [L., an egg. See <u>Oval</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Mycropyle</u>.</def></p>

<p>&fist; The ovum is a typical cell, with a cell wall, cell substance, nucleus, and nucleolus. In man and the higher animals the cell wall, a vertically striated membrane, is called the <i>zona pellucida</i>; the cell contents, the <i>vitellus</i>; the nucleus, the <i>germinal vesicle</i>; and the nucleolus, the <i>germinal spot</i>. The diameter of the ripe ovum in man and the domestic animals varies between 1-200 and 1-120 of an inch.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>One of the series of egg- shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.</def> <i>Gwilt.</i></p>

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<p><hw>Owch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Ouch</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Speser.</i></p>

<p><hw>Owe</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Owed</u> (?), (<u>Ought</u> (&?;) obs.); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Owing</u> (?).] [OE. <i>owen</i>, <i>awen</i>,<i>aghen</i>, to have, own, have (to do), hence, owe, AS. <i>&amacr;gan</i> to have; akin to G. <i>eigen</i>, a., own, Icel. <i>eiga</i> to have, Dan. <i>eie</i>, Sw. <i>&auml;ga</i>, Goth. <i>&aacute;igan</i>, Skr. &?;. &?;&?;&?;&?;. Cf. <u>Ought</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, 2d <u>Own</u>, <u>Fraught</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><blockquote>Thou dost here usurp<BR> The name thou <i>ow'st</i> not.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he <i>owed</i> his wealth to his father; he <i>owed</i> his victory to his lieutenants.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p>

<p><blockquote>O deem thy fall not <i>owed</i> to man's decree.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject <i>owes</i> allegiance; the fortunate <i>owe</i> assistance to the unfortunate.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The one <i>ought</i> five hundred pence, and the other fifty.</blockquote> <i>Bible (1551).</i></p>

<p><blockquote>A son <i>owes</i> help and honor to his father.</blockquote> <i>Holyday.</i></p>

<p>&fist; <i>Owe</i> was sometimes followed by an objective clause introduced by the infinitive. "Ye <i>owen</i> to incline and bow your heart." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to <i>iwe</i> the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ow"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>oel</i>, <i>owel</i>, <i>iwel</i>,<i>ivel</i>, F. <i>&eacute;gal</i>, fr. L. <i>aequalis</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Equal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ow"el*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>oelt&eacute;</i>, <i>ivelt&eacute;</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Equality; — sometimes written <i>ovelty</i> and <i>ovealty</i>.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ow"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[See <u>Own</u>.] <def>Own.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ow"en*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of Robert <i>Owen</i>, who tried to reorganize society on a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community on the Clyde, Scotland, and, later, a similar one in Indiana.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"wher</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&amacr;hw&aelig;r</i>.] <def>Anywhere.</def> [Obs.] "If he found <i>owher</i> a good fellow." <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ow`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> [Used in a passive sense for <i>owed</i> (AS. <i>&amacr;gen</i>. See <u>Own</u>).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Had or held under obligation of paying; due.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>There is more <i>owing</i> her than is paid.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; — with <i>to</i>; as, misfortunes are often <i>owing</i> to vices; his failure was <i>owing</i> to speculations.</def></p>

<p><hw>Owl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&umacr;le</i>; akin to D. <i>uil</i>, OHG. <i>&umacr;wila</i>, G. <i>eule</i>, Icel. <i>ugla</i>, Sw. <i>ugla</i>, Dan. <i>ugle</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any species of raptorial birds of the family <i>Strigid&aelig;</i>. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits.</def></p>

<p>&fist; Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The species are numerous. See <i>Barn owl</i>, <i>Burrowing owl</i>, <i>Eared owl</i>, <i>Hawk owl</i>, <i>Horned owl</i>, <i>Screech owl</i>, <i>Snowy owl</i>, under <u>Barn</u>, <u>Burrowing</u>, etc.</p>

<p>&fist; In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, — and indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of wisdom. <i>Am. Cyc.</i></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A variety of the domestic pigeon.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Owl monkey</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of South American nocturnal monkeys of the genus <i>Nyctipithecus</i>. They have very large eyes. Called also <i>durukuli</i>.</cd> — <col><b>Owl moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a very large moth (<i>Erebus strix</i>). The expanse of its wings is over ten inches.</cd> — <col><b>Owl parrot</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the kakapo.</cd> — <col><b>Sea owl</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the lumpfish.</cd> — <col><b>Owl train</b></col>, <cd>a cant name for certain railway trains whose run is in the nighttime.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Owl</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Owled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Owling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pry about; to prowl.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To carry wool or sheep out of England.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>&fist; This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by night.</p>

<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to carry on any contraband trade.</def> [Eng.]</p>

<p><hw>Owl"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Owl</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See <u>Owling</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>T. Brown.</i></p>

<p><hw>Owl"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Owleries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>An abode or a haunt of owls.</def></p>

<p><hw>Owl"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>owl</i>. Cf. <u>Howlet</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A small owl; especially, the European species (<i>Athene noctua</i>), and the California flammulated owlet (<i>Megascops flammeolus</i>).</def></p>

<p><col><b>Owlet moth</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any noctuid moth.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Owl"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having eyes like an owl's.</def></p>

<p><hw>Owl"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Owl</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><hw>Owl"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling, or characteristic of, an owl.</def></p>

<p><hw>Owl"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Affected wisdom; pompous dullness.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Owl"light`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Glimmering or imperfect light.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Own</hw> (&omacr;n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>unnen</i> to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. <i>unnan</i> to grant; akin to OS. <i>giunnan</i>, G. <i>g&ouml;nnen</i>, Icel. <i>unna</i>; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused with <i>own</i> to possess.] <def>To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we <i>own</i> that we have forfeited your love.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide;<BR> But his sagacious eye an inmate <i>owns</i>.</blockquote> <i>Keats.</i></p>

<p><hw>Own</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>owen</i>, <i>awen</i>, <i>auen</i>, <i>aughen</i>, AS. <i>&amacr;gen</i>, p. p. of <i>&amacr;gan</i> to possess; akin to OS. <i>&emacr;gan</i>, G. & D. <i>eigen</i>, Icel. <i>eiginn</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>egen</i>. &radic;110. See <u>Owe</u>.] <def>Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; — most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as <i>my</i>, <i>our</i>, <i>thy</i>, <i>your</i>, <i>his</i>, <i>her</i>, <i>its</i>, <i>their</i>, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my <i>own</i> father; my <i>own</i> composition; my <i>own</i> idea; at my <i>own</i> price.</def> "No man was his <i>own</i> [<i>i. e.</i>, no man was master of himself, or in possession of his senses]." <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><col><b>To hold one's own</b></col>, <cd>to keep or maintain one's possessions; to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or disadvantage in a contest.</cd> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Own</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Owned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Owning</u>.] [OE. <i>ohnien</i>, <i>ahnien</i>, AS. <i>&amacr;gnian</i>, fr. <i>&amacr;gen</i> own, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> See <u>Own</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to <i>own</i> a house.</def></p>

<p><hw>Own"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p>

<p><hw>Own"er*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without an owner.</def></p>

<p><hw>Own"er*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.</def></p>

<p><hw>Owre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&umacr;r</i>; akin to G. <i>auer</i>ochs, OHG. <i>&umacr;r</i>, <i>&umacr;r</i>ohso, Icel. <i>&umacr;rr</i>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The aurochs.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p>{ <hw>Owse</hw> (ouz), <hw>Ow"ser</hw> (ou"z&etilde;r), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tanner's ooze. See <u>Ooze</u>, 3.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox</hw> (&obreve;ks), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oxen</b></plw> (#). [AS. <i>oxa</i>; akin to D. <i>os</i>. G. <i>ochs</i>, <i>ochse</i>, OHG. <i>ohso</i>, Icel. <i>oxi</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>oxe</i>, Goth. <i>a&uacute;hsa</i>, Skr. <i>ukshan</i> ox, bull; cf. Skr. <i>uksh</i> to sprinkle. &radic;214. Cf. <u>Humid</u>, <u>Aurochs</u>.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of bovine animals, male and female.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>All sheep and <i>oxen</i>, yea, and the beasts of the field.</blockquote> <i>Ps. viii. 7.</i></p>

<p>&fist; The castrated male is called a <i>steer</i> until it attains its full growth, and then, an <i>ox</i>; but if castrated somewhat late in life, it is called a <i>stag</i>. The male, not castrated, is called a <i>bull</i>. These distinctions are well established in regard to domestic animals of this genus. When wild animals of this kind are spoken of, <i>ox</i> is often applied both to the male and the female. The name <i>ox</i> is never applied to the individual <i>cow</i>, or female, of the domestic kind. <i>Oxen</i> may comprehend both the male and the female.</p>

<p><col><b>Grunting ox</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the yak.</cd> — <col><b>Indian ox</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the zebu.</cd> — <col><b>Javan ox</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the banteng.</cd> — <col><b>Musk ox</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Musk</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Ox bile</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Ox gall</i>, below.</cd> — <col><b>Ox gall</b></col>, <cd>the fresh gall of the domestic ox; — used in the arts and in medicine.</cd> — <col><b>Ox pith</b></col>, <cd>ox marrow.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i> — <col><b>Ox ray</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>a very large ray (<i>Dicerobatis Giorn&aelig;</i>) of Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ projecting forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes becomes twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and weighs over a ton. Called also <i>sea devil</i>.</cd> — <col><b>To have the black ox tread on one's foot</b></col>, <cd>to be unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen were sacrificed to Pluto).</cd> <i>Leigh Hunt.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ox`ac"id</hw> (&obreve;ks`&abreve;s"&ibreve;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Oxyacid</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"a*lan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Alloxan</u>, by transposition of letters.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex nitrogenous substance C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>3</sub>H<sub>5</sub>O<sub>3</sub> obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), as a stable white crystalline powder; — called also <i>oxaluramide</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`a*lan"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Alloxantin</u>, by transposition of letters.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>5</sub>) obtained by the reduction of parabanic acid; — called also <i>leucoturic acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"a*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oxalate</i>. See <u>Oxalic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of oxalic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*al"de*hyde</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxa</i>lic + <i>aldehyde</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Glyoxal</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`al*eth"yl*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxal</i>ic + <i>ethyl</i> + <i>-ine</i>.] <def>A poisonous nitrogenous base (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>N<sub>2</sub>) obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*al"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Oxalis</u>: cf. F. <i>oxalique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oxalic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a dibasic acid, existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing, bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ox"a*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gly<i>oxal + - ine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Glyoxaline</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"a*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. &?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?; sharp, pungent, acid.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; — called also <i>wood sorrel</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"a*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`a*lur*am"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxaluric</i> + <i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Oxalan</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`a*lur"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of oxaluric acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`a*lur"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxal</i>yl + <i>urea</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"a*lyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxal</i>ic + <i>- yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A hydrocarbon radical (C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An old name for <i>carbonyl</i>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An old name for <i>carboxyl</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*am"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of oxamic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`a*meth"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxam</i>ic + <i>eth</i>yl.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`a*meth"yl*ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxam</i>ic + <i>methyl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Methyl oxamate, obtained as a pearly white crystalline substance.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*am"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>alic + <i>am</i>ido] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid NH<sub>2</sub>.C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>.HO obtained as a fine crystalline powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. Its ammonium salt is obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*am"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n</i></pos>, [<i>Ox</i>alic + <i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline neutral substance (C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>(NH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>) obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. It is the acid amide of oxalic acid. Formerly called also <i>oxalamide</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*am"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>ygen + <i>amido</i> + <i>-ine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`a*nil*am"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxanil</i>ic + <i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly by the action of cyanogen on aniline, and regarded as an anilide of oxamic acid; — called also <i>phenyl oxamide</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*an"i*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of oxanilic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`an*il"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>alic + <i>anil</i>ine.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; — used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heating these substances together.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*an"i*lide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>alic + <i>anil</i>ine + am<i>ide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of oxalic acid; — called also <i>diphenyl oxamide</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"bane`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A poisonous bulbous plant (<i>Buphane toxicaria</i>) of the Cape of Good Hope.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The dunlin.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def> The sanderling.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An African weaver bird (<i>Textor alector</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"bit`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The cow blackbird.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p>

<p><hw>Ox"bow`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter <universbold>U</universbold>, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"eye`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i> + <i>eye</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The oxeye daisy. See under <u>Daisy</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The corn camomile (<i>Anthemis arvensis</i>).</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A genus of composite plants (<i>Buphthalmum</i>) with large yellow flowers.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def> A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (<i>Parus major</i>) and the blue titmouse (<i>P. c&oelig;ruleus</i>).</def> [Prov. Eng.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The dunlin.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A fish; the bogue, or box.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Creeping oxeye</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>a West Indian composite plant (<i>Wedelia carnosa</i>).</cd> — <col><b>Seaside oxeye</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a West Indian composite shrub (<i>Borrichia arborescens</i>).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ox"*eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having large, full eyes, like those of an ox.</def> <i>Burton.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ox"fly`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The gadfly of cattle.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"ford</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the city or university of Oxford, England.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oxford movement</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Tractarianism</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Oxford School</b></col>, <cd>a name given to those members of the Church of England who adopted the theology of the so-called Oxford "Tracts for the Times," issued the period 1833 — 1841.</cd> <i>Shipley.</i> — <col><b>Oxford tie</b></col>, <cd>a kind of shoe, laced on the instep, and usually covering the foot nearly to the ankle.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ox"gang`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i> + <i>gang</i>, n., 1.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>See <u>Bovate</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"goad`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A goad for driving oxen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Hogshead</u>.] <def>Literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a dolt; a blockhead.</def></p>

<p><blockquote>Dost make a mummer of me, <i>oxhead</i>?</blockquote> <i>Marston.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ox"heal`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Bear's-foot</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"heart`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large heart- shaped cherry, either black, red, or white.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"hide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A measure of land. See 3d <u>Hide</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Oxide</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`i*da*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oxydabilit&eacute;</i>.] <def>Capability of being converted into an oxide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"i*da*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oxydable</i>.] <def>Capable of being converted into an oxide.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"i*date</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oxidated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oxidating</u>.] [Cf. f. <i>oxyder</i>. See <u>Oxide</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To oxidize.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ox`i*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oxidation</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"i*da`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An oxidizer.</def> [Obs.]</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A contrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp; — called also <i>oxygenator</i>.</def></p>

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<p><hw>Ox"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ox</i>yg&egrave;ne oxygen + ac<i>ide</i> acid: cf. F. <i>oxyde</i>. The French word was correctly spelt <i>oxide</i>, till about the year 1840, when, in ignorance or forgetfulness of the true history and composition of the word, the orthography was change to make it represent the <i>&upsilon;</i> of Gr. <grk>'oxy`s</grk>, from which it was supposed to be directly derived.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron <i>oxide</i>, ethyl <i>oxide</i>, nitrogen <i>oxide</i>, etc.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In the chemical nomenclature adopted by Guyton de Morveau, Lavoisier,and their associates, the term <i>oxides</i> was made to include all compounds of <i>oxygen</i> which had no acid (F. <i>acide</i>) properties, as contrasted with the acids, all of which were at that time supposed to contain oxygen. The orthography <i>oxyde</i>, <i>oxyd</i>, etc., was afterwards introduced in ignorance or disregard of the true etymology, but these forms are now obsolete in English. The spelling <i>oxid</i> is not common.</p>

<p><hw>Ox"i*di`za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being oxidized.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"i*dize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oxidized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oxidizing</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to; as, to <i>oxidize</i> nitrous acid so as to form nitric acid.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen; as, to <i>oxidize</i> alcohol so as to form aldehyde.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an <i>-ous</i> compound to an <i>-ic</i> compound; as, to <i>oxidize</i> mercurous chloride to <i>mercuric</i> chloride.</def></p>

<p>&fist; In certain cases <i>to oxidize</i> is identical with <i>to acidify</i>; for, in nearly all cases, the more oxygen a substance contains the more nearly does it approximate to acid qualities; thus, by oxidation many elements, as sulphur, nitrogen, carbon, chromium, manganese, etc., pass into compounds which are acid anhydrides, and thus practically in the acid state.</p>

<p><hw>Ox"i*dize`ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Oxidation.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ox"i*di`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong <i>oxidizers</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*id"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Existing in the state of a protoxide; — said of an oxide.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ox"ime</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*in"dol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>ygen + <i>indol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>7</sub>NO) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called <i>lactam</i> compound.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`i*od"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>y- (<sd><i>a</i></sd>) + <i>iodic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"like</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Characteristic of, or like, an ox.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"lip`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oxanslyppe</i>. See <u>Ox</u>, and <u>Cowslip</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The great cowslip (<i>Primula veris</i>, var. <i>elatior</i>).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"o*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of oxonic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*o"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford, England.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ox*o"ni*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Prob. gly<i>ox</i>alic + carb<i>onic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid (C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>5</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) not known in the free state, but obtained, in combination with its salts, by a slow oxidation of uric acid, to which it is related.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"peck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>An African bird of the genus <i>Buphaga</i>; the beefeater.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"shoe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&omacr;hsta</i>.] <def>The armpit; also, the arm.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p>

<p><hw>Ox"tongue`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, <i>Anchusa officinalis</i>, a kind of bugloss, and <i>Helminthia echioides</i>, both European herbs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y-</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A prefix, also used adjectively</def>, designating: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A compound containing <i>oxygen</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A compound containing the <i>hydroxyl group</i>, more properly designated by <i>hydroxy-</i>. See <u>Hydroxy-</u>.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oxy acid</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Oxyacid</u> (below).</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*a*ce"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> (<i>b</i>) + <i>acetic</i>.] <def>Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also <i>glycolic acid</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*ac"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>acid</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; — contrasted with the <i>hydracids</i>, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric acid. See <u>Acid</u>, and <u>Hydroxy-</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*am*mo"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>ammonia</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Hydroxylamine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*ben"zene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>benzene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Hydroxy benzene. Same as <u>Phenol</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*ben*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>benzoic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*bro"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>bromic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of oxygen and bromine.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*bu*tyr"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>butyric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a group of metameric acids (C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>.OH.CO<sub>2</sub>H).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*cal"ci*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>calcium</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as, the <i>oxycalcium</i> light. See <u>Drummond light</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*ca*pro"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Leucic</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*chlo"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>chloric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain compounds containing oxygen and chlorine.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Formerly designating an acid now called <i>perchloric acid</i>. See <u>Perchloric</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*chlo"ride</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>chloride</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic <i>oxychloride</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*crate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;;&?;&?;&?;&?; acid + &?;&?;&?;&?; to mix: cf. F. <i>oxycrat</i>.] <i>(med.)</i> <def>A Mixture of water and vinegar.</def> <i>Wiseman.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*cy"mene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>cymene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Hydroxy cymene. Same as <u>Carvacrol</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>oxyg&egrave;ne</i>, from Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; sharp, acid + root of &?;&?;&?;&?; to be born. So called because originally supposed to be an essential part of every <i>acid</i>.]</p>

<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.96.</def></p>

<p>&fist; It occurs combined in immense quantities, forming eight ninths by weight of water, and probably one half by weight of the entire solid crust of the globe, being an ingredient of silica, the silicates, sulphates, carbonates, nitrates, etc. Oxygen combines with all elements (except fluorine), forming oxides, bases, oxyacid anhydrides, etc., the process in general being called <i>oxidation</i>, of which <i>combustion</i> is only an intense modification. At ordinary temperatures with most substances it is moderately active, but at higher temperatures it is one of the most violent and powerful chemical agents known. It is indispensable in respiration, and in general is the most universally active and efficient element. It may be prepared in the pure state by heating potassium chlorate.</p>

<p> This element (called <i>dephlogisticated air</i> by Priestley) was named <i>oxygen</i> by Lavoisier because he supposed it to be a constituent of all acids. This is not so in the case of a very few acids (as <i>hydrochloric</i>, <i>hydrobromic</i>, <i>hydric sulphide</i>, etc.), but these do contain elements analogous to oxygen in property and action. Moreover, the fact that most elements approach the nearer to <i>acid</i> qualities in proportion as they are combined with more oxygen, shows the great accuracy and breadth of Lavoisier's conception of its nature.</p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Chlorine used in bleaching.</def> [Manufacturing name]</p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*gen*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oxygenated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oxygenating</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>oxyg&eacute;ner</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, <i>oxygenated</i> water (hydrogen dioxide).</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*gen*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oxyg&eacute;nation</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process of combining or of treating with oxygen; oxidation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*gen*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An oxidizer.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, oxygen; producing oxygen.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ox`y*ge"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The technical name of oxygen.</def> [R.]</p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*gen*i"za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Oxidizable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*gen*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oxygenized</u> (?); <pos><i>p pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Oxygenizing</u> (?).] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To oxidize.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*gen*ize`ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Oxidation.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*yg"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Oxygenic.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; sharp + &?;&?;&?; an angle: cf.F. <i>oxygone</i>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A triangle having three acute angles.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ox*yg"o*nal</hw> (?), <hw>Ox`y*go"ni*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having acute angles.</def> <i>Barlow.</i></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ox`Y*h&aelig;m`a*cy"a*nin</hw> (?), <hw>Ox`y*h&aelig;m`o*cy"a*nin</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>h&aelig;macyanin</i>, <i>h&aelig;mocyanin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>H&aelig;macyanin</u>.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>Ox`y*h&aelig;m`o*glo"bin</hw>, <hw>Ox`y*hem`o*glo"bin</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>h&aelig;moglobin</i>, <i>hemoglobin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Hemoglobin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*hy"dro*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>hydrogen</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen; as, <i>oxyhydrogen</i> gas.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oxyhydrogen blowpipe</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <u>Blowpipe</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Oxyhydrogen microscope</b></col>, <cd>a form of microscope arranged so as to use the light produced by burning lime or limestone under a current of oxyhydrogen gas.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*mel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oxymeli</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?;&?; acid + &?;&?;&?; honey.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A mixture of honey, water, vinegar, and spice, boiled to a sirup.</def> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*meth"yl*ene</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>methylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ox`y*mo"ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?; pointedly foolish; &?;&?;&?; sharp + &?;&?;&?; foolish.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., <i>cruel kindness</i>; <i>laborious idleness</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*mu"ri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a chloride.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Oxymuriate of lime</b></col>, <cd>chloride of lime.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>muriatic</i>: cf. F. <i>oxymuriatique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid.</def> [Archaic.]</p>

<p><col><b>Oxymuriatic acid</b></col>, <cd>chlorine, formerly so called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid.</cd> [Obs.]</p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*neu"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Betaine</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*yn"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; to make acid.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Acid; producing acid; -applied especially to certain glands and cells in the stomach.</def></p>

<p>{ <hw>||Ox`y*o"pi*a</hw> (?), <hw>Ox"y*o`py</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>oxyopia</i>, from Gr. &?;&?;&?; sharp + &?;&?;&?; sight.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Excessive acuteness of sight.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*phe"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy- (b)</i> + <i>phenol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, the phenol formerly called <i>oxyphenic acid</i>, and now <i>oxyphenol</i> and <i>pyrocatechin</i>. See <u>Pyrocatechin</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*phe"nol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A phenol, &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, produced by the distillation of catechin; called also <i>oxyphenic acid</i>, and now <i>pyrocatechin</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*yph"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; sharp + &?;&?;&?;&?; voice.] <def>Acuteness or shrillness of voice.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*quin"o*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>quinoline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Hydroxy quinoline; a phenol derivative of quinoline, — called also <i>carbostyril</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>||Ox`y*rhyn"cha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr.&?;&?;&?;&?; sharp + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; snout.] <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>The maioid crabs.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox*yr"rho*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; (sc. &?;&?;&?;); <grk>'oxy`s</grk> acid + &?;&?;&?;&?; made of roses, &?;&?;&?;&?; rose.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A mixture of two parts of the oil of roses with one of the vinegar of roses.</def> <i>Floyer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*salt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>salt</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of an oxyacid, as a sulphate.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*sul"phide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A ternary compound of oxygen and sulphur.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*sul"phu*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An oxysulphide.</def> [Obsolescent]</p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*toc"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; sharp, quick + &?;&?;&?;&?; birth.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Promoting uterine contractions, or parturition.</def> — <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An oxytocic medicine or agent.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*tol"u*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>toluene</i>.] <def>One of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene, called the <i>cresols</i>. See <u>Cresol</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?; sharp + &?;&?;&?; tone.] <def>Having an acute sound; <i>(Gr. Gram.)</i>, having an acute accent on the last syllable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox"y*tone</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An acute sound.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. Gram.)</i> <def>A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.</def></p>

<p><hw>Ox`y*ton"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Gr. Gram.)</i> <def>Oxytone.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"yer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Anglo F., a hearing, from OF. <i>o&iuml;r</i>, F. <i>ou&iuml;r</i>, to hear, L. <i>audire</i>. See <u>Audible</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court prays <i>oyer</i> of a writing.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p>

<p><col><b>Oyer and terminer</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a term used in England in commissions directed to judges of assize about to hold court, directing them to hear and determine cases brought before them. In the U.S. the phrase is used to designate certain criminal courts.</cd></p>

<p><hw>O"yez`</hw> (&omacr;y&ebreve;s; 277), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> [Anglo-F. <i>oyez</i> hear ye. See <u>Oyer</u>.] <def>Hear; attend; — a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.</def> [Written also <i>oyes</i>.]</p>

<p><hw>Oy"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Eyelet</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Eyelet</u>.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Oillet</u>.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oy"noun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Onion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p>

<p><hw>Oys"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>oistre</i>, F. <i>hu&icirc;tre</i>, L. <i>ostrea</i>, <i>ostreum</i>, Gr. <grk>'o`streon</grk>; prob. akin to <grk>'ostre`on</grk> bone, the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. <u>Osseous</u>, <u>Ostracize</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster (<i>Ostrea edulis</i>), and the American oyster (<i>Ostrea Virginiana</i>), are the most important species.</def></p>

<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.</def></p>

<p><col><b>Fresh-water oyster</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any species of the genus <i>Etheria</i>, and allied genera, found in rivers of Africa and South America. They are irregular in form, and attach themselves to rocks like oysters, but they have a pearly interior, and are allied to the fresh-water mussels.</cd> — <col><b>Oyster bed</b></col>, <cd>a breeding place for oysters; a place in a tidal river or other water on or near the seashore, where oysters are deposited to grow and fatten for market. See 1st <u>Scalp</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> — <col><b>Oyster catcher</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of wading birds of the genus <i>H&aelig;matopus</i>, which frequent seashores and feed upon shellfish. The European species (<i>H. ostralegus</i>), the common American species (<i>H. palliatus</i>), and the California, or black, oyster catcher (<i>H. Bachmani</i>) are the best known.</cd> — <col><b>Oyster crab</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>a small crab (<i>Pinnotheres ostreum</i>) which lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the oyster.</cd> — <col><b>Oyster dredge</b></col>, <cd>a rake or small dragnet of bringing up oyster from the bottom of the sea.</cd> — <col><b>Oyster fish</b></col>. (<i>Zo&ouml;l</i>.) <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The tautog.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The toadfish.</cd> — <col><b>Oyster plant</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A plant of the genus <i>Tragopogon</i> (<i>T. porrifolius</i>), the root of which, when cooked, somewhat resembles the oyster in taste; salsify;</cd> — called also <i>vegetable oyster</i>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A plant found on the seacoast of Northern Europe, America and Asia (<i>Mertensia maritima</i>), the fresh leaves of which have a strong flavor of oysters.</cd> — <col><b>Oyster plover</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Oyster catcher</i>, above.</cd> — <col><b>Oyster shell</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>the shell of an oyster.</cd> — <col><b>Oyster wench</b></col>, <col><b>Oyster wife</b></col>, <col><b>Oyster women</b></col>, <cd>a women who deals in oysters.</cd> — <col><b>Pearl oyster</b></col>. <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Pearl</u>.</cd> — <col><b>Thorny oyster</b></col> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i>, <cd>any spiny marine shell of the genus <i>Spondylus</i>.</cd></p>

<p><hw>Oys"ter-green`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A green membranous seaweed (<i>Ulva</i>) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, etc.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oys"ter*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.</def></p>

<p><hw>Oys"ter*ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zo&ouml;l.)</i> <def>A young oyster.</def></p>

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<p><hw>O*ze"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>ozaena</i>, Gr. <grk>'o`zaina</grk>, fr. <grk>'o`zein</grk> to smell.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of the bones of the nose.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`zo*ce"rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`zein</grk> to smell + &?; wax.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A waxlike mineral resin; — sometimes called <i>native paraffin</i>, and <i>mineral wax</i>.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`zo*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act of treating with ozone; also, the act of converting into, or producing, ozone; ozonization.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"zone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`zwn</grk> smelling, p. pr. of <grk>'o`zein</grk> to smell. See <u>Odor</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless gaseous substance (O&?;) obtained (as by the silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic form of oxygen, containing three atoms in the molecule. It is a streng oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by he ordinary tests it is liable to be confused with certain other substances, as hydrogen dioxide, or certain oxides of nitrogen. It derives its name from its peculiar odor, which resembles that of weak chlorine.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*zon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, ozone.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*zo`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ozone</i> + L. <i>-ficare</i> to make. See <u>fy</u>. ] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process of producing, or of subjecting to the action of, ozone.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`zo*ni*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Ozonation.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"zo*nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ozonized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Ozonizing</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To convert into ozone, as oxygen.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To treat with ozone.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"zo*ni`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An apparatus or agent for the production or application of ozone.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`zo*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ozone</i> + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for ascertaining the amount of ozone in the atmosphere, or in any gaseous mixture.</def> <i>Faraday.</i></p>

<p><hw>O`zo*no*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or used for, the determination of the amount of ozone; of or relating to ozonometry.</def></p>

<p><hw>O`zo*nom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The measurement or determination of the quantity of ozone.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*zo"no*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ozone</i> + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An apparatus employed to indicate the presence, or the amount, of ozone.</def></p>

<p><hw>O*zo`no*scop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ozone</i> + Gr. &?; to view.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Serving to indicate the presence or the amount of ozone.</def></p>

<p><hw>O"zo*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to or containing, ozone.</def></p>