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M (. 1. M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation,
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The letter M came into English from the Greek, through the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being further derived from the Phn, in lime, linden; emmet, ant; also to b.
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M is readily followed by b and p. the position of the lips in the formation of both letters being the same. The relation of b and m is the same as that of d and t to n. and that of g and k to ng.
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2. As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, both in English and Latin.
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M, n. 1. (Print.) A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square; also, the size of such a square in any given size of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type: 500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that number. [Written also em.]
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2. (law) A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy.
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M roof (Arch.), a kind of roof formed by the junction of two common roofs with a valley between them, so that the section resembles the letter M.
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M-1 n. A semiautomatic rifle which was standard issue to infantrymen in the United States Army in the mid-20th century.
Syn. -- Garand rifle, Garand, M-1 rifle.
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M1 n. The narrowest measure of the money supply, comprising the currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances.
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M2 n. A measure of the money supply broader than M1 but narrower than M3, comprising M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit).
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M3 n. A broad measure of the money supply, comprising M2 plus deposits at nonbanks such as savings and loan associations.
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Ma (m, n. [Cf. Mamma.] 1. A child's word for mother.
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2. [Hind.] In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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\'d8Ma, conj. [It.] (Mus.) But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, \'bdVivace, ma non troppo presto\'b8 (i. e., lively, but not too quick). Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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Maa (?), n. [See New a gull.] (Zo\'94l.) The common European gull (Larus canus); -- called also mar. See New, a gull.
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Maad (?), obs. p. p. of Make. Made. Chaucer.
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Maa"lin (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The sparrow hawk. (b) The kestrel.
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Maalox n. A trademark for an antacid.
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Ma'am (?), n. Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of madam often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation.
Syn. -- dame, madam, madame, lady, gentlewoman.
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Ma"a*ra shell` (?). (Zo\'94l.) A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (Turbo margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.
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\'d8Ma*ash"a (?), n. An East Indian coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.
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Maat (?), a. [See Mate, a.] Dejected; sorrowful; downcast. [Obs.] \'bdSo piteous and so maat.\'b8 Chaucer.
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Mab (m, prop. n. [Cf. W. mad a male child, a boy.]
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1. A slattern. [Prov. Eng.]
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2. [capitalized] The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy. Shak.
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Mab"ble (?), v. t. To wrap up. [Obs.]
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Mab"by (?), n. A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes.
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\'d8Ma*bo"lo (?), n. (Bot.) A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.
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Mac prop. n. Shortened form of Macintosh, a brand name for a personal computer; as, the latest Mac has great new features.
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Mac (?). [Gael., son.] A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son.
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mac n. Shortened form of mackintosh, a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric.
Syn. -- mackintosh, mac, mack.
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macabre (m adj. 1. portraying human injury or death in a way so as to inspiring shock or horror; gruesome; ghastly; as, macabre tortures conceived by madmen. [Also spelled macaber.]
Syn. -- ghastly, grisly, gruesome, lurid.
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2. Pertaining to or portraying the grim aspects of death, or the allegorical dance of death.
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Macaca prop. n. A genus of macaques including the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta), much used in laboratory biomedical research. Formerly called Macacus.
Syn. -- genus Macaca.
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Macaca mulatta n. The rhesus monkey of South Asia; used in medical research.
Syn. -- rhesus, rhesus monkey.
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Macaca radiata n. An Indian macaque with a bonnetlike tuft of hair.
Syn. -- bonnet macaque, bonnet monkey, capped macaque, crown monkey.
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Macaca sylvana n. The Barbary ape, a tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of Northwest Africa and Gibralter.
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\'d8Ma*ca"co (?), n. [Cf. Pg. macaco.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (Lemur macaco), and the ring-tailed lemur (L. catta).
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\'d8Ma*ca"cus (?), n. [NL., a word of African origin. Cf. Macaco, Macaque.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies, now usually called Macaca. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows. See also Macaca.
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macadam n. The broken stone used in macadamized roadways.
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2. A paved surface formed of compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar.
Syn. -- tartarmac, macadam.
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macadam macadamized adj. 1. paved with macadam{2}.
Syn. -- asphalt, tarmac, tarmacadam.
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macadamia n. 1. any tree of the genus Macadamia, especially Macadamia ternifolia.
Syn. -- macadamia tree.
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2. A macadamia nut.
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macadamia nut n. The hard-shelled nut of the Macadamia ternifolia, or the delicious edible nut without its shell; large quantities are produced in Hawaii and sold commercially.
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Mac*ad`am*i*za"tion (?), n. The process or act of macadamizing.
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Mac*ad"am*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Macadamized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Macadamizing.] [From John Loudon McAdam, who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.] To cover, as a road, or street, parking lot, playground, or other flat area, with macadam, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface.
Syn. -- tarmac.
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Mac*ad"am road` (?). [See Macadamize.] A macadamized road.
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macamba n. A tropical American feather palm (Acrocomia aculeata) having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.
Syn. -- grugru, gri gri, grugru palm, Acrocomia aculeata.
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Ma*ca"o (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A macaw.
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Ma*ca"o (?), prop. n. A territory in South China, on the Zhu Jiang river on the South China sea, formerly a territory of Portugal. Also, the capital city of this territory.
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\'d8Ma`caque" (?), n. [F. See Macacus.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macaca (formerly Macacus), found in rocky regions of Asia and Africa; as, Macaca maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies. Macaca mulatta is the Rhesus monkey, much used in biomedical research, and namesake of the Rh factor used in blood typing (due to discovery of that factor in the Rhesus monkey).
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Mac`a*ran"ga gum` (?). A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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macarena n. a dance performed by dancers in a line, or several lines, consisting mainly of hand and arm movements; also, the name of the song to which the dance is usually performed. It became popular in 1996.
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Mac"a*rize, v. t. [Gr. To congratulate. [Oxford Univ. Cant] Whately.
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Mac`a*ro"ni (?), n.; pl. Macaronis (#), or Macaronies. [Prov. It. macaroni, It. maccheroni, fr. Gr. Macaroon.] 1. Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of a wheat flour such as semolina, and used as an article of food; a form of Italian pasta.
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macaroni. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
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2. A medley; something droll or extravagant.
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3. A sort of droll or fool. [Obs.] Addison.
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4. A finical person; a fop; -- applied especially to English fops of about 1775, who affected the mannerisms and clothing of continental Europe. Goldsmith.
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5. pl. (U. S. Hist.) The designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich uniform. W. Irving.
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{ Mac`a*ro"ni*an (?), Mac`a*ron"ic (?), } a. [Cf. It. maccheronico, F. macaronique.] 1. Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled.
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2. Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry.
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Mac`a*ron"ic (?), n. 1. A heap of things confusedly mixed together; a jumble.
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2. A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots.
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Mac`a*roon" (?), n. [F. macaron, It. maccherone. See Macaroni.] 1. A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds or coconut, and sugar.
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2. A finical fellow, or macaroni. [Obs.]
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Ma*cart"ney (?), n. [From Lord Macartney.] (Zo\'94l.) A fire-backed pheasant. See Fireback.
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Ma*cas`sar oil" (?) n. A kind of oil formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so called because originally obtained from Macassar, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of perfumed castor oil and olive oil. Cf. antimacassar.
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Ma*ca"u (?), prop. n. Same as Macao, the territory.
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\'d8Ma*cau"co (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of small lemurs, as Lemur murinus, which resembles a rat in size.
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\'d8Ma`ca*va"hu (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A small Brazilian monkey (Callithrix torquatus), -- called also collared teetee.
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Ma*caw" (?), n. [From the native name in the Antilles.] (Zo\'94l.) Any parrot of the genus Ara, Sittace, or Macrocercus. About eighteen species are known, all of them found in Central and South America. They are large and have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly contrasted; they are among the largest and showiest of parrots. Different species names have been given to the same macaw, as for example the Hyacinthine macaw, which has been variously classified as Anodorhyncus hyacynthinus, Anodorhyncus maximiliani, and Macrocercus hyacynthinus.
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Macaw bush (Bot.), a West Indian name for a prickly kind of nightshade (Solanum mammosum). -- Macaw palm, Macaw tree (Bot.), a tropical American palm (Acrocomia fusiformis and other species) having a prickly stem and pinnately divided leaves. Its nut yields a yellow butter, with the perfume of violets, which is used in making violet soap. Called also grugru palm.
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Mac`ca*be"an (?), prop. a. Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.
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Mac"ca*bees (?), n. pl. 1. The name given in later times to the Asmon\'91ans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 b. c., which led to a period of freedom for Israel. Schaff-Herzog.
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2. The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.
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{ Mac"ca*boy (?), Mac"co*boy (?), } n. [From a district in the Island of Martinique where it is made: cf. F. macouba.] A kind of snuff.
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maccaroni wheat n. A type of wheat (Triticum durum) with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in South Russia, North Africa, and North central North America.
Syn. -- durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum.
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Mac"co (?), n. A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century. Thackeray.
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Mace (m, n. [Jav. & Malay. m\'bes, fr. Skr. m\'besha a bean.] A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. S. W. Williams.
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Mace (?), n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.] (Bot.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
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Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of Myristica Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.
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Mace, n. [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.] 1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor. Chaucer.
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Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. Milton.
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2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. \'bdSwayed the royal mace.\'b8 Wordsworth.
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3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer. Macaulay.
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4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
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5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
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Mace (?), prop. n. [Trademark.] A chemical preparation containing tear gas in a solvent, packaged in the form of a spray, and used to temporarily incapacitate people, such as rioters or criminals, by causing intense eye and skin irritation; also called chemical mace. It is designed to be a non-lethal weapon for defending against violent people.
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macebearer, mace bearer n. an official who carries the mace of office before persons in authority.
Syn. -- mace, macer.
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\'d8Ma`c\'82`doine" (?), n. [F., apparently the same word as Mac\'82doine Macedonia.] A kind of mixed dish, as of cooked vegetables with white sauce, sweet jelly with whole fruit, mixed diced fruits or vegetables etc.; served hot or cold; Also, (fig.), a medley.
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Macedon, Macedonia prop. n. the ancient kingdom of Phillip II and Alexander the Great in the Southeastern Balkans that is now part of Greece, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia.
Syn. -- Macedonia.
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Mac`e*do"ni*an (?), a. [L. Macedonius, Gr. (Geog.) Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Macedonia.
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Mac`e*do"ni*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a certain religious sect, followers of Macedonius, Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the Father and the Son.
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Mac`e*do"ni*an*ism (?), n. The doctrines of Macedonius.
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Ma"cer (?), n. [F. massier. See Mace staff.] A mace bearer; an officer of a court. P. Plowman.
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Mac"er*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Macerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Macerating.] [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. 1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.] Harvey.
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2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. Baker.
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3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.
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Mac"er*a`ter (?), n. One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.
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Mac`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. maceratio: cf. F. mac\'82ration.] The act or process of macerating.
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mac`er*a"tive (?), a. Accompanied by or characterized by maceration.
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Machaeranthera n. A genus of wildflowers of Western North America.
Syn. -- genus Machaeranthera.
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{ \'d8Ma*ch\'91"ro*dus (m, \'d8Ma*chai"ro*dus (m, } n. [NL., fr. Gr. ma`chaira dagger + 'odoy`s tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers.
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\'d8Ma*che"te (mSp. m, n. [Sp.] A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or three feet in length, -- used by the inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and for various other purposes. J. Stevens.
Syn. -- matchet.
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Mach`i*a*vel"ian, Mach`i*a*vel"lian (?), a. [From Machiavel (also called Machiavelli), an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to the republic of Florence.] Of or pertaining to Machiavelli, or to his supposed principles for conduct of government, as enunciated in his tract The Prince; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity, political expediency, unscrupulous cunning, or bad faith; crafty.
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Mach`i*a*vel"ian, Mach`i*a*vel"lian, n. One who adopts the principles of Machiavelli; a cunning and unprincipled politician.
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{ Mach"i*a*vel*ism (?), Mach`i*a*vel"lian*ism (?), } n. [Cf. F. machiav\'82lisme; It. machiavellismo.] The supposed principles of Machiavelli, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.
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Ma*chic"o*la`ted (?), a. [LL. machicolatus, p. p. of machicolare, machicollare. See Machicolation.] Having machicolations. \'bdMachicolated turrets.\'b8 C. Kingsley.
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Mach`i*co*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. LL. machicolamentum, machacolladura, F. m\'83chicolis, m\'83checoulis; perh. fr. F. m\'8ache match, combustible matter + OF. coulis, couleis, flowing, fr. OF. & F. couler to flow. Cf. Match for making fire, and Cullis.]
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1. (Mil. Arch.) An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, for shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle.
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2. The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.
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\'d8Ma`chi`cou`lis" (?), n. [F. m\'83chicoulis.] (Mil. Arch.) Same as Machicolation.
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mach"i*lid (?), n. A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also jumping bristletail.
Syn. -- jumping bristletail.
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Machilidae (?), prop. n. A natural family of insects including the jumping bristletails.
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Ma*chin"al (?), a. [L. machinalis: cf. F. machinal.] Of or pertaining to machines.
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Mach"i*nate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Machinated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Machinating (?).] [L. machinatus, p. p. of machinari to devise, plot. See Machine.] To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. \'bdHow long will you machinate!\'b8 Sandys.
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Mach"i*nate (?), v. t. To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
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Mach`i*na"tion (?), n. [L. machinatio: cf. F. machination.] 1. The act of machinating. Shak.
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2. That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.
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Devilish machinations come to naught. Milton.
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His ingenious machinations had failed. Macaulay.
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Mach"i*na`tor (?), n. [L.] One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer. Glanvill. Sir W. Scott.
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Ma*chine" (m, n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. Mechanic.] 1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a construction, more or less complex, consisting of a combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their supports and connecting framework, calculated to constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit, modify, and apply them to the production of some desired mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.
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machine is most commonly applied to such pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts, for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture of cloth, etc. Where the effect is chemical, or other than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated an apparatus or device, not a machine; as, a bleaching apparatus. Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of mechanism are called engines; as, a steam engine, fire engine, graduating engine, etc. Although there is no well-settled distinction between the terms engine and machine among practical men, there is a tendency to restrict the application of the former to contrivances in which the operating part is not distinct from the motor.
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2. Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle. Dryden. Southey. Thackeray.
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3. A person who acts mechanically or at the will of another.
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4. A combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine.
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The whole machine of government ought not to bear upon the people with a weight so heavy and oppressive. Landor.
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5. A political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends; the Tammany machine. [Political Cant]
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6. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit. Addison.
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Elementary machine, a name sometimes given to one of the simple mechanical powers. See under Mechanical. -- Infernal machine. See under Infernal. -- Machine gun.See under Gun. -- Machine screw, a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into metal, in distinction from one which is designed especially to be screwed into wood. -- Machine shop, a workshop where machines are made, or where metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc. -- Machine tool, a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal, etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from a machine for producing a special article as in manufacturing. -- Machine twist, silken thread especially adapted for use in a sewing machine. -- Machine work, work done by a machine, in contradistinction to that done by hand labor.
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Ma*chine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Machined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Machining.] To subject to the action of machinery; to make, cut, shape, or modify with a machine; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine.
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machine bolt n. A threaded hexagonal or square-headed bolt with a nut; it is tightened with a wrench and used to connect metal parts.
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machine code n. (Computers) Same as machine language.
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machine-controlled machine-driven adj. same as automated.
Syn. -- automated.
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machine gun n. A fully automatic rapid-firing rifle, which continues to fire bullets repeatedly as long as the trigger is depressed; lighter versions may be carried in the hands, and heavier versions may be mounted on a tripod, vehicle, or other mount. The lighweight versions are sometimes called a submachine gun.
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machine gunner n. A soldier who operates a machine gun.
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machine language n. (Computers) a set of instructions{3} in a binary form that can be executed directly by the CPU of a computer without translation by a computer program.
Syn. -- machine code, binary code.
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machinelike, machine-like adj. behaving in an unthinking manner, like the functioning of a machine; as, machine-like fools.
Syn. -- automatic, automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike.
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machine-made adj. made by a machine. Contrasted with handmade.
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machine-oriented language n. A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers.
Syn. -- computer language, computer-oriented language, machine language.
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machine pistol n. A fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun.
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Ma*chin"er (?), n. One who or operates a machine; a machinist. [R.]
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ma*chin"e-read"a*ble (?), a. (Computers) Readable by a machine; especially, available on a data-storage medium in a binary format that can be rapidly converted by standard input devices into data in a computer memory; as, the CIDE dictionary is a machine-readable dictionary.
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Ma*chin"er*y (?), n. [From Machine: cf. F. machinerie.] 1. Machines, in general, or collectively.
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2. The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch.
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3. The supernatural means by which the action of a poetic or fictitious work is carried on and brought to a catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by which the crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, are effected.
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The machinery, madam, is a term invented by the critics, to signify that part which the deities, angels, or demons, are made to act in a poem. Pope.
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4. The means and appliances by which anything is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system of parts adapted to a purpose.
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An indispensable part of the machinery of state. Macaulay.
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The delicate inflexional machinery of the Aryan languages. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
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machine screw n. A type of screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; it has a slotted head which can be driven by a screwdriver.
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machine shop n. A small business or a room within a business establishment where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools.
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machine tool n. A power-driven machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials.
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machine translation n. (Computers) The translation of human language from one language to another by a computer; -- a branch of artificial intelligence.
Syn. -- computer translation, automatic translation.
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Ma*chin"ing, a. Of or pertaining to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Ma*chin"ist, n. [Cf. F. machiniste.] 1. A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
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2. One skilled in the use of machine tools.
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3. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
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machismo n. 1. A strong, and by some considered exaggerated, sense of manly pride, associated with an attitude that the proper expression of masculinity includes virility, courage, and an entitlement to dominate, especially over women.
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2. An exaggerated sense of power entitling one to dominate others; as, the civilian authorities occasionally need to rein in the military's machismo.
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machmeter n. an instrument for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound.
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mach number n. (aeronautics) The ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound.
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Ma"cho (?), n. [Sp.] (Zo\'94l.) The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil Mexicanus).
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ma"cho (?), a. [Sp.] Manly, especially with an assertive and domineering manner toward women.
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MACHO (m, n. [acronym from Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Object.] A form of dark matter in distant outer space unobservable except by its gravitational effect, and believed to be at least part of the \'bdmissing matter\'b8 which is unobservable as ordinary stars, but helps keep galaxies from flying apart; MACHOS are massive but compact objects such as neutron stars or brown dwarfs, which can be detected (with difficulty) by their effect in bending light from distant light sources, such as other galaxies. This can occur if by rare chance a MACHO passes in front of a more distant visible object, and the light from that object becomes temporarily amplified by the MACHO acting as a gravitational lens. Some MACHOs have been discovered in the halo of dark matter that surrounds our milky way. It is, however, questionable whether the amount of such matter is sufficient to explain the ability of galaxies to stay together in spite of rotation rates that would cause them to fly apart if the only matter present was that observable as visible stars.
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Mac"i*len*cy (?), n. [See Macilent.] Leanness. [Obs.] Sandys.
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Mac"i*lent (?), a. [L. macilentus, fr. macies leanness, macere to be lean.] Lean; thin. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Mac"in*tosh (?), n. 1. Same as Mackintosh.
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2. [Trademark.] (Computers) A brand of personal computer featuring an integrated system in which the hardware and system-operating software were designed by or under the control of a single company, the Apple Computer Corporation; among personal computers, distinguished from the IBM-compatible or Intel-based series of computers.
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mack n. A mackintosh; -- a shortened form.
Syn. -- macintosh, mackintosh, mac.
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Mackenzie peop. n. a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea.
Syn. -- Mackenzie River.
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Mack"er*el (?), n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau, fr. D. makelaar mediator, agent, fr. makelen to act as agent.] A pimp; also, a bawd. [Obs.] Halliwell.
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Mack`er*el (?), n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See Mail armor.] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of the genus Scomber of the family Scombridae, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.
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Scomber scombrus), which inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of the most important food fishes. It is mottled with green and blue. The Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus), of the American coast, is covered with bright yellow circular spots.
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Bull mackerel, Chub mackerel. (Zo\'94l.) See under Chub. -- Frigate mackerel. See under Frigate. -- Horse mackerel . See under Horse. -- Mackerel bird (Zo\'94l.), the wryneck; -- so called because it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in season. -- Mackerel cock (Zo\'94l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the east coast of Ireland. -- Mackerel guide. (Zo\'94l.) See Garfish (a). -- Mackerel gull (Zo\'94l.) any one of several species of gull which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake. -- Mackerel midge (Zo\'94l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now considered the young of the genus Onos, or Motella. -- Mackerel plow, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean mackerel to improve their appearance. Knight. -- Mackerel shark (Zo\'94l.), the porbeagle. -- Mackerel sky, or Mackerel-back sky, a sky flecked with small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See Cloud.
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Mackerel sky and mare's-tails
Old Rhyme.
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mackerel scad, mackerel shad n. (Zool.) A small silvery fish (Decapterus macarellus) found from Nova Scotia to Brazil.
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mackerel sky n. A sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds.
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{ Mack"i*naw blan"ket (?), Mack"i*naw. }[From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.] 1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States. [wns=2]
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2. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design. [wns=4]
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Mack"i*naw, Mack"i*naw boat. A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great Lakes and their tributaries.
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Mack"i*naw, Mack"i*naw coat. A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [Local, U. S.]
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Mackinaw trout. The namaycush.
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Mack"in*tosh (?), n. A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor.
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Mac"kle (?), n. [See Macle.] Same as Macule.
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Mac"kle, v. t. & i. To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.
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Ma"cle (?), n. [L. macula a spot: cf. F. macle. Cf. Mackle, Mascle.] (Min.) (a) Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See Chiastolite. (b) A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance. (c) A twin crystal.
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Macleaya (?), prop. n. (Bot.) A genus of East Asian perennial herbs including the plume poppy.
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Ma"cled (?), a. 1. (Min.) (a) Marked like macle (chiastolite). (b) Having a twin structure. See Twin, a.
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2. See Mascled.
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Maclura (?), prop. n. (Bot.) A genus of plants including the yellowwood trees and shrubs.
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\'d8Ma*clu"re*a (?), n. [NL. Named from William Maclure, the geologist.] (Paleon.) A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks.
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Ma*clu"rin (?), n. (Chem.) See Morintannic.
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macon, maconnais (?), n. A fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry, produced in the area around Macon, a city in France.
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Ma*coun" (m, prop. n. A juicy, late-ripening apple similar to a McIntosh.
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Macowanites (?), prop. n. A stout-stemmed genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely.
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Macowanites americanus (?), prop. n. A small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap.
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Mac"ra*me (?), n. 1. the art of tying knots in patterns.
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2. a coarse lace, made by weaving and knotting cords; macrame lace.
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Mac"ra*me lace" (?). A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture.
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{ Mac`ren*ce*phal"ic (?), Mac`ren*ceph"a*lous (?), } a. [Macro + encephalic, encephalous.] Of or pertaining to macrencephaly; having a large brain.
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macrencephaly (?), n. The condition of having an abnormally large braincase.
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macro n. [shortened form of macroinstruction] 1. a single computer instruction which symbolizes, and is converted at the time of program execution or by a compiler into, a series of instructions in the same computer language.
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2. A keystroke (or combination of keystrokes) which symbolizes and is replaced by a series of keystrokes; -- a convenient feature of some advanced programs, such as word processors or database programs, which allows a user to rapidly execute any series of operations which may be performed multiple times. Such macros may typically be defined by the program user, without rewriting or recompiling the program.
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macro a. very large in scale or scope or capability; as, macroeconomics.
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Mac"ro- (?) pref. [Gr. makro`s, adj.] A combining form signifying long, large, great; as macrodiagonal, macrospore, macromolecule, macrocosm.
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Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic (?), a. [Gr. makro`s long + bi`os life: cf. F. macrobiotique.] 1. Long-lived. Dunglison.
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2. Of or pertaining to macrobiotics.
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3. Of or pertaining to macrobiotic food; serving macrobiotic food.
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macrobiotic diet n. A diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains.
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Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics (?), n. 1. (Physiol.) The art of prolonging life.
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2. Specifically: A philosophy or attitude that health and long life are promoted by adhering to a diet consisting mostly of whole grains, with some vegetables, beans, fruit, and moderate amounts of seafood. However, the absence of essential nutrients such as fat makes such a diet of questionable value if strictly adhered to.
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mac`ro*ce*phal"ic (?), mac`ro*ceph"a*lous (?), a. [Macro + Gr. kefalh` the head.] 1. Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually large head.
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2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body. Henslow.
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macrocephaly n. THe condition of having an unusually large head; it differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increase intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical.
Syn. -- megacephaly, megalocephaly.
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Macrocheira peop. n. A genus of giant crabs of Japan.
Syn. -- genus Macrocheira.
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Mac`ro-chem"is*try (?), n. [Macro- + chemistry.] (Chem.) The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances in quantity; -- distinguished from micro-chemistry.
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\'d8Mac`ro*chi"res (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. makro`s long + (Zo\'94l.) A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.
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Macroclemys n. A genus of alligator snapping turtles.
Syn. -- genus Macroclemys.
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Mac"ro*cosm (?), n. [Macro- + Gr. macrocosme.] The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm.
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Mac`ro*cos"mic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the macrocosm. Tylor.
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\'d8Mac`ro*cys"tis (?), n. [NL. See Macro-, and Cyst.] (Bot.) An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.
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macro lens n. a camera lens designed to focus at short distances so as to achieve photographic magnifications of objects larger than with standard lenses.
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macrocyte n. An abnormally large red blood cell, associated with pernicious anemia.
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macrocytosis n. An abnormal physiological condition characterized by the presence of macrocytes in the blood.
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Mac`ro*dac"tyl (m, n. [Gr. makroda`ktylos long-fingered; makro`s long + da`ktylos finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zo\'94l.) One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very long toes. [Written also macrodactyle.]
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{ Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic (?), Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous (?), } a. (Zo\'94l.) Having long toes.
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Mac`ro*di*ag"o*nal (?), n. [Macro- + diagonal.] (Crystallog.) The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See Crystallization.
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Mac"ro*dome (?), n. [Macro- + dome.] (Crystallog.) A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4.
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Mac"ro*dont, a. [Macro- + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.] (Zo\'94l.) Having large teeth. -- n. A macrodont animal.
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Mac"ro*far`ad (?), n. [Macro- + farad.] (Elec.) See Megafarad. [R.]
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macroglia n. Tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells.
Syn. -- astroglia.
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\'d8Mac`ro*glos"si*a (?), n. [NL. See Macro-, and Glossa.] (Med.) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
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Mac`rog*nath"ic (?), a. [Macro- + gnathic.] (Anthropol.) Long-jawed. Huxley.
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Mac"ro*graph (?), n. [Macro- + -graph.] A picture of an object as seen by the naked eye (that is, unmagnified); as, a macrograph of a metallic fracture.
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Ma*crog"ra*phy (?), n. Examination or study with the naked eye, as distinguished from micrography.
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Ma*crol"o*gy (?), n. [L. macrologia, Gr. lo`gos discourse: cf. F. macrologie.] Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.
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Ma*crom"e*ter (?), n. [Macro- + -meter.] An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.
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mac`ro*mol"e*cule (?), n. (Chem., Biochem.) A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as DNA, RNA, protein, polysaccharide, polyethylene, polycarbonate, etc.
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mac`ro*mo*lec"u*lar (?), n. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of macromolecules.
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Ma"cron (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Pron.) A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, \'be, in d\'beme; , in s, etc.
Syn. -- macrotone.
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Mac`ro*pet"al*ous (?), a. [Macro- + petal.] (Bot.) Having long or large petals.
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mac"ro*phage (?), n. A large phagocyte.
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Ma*croph"yl*lous (?), a. [Macro- + Gr. (Bot.) Having long or large leaves.
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Mac`ro*pin"a*coid (?), n. [Macro- + pinacoid.] (Crystallog.) One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.
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Mac"ro*pod (?), n. [Macro- + -pod.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also spider crab.
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Ma*crop"o*dal (?), a. Having long or large feet, or a long stem.
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Mac`ro*po"di*an (?), n. A macropod.
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Ma*crop"o*dous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having long legs or feet.
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Mac"ro*prism (?), n. [Macro- + prism.] (Crystallog.) A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called macropyramids.
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\'d8Ma*crop"te*res (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A division of birds; the Longipennes.
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Ma*crop"ter*ous (?), a. [See Macropteres.] (Zo\'94l.) Having long wings or fins.
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\'d8Mac"ro*pus (?), n. [NL. See Macropod.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.
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Mac`ro*pyr"a*mid (?), n. [Macro- + pyramid.] (Crystallog.) See Macroprism.
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{ Mac`ro*scop"ic (?), Mac`ro*scop"ic*al (?), } a. [Macro- + Gr. Visible to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to microscopic. -- Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly, adv.
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\'d8Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um (?), n. [NL. See Macro-, and Sporangium.] (Bot.) A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely allied to ferns.
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Mac"ro*spore (?), n. [Macro- + spore.] (Bot.) One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.
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Mac`ro*spor"ic (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to macrospores.
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Mac"ro*tone (?), n. [Gr. Macro-, and Tone.] (Pron.) Same as Macron.
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Ma*cro"tous (?), a. [Macro- + Gr. o"y^s, gen. 'wto`s, the ear.] (Zo\'94l.) Large-eared.
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ma*cro"tus (?), n. A large-eared grayish bat (Macrotus californicus) of southern California and northwestern Mexico.
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\'d8Ma*crou"ra (?), n. pl., Ma*crou"ral (, a., etc. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Macrura, Macrural, etc.
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Macrouridae (?), prop. n., (Zo\'94l.) A natural family of fish including the grenadiers.
Syn. -- Macruridae.
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Mac`ro*zo"\'94*spore (?), n. [Macro- + zo\'94spore.] (Bot.) A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green alg\'91.
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\'d8Ma*cru"ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. Decapoda.
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Ma*cru"ral (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Macrurous.
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Ma*cru"ran (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Macrura.
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Macruridae (?), prop. n., (Zo\'94l.) Same as Macrouridae.
Syn. -- Macrouridae.
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Ma*cru"roid (?), a. [Macrura + -oid.] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the Macrura.
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Ma*cru"rous (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.
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Mac*ta"tion (?), n. [L. mactatio, fr. macture to slay, sacrifice.] The act of killing a victim for sacrifice. [Obs.]
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\'d8Mac"tra (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See Surf clam, under Surf.
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\'d8Mac"u*la (?), n.; pl. Macul\'91 (#). [L., spot, stain, blot. See Mail armor, and cf. Mackle, Macule.] 1. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A rather large spot or blotch of color.
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macula lutea, macular area n. A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones.
Syn. -- macula, yellow spot.
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Mac"u*late (?), v. t. [L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See Macula, and cf. Macule, v.] To spot; to stain; to blur.
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Maculate the honor of their people. Sir T. Elyot.
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Mac"u*late (?), a. [L. maculatus, p. p.] Marked with spots or macul\'91; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak.
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Mac"u*la`ted (?), a. Having spots or blotches; maculate.
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Mac"u*la"tion (?), n. [L. maculatio.] The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish; a macula. Shak.
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Mac"u*la*to*ry (?), a. Causing a spot or stain. T. Adams.
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Mac"u*la*ture (?), n. Blotting paper. [Obs.]
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Mac"ule (?), n. [F. macule. See Macula.] 1. A spot. [Obs.]
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2. (Print.) A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
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Mac"ule, v. t. [Cf. F. maculer. See Maculate, v.] To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.
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Mac"u*lose` (?), a. [L. maculosus.] Of or pertaining to spots upon a surface; spotted; maculate.
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macumba (?), n., 1. A popular dance music of Brazil, derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult.
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2. a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing a chanting and dancing.
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macumba (?), n., darling; -- an Irish term of address expressing affection. [Irish]
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Mad (?), obs. p. p. of Made. Chaucer.
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Mad (?), a. [Compar. Madder (?); superl. Maddest (?).] [AS. gem, gem\'bed, mad; akin to OS. gem foolish, OHG. gameit, Icel. mei to hurt, Goth. gam\'a0ids weak, broken. 1. Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.
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I have heard my grandsire say full oft,
mad. Shak.
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2. Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform.
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It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols. Jer. 1. 88.
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And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. Acts xxvi. 11.
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3. Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness. \'bdMad demeanor.\'b8 Milton.
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Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years of peace. Franklin.
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The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled. Jowett (Thucyd.).
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4. Extravagant; immoderate. \'bdBe mad and merry.\'b8 Shak. \'bdFetching mad bounds.\'b8 Shak.
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5. Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a mad dog.
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6. Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person. [Colloq.]
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7. Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle. [Colloq.]
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Like mad, like a mad person; in a furious manner; as, to run like mad. L'Estrange. -- To run mad. (a) To become wild with excitement. (b) To run wildly about under the influence of hydrophobia; to become affected with hydrophobia. -- To run mad after, to pursue under the influence of infatuation or immoderate desire. \'bdThe world is running mad after farce.\'b8 Dryden.
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Mad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Madded; p. pr. & vb. n. Madding.] To make mad or furious; to madden.
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Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,
madded me. Shak.
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Mad, v. i. To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding. [Archaic] Chaucer.
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Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest. Wyclif (Acts).
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Mad, n. [AS. ma; akin to D. & G. made, Goth. mapa, and prob. to E. moth.] (Zo\'94l.) An earthworm. [Written also made.]
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Madagascan prop. a. 1. of or pertaining to Madagascar; as, Madagascan pepper.
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2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Madagascar; as, Madagascan soldiers.
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Madagascan peop. n. a native or inhabitant of Madagascar.
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madagascar cat n. (Zool.) A small lemur having its tail barred with black.
Syn. -- ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta.
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madagascar jasmine n. (Bot.) A twining woody vine (Stephanotis floribunda) of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions.
Syn. -- waxflower, Stephanotis floribunda.
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madagascar pepper n. (Bot.) A climber (Piper nigrum) having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; found in South India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in North Burma and Assam.
Syn. -- pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum.
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madagascar periwinkle n. (Bot.) A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb (Vinca rosea) having large pinkish to red flowers.
Syn. -- periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea.
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madagascar plum n. (Bot.) A small shrubby tree (Flacourtia indica) of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums.
Syn. -- governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum, ramontchi, batoko palm, Flacourtia indica.
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madake n. large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere.
Syn. -- giant timber bamboo, ku-chiku, Phyllostachys bambusoides.
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Mad"am (?), n.; pl. Madams, or Mesdames (#). [See Madame.] 1. A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir; often abbreviated ma'am when used as a term of address.
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2. The woman who is in charge of a household.
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3. The woman who is in charge of a brothel.
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\'d8Ma`dame" (?), n.; pl. Mesdames (#). [F., fr. ma my (L. mea) + dame dame. See Dame, and cf. Madonna.] My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women. Chaucer.
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Mad"-ap`ple, Mad" ap`ple (?), n. 1. (Bot.) The eggplant bush (Solanum melongena). See Eggplant.
Syn. -- eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, Solanum melongena.
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2. The fruit of the eggplant bush, a large egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow.
Syn. -- eggplant, aubergine.
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Mad"brain` (?), a. Hot-headed; rash. Shak. -- n. A rash or hot-headed person.
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Mad"brained` (?), a. Disordered in mind; hot-headed. Shak.
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Mad"cap` (?), a. 1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or dangerous amusements. \'bdThe merry madcap lord.\'b8 Shak.
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2. Wild; reckless. \'bdMadcap follies\'b8 Beau. & Fl.
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Mad"cap`, n. A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person. Shak.
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Mad"den (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maddened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Maddening.] 1. To make mad; to drive to madness; to drive to insanity; to craze.
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2. To make very angry; to enrage; to excite violently with passion.
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Mad"den, v. i. To become mad; to act as if mad.
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They rave, recite, and madden round the land. Pope.
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maddened adj. filled with or indicating extreme anger.
Syn. -- angered, enraged, furious, infuriated.
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maddening adj. extremely annoying or displeasing.
Syn. -- annoying, exasperating, infuriating, vexing.
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Mad"der (m, n. [OE. mader, AS. m\'91dere; akin to Icel. ma.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Rubia (Rubia tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See Rubiaceous.
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madder yellow.
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Field madder, an annual European weed (Sherardia arvensis) resembling madder. -- Indian madder , the East Indian Rubia cordifolia, used in the East for dyeing; -- called also munjeet. -- Wild madder, Rubia peregrina of Europe; also the Galium Mollugo, a kind of bedstraw.
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madder family n. A widely distributed natural family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs including coffee; chinchona; gardenia; madder; bedstraws; nd partridgeberry.
Rubiaceae, family Rubiaceae, madder family --
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Mad"der*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order (Rubiace\'91) as the madder.
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Mad"ding (?), a. Affected with madness; raging; furious. -- Mad"ding*ly, adv. [Archaic]
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Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Gray.
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The madding wheels
Milton.
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Mad"dish (?), a. Somewhat mad. Beau. & Fl.
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mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed n. (Bot.) An American mint (Scutellaria lateriflora) that yields a resinous exudate used esp. formerly as an antispasmodic.
Syn. -- blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora.
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Made (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Mad, n.
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Made (?), imp. & p. p. of Make.
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Made, a. Artificially produced; pieced together; formed by filling in; as, made ground; a made mast, in distinction from one consisting of a single spar. [wns=1]
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2. having the sheets and blankets set in order; -- of a bed; as, is the bed made?.
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3. successful or assured of success; as, a self-made man.
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Now I am a made man forever. Christopher Marlowe
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Made up. (a) Complete; perfect. \'bdA made up villain.\'b8 Shak. (b) Falsely devised; fabricated; as, a made up story. (c) Artificial; as, a made up figure or complexion.
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{ Mad"e*cass (?), Mad`e*cas"see (?), } n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee. See Malagasy
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2. The language of the natives of Madagascar.
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Mad`e*cas"see, a. Of or pertaining to Madagascar or its inhabitants.
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{ Mad`e*fac"tion (?), Mad`e*fi*ca"tion (?), } n. [L. madefacere to make wet; madere to be wet + facere to make: cf. F. mad\'82faction.] The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is made wet. [R.] Bacon.
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Mad"e*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Madefied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Madefying (?).] [Cf. F. mad\'82fier, L. madefacere. See Madefaction.] To make wet or moist. [R.]
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Mad`e*gas"sy (?), n. & a. See Madecassee.
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Ma*dei"ra (?), n. [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded. See Matter.] A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.
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A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. Shak.
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Madeira nut (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the Juglans regia.
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Ma*dei"ra vine (?). (Bot.) A herbaceous climbing vine (Boussingaultia baselloides) very popular in cultivation, having shining entire leaves and racemes of small fragrant white flowers.
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madeira winter cherry n. (Bot.) A small South American shrub (Solanum pseudocapsicum) cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherrylike fruit.
Syn. -- Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum.
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Madeira wood. (Bot.) (a) The mahogany tree (Swietenia Mahogoni). (b) A West Indian leguminous tree (Lysiloma Latisiliqua) the wood of which is used for boat trimming.
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\'d8Ma`de*moi`selle" (?), n.; pl. Mesdemoiselles (#). [F., fr. ma my, f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. See Damsel.] 1. A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss. Goldsmith.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) A marine food fish (Sci\'91na chrysura), of the Southern United States; -- called also yellowtail, and silver perch.
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made-to-order adj. 1. made specially for a specific purpose; -- of articles of manufacture. Contrasted with mass-produced, standard.
Syn. -- custom-made.
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2. made or tailored to fit a specific person; -- of clothing. Contrasted with off-the-rack, ready-to-wear.
Syn. -- custom-made, custom-tailored.
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made-up adj. 1. formed or conceived by the imagination; not true; as, a made-up story.
Syn. -- fabricated, fancied, fictional, fictitious, invented.
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2. having been paved. [British]
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3. marked by the use of cosmetic makeup; as, heavily made-up eyes.
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4. formed by fitting or joining components together.
Syn. -- assembled, built(prenominal).
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Madge, n. [Cf. OF. & Prov. F. machette.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) The barn owl. (b) The magpie.
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Mad"-head`ed (?), a. Wild; crack-brained.
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Mad"house` (?), n. 1. An house or institution where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam; -- usually used in a deprecatory sense.
Syn. -- Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nuthouse, sanatorium.
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2. Hence: (fig.) A chaotic, raucus or highly disordered situation.
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\'d8Ma"di*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Sp. madi, fr. Chilian madi, the native name.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, of which one species (Madia sativa) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table.
Syn. -- melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, Madia sativa.
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madia oil n. The vegetable oil obtained from the Madia sativa. See Madia and madia oil plant.
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madia oil plant n. The Madia sativa, a South American herb with sticky glandular foliage, the source of madia oil. See Madia.
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Mad"id (?), a. [L. madidus, fr. madere to be wet.] Wet; moist; as, a madid eye. [R.] Beaconsfield.
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\'d8Mad`is*te"ri*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Surg.) An instrument to extract hairs.
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\'d8Mad"joun (?), n. [Hind., fr. Ar. ma'j.] An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; -- used by the Turks and Hindus. [Written also majoun.]
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Mad"ly (?), adv. [From Mad, a.] In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly. [wns=2]
Syn. -- insanely, crazily, dementedly.
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2. In a desperate manner; as, she fought back madly. [wns=1]
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3. intensely; as, she was madly in love. [wns=3]
Syn. -- insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly.
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Mad"man (?), n.; pl. Madmen (. A man who is mad; lunatic; a crazy person.
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When a man mistakes his thoughts for person and things, he is mad. A madman is properly so defined. Coleridge.
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Mad"nep (?), n. 1. (Bot.) The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium), a tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant.
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2. (Bot.) A biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip; called also wild parsnip.
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Mad"ness, n. [From Mad, a.] 1. The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.
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2. Frenzy; ungovernable rage.
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3. Extreme folly.
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Syn. -- Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness; lunacy; mania; frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration; alienation; monomania. See Insanity.
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Ma*don"na (?), n. [It. madonna my lady. See Dame, Donna, and cf. Madame, Monkey.] 1. My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English. Shak.
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2. [pl. Madonnas (n.] A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).
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The Italian painters are noted for drawing the Madonnas by their own wives or mistresses. Rymer.
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madonna lily n. (Bot.) A lily (Lilium candidum) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers.
Syn. -- white lily, Annunciation lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidum.
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\'d8Ma"do*qua (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A small Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare.
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\'d8Ma`drague" (?), n. [R.] A large fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the Mediterranean; also applied to the seines used for the same purpose.
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ma*dras" (?), n. [So named after Madras, a city and presidency of India.] 1. A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright colors, such as those often used by negroes for turbans.

A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow madras turban . . . crouched against the wall. G. W. Cable.
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2. A light patterned cotton fabric.
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Ma"dre*perl (?), n. [It. madreperla.] Mother-of-pearl.
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\'d8Mad`re*po"ra (m, n. [NL. See Madrepore.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched. -- Mad`re*po"ral (#), a.
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\'d8Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Madrepore.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa. -- Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an (#), a. & n.
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Mad"re*pore (?), n. [F. madrepore, perh. fr. madr\'82 spotted, fr. OF. madre, mazre, a kind of knotty wood with brown spots, fr. OHG. masar a knot, grain, or vein in wood, a speck, G. maser + pore (see Pore); or perh. F. madr\'82pore is rather from It. madrepora, and this perh. fr. It. madre mother (see Mother) + Gr. (Zo\'94l.) Any coral of the genus Madrepora, a group of corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.
Syn. -- stony coral, madriporian coral.
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madriporian coral n. A madrepore .
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{ Mad`re*po"ri*an (?), Mad`re*po"ric (?), } a. (Zo\'94l.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
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Madreporic plate (Zo\'94l.), a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the ambulacral tubes; -- called also madreporic tubercule.
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Mad`re*po"ri*form (?), a. [Madrepore + -form.] (Zo\'94l.) Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.
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Mad"re*po*rite (?), n. [Cf. F. madr\'82porite] 1. (Paleon.) A fossil coral.
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2. (Zo\'94l.) The madreporic plate of echinoderms.
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Ma*drier" (?), n. [F., from Sp. madero, or Pg. madeiro, fr. Sp. madera wood for building, timber, Pg. madeira, L. materia stuff, materials, lumber. See Matter.] A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes; especially: (a) A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down. (b) A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.
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Mad"ri*gal (m, n. [It. madrigale, OIt. madriale, mandriale (cf. LL. matriale); of uncertain origin, possibly fr. It mandra flock, L. mandra stall, herd of cattle, Gr. ma`ndra fold, stable; hence, madrigal, originally, a pastoral song.] 1. A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.
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Whose artful strains have oft delayed
madrigal. Milton.
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2. (Mus.) An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See Glee.
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Mad"ri*gal*er (?), n. A madrigalist.
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Mad"ri*gal*ist, n. A composer of madrigals.
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Mad`ri*le"ni*an (?), a. [Sp. Madrile.] Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Madrid.
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\'d8Ma*dri"na (?), n. [Sp., prop., a godmother.] An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules. [S. America]
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ma*dro"na, ma*dro"\'a4a, ma*dro"no (?), n. [Sp. madro\'a4o.] (Bot.) A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of Pacific North America, having a smooth bark, thick glossy leathery leaves, and edible orange-red berries, which are often called madro\'a4a apples; the wood is used for furniture and the bark for tanning. [Written also madro\'a4o.]
Syn. -- madrona, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii.
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madrilene n. a tomato-flavored consomme, often served chilled.
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madwoman n. a woman lunatic.
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Mad"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. Alyssum maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.
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Maeandra n. (Zool.) A genus of brain corals.
Syn. -- genus Maeandra.
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Mae West prop. n. [after Mae West (1892-1980) an actress with a well-developed bosom.] An inflatable life jacket, originally used as a personal flotation device by aviators downed at sea.
Syn. -- air jacket.
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{ M\'91g"bote`, Mag"bote` } (?), n. [AS. m\'d6g kinsman + b\'d3t compensation.] (Anglo-Saxon Law) Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman. Spelman.
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Mael"strom (?), n. [Norw., a whirlpool.] 1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway. Hence: any large or powerful whirlpool.
Syn. -- whirlpool, vortex.
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2. Also (Fig.) An uncontrollable agitated or confusedly disordered state or situation; as, a maelstrom of vice.
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\'d8M\'91"nad (?), n. [L. Maenas, -adis, Gr. 1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus.
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2. A frantic or frenzied woman.
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\'d8Ma`es*to"so (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner.
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Maes"tricht mon"i*tor (?). [So called from Maestricht, a town in Holland.] (Paleon.) The Mosasaurus Hofmanni. See Mosasaurus.
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\'d8Ma*es"tro (mIt. m, n. [It., fr. L. magister. See Master.] A master in any art, especially in music; a composer or orchestra conductor.
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Mafa (?) prop. n.. (Linguistics) A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad; called also Matakam.
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{ \'d8Maf"fi*a (?), \'d8Ma"fi*a (?) }, n. [It. maffia.] 1. A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by illegal methods; called also the Sicilian Mafia. [wns=2]
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2. A group of loosely associated of criminal organizations in the United States, some having ties to the Sicilian Mafia, and organized in \'bdfamilies\'b8; the term is applied to the entire group of organizations, or to any one local group. Also, loosely, organized groups of criminals anywhere, as the Russian mafia. [wns=1]
Syn. -- syndicate, mob, Cosa Nostra, La Cosa Nostra, organized crime.
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3. Any tightly knit group of trusted associates having strong control or influence in some area; as, Kennedy and his Irish Mafia. [informal] [wns=3]
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maffick v. i. to celebrate publicly with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious and extravagant behavior. [Chiefly Brit.]
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{ \'d8Maf`fi*o"so (?), \'d8Ma`fi*o"so (?) }, n.; pl. -si (#). [It. maffioso.] A member of the mafia.
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Maf"fle (?), v. i. [Akin to OD. maffelen to stammer. Cf. Muffle to mumble.] To stammer. [Obs.]
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Maf"fler (?), n. A stammerer. [Obs.]
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{ \'d8Maf"i*a (?), \'d8Ma`fi*o"so (?) }, n. see maffia, maffioso.
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mag n. Shortened form of magazine, the periodic paperback publication. [slang]
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Magadhan prop. n. (Linguistics) A subfamily of Indic languages.
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Mag`a*zine" (?), n. [F. magasin, It. magazzino, or Sp. magacen, almagacen; all fr. Ar. makhzan, almakhzan, a storehouse, granary, or cellar.]
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1. A receptacle in which anything is stored, especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc. \'bdArmories and magazines.\'b8 Milton.
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2. The building or room in which the supply of powder is kept in a fortification or a ship.
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3. A chamber in a gun for holding a number of cartridges to be fed automatically to the piece.
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4. A pamphlet published periodically containing miscellaneous papers or compositions.
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5. A country or district especially rich in natural products.
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6. A city viewed as a marketing center.
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7. A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.
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8. A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.
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Magazine dress, clothing made chiefly of woolen, without anything metallic about it, to be worn in a powder magazine. -- Magazine gun, a portable firearm, as a rifle, with a chamber carrying cartridges which are brought automatically into position for firing. -- Magazine stove, a stove having a chamber for holding fuel which is supplied to the fire by some self-feeding process, as in the common base-burner.
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Mag`a*zine" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Magazined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Magazining.] To store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use.
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Magazine camera. (Photog.) A camera in which a number of plates can be exposed without reloading.
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Mag`a*zin"er (?), n. One who edits or writes for a magazine. [R.] Goldsmith.
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Mag`a*zine" rack` (?), n. A rack or stand for displaying magazines{4}.
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Mag`a*zin"ing, n. The act of editing, or writing for, a magazine. [Colloq.] Byron.
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Mag`a*zin"ist, n. One who edits or writes for a magazine. [R.]
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Mag"bote` (?), n. See M\'91gbote.
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Mag"da*la (?), a. Designating an orange-red dyestuff obtained from naphthylamine, and called magdala red, naphthalene red, etc.
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Mag"da*len (?), n. [From Mary Magdalene, traditionally reported to have been the repentant sinner forgiven by Christ. See Luke vii. 36.] A reformed prostitute.
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Mag*da"le*on (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.) A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.
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Mag"de*burg (?), n. A city of Saxony.
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Magdeburg centuries, Magdeburg hemispheres. See under Century, and Hemisphere.
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Mage (?), n. [F. mage. See Magi.] A magician. [Archaic] Spenser. Tennyson.
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Mag`el*lan"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or named from, Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), the navigator.
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Mag`el*lan"ic cloud (?), n. (Astron.) Either of two conspicuous celestial nebul\'91 near the south celestial pole, resembling thin white clouds, each of which is a galaxy{2} smaller than but separate from the Milky Way galaxy, and together they are the galactic formations nearest to our galaxy. They are not visible from the northern hemisphere, and are named after Ferdinand Magellan, who saw them in his expedition, which passed through the Strait of Magellan in South America, and one ship of which completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.
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Magen David (?), n. [Hebrew, shield of David.] A hexagram{1a}, when used as the symbol of Judaism; called also Mogen David and Star of David. It is included on the flag of Israel
Syn. -- Star of David, Mogen David.
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ma*gen"ta (m, n. (Chem.) An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsin, fuchsine, rose\'8bne, etc.
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2. The purplish-red color of magenta.
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Magged (m, a. (Naut.) Worn; fretted; as, a magged brace. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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\'d8Mag`gio"re (m, a. [It., from L. major, compar. of magnus great. See Major.] (Mus.) Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in opposition to minor; major. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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Mag"got (?), n. [W. macai, pl. maceiod, magiod, a worn or grub; cf. magu to bread.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) The footless larva of any fly. See Larval.
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2. A whim; an odd fancy. Hudibras. Tennyson.
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Mag"got*i*ness (?), n. State of being maggoty.
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Mag"got*ish, a. Full of whims or fancies; maggoty.
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Mag"got-pie` (?), n. A magpie. [Obs.] Shak.
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Mag"got*y (?), a. 1. Infested with maggots.
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2. Full of whims; capricious. Norris.
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Magh (?), n. The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.
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Ma"ghet (?), n. [Cf. Fl. maghet maid.] (Bot.) A name for daisies and camomiles of several kinds.
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\'d8Ma"gi (?), n. pl. [L., pl. of Magus, Gr. Mage, Magic.] A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.
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The inspired Magi from the Orient came. Sandys.
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Ma"gi*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Magi.
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Ma"gi*an, n. One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion. -- Ma"gi*an*ism (#), n.
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Mag"ic (?), n. [OE. magique, L. magice, Gr. Magic, a., and Magi.] 1. A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult science, including enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, incantation, etc.
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